At the start of the new half-year, we are introducing a fresh look, moving away from the sometimes-repetitive daily format to weekly, and focusing on the more interesting trash.
We found a Waylon Jennings Music CD.
It was cracked and we almost threw it away. But we saw that it is from the King County Library. We logged onto the library site and, sure enough, it is unavailable because it’s checked out.
It’s overdue. We are considering returning it, but we might be booked and fined. Didn’t Waylon sing the song, “Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be CD borrowers.” Or something like that.
We walked by the KinderCare and noticed a bunch of candy wrappers and other paper strewn around the yard.
How nice. Teaching Preschool Littering 101. They are missing the beer cans, but that is covered in an advanced class.
We found another errant Safeway cart lying down on the job.
We took it to the store and put it back to work.
We thought this was a lip gloss applicator.
It had the brand “Trust” on it. However, after some research, we found it is from a set of Bible highlighters, and Trust was not a brand, it is a theme as shown on Amazon.
Eight themes. The person lost their trust. But Bible verses just drip off her lips.
We picked up a note.
P.S. “Sorry about the call to animal control.”
We found another cell phone.
This one was in a construction area and way beyond operational. This is the twenty-third phone we’ve found since we started keeping track.
We often find this.
The survey crews mark the roads, run out of paint, and just drop the can.
Dang!
Almost had a strike.
This hat adds a touch of personality to a crossing signal.
“Punch the kid in the nose to cross the street.”
We came upon a piece of silverware in the road.
No, we are not using that joke again.
Another tossed Starbucks gift card. It’s probably empty, but we always check.
WooHoo! Ten dollars on it.
Chuck looks lost.
Nothing out of the ordinary here, except for a guy carrying a plastic “slow down” sign down the street. Some pranksters dragged the sign about a quarter of a mile down the hill, and we put it back in place. Yes, the flag too.
A lady’s very elaborate 50th birthday keepsake, signed by her coworkers.
She tossed it because she couldn’t read Bulgarian.
Then, there was a mystery box at the park-and-ride.
The labels had been ripped off. It weighed about thirty pounds and was made in China. Other than that, we knew nothing about it. We couldn’t carry it, so we left it unopened. But two days later, when we returned to the park-and-ride, someone had opened the box.
We were startled when we saw a head. It was a sex doll with instructions for care and feeding, in Chinese, of course.
The head had not been attached, and the accessories, such as the wig and clothes, were left unopened. Either she was meant to be a carpool buddy, or she is the rideshare.
That wraps up another TrashWalking week. Our inventory:
We found a total of $1.22 all in change. And yes, Janet found sixty-eight cents and Chuck found fifty-four.
We picked up seven tools, including an inspection mirror minus the mirror, a locking wheel socket, and a grout-cleaning brush. At the bottom is a “Spud Ratchet” used for tasks like assembling and disassembling scaffolding. The pointed handle is used to line up bolt holes.
Other odds and ends:
- Urine bottle.
- A bandana with “SHI” written on it. We thought the person ran out of room, but it’s upside down. It’s meant to mean Inglemoor High School.
- M&Ms, unopened.
- Breakfast burrito, opened and half eaten.
- K-Mart’s old Blue Light Special light.
- A free sign, so we took it.
- A squirt gun on the freeway entrance. A sure sign of repressed road rage.
- A lone key.
Have a great week and remember to think before opening a mystery box at park-and-rides.
Trash Walking 