Hello i saw the have you ever found a knife thread so i was wondering have you guys ever found anything that was cool besides knives like i found a maxpedition falcon with loads of stuff in it (camping stuff) in the woods i was camping in I looked through there to see if there was an contact info but there was none any so i left it there and came back a month or two later and it was still there so i took it home with me one of the only cool things i have found so how about you guys
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Cool things that you have found(besides knives )
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Hmm... I've found a machete (does that count as not a knife?), I've found a tarp...
One time I found a pile of half inch ball bearings scattered around a tree. Looked like someone was using them as slingshot ammo, so I collected them and took them home to do the same
One time I found a pile of half inch ball bearings scattered around a tree. Looked like someone was using them as slingshot ammo, so I collected them and took them home to do the same
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I've "found" lots of cool things when I was a foreclosure contractor. If I got permission from the bank to clean it out, they really didn't care where it went as long as it wasn't in the house anymore. Lots of tools, a couple of good quality kitchen knives, decent watches, jewelry, a very nice pellet pistol. I also found lots of "interesting" stuff, usually of an adult nature, lol! Once found a "pneumatic male enhancement device" in a shotgun case! Had a good laugh about that one!
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Working outdoors for many years I've found several items of interest. Mostly though, mylar balloons and golf balls. You can be hiking the deepest forest, the most remote desert, or a mountain above treeline and sure enough there's a dang golf ball.
Of the more interesting things,
Hatchets, twice.
Bowsaw.
Loggers tape measure.
A nice shirt someone had hung up to dry and left.
"Balloon rosary," several helium balloons tied together with religious trinkets and notes.
Several nice arrows lost by hunters.
Of the more interesting things,
Hatchets, twice.
Bowsaw.
Loggers tape measure.
A nice shirt someone had hung up to dry and left.
"Balloon rosary," several helium balloons tied together with religious trinkets and notes.
Several nice arrows lost by hunters.
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Ive worked at a 99 cent store in my younger days and found plenty of drugs.
visiting vegas with family ive found rolled up wads of cash (I now walk around vegas with my eyes glued to the ground ever since).
Gadget wise just a few cheap watches and phones, usually at work (restaurant).
visiting vegas with family ive found rolled up wads of cash (I now walk around vegas with my eyes glued to the ground ever since).
Gadget wise just a few cheap watches and phones, usually at work (restaurant).
Found what was left of an old 12 ga single shot grown into the fork of an oak tree by a creek in Texas. All the wood was gone. We figured someone had wired it there as a deer trap and forgot or couldnt find it again. Tried to get it out and open it to see if it was loaded but couldnt do either. We left it there and that was 25+ yrs ago.--KV
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found a Buck once..the larger version of the 110...looked brand new..smoothed it over and gave it to my dad...found a well worn GeoSchrade Wire Jack in the middle of a parking lot...i'm sure the more than likely homeless person that dropped it missed it alot.... on the street of my last "hood" i used to find live brass and empties in the gutters....one time i found over a grand in an old sock on the side of a road.
rings..bracelets...gold chains....broken solid silver pocket watch....
when i worked at the record store i used to find anything from 1's to 20's laying on the floor
rings..bracelets...gold chains....broken solid silver pocket watch....
when i worked at the record store i used to find anything from 1's to 20's laying on the floor
I found a Mont Blanc Meisterstruck pen on the counter of a fast food place. After realizing what I'd found I turned around and asked if anyone had left a pen. Everyone just looked at me like I was crazy so I slipped in my pocket and went on with my day.
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Another one... I used to work in a huge used book store.
People apparently store money in books, because we found over $500 hidden between pages (including two $100 bills, and 350,000 turkish lira in an old style that was worth about $10... Would have been about $175,000 if it had been new money.)
Sometimes we would buy books from libraries and thrift stores, and the thrift store boxes would often have some weird stuff inside... We found everything from loaded Ruger mags to a box of sex toys.
People apparently store money in books, because we found over $500 hidden between pages (including two $100 bills, and 350,000 turkish lira in an old style that was worth about $10... Would have been about $175,000 if it had been new money.)
Sometimes we would buy books from libraries and thrift stores, and the thrift store boxes would often have some weird stuff inside... We found everything from loaded Ruger mags to a box of sex toys.
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I drive a scip truck for work. We have scip containers out for private people who clean out for moving or whatever. On my first day of work in this company I was told, whatever I find in the containers that I wanted, I could keep.. I have found tons of stuff. Alsorts of tools, chainsaws, anvils you name it. As for training equipment I now have about 600 kg of iron weigths also found boxing heavybag(s), mats, rollerblades, skis etc etc. I`ve found and fixed up a more than a dozen bikes and given to friends and kids. Found a beautiful antique birdscage once, sold it on the "local ebay" and got a good sum for it. And not to speak of copper, brass and other metals...
The things has become more of a "what can I actually keep and where do I put all the stuff" problem with the years. Not to say that the misses rolls her eye from time to time...
The things has become more of a "what can I actually keep and where do I put all the stuff" problem with the years. Not to say that the misses rolls her eye from time to time...
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lets see, I found an Iphone 4 in the pouring rain a few months ago, I turned it on, and called the most frequently called numbers on his call log until someone answered and said , "hey I found this phone can you relay to the owner I found his phone", Few minutes later I get a call from a guy claiming the phone, He was the under sheriff in my county and he thanked me about 30 times for returning the phone and offered a reward, I refused and he said Ok then , I'll pay you back somehow, theres been 3 times I've been pulled over and was sure I was getting a ticket but all 3 times I was cut loose, I think it may of had to to with that under sheriff...
Found a wallet with over $300.00 cash in it , and the owner had filled out the little card , If found return to XXXX so i called him up and told him I found his wallet and he could come pick it up , He asked if it had any money in it and I said hold on let me look, and I said yeah It's 3 hundreds and some smaller bills, The guy couldn't believe I didn't look to check if there was money in the wallet or that I even called him about it, I returned it as well.
Same grocery store I found the above wallet in my wife found some cash wadded up into a ball, she called me over and we opened it up, It was over $200.00 in cash and had what I assume was crack cocaine wrapped in the inside bill, That I kept ( the money not the drugs), I figured it fell out of a dope dealers pocket and he didn't deserve the cash anyway, (the drugs were wrapped in a 1 dollar in the middle of the wad) I threw it away with the drugs and kept the rest...
Found a wallet with over $300.00 cash in it , and the owner had filled out the little card , If found return to XXXX so i called him up and told him I found his wallet and he could come pick it up , He asked if it had any money in it and I said hold on let me look, and I said yeah It's 3 hundreds and some smaller bills, The guy couldn't believe I didn't look to check if there was money in the wallet or that I even called him about it, I returned it as well.
Same grocery store I found the above wallet in my wife found some cash wadded up into a ball, she called me over and we opened it up, It was over $200.00 in cash and had what I assume was crack cocaine wrapped in the inside bill, That I kept ( the money not the drugs), I figured it fell out of a dope dealers pocket and he didn't deserve the cash anyway, (the drugs were wrapped in a 1 dollar in the middle of the wad) I threw it away with the drugs and kept the rest...
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Years ago i told my wife that I wanted a pug. One morning I opened my front door to retrieve the paper, and standing on my steps was a pug! I turned to the wife and calmly asked if she'd gotten me a pug and when she replied, "No, why?" I knew that she hadn't. Upon closer inspection, the portly pug was wearing a Harley Davidson collar, so definitely not intended for me. I didn't want him to get hurt so I carried him (after determining that he was friendly) around the neighborhood, going to doors where I knew the owners had bikes. After about 10 minutes, that guy got too heavy to carry so I set him down. I followed him until he sprinted into a garage. Figuring that was his home, I turned to leave. Just then a minivan pulled up w/a sobbing woman and kids. She was very happy to see her dog. She'd been driving all over looking for him.
She should have walked around the neighborhood instead of driving, but oh well.
Another incident: I had my eldest with me when I was going to an auto parts store. A guy parked right by the entrance as we were leaving and dropped his wallet. I had my son (around 6 at the time) pick it up and take it to the counter so it could be returned to the owner. I watched and made sure that none of the money (lots of bills, unsure of denomination) was lost as she paged the driver of XX vehicle. When the man approached, we left. My son wanted to know why he couldn't keep the money. I told him it was because it wasn't his to keep.
She should have walked around the neighborhood instead of driving, but oh well.
Another incident: I had my eldest with me when I was going to an auto parts store. A guy parked right by the entrance as we were leaving and dropped his wallet. I had my son (around 6 at the time) pick it up and take it to the counter so it could be returned to the owner. I watched and made sure that none of the money (lots of bills, unsure of denomination) was lost as she paged the driver of XX vehicle. When the man approached, we left. My son wanted to know why he couldn't keep the money. I told him it was because it wasn't his to keep.
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Want a pug??? I'm sure If i poke enough holes in a large flat rate box this little alien looking snoring creature we have would fit into it...LOL, before you get a pug make sure you research them , I am a dog lover, but I do not believe pugs are dogs. Here's our alien monster creature thing.(Dog not really for sale or trade it was a joke)
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I found a teener (1/16 oz) of crystal meth once... and I did it all.
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ahhhh..... So I am not the only one who reads other's responses!!
We have friends w/pugs and know a lot about them. We've done a TON of research in the past about dogs and narrowed it down to Corgi or Lab. But, since we are still in a tiny condo, and gone for 9-11 hours a day (minimum) we thought that it would not be fair to a dog. So, we've stuck w/cats! There is something alien about them though!!!
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