What's your best "find" while riding?
09-24-19, 05:50 PM
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Most important, My sanity. When I lose it I get on a bike and I magically find it.
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09-24-19, 06:15 PM
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Found a blackberry phone, still on not locked or anything. A couple of calls on redial I spoke to a very relived owner. I told her my address and that I liked cold ipa's. She lived 3 streets away and come through with a nice 12 pack.
09-25-19, 06:54 AM
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Saw what looked like a smartphone on the pavement at a roundabout. I rode around the circle again and as I neared it, a large trucks wheels ran directly over it. I picked it up and it was a new, plus sized iPhone (when they first came out with plus size). It was working and unharmed other than it’s protective case was scuffed. It rang, I answered, and it was the upset but relieved owner calling. I left it at a nearby library for him to retrieve it. Wish I’d paid attention to the case brand but didn’t.
09-25-19, 09:09 AM
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A year or 2 ago I found a work ID badge. It belonged to a guy that worked for a local business who happened to be a competitor of the company I worked for.
I called him and we chatted - I mentioned that since my company was about to merge with another, I might be looking for work - please remember me and consider me for employment! Haha.
He said he would.
Turns out that my part of the company got divested and was purchased by yet another competitor...so no need to cash that one in...yet.
I called him and we chatted - I mentioned that since my company was about to merge with another, I might be looking for work - please remember me and consider me for employment! Haha.
He said he would.
Turns out that my part of the company got divested and was purchased by yet another competitor...so no need to cash that one in...yet.
09-25-19, 10:49 AM
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Lots of hand tools is the norm. In Minnesota they must really love their bananas. Ride by peels everywhere, even remote back roads. Oddest find was a sex toy in a parking lot next to a mountain bike trail.
09-27-19, 04:54 AM
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Yesterday I found a women's wallet during my lunch ride. It was lying in the road with some of the contents scattered around. It was at the top of a pretty good climb so I was going slow or I might not have seen it. It had her driver's license, credit cards, and ~$200 in cash so I was quite sure it hadn't been stolen. Fortunately, I was able to track her down online and get everything back to her.
I would hope someone would do the same for me if I were in her shoes.
I would hope someone would do the same for me if I were in her shoes.
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09-27-19, 11:53 AM
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I remember this from a long time ago, not because I found money but money found me. I was waiting for a traffic light and suddenly the wind blew a bright yellow 50 guilders bill into my front wheel spokes, where it just sat firmly and flapping in the wind as to draw my attention in case I hadn't see it flying in. I didn't have to grab it quickly as it was stuck, and I didn't even have to reach for it as it was at the closest point in the wheel to me. I was a student back then and I had to work over 5 hours for that amount back then. I just took it out calmly like it was nothing special and put in my wallet like it was just handed to me in a regular transaction, and just as my wallet was back in my pocket the light turned green. The lady next to me looked at me like she wanted to say something and I looked back at her like this was a daily occurance for me and rode off.
09-27-19, 12:14 PM
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I've found three or four iphones and made about 20 bucks each from their thankfull owners.
A coffee maker, which I needed. I thought it was a small karaoke machine. It was a carrafeless type.
A DK bmx bike. Complete and ridable.
A Dewalt drill in it's bag with boxes of screws a set of bits and a set of drivers for it.
A few packs of cigarettes.
Found a chick who had got kicked out and needed somebody to talk to.
The wheel on the front of my Schwinn Prelude.
Some beer sat out with a sign that said; free beer.
A old Huffy Cranbrook.
Oreck Air ionizer.
A coffee maker, which I needed. I thought it was a small karaoke machine. It was a carrafeless type.
A DK bmx bike. Complete and ridable.
A Dewalt drill in it's bag with boxes of screws a set of bits and a set of drivers for it.
A few packs of cigarettes.
Found a chick who had got kicked out and needed somebody to talk to.
The wheel on the front of my Schwinn Prelude.
Some beer sat out with a sign that said; free beer.
A old Huffy Cranbrook.
Oreck Air ionizer.
09-27-19, 12:23 PM
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I don't, but to be honest I have luck like that quite often and when it happens for some reason it feels natural to me, I almost feel entitled. Like it was about time to run into some random luck again, and that's why I didn't act surprised at all and managed to leave the lady flabbergasted.
