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03-07-2005, 05:40 AM

When riding on the shoulder on major two lane highways in Colorado, I
am amazed at the number of large nuts and bolts and misc car parts.
You sort of wonder what is holding those trucks together!

I also have found a number of various tools.

03-07-2005, 08:34 AM

:
My biggest find has been a new waterskiing flotation vest. I can just
imagine it flying out of the back of somebody's boat. Now, imagine a
cyclist wearing a flotation vest riding home on the backroads of Texas.....

Pat in TX

03-07-2005, 08:34 AM

:
My biggest find has been a new waterskiing flotation vest. I can just
imagine it flying out of the back of somebody's boat. Now, imagine a
cyclist wearing a flotation vest riding home on the backroads of Texas.....

Pat in TX

03-07-2005, 09:24 AM

Maggie wrote:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
>
>>Brian Sanderson <brianarc@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>I too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...
>>
>> For me it's usually sockets, i.e., for wrenches. Probably
>
> driveway
>
>>mechanics leave them lying about while they tinker, then close the
>
> hood
>
>>and forget them.
>>
>> Oh, and tableware. In the last couple of years, I have found a
>
> steak
>
>>knife, a table knife, a spoon, and so help me, two Forks in the Road.
>>
>>Bill
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>
>
> How can a person lose tableware on the road? The most I ever find if I
> am riding or walking is a shoe. I can never figure out how someone
> loses one shoe. What were they doing when they lost that shoe? Isn't
> losing a shoe, something you would notice in time to go back and get
> it? Did it come off the foot of someone or was he/she carrying the
> shoe. Did anyone ever lose one shoe? This has always been a mystery
> to me. How does one lose one of their shoes on the road? HOW? I need
> to know.
> All Good Things,
> Maggie
>

Cecil Adams's straight dope on the one shoe thing:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Well, actually it's mostly conjecture with no satisfactory conclusion,
but a fun read.
--
My bike blog:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

03-07-2005, 09:24 AM

Maggie wrote:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
>
>>Brian Sanderson <brianarc@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>I too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...
>>
>> For me it's usually sockets, i.e., for wrenches. Probably
>
> driveway
>
>>mechanics leave them lying about while they tinker, then close the
>
> hood
>
>>and forget them.
>>
>> Oh, and tableware. In the last couple of years, I have found a
>
> steak
>
>>knife, a table knife, a spoon, and so help me, two Forks in the Road.
>>
>>Bill
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>
>
> How can a person lose tableware on the road? The most I ever find if I
> am riding or walking is a shoe. I can never figure out how someone
> loses one shoe. What were they doing when they lost that shoe? Isn't
> losing a shoe, something you would notice in time to go back and get
> it? Did it come off the foot of someone or was he/she carrying the
> shoe. Did anyone ever lose one shoe? This has always been a mystery
> to me. How does one lose one of their shoes on the road? HOW? I need
> to know.
> All Good Things,
> Maggie
>

Cecil Adams's straight dope on the one shoe thing:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Well, actually it's mostly conjecture with no satisfactory conclusion,
but a fun read.
--
My bike blog:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

03-07-2005, 09:39 AM

Diablo Scott wrote:
> Maggie wrote:
> > [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
> >
> >>Brian Sanderson <brianarc@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>>I too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...
> >>
> >> For me it's usually sockets, i.e., for wrenches. Probably
> >
> > driveway
> >
> >>mechanics leave them lying about while they tinker, then close the
> >
> > hood
> >
> >>and forget them.
> >>
> >> Oh, and tableware. In the last couple of years, I have found a
> >
> > steak
> >
> >>knife, a table knife, a spoon, and so help me, two Forks in the
Road.
> >>
> >>Bill
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > How can a person lose tableware on the road? The most I ever find
if I
> > am riding or walking is a shoe. I can never figure out how someone
> > loses one shoe. What were they doing when they lost that shoe?
Isn't
> > losing a shoe, something you would notice in time to go back and
get
> > it? Did it come off the foot of someone or was he/she carrying the
> > shoe. Did anyone ever lose one shoe? This has always been a
mystery
> > to me. How does one lose one of their shoes on the road? HOW? I
need
> > to know.
> > All Good Things,
> > Maggie
> >
>
> Cecil Adams's straight dope on the one shoe thing:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>
> Well, actually it's mostly conjecture with no satisfactory
conclusion,
> but a fun read.
> --
> My bike blog:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

That was a fabulous read. I loved it. Thanks for sharing. I could never
understand the one shoe thing and now I realize that many people are
confused. Makes me feel much better. Now tell me about the lost sock in
the washing machine. You know a pair goes in....why does only one come
back? ;-) I DO NEED A LIFE!!
Thanks for sharing that..
All good things
Maggie...still laughing.

03-07-2005, 09:39 AM

Diablo Scott wrote:
> Maggie wrote:
> > [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
> >
> >>Brian Sanderson <brianarc@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>>I too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...
> >>
> >> For me it's usually sockets, i.e., for wrenches. Probably
> >
> > driveway
> >
> >>mechanics leave them lying about while they tinker, then close the
> >
> > hood
> >
> >>and forget them.
> >>
> >> Oh, and tableware. In the last couple of years, I have found a
> >
> > steak
> >
> >>knife, a table knife, a spoon, and so help me, two Forks in the
Road.
> >>
> >>Bill
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > How can a person lose tableware on the road? The most I ever find
if I
> > am riding or walking is a shoe. I can never figure out how someone
> > loses one shoe. What were they doing when they lost that shoe?
Isn't
> > losing a shoe, something you would notice in time to go back and
get
> > it? Did it come off the foot of someone or was he/she carrying the
> > shoe. Did anyone ever lose one shoe? This has always been a
mystery
> > to me. How does one lose one of their shoes on the road? HOW? I
need
> > to know.
> > All Good Things,
> > Maggie
> >
>
> Cecil Adams's straight dope on the one shoe thing:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>
> Well, actually it's mostly conjecture with no satisfactory
conclusion,
> but a fun read.
> --
> My bike blog:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

That was a fabulous read. I loved it. Thanks for sharing. I could never
understand the one shoe thing and now I realize that many people are
confused. Makes me feel much better. Now tell me about the lost sock in
the washing machine. You know a pair goes in....why does only one come
back? ;-) I DO NEED A LIFE!!
Thanks for sharing that..
All good things
Maggie...still laughing.

03-07-2005, 10:37 AM

In article <zLPWd.160032$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> ,
"Gooserider" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Geez, all I ever find are dead armadillos and the occasional orphaned shoe.
>:-)

I've found a couple of $20 bills over the past year.

Spotted /lots/ of single gloves lying in the streets
during the last several months.

cheers,
Tom

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03-07-2005, 10:37 AM

In article <zLPWd.160032$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> ,
"Gooserider" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> Geez, all I ever find are dead armadillos and the occasional orphaned shoe.
>:-)

I've found a couple of $20 bills over the past year.

Spotted /lots/ of single gloves lying in the streets
during the last several months.

cheers,
Tom

--
-- Nothing is safe from me.
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

03-07-2005, 11:19 AM

"Maggie" wrote: (clip) Now tell me about the lost sock in the washing
machine. You know a pair goes in....why does only one come back? (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's not what happens to me. I put in ten pairs, and get back twenty odd
socks.