Post by Fishwhiskerz on Jul 18, 2024 6:36:05 GMT
Subtitle: I post about my trash cleanup hobby.
This thread will hopefully endure past July, but I said one of the non-shiny things I'd like to see for theme participation is beach cleaning, so I figured I'd put my money where my mouth is! I tend to keep usable things I find on these excursions. I won't give exact locations, since these are places I frequent and that could doxx me. Unless it's not a place I frequent. Then maybe I will.
My first treasure haul I'm posting here, humble but neat:
The sticker was in surprisingly good shape for being submerged for who knows how long! I know these are supposed to be weatherproof, but dang. I found it just off the side of the boat ramp at one of my favorite lakes. Unfortunately, there were also a ton of dead fish, but what can ya do.
The lure was partially buried under sand and pebbles on the shore. I saw pink and thought it was a wrapper of some kind, so imagine my surprise at pulling out this nice-looking of a lure! I don't know the specific kind, but it had a rusty treble hook on it that I had to clip off.
Everything else was more trash than treasure, sadly. A lot of rusty metal bits, which was scary. My stepdad speculated that the snow moves it into the lake from the nearby cabins as it melts. I also picked a Pepsi can out from between three rocks - I was chatting with some other beachgoers who asked what I was doing, and one of them commented, "Do they reuse those can designs?" They had a point. It genuinely looked like it could've been from the 90s.
This is still my most recent trash picking venture, since it's been too hot to do much, but I'll be sure to post more highlights when I do more.
This thread will hopefully endure past July, but I said one of the non-shiny things I'd like to see for theme participation is beach cleaning, so I figured I'd put my money where my mouth is! I tend to keep usable things I find on these excursions. I won't give exact locations, since these are places I frequent and that could doxx me. Unless it's not a place I frequent. Then maybe I will.
My first treasure haul I'm posting here, humble but neat:
The sticker was in surprisingly good shape for being submerged for who knows how long! I know these are supposed to be weatherproof, but dang. I found it just off the side of the boat ramp at one of my favorite lakes. Unfortunately, there were also a ton of dead fish, but what can ya do.
The lure was partially buried under sand and pebbles on the shore. I saw pink and thought it was a wrapper of some kind, so imagine my surprise at pulling out this nice-looking of a lure! I don't know the specific kind, but it had a rusty treble hook on it that I had to clip off.
Everything else was more trash than treasure, sadly. A lot of rusty metal bits, which was scary. My stepdad speculated that the snow moves it into the lake from the nearby cabins as it melts. I also picked a Pepsi can out from between three rocks - I was chatting with some other beachgoers who asked what I was doing, and one of them commented, "Do they reuse those can designs?" They had a point. It genuinely looked like it could've been from the 90s.
This is still my most recent trash picking venture, since it's been too hot to do much, but I'll be sure to post more highlights when I do more.
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