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I "found" an industrial sized staple that pierced my tire, but not the tube. After a few miles of horrible little clicking sounds I pulled the staple out, stuck it in my pocket so it wouldn't bother anyone else and continued along my merry way.
Dave
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Mike Rosenfeld"
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 10:15:29
To:"T. Kenji Sugahara"
Cc:obra
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] (found while riding)
Best find for me was money. I was stone cold broke and hungry. I was riding home from work in the dark and the rain on a borrowed bike. Mine was being warrantied. Saw some cash and stopped to pick it up..was a wad of 1's and 5's...I looked around and found some more heading towards some bushes...1's and 10's this time..as I got closer to the bushes I realized maybe this wasn't such a good idea....dark...rain...money leading up to a bush!! So I grabbed the last bit of money i could reach before the bushes ran back to my bike and booked like heck out of there. When I got home I had $47 which was enough for groceries for the next week! Top rommen, Kraft macaroni and cheese and cheap waffle mix galore!!!
I have also found lots of metal things that tend to end up in my tires. The best was a pair of tweezers that went thru the tire, tube, and rim!!!
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:37 AM, T. Kenji Sugahara > wrote:
Hey Ivan-
Didn't you haul around a dead squirrel sometime back?
On Mar 6, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Meadors, Ivan C wrote:
> I found a plaid blazer (like something a 50's lounge singer would
> wear) while riding
> outside of Palm Springs
I wore it for a while, but it wasn't aero-
> dynamic enough
> (plus, there was sand in the pockets)!
>
> Something that may be of use which I came across while riding last
> Saturday in Hillsboro:
> There is a baby stroller and the baby car seat (note: I chose to
> leave it there). If anyone
> wants it, it can probably still be found in the ditch (more like
> "over the bank") about 200 meters
> west of the intersection of Susbauer Road and NW Long Road (on the
> right side of NW Long Road).
>
> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org ]
> On Behalf Of Brian Engelen
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 7:33 AM
> To: 'Dan H'; 'David Auker'; 'obra'
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] (found while riding)
> Didn't erikv find some pants last year?
> Music CD's almost every ride. I once found 12 disks in one spot.
> Last week found a step drill, $36 at Home Depot
> Oakley sunglasses
> Bundle of (25?) hacksaw blades. Best find ever. Haven't had a dull
> saw in 15 years.
> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org ]
> On Behalf Of Dan H
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 1:42 AM
> To: David Auker; obra
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] (found while riding)
>
> Sockets, screwdrivers, pliers, Vise Grips, wrenches, knives, (one
> was thrown at me) Coleman multi tool, Leatherman multi tool, bar
> clamp, sharp shooter medal, loose change...that's about it.
> I'll take the not crashing over $5. anytime.
> No one has given me money while I was riding but I have been given
> beer and some kind of home made cigarette while cycle touring
> through Phoenix.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Auker
> To: obra
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Enviro-friendly Home Shop- Your thoughts
> (rags, etc, found while riding)
>
> On the subject of finding things while out riding: what's the best
> find you've had? I found a $5 bill (after crashing on wet pave, so
> it made up for it, kinda). Another time a wrought iron fire-
> poker...little nerve-wracking riding with it down the back of my
> jersey (coulda been a body-poker!).
>
> And, not exactly "found:" someone once gave me $50 to give
> directions/lead them to a destination...
>
> David
>
> Mark J. Ginsberg wrote:
> I actually do wash my rags in my home washer.
>
> I do wipe the washer down after, but it works fine.
>
> Lot's of soap and hot water.
>
> sort of related, I collect shop rags, those pink ones. I don't buy
> them, but have a personally policy of picking them up when found
> and bringing them home to use, I've found them while out riding, and
> hung them on my bars or cable housing for the rest of the ride.
>
> Ginsberg
>
> Dan H > wrote:
> Have you ever done that? Enjoy the greasy ring in your washing
> machine....
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Greg O'Brien
> To: Patrick wilder
> Cc: obra
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Enviro-friendly Home Shop- Your thoughts
>
> Wash them in the laundry, then use until dirty, repeat...
>
> Greg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick wilder
> Sent: Mar 5, 2008 12:41 PM
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Enviro-friendly Home Shop- Your thoughts
>
>
>
> Just curious what are people doing out there tto lessen the impact
> on the waste in their home shop? Garbage, sludge, chemicals etc.
>
> Specifically, I'm wondering what people are doing with greasy rags.
>
> ~Patrick
>
>
>
>
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