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The best thing ever found in a ditch..
Plain ole bubba
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Today while doing some errands I saw a step ladder still in good shape in the ditch. just a little scraped up but in perfect shape. What have you found?
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when we first moved into our house there is a steep ditch on the north side ( drainage ditch ) along the road , the grass had grown up . any way I head a noise as a small truck went by, but thought nothing of it a few days later when mowing I found a new bed liner fit my s-10 work truck [:D] hiden by the tall grass
a gift for the gods like the old Greeks believed [:I][:I][;)]
some smaller items like gas cans , funnels , chains come alongs .
a lot of farmers and scrappers in the area just too big of hurry and they bounce out
last great find a Frito lays tuck came by a few years ago we live on a small hill ( or bump to you fellows use to hills ) any way I was mowing grass his back doors were open ( forgot to close them ) as he came up over the rise the stack next to the door bounced out 4 boxes of assorted potato chips and Carmel corn [:D] for my late night snacks
150 foot garden hose, new
100 foot extension cord
couple 5 gallon buckets
3 gal and 5 gal gas cans
several screw drivers
rubber mallet
framing and finish hammers
several tie down straps and bungee cords
both large and small come alongs
What else are you going to do while sitting in traffic but look into the side of the road to see if their is anything worth while.
quote:Originally posted by JnRockwall
Bottle of malt liquor, still sealed.
Flipped a 1970 Ranchero end over end before landing in a muddy creek on FM 517 near Alvin Texas.
Water was only about 8" deep, but I didn't know that at first.
Ex-wife was in the other truck and saw my lights leave the road. She came back and found me on the road. Left the Ranchero there and went home.
Came back next day and found the a County Sheriff there on the scene. He was pissed. He had gone down to the truck to see if anyone was in it and was covered in mud. He was in his Sunday uniform.
Wrecker rolled it back on all fours and pulled truck out. I checked the oil added a quart and drove it home. Bumpers destroyed, roof caved in, punctured gas tank, smelled like dead crawdads and suprisingly no broken glass. Sold it to my neighbor across the street for want the tickets were going to cost. $150.00 He drove it for another two years doing handyman work.
Since then always wear the seat belt.
Lago
EvilDr235
Long ago on a freeway coming from work a 4 roll bundle of faced insulation. Gave it to my sister so BIL would use it their new home.
See a lot of stuff, besides the litter, along the freeway. Mostly 1 gallon gas cans.
my ex wife..........
Actually, in my case, that's exactly what her new husband found.............[:D]
Found a gal jug of apple cider along the road......
You might want to smell that - before you drink it.
It might have gone "bad".
[:D]
Right before the turn off I noticed a marine battery box lid on the side of the road.
I called him and told him to pick it up.
He did and it was like brand new.
Later that day when we started to mix the sausage, we fired up the grill to cook some very fresh pork steaks.
Not having anything to serve them on, I lined the road treasure with freezer paper and turned it into a serving tray. [:D]
His comment, "I guess I've seen it all now."
I almost forgot the best thing. I found MY hunting Licenses. They must have fell off my back while I was leaving the truck. It snowed and they lay there for weeks. I never noticed they were gone. Went winter bow hunting and as I started walking into the woods, I saw something shiny sticking out of the snow. Damn, it was somebody's hunting Licenses. MINE[:o)] Thank god I found them.[:I][:I][:I]
Another kid and I found a gunny sack under a bridge that contained two lever action Winchester shotguns and two model 1906 Winchester .22s. There was also lot of personal papers including a marriage license. It was dumped stolen property from a small local gun dealer. He was so happy to get it all back he gave us each a half box of .410 shotgun shells.[:)]
Doing right is it's own reward , but I'd given you a flat of .410s
Trinity +++
Big roll of copper
Mom was not happy with me.
She said she told me to check it.
It fell of as I was turning onto the freeway and landed in the grass so no damage done.
..One 24 pack of (warm) beer.
..$120 in cash.
..A month ago, 20' of steel cable with hooks.
..THE BEST..In the 1980's, my neighbor found a Yamaha YZ 125 in his
waterway, just off the road. He gave it to me! I rode that thing to
near death, going through about eight pistons. Fast little bugger!