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Found a storage clipboard from a utility company manager that had all of the estimates, work records, compliance docs, receipts, and permits for about the last year in it. Dude was really happy we returned it.
 
2 fishing poles and a tackle box full of lures at our local fishing spot leaning against a tree in the parking lot.
Rods were the cheap-o $20 Walmart Shakespeare's, but still work and catch fish.
Figure it was kayakers who left it behind while loading up. Fished all day and no one came asking, so I've been putting it to good use..lol
 
I once bought a few sticks of 2x2 steel square tubing and on my way home one slid out of the back of my truck under heavy acceleration getting on to the freeway. Did a loop around town to go back to the on ramp and that sumbitch was already gone. Someone came up
 
In the past, some metric impact wobblys:smokin: and random tools

Nothing good lately

The front yard comment reminded me of my grandfather's home in the country, it was the 2nd big sweeping turn from the bar, they could make the 1st turn, but got sleepy by the 2nd one and wound up rolling in his ditch. A memorable one was an electrician who offered the wrecker guy a fat tip to get him gone before the cops showed up, leaving quite the "mess" behind. My grandfather had a big remodel going on at the time, and his supply runs consisted of walking down the hill:laughing:
 
I had to walk down a section of highway near my house last summer, and what surprised me was how many 12 gram CO2 cartridges there were. Like what you would use in a BB gun. I must have seen 20 of them. I am assuming someone is using them to huff drugs or something? Anyone know? Either that or someone is doing a lot of drive-bys with BB guns.
 
I had to walk down a section of highway near my house last summer, and what surprised me was how many 12 gram CO2 cartridges there were. Like what you would use in a BB gun. I must have seen 20 of them. I am assuming someone is using them to huff drugs or something? Anyone know? Either that or someone is doing a lot of drive-bys with BB guns.

Whippets, sure they werent no2
 
I had to walk down a section of highway near my house last summer, and what surprised me was how many 12 gram CO2 cartridges there were. Like what you would use in a BB gun. I must have seen 20 of them. I am assuming someone is using them to huff drugs or something? Anyone know? Either that or someone is doing a lot of drive-bys with BB guns.
You prob got a guy that lives near ya that uses them for work in co2 powered tools or some shit.


I'm constantly walking ditches and field edges during harvest and planting.

The amount of liquor bottles, wine coolers, and beer cans obviously being consumed while driving and then chucked out the window is staggering.
 
One time I found a bungee cord with both hooks on it still, most of the ones I pick up only have the one hook.
How long are you gonna brag about your double hooker?
Got a friend that looks for stuff all the time. He’s found trash cans, ladders, other stuff.
 
Without including all of the crap I dropped and then 'found' . . . a sawzall and a full acetylene tank. Different days.
 
As a kid; found a Diamond Studded woman's Longines watch. I was going to crush it with my heel; but missed. Gave it to my mother and she kept it. I am cut a little differently; I would have posted something up in the local newspaper. Around these parts; people make an effort to return lost stuff. :smokin:
 
I once bought a few sticks of 2x2 steel square tubing and on my way home one slid out of the back of my truck under heavy acceleration getting on to the freeway. Did a loop around town to go back to the on ramp and that sumbitch was already gone. Someone came up
Similar situation. My cousin had bought a recliner and upon getting it home noticed something was messed up on it. Called the furniture store and they said to bring it back. We load it up and go to head out and I asked if we should strap it down and my cousin thought it was fine. Get up on the highway and to speed and that fawker flew out. Get off on the next exit and circled back to go get it and it was gone.
 
Me :flipoff2:. lowsided my motorcycle in a right hand sweeper and rolled across the oncoming lane, luckily no traffic. Wearing full gear saved me besides a small blood blister on the palm and a raspberry on my knee. It was a street legal dirtbike so a few bent parts but rode it home.
 
I've driven past alot of stuff I wondered wtf was that .

If nobody is behind me and there's room I'll pull over and check it. Usually small tools.

30 years ago in Vegas I found a well used but really nice razor knife I still use today.
 
about 25 years ago I am driving into town with my mom. it's about this time of year, dark as shit on a backroad 2 lane state blacktop. Curvy section we meet a truck pulling a trailer with some furniture on it. think nothing of it and go another 1/2 mile, 3 turns later and in the middle of one curve there is a damned love seat in the middle of the road! :eek: hit the brakes and swerve around it. Mom screams stop and we are trying to get this thing loaded in her short wheelbase Aerostar van giggling like loons and the truck with the trailer hauling furniture pulls up.. :laughing:

mom gives them some story about trying to get it out of the road and we leave it and go on.. we laughed about it all the way into town.
 
Missed what looked like an "in use" cap for an oxygen tank, was on the opposite shoulder, didn't have time to pick it up on the way to the appointment, didn't see it till we were past it going home and the wife didn't want to turn around.

Stuff I have actually picked up?
Propane tank
Wheeled office chairs
"6 gallon 2.5HP" compressor (bad reed valves, $30 later its like new)
12V battery
Estwing 20Oz long handle waffle face framing hammer (lives in my car now)
Numerous ratchet straps
Reflective vest
Audio mixer (sold for $80ish)

I am sure there is more, but that is what comes to mind.

Aaron Z
 
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shovel I have to fight for, I stopped had it in my hand, some fat fuck rolled up when I got back to my truck with it and told me that he gets it because he saw it first. I told him that actually....I get it because I'm quicker, threw it in the truck and drove off :grinpimp:
If the guy didn't start the conversation being an asshole I would have let him have it

still use them all to this day :smokin:
 
Venison. Many many venison. We were poor. My mom was a bartender and drunks would tell her where they hit deer when bar hopping. She'd call home and tell us where it was. The meat isn't as fucked up as you'd think.
Cut up more than a few roadkill deer growing up, usually the part that hit the car was junk but we could usually salvage the rest.

Aaron Z
 
Usually trash, sometimes tools (nothing great).

Worst, human bones, left at an accident site after it was cleared.
 
Had a guy whip out in front of me with his tailgate down. Out comes a snowboard, his boot bag and a couple 5 gallon gas cans. I sold the snowboard and boots for a couple hundred bucks and still have the gas cans.
 
The amount of liquor bottles, wine coolers, and beer cans obviously being consumed while driving and then chucked out the window is staggering.

I live in a curve of a busy road and it is sad how many beer cans and liquor bottles I pick up. Probably two grocery bags worth each time before I mow the grass. I guess they feel that in the curve no one can see them actually do it. LAZY F'ers!!


Yall are going to make me stop to pick up stuff more often. I've seen a ladder here or there, but its usually on the interstate.
 
Twine, like a few miles of it. Someone’s whole spool must have unwound. Wasn’t about to roll it all up by hand but got a few hundred yards.
 
I rolled out one morning on the way to chiropractor. theres a freakin stihl chainsaw sitting on the side of the road. I figured somone was using it or would be back for it soon, and I was in a hurry. came back an hour later, still there. picked it up, asked a few people, and a neighbor came looking for it a week later. he sat it on his rollback one evening and forgot it was there. I asked him a few questions before I gave it to him, just to make sure it was his!
 
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