Originally Posted by Clyde1820 (Post 21868686)

Weird, how certain smells can unleash a cascade of old memories like that.

Originally Posted by Chuck M (Post 21869396)

Years ago at work, the coffee makers were in the smoking break room. When the coffee grounds and ashtrays were dumped in the trash, it smelled like my grandmother's kitchen trash and always invoked memories of my grandmother.

Also when I was a teen, my girlfriend worked at a burger joint. When she got off in the evening, I would take her in my car to "the slopes" outside of town. Pickles and onions bring on memories too.

Originally Posted by Clyde1820 (Post 21868686)

A piece of rope.

Some years ago, while riding along a street I'd been on many thousands of times, a strange smell floated past. A familiar smell. One that took me back 50yrs to my childhood when I used to root around grandpa's garage area. A short length of rope. Nasty, probably in that gutter for years. But it smelled identical to grandpa's garage. That old, awful, somehow comforting mix of oil, dirt, sweat, general crud, weathering, and whatever any number of animals chose to do with the thing. The old memories flashed through my head as I passed it. Took me minutes to find the thing, coming back to search for it. Weird, how certain smells can unleash a cascade of old memories like that.

Originally Posted by locolobo13 (Post 21869575)

Found this along the Arizona Canal
http://i.imgur.com/AsMUOOGl.jpg

a bag of brown leafy material. Didn't touch it.

Originally Posted by delbiker1 (Post 21822750)

In the past 2 months I have found 2 phones and 2 wallets. One phone was an Iphone 6 and one was an android but I do not remember the brand. One wallet I found just yesterday. The Iphone I still have as it is passcode protected and I keep forgetting to go to an Apple store to see if they can track the owner. The other phone was returned to the women that lost it. The first wallet I was able to contact the person and get it back to them. The one I found yesterday I will put in the mail tomorrow to the owner. I actually found him by a card for his probation officer. I called the officer and they confirmed the address.

Also recently, I have found numerous tools and a saddle bag that was full with a tube, levers and a mini-tool.

Originally Posted by Shimagnolo (Post 21963051)

It would appear some people are unclear on the concept of a "bike path":

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3ffa8924e3.png

Originally Posted by locolobo13 (Post 21963775)

This is becoming common on MUPs in the Phoenix area. Especially at underpasses.

Originally Posted by JacobLee (Post 21967265)

Noticed all of these shiny cylinders laying in the street and remembered that a big dump truck broke down up the street from me a few days ago.

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...175c962d4.jpeg

Roller bearings. It must’ve blew a driveline bearing or something. I wonder how many of these ended up in car tires?

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...fdba64bf7.jpeg

Originally Posted by Unca_Sam (Post 21967655)

That's a fancy magnet!

Originally Posted by fietsbob (Post 18006779)

$20 bill

Originally Posted by myemptymind (Post 21969292)

Originally Posted by Notso_fastLane (Post 21973679)

Is that a 10mm? Those always go missing.