Roadside Finds, strictly when cycling.

[Gravity Aided]

Did you take them to a rescue centre?

No, I'm quite sure ma and dads were around. I think I surprised the lot of them, and the parents faded into the brush. But if I would have tried to pick them up or something, there would have been some negative parental involvement. The babies were quite interested in my bicycle, but after a couple of minutes, I heard a yip, and they went off to their parents. Beats an encounter with wolves, or a lion, I suppose.

 

[Tojo]

A recently demised roe deer, stashed it in the woods and went back in my land rover and collected it gralloched it and hung it for a few days in my garage.....then yum, venison...

 

[classic33]

Found a rolex watch, wallet with over a £1000 in it(Approach to Chain Bar, J26 M62), 15,000 unsigned credit cards.
Just your every day run of the mill stuff, like a human skull at the side of the road.

No Entry sign, still in the shed. Rode to work with it on my back. Also had to ride home with it though.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Various gentlemen's magazines, bright pink marital aids (plural) including cleaning liquid, lubrication, gloves and instructions, a birching rod.
Various hats, gloves, scarves, jerseys and standard men's and ladies underwear.
Wallet with cash and cards, returned to owner
House keys not returned (unable to identify)
Lights a plenty
Roadkill a plenty (always moved to side of the road)
Fridges, freezers, microwaves, TV's, etc (Ireland sadly with their you have to pay to get rid of it approach)
An MOD rifle cleaning kit (complete and not well used)
Numerous used rifle cartridges (too numerous to even care about)
A flask (contents still hot), a spoon and plate, plus too many water bottles to bother about anymore

 

[MichaelW2]

Pliers
Work gloves (new)
big pile of zip ties
I've yet to find the proceeds of a drug deal gone wrong or a bank robbery gone right.
Dead bodies are more of a dog-walker speciality, not really a cycling thing. Does dog-forums have a thread on "have you ever found a corpse?"

 

[EltonFrog]

I've just remembered, about six years ago, a large roll of 3M sandpaper , I still have about half of it left.

 

[Oldbloke]

Propped up at a 45 degree angle in a deep ditch, my very pi55ed neighbour.

 

[Lonestar]

Found a blackberry mobile on the top of the Bow Flyover early one morning.No cars about but not so sure it was clever to pick it up.Got it back to owner who I met at Mile End tube.

On a sidenote I do remember having a mechanical problem on the same flyover,chain jammed whereas I had to walk and freewheel to the bottom one morning,also.

 

[classic33]

Pliers
Work gloves (new)
big pile of zip ties
I've yet to find the proceeds of a drug deal gone wrong or a bank robbery gone right.
Dead bodies are more of a dog-walker speciality, not really a cycling thing. Does dog-forums have a thread on "have you ever found a corpse?"

Found a heavy coffin. Didn't check inside, just reported it.

 

[AM1]

Joking apart I think it's appalling the amount of rubbish that you do see at the side of the road, I don't mean random finds, just general waste that has probably been thrown out car/van Windows etc

 

[youngoldbloke]

Joking apart I think it's appalling the amount of rubbish that you do see at the side of the road, I don't mean random finds, just general waste that has probably been thrown out car/van Windows etc

Yes - there is a ring of fast-food rubbish about a burgers-eating-time distance around local towns, now being exposed as the verges die back and the hedges are clipped. Fly tipping has increased disgracefully too.

 

[Tojo]

I live less than half a mile from mc-d's and a kfc next to it I think its their problem as they generate so much packaging rubbish, burger boxes, chip bags, paper cups, straws and then they put all of this in another bag...!, its all over the sides of the roads round here, it really pi55es me off, they have mc everything except mc bins......

 

[subaqua]

Various gentlemen's magazines, bright pink marital aids (plural) including cleaning liquid, lubrication, gloves and instructions, a birching rod.
Various hats, gloves, scarves, jerseys and standard men's and ladies underwear.
Wallet with cash and cards, returned to owner
House keys not returned (unable to identify)
Lights a plenty
Roadkill a plenty (always moved to side of the road)
Fridges, freezers, microwaves, TV's, etc (Ireland sadly with their you have to pay to get rid of it approach)
An MOD rifle cleaning kit (complete and not well used)
Numerous used rifle cartridges (too numerous to even care about)
A flask (contents still hot), a spoon and plate, plus too many water bottles to bother about anymore

there is too much coincidence there!

and things I have found.

plenty of Grumble, and it appeared in the same place regularly when I was a 15yr old out riding the lanes of cheshire n N Wales after school.

when it was found by somebody else at home it took a lot of explaining !

 

[subaqua]

I live less than half a mile from mc-d's and a kfc next to it I think its their problem as they generate so much packaging rubbish, burger boxes, chip bags, paper cups, straws and then they put all of this in another bag...!, its all over the sides of the roads round here, it really pi55es me off, they have mc everything except mc bins......

they do have lots of Mc Bins. its just the entitled Yoof think they don't have to bother with things like bins.

 

[screenman]

they do have lots of Mc Bins. its just the entitled Yoof think they don't have to bother with things like bins.

Not just the Yoof, I have spoken to older people who have dropped rubbish. I am not one to keep quiet when I see someone littering, one day it will back fire on me I know.