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Old 08-16-20, 11:38 AM
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myself after a neighbors dog decided to run in front of me
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Old 08-26-20, 08:51 AM
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A flashlight with a little bit of road rash.
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Old 08-26-20, 12:46 PM
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That looks exactly like the light I have hoseclamped to my bars
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Old 08-26-20, 07:21 PM
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FOD. Seeing pennies everywhere. Tails though lol. There's a long nail at the beginning of one of the climbs - I may pick it up tomorrow. Enjoying the bike lane on a climb as the street sweeper made a pass and it's pristine right now.




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Old 08-26-20, 07:40 PM
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Several blocks covered with lots of white powder all over the road and the adjacent bike path, absorbent because a street sweeper blew a hydraulic line - NASTY !!
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Old 08-27-20, 11:43 AM
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Old 09-04-20, 09:53 PM
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One of my post ride rituals: scan the tires. Found this staple sticking out sideways in the rear and it wouldn't budge with my fingers alone. Spit over the penetration point showed no leak - two days riding after so so far so good.

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Old 09-05-20, 06:12 AM
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Face Masks.
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Old 09-07-20, 12:20 AM
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Lots of face masks.
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Old 09-08-20, 09:06 AM
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Old 09-13-20, 06:49 PM
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A few weeks ago I decided to take the long way home from work, out through an area that is mostly corn fields. Found a 12-lb sledge hammer, nice one too! Figured out how to strap it to my rear rack with the handle running under my saddle and hauled that sucker home.
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Old 09-16-20, 01:15 PM
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Two finds today. First I stopped to pick up a socket but it was some kind of refrigerant fitting. Next I found an entire weed whacker... the owners were a quarter mile ahead working on the MUP and I suppose it fell off their truck. They came back for it.



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Old 09-26-20, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by RoderWrench
Yesterday on my return city commute, I found an 18v Bosch impact screwdriver. It was obviously kicked to the side by a car tire and the battery was cracked, but it still worked. It got me to wondering. As cyclists, we have a pretty good view of the road, I'll bet people have found some interesting things lying in the street.

What are some of the things you have found while riding?
wadded up $20 bill
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Old 09-27-20, 03:24 PM
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This couldn’t have ended well.

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Old 09-28-20, 10:54 AM
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Spool of Ethernet cable.
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Old 10-23-20, 09:10 AM
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In the bike lane.


There was a HS ID inside. The School was about a half mi away. Dropped it off at their office. High Schools have changed since the 70s.
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Old 10-23-20, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by locolobo13
In the bike lane.


There was a HS ID inside. The School was about a half mi away. Dropped it off at their office. High Schools have changed since the 70s.
You weren't swarmed by the armed school guards were you? That'll ruin your day.
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Old 10-23-20, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Unca_Sam
You weren't swarmed by the armed school guards were you? That'll ruin your day.
Thankfully no. Of course everybody looked at the old geezer on a bike. Few students, a landscaper. Looked like some kind of athletic practice on the football field.

It was after 5 pm. Had to knock on the office door. Handed the wallet to the young lady who answered.
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lately, been finding a lotta masks. 2 nice cloth ones I took home and washed.
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Old 10-25-20, 06:04 PM
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Whaddaya suppose that is? Some sort of curb finder? (Patch kit for scale)

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Old 10-25-20, 06:50 PM
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A whole pizza. My area facebook blast groups are full of reports of undelivered Uber Eats and Door Dash orders.
One of those big sheetrock squares. I had no need for it or means to carry it on a bike.
A pair of young boy's shoes. Later that morning before Sunday school, I heard a mom discussing how her son must have thrown his shoes out the window on the way to church.
My favorite was when I was a teenager and I found a Playboy magazine. I took a break off of a side road to read the articles.
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Old 10-27-20, 01:42 PM
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Most of a box of screws. Thankfully I didn't go over any of them before I saw them.
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Old 12-07-20, 08:08 AM
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Found a $10 bill yesterday on the MUP.
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Old 12-07-20, 05:36 PM
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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.
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Old 12-08-20, 06:26 PM
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A roll of duct tape, a makita grinder, aluminum cans.....
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