Sign of poor economy (NO road side finds)
08-07-09, 08:19 PM
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There were a lot of indians around here back in the day. Whenever work crews dig up utility lines I check the dirt piles. Often they are on private property so I can't give them more than a glance. I've found a number of broken arrowheads in the past.
I was riding on the shoulder of a heavily used road in the middle of a town when I looked down and saw the ax head in the ditch by the side of the road. The city had recently dug up and replaced the water lines. I picked up the ax and carried it like a baby until I could get out of the congestion and secure it to my bike for the ride home. I went back today and looked but found nothing.
Please provide some details.I was riding on the shoulder of a heavily used road in the middle of a town when I looked down and saw the ax head in the ditch by the side of the road. The city had recently dug up and replaced the water lines. I picked up the ax and carried it like a baby until I could get out of the congestion and secure it to my bike for the ride home. I went back today and looked but found nothing.
08-07-09, 10:12 PM
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I've looked for arrow heads in freshly plowed fields and only found broken pieces of flint. Once I found an archaic spear head on the side of the parking lot at our elementary school. I'm not sure if it was from the back fill or someone from the school lost it. You should have a local expert look at your find. It may not be an ax head, it could be a tool for scraping or preparing meals. I'm sure it is a special find since it's not broken.
08-07-09, 10:21 PM
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I found an iPod on one of my rides recently. It had been run over by a car but still works fine.
08-08-09, 07:25 AM
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Sign of poor economy
What I've noticed (and it really saddens me) is the bicycles put to the curb no longer seem to be finding homes. There's about a half dozen guys with beater trucks who toss the bike in the back and haul it to the scrap yard..makes no difference the componentry on it of the make..it's steel and alloy and it's probably worth $2.50 scrap and that's all that matters.
Two,three years back there were several entrepreneurs who'd inspect the bike and put it in their trucks and disassemble it to sell (the parts) on eBay..No Longer.
Two,three years back there were several entrepreneurs who'd inspect the bike and put it in their trucks and disassemble it to sell (the parts) on eBay..No Longer.
04-25-13, 04:52 PM
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There were a lot of indians around here back in the day. Whenever work crews dig up utility lines I check the dirt piles. Often they are on private property so I can't give them more than a glance. I've found a number of broken arrowheads in the past.
I was riding on the shoulder of a heavily used road in the middle of a town when I looked down and saw the ax head in the ditch by the side of the road. The city had recently dug up and replaced the water lines. I picked up the ax and carried it like a baby until I could get out of the congestion and secure it to my bike for the ride home. I went back today and looked but found nothing.
I was riding on the shoulder of a heavily used road in the middle of a town when I looked down and saw the ax head in the ditch by the side of the road. The city had recently dug up and replaced the water lines. I picked up the ax and carried it like a baby until I could get out of the congestion and secure it to my bike for the ride home. I went back today and looked but found nothing.
04-25-13, 06:22 PM
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04-25-13, 07:10 PM
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Those things that we find on the roads are "road kills" to me.
Lots of bungee cords and tools such as a great monkey ranch, pliers etc. I also found a very nice big knife.
I usually stash them behind a bush and make a mental note and come back latter with the car!
Once I found a hub cap that did fit my wife's car--could have been hers for all I know! (but it was not)
Unfortunately too often are dead animals hence "road kills" dear, raccoons, skunks, plenty of squirrels (they have death wishes)although sometimes I see them elongated and you can tell the driver was trying to avoid it by braking hard and locking wheels on the poor thing!
The saddest was a beautiful coyote that I had to move into the bushes--he was gorgeous and did not deserve that kind of death!
No zombie so far!
Lots of bungee cords and tools such as a great monkey ranch, pliers etc. I also found a very nice big knife.
I usually stash them behind a bush and make a mental note and come back latter with the car!
Once I found a hub cap that did fit my wife's car--could have been hers for all I know! (but it was not)
Unfortunately too often are dead animals hence "road kills" dear, raccoons, skunks, plenty of squirrels (they have death wishes)although sometimes I see them elongated and you can tell the driver was trying to avoid it by braking hard and locking wheels on the poor thing!
The saddest was a beautiful coyote that I had to move into the bushes--he was gorgeous and did not deserve that kind of death!
No zombie so far!
04-26-13, 03:03 AM
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I don't brake for squirrels--I accelerate. When my son had a learner's permit and was with his mother, he hit a squirrel, glanced at his mom and said, "Sorry, I couldn't avoid it." My wife responded, "I know, but your dad would be happy." Squirrels are just tree rats and the only reason they are liked by people more than rats is because they have a better publicist. Damn things cost me $500 worth of damage to my roof 10 years ago.
I found a really nice pair of rubber-handled "vice-grips" and a great crescent wrench.
I found a really nice pair of rubber-handled "vice-grips" and a great crescent wrench.
