one of the joys of cycling... - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

03-05-2005, 05:36 PM

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!

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03-06-2005, 03:10 PM

"greggery peccary" <.@.> wrote in message
news:d0dmu5$i1h$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu...
> 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 too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...

Foster Grant Ironman sunglasses.

Nike water bottle (dishwasher safe even!)

Pair of (slightly used) Oakley wrap-arounds -- which I lost again the next
week.

Pair of pedals (in the middle of a crosswalk no less! Try explaining that
one...)
>
>Keep yer eyes on the road, men!

Brian.

03-06-2005, 03:10 PM

"greggery peccary" <.@.> wrote in message
news:d0dmu5$i1h$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu...
> 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 too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...

Foster Grant Ironman sunglasses.

Nike water bottle (dishwasher safe even!)

Pair of (slightly used) Oakley wrap-arounds -- which I lost again the next
week.

Pair of pedals (in the middle of a crosswalk no less! Try explaining that
one...)
>
>Keep yer eyes on the road, men!

Brian.

03-06-2005, 07:19 PM

"Brian Sanderson" <brianarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "greggery peccary" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:d0dmu5$i1h$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu...
> > 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 too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...
>
> Foster Grant Ironman sunglasses.
>
> Nike water bottle (dishwasher safe even!)
>
> Pair of (slightly used) Oakley wrap-arounds -- which I lost again the next
> week.
>
> Pair of pedals (in the middle of a crosswalk no less! Try explaining that
> one...)
> >
> >Keep yer eyes on the road, men!
>
> Brian.
>
>

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

03-06-2005, 07:19 PM

"Brian Sanderson" <brianarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:112n3f6g42miod4@corp.supernews.com...
>
> "greggery peccary" <.@.> wrote in message
> news:d0dmu5$i1h$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu...
> > 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 too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...
>
> Foster Grant Ironman sunglasses.
>
> Nike water bottle (dishwasher safe even!)
>
> Pair of (slightly used) Oakley wrap-arounds -- which I lost again the next
> week.
>
> Pair of pedals (in the middle of a crosswalk no less! Try explaining that
> one...)
> >
> >Keep yer eyes on the road, men!
>
> Brian.
>
>

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

03-06-2005, 08:49 PM

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

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| There oughta be limits to Freedom. |
| -- George W. Bush |
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03-06-2005, 08:49 PM

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

------------------------------------
| There oughta be limits to Freedom. |
| -- George W. Bush |
------------------------------------

03-07-2005, 02:55 AM

[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

03-07-2005, 02:55 AM

[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

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.