Stuff we find on rides thread

[7rider]

Yeah, at first, I thought it was a calculator/adding machine. It was about 8" long x 5" wide by 3" thick (~20 cm x 13cm x 8 cm), with a roll of paper at the top (the plastic cover was off, but I could snap it back on), but the paper roll was smooshed. It had a slot at the bottom to stick the card in and an biggish LCD screen.
My SIL has one for running charges at crafts fairs where she sells her jewelry.

[cylegoddess]

WELL,
I was riding along thinking, why dont I ever see anything interesting on my rides, for this thread?( yes , Its sad but I have no life!)
Just then, I looked over and saw a bag , laying in the greenbelt ditch, between the road and myself. So I thought, hmm that looks promising. I opened the bag and found a fresh bouquet of daffodils! So, I decided hmm, I want that so I put into backpack and decided to visit my husbands nanna in hopsital.
Well, it was a epic ride - freezing cold and gale force winds, large hill- but I made it to the hopsital, only to find she had left!
So I took the flowers home, and washed the bag. It looks like it will be good fit for my freemasonry swords( hard to carry those around, unless you have a hockey bag or) something.
I took a photo but will have to post it later,as I am so tired from ride that I havent uploaded pics.
Oh and stopped on way home, 1 km from house and fell asleep resting my head on my arms on the stem standing up!
Cute guy woke me up, and said are you ok?Which was embarrassing, so I mumbled, yeah, rode farther than I have before , so he took off.

[PamNY]

Tonight I saw 8-10 condoms (unused) spilled on the bike path. I didn't pick them up.

Pam

[Trek420]

could be the same guy who lost the bag of daffodils "oh &^%, I dropped the flowers. Now I have no chance. Whado I need these for?"

[7rider]

I found a large white envelop with a person's name on it in the middle of the road. It said "George (last name) #77". It was ripped partially open, exposing a metal clip holding a bunch of papers together. I left it propped up on the side of the road against a sign. I didn't want to go opening up someone's package, but there was no way to i.d. who this person was or where he was from what was on the package. I just did a quick search on Universal White Pages for his name, but came up with no one local.

[kmehrzad]

Tonight I saw 8-10 condoms (unused) spilled on the bike path. I didn't pick them up.

Pam

LOL ... someone's party was ruined.

[Aggie_Ama]

A daschund. The little gal was chasing DH and I on the mountain bike trail while her owners frantically tried to catch her (off leash trail). I figured out she was going to keep following us so I scooped her up. She repaid me with kisses and gave her back to the sobbing little boys. The were probably 3-7 and of course the youngest thought she was gone for good when she ran away. She was only a puppy, maybe a leash would be a good idea? Or training?

I also found a ponytail holder. Grosses DH out that I pluck them from the dirt but I soak them in rubbing alcohol for a couple hours to kill the gross germies.

[kmehrzad]

I found $20 once on the W&OD Bike Path. Someone must have reached into their back pocket, pulled out a snack and the $20 fell to the ground.
The cutest find, though, was a snapping turtle the size of a dime. I saw something very small and round moving as fast as it could along the bike trail pavement. I pulled over and it was the tiniest snapping turtle ever. He/She was working so hard to cross. I had to help him/her before someone ran it over.

[PamNY]

I found a wallet, with cash, credit cards and driver's license. I couldn't get a phone listing, so I went to her building and left a note with the doorman. Luckily the park where my hawks live was nearby and I was still there watching birds when she called.

Returning the wallet in person was fun. We were both on bikes. She's a grandmother who's planning to do a century. My kind of woman.

Pam

[Zen]

I found $20 once on the W&OD Bike Path. Someone must have reached into their back pocket, pulled out a snack and the $20 fell to the ground.

Yes! That's exactly what happened! Thank you