Has anybody ever seen painted trash cans? I have not and just wondered if this is something done outside of Mayfield.

Nah, this must be a Mayfield thing. Nobody I know of paints trash cans, or Benjis. Back in the 60s we had those metal trash can, and we didn't paint them.

Funny, I just found some old green Rust-oleum, when I was cleaning the garage. It still worked, so I sprayed an old wheelbarrow with it. Amazing it worked, the garage gets pretty cold in winter.

Good old Rust-oleum. Always protected the metal from rust. I think everyone had the perverbial trash can. We actually had no trash pick-up we burned our trash in an incinerator.

I know ,weird huh?? Painting trash cans?:confused: Just buy new ones!! Back in the day though people tried to repair or restore everything to be "like new" ;) Buying something new if what you already had could be fixed was unheard of. Like darning socks and taking shoes to a shoemaker to have them re soled was the norm , now you never hear of that!! We just get new stuff when our clothes get worn or appliances break down or stuff like a trash can looking shabby. Could you see some one nowadays actually painting a trash can!:crazy::D

Funny, that Rust-oleum was green. No Benjis around to paint green! It was spray paint, but I also found some green Rust-oleum in a small can. Haven't figured out what to use that for, yet.

All the trash barrels the city now provides (so the trash truck can pick them up with a mechanical arm, thus denying someone a job) are green, too.

Yeah, it's funny about shoes. I wonder if there are shoe repair shops around anymore. I can remember getting shoes re-soled or half-soled. Now, it's just athletic shoes, and like you said,when they wear out, get new.

Yup there are still shoe repair shops. I used to get new heels on my shoes ruined by the cobblestones in Salem, Ma. There are lots of shoe repair shops out this way.

We have a big plastic reseptacle but it’s black. They have that mechanical arm but don’t seem to use it.

I know ,weird huh?? Painting trash cans?:confused: Just buy new ones!! Back in the day though people tried to repair or restore everything to be "like new" ;) Buying something new if what you already had could be fixed was unheard of. Like darning socks and taking shoes to a shoemaker to have them re soled was the norm , now you never hear of that!! We just get new stuff when our clothes get worn or appliances break down or stuff like a trash can looking shabby. Could you see some one nowadays actually painting a trash can!:crazy::D

My wife still takes her shoes in for repair, cheaper in some instances than replacing them.
Plus my wife loves to sew so she is always repairing hers and our clothes. Well she does draw the line at underwear.:lol:

And for appliances, depends, if it's a washer, dryer, dish washer, fridge, we get it repaired, especially if it's still under warranty.

TVs though, used to be cheaper to call in a TV repairman, but now it costs more for them to fix the TV than just to buy a new one.

My wife still takes her shoes in for repair, cheaper in some instances than replacing them.
Plus my wife loves to sew so she is always repairing hers and our clothes. Well she does draw the line at underwear.:lol:

And for appliances, depends, if it's a washer, dryer, dish washer, fridge, we get it repaired, especially if it's still under warranty.

TVs though, used to be cheaper to call in a TV repairman, but now it costs more for them to fix the TV than just to buy a new one.

I am learning to make my own clothes. Underwear too. They are simple to make.

...TVs though, used to be cheaper to call in a TV repairman, but now it costs more for them to fix the TV than just to buy a new one.
There are really TV repairmen still (sorry, repair people)?

I took the vacuum, that was making an awful noise, to the local shop. The guy told me it would cost more to repair than to buy a new one. Pretty common story, I imagine.

Same with the dishwasher, buy a new one. I have a washer/dryer that has worked since I can remember.

I have a dryer that belonged to the previous owners. I think it has a manual from 1977.