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03-07-2005, 05:14 PM

On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 00:53:47 GMT, Jeff Starr <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:19:05 -0800, "Claire Petersky"
><[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>>"greggery peccary" <.@.> wrote in message
>>news:d0dmu5$i1h$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
>>> I'm sorry that you lost your nice REI gloves (i found them on the street)
>>> but they are very nice and have found a good home, thanks!
>>
>>I found an old PI Zephyr jacket on the way to work the other day. I was
>>pleased to see the owner had reported losing it on our local commuter board,
>>and I was able to get it back to him.
>
>You're a good person Claire.
>
>
>Life is Good!
>Jeff

Pffft. She's a Saint; no joke.

jj

03-07-2005, 05:18 PM

$20 by the "Welcome to California" sign on highway 1 by the Oregon
border.

03-07-2005, 05:18 PM

$20 by the "Welcome to California" sign on highway 1 by the Oregon
border.

03-07-2005, 05:29 PM

Maggie Lbuset writes:

> 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.

Try a bit harder to imagine how this occurs. I find wallets,
notebooks, shoes, many gas caps, and loads of tools on the road.
Shoes don't go from someone's foot to the street in that sequence.
They, as most of these lost items were left on top of the car when the
driver got in or under the hood for tools as the car got underway.

Maybe you don't recall putting your wallet on the roof of the car when
you had to many things in hand to open the door, but after it's gone,
you should remember. Unfortunately such things need be returned
anonymously or by mail with out return address or the owner will be
rude and essentially accuse you of stealing. That has been my
experience in every instance.

Jobst Brandt
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03-07-2005, 05:29 PM

Maggie Lbuset writes:

> 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.

Try a bit harder to imagine how this occurs. I find wallets,
notebooks, shoes, many gas caps, and loads of tools on the road.
Shoes don't go from someone's foot to the street in that sequence.
They, as most of these lost items were left on top of the car when the
driver got in or under the hood for tools as the car got underway.

Maybe you don't recall putting your wallet on the roof of the car when
you had to many things in hand to open the door, but after it's gone,
you should remember. Unfortunately such things need be returned
anonymously or by mail with out return address or the owner will be
rude and essentially accuse you of stealing. That has been my
experience in every instance.

Jobst Brandt
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

03-07-2005, 06:11 PM

"Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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>
> [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
>

....or if it is a pair, it's always with the laces tied together and slung
over a power line.

03-07-2005, 06:11 PM

"Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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>
> [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
>

....or if it is a pair, it's always with the laces tied together and slung
over a power line.

03-07-2005, 06:16 PM

<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> $20 by the "Welcome to California" sign on highway 1 by the Oregon
> border.
>

sweet!

03-07-2005, 06:16 PM

<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> $20 by the "Welcome to California" sign on highway 1 by the Oregon
> border.
>

sweet!

03-08-2005, 11:37 AM

On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 01:29:16 GMT, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
> Try a bit harder to imagine how this occurs. I find wallets,
> notebooks, shoes, many gas caps, and loads of tools on the road.
> Shoes don't go from someone's foot to the street in that sequence.
> They, as most of these lost items were left on top of the car when the
> driver got in or under the hood for tools as the car got underway.

Let's not forget pickup truck beds. One would expect that is a major
source of lost items. An odd breeze could easily lift a shoe out....

-alan

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