What have you found on the ground while riding?
03-10-16, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by joeyduck
I'm not quite sure what you are fishing for but I don't think I'll join that expedition.
LOL, and here I thought you were going to answer the question with "Myself!".
PS - Glad to see you're recovering well. You've really been an inspiration.
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03-11-16, 08:13 AM
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Found a nice 3/4in thick closed cell foam kneel pad yesterday. A rack & bungees on the commuter bike come in handy again.
03-12-16, 02:53 AM
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My best finding were 5mm Allen key and a pliers, but then I lost mine just few weeks ago, so I think I have good balance with my universe... 
03-13-16, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by xipil
I've found twenty bucks before, if I remember correctly I very happily spent it on some weed.
03-13-16, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Shimagnolo
If you remember it correctly, then it wasn't very good weed.
03-13-16, 10:45 PM
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a bungee cord, a watch, and an abandoned litter of kittens in a box. found out i can ride with a box fairly well though.
03-14-16, 07:58 AM
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Last Friday I found a utility knife, the kind with a sliding blade. Not a very good one, but hadn't been run over (yet). I took it. I find a lot of knives, and take them all, lest they cut up someone's tire. Why do I find so many knives? I don't know. It's a bit worrisome.
Yesterday I found a pair of channel lock pliers. Rusty, but look serviceable. I dunked them in a bucket of rust remover and will take a look later.
Yesterday I found a pair of channel lock pliers. Rusty, but look serviceable. I dunked them in a bucket of rust remover and will take a look later.
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03-14-16, 10:13 AM
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I have seemed to have found a lot of gloves this winter. I just left them there. I found it interesting that I would see one then some ways down the road I would see the other. Its like they fell off a work truck one by one.
03-14-16, 10:26 AM
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I found a padded mailer envelope yesterday.
It was still sealed, and had a legible USPS metered label on it, so I just dropped in the mailbox in front of the local PO on my way home.
It was still sealed, and had a legible USPS metered label on it, so I just dropped in the mailbox in front of the local PO on my way home.
03-29-16, 03:50 PM
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Today, climbing "The Hump" of the Morgul Bismark, I found the contents of a wallet in the gutter strewn along the entire length of the climb. The really interesting thing was the cash: (3) 300 Dirham notes, (United Arab Emirates). The wallet with drivers license was on the berm; Everything else was soaking in the snowmelt running down the gutter. Just spoke to the owner, and arranged to give it to him tomorrow.
03-29-16, 04:21 PM
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Found not one but two 13mm wrench within 20 ft of each other. Would have preferred a 15mm but oh well, took them both.
03-29-16, 04:45 PM
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a full bottle of Windex, several small sockets, a Park pedal wrench (?), unused CO2 cartridges...
on sat's ride, I found a backpack with $80 cash, a $50 Amazon gift card, a $50 Friday's gift card, and a $20 Google gift card. no ID of the owner, so....
score!
on sat's ride, I found a backpack with $80 cash, a $50 Amazon gift card, a $50 Friday's gift card, and a $20 Google gift card. no ID of the owner, so....
score!
03-29-16, 04:56 PM
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You don't want to keep your ID in your backpack -- you might lose it!
03-29-16, 05:39 PM
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Add a survival knife to my list. Flint and everything. Woo!
And the last of the kittens finally got adopted. More woo!
And the last of the kittens finally got adopted. More woo!
03-29-16, 05:46 PM
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I found that my arse was sore.
04-18-16, 07:37 PM
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Big pair of slip-joint pliers with almost no rust or dirt. These were too long to fit in my handlebar bag, so I left them on the fence post.
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04-18-16, 08:02 PM
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I am not biking these days, but I found a free stroller and it was the model we borrowed from friends but we are too cheap to buy on our own.
There was a Punjabi festival up the street this weekend and there was a lot of free and delicious food which I suspect the rats liked since I saw more dead rats on the road than ever today.
There was a Punjabi festival up the street this weekend and there was a lot of free and delicious food which I suspect the rats liked since I saw more dead rats on the road than ever today.
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04-20-16, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by rhm
Last year sometime I found an 8mm wrench on the Sloan Ave overpass, where it goes over the train tracks. A nice chromed one, 8 mm open at one end, ratcheting box at the other.
Yesterday, going over the same bridge, I found another one. Different brand, but also an 8 mm open and ratcheting box end wrench. Next time I'm hoping for a 9mm or a 10mm.
Yesterday, going over the same bridge, I found another one. Different brand, but also an 8 mm open and ratcheting box end wrench. Next time I'm hoping for a 9mm or a 10mm.
04-20-16, 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil_gretz
Maybe try a larger bridge?
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04-20-16, 06:43 AM
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Okay. ^ that made me laugh.
04-20-16, 10:00 AM
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I found a 12mm socket today, if that helps...
