DWalt
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I know. When I was about 12 I found a dead "floater" on the north bank of the Ohio River. That was not a highly unusual event, but it was the only time it happened to me.
Weird things you found on your property...
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I know. When I was about 12 I found a dead "floater" on the north bank of the Ohio River. That was not a highly unusual event, but it was the only time it happened to me.
Step N. Mud
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Cliffside Park, New Jersey... Fort Lee NEW JERSEY..
More likely a lost soul from the Gambino Family
shouldazagged
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Many years ago I worked with a guy who told us about seeing his grandfather forking through a pile of manure on his property when he found a gold pocket watch.
I stupidly asked, "Bill, why was he digging through the manure?"
"He was looking for his watch," Bill said.
I stupidly asked, "Bill, why was he digging through the manure?"
"He was looking for his watch," Bill said.
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THE PILGRIM
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I have heard of little Boys digging into piles of horse manure.
They were looking for Shetland Ponies.
They were looking for Shetland Ponies.
M E Morrison
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M E Morrison
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Out clearing brush one day near our "camp" in upstate NY, I find this rusty pipe laying just under the surface of the ground - dig and scrape a little, it turns out to be a 35 foot flag pole - was listed on the survey as "iron pipe" for the last 30 years.
Lawn guy stops by and says what are you going to do with that? I asked him if he wanted it -sure do he says.
Sandblasted, primed and painted, it now flies Old Glory in front of his house up the hill from me.
Lawn guy stops by and says what are you going to do with that? I asked him if he wanted it -sure do he says.
Sandblasted, primed and painted, it now flies Old Glory in front of his house up the hill from me.
M E Morrison
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I dug up a water pipe that was used for watering the old steam trains that ran thru town. It ran from a spring up the hill to across the road. Some of the old timers gave me the lowdown on "the good old days". 
Not on my property, but on a relatives in-law's property. An abandoned ancient GM delivery van. 1930's, I'm guessing. We were looking through it, and my relative said, "here," and handed me an old folding Buck knife he saw lying on the floor. My knife friend said it was from the 1960's.
I still have it...somewhere (someone will find my den 40 years from now and see that knife and pick it up like we did. )
I still have it...somewhere (someone will find my den 40 years from now and see that knife and pick it up like we did.
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jag312
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Originally Posted by jag312
My aunt and uncle lived in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, next to Fort Lee. One day my aunt was digging in her garden and turned up the skeletal remains of a Revolutionary War soldier. After the remains were removed, my aunt had a priest bless the ground.
That's exactly what we said to tease our aunt. That she found the resting place of some long dead mobster.
My aunt and uncle lived in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, next to Fort Lee. One day my aunt was digging in her garden and turned up the skeletal remains of a Revolutionary War soldier. After the remains were removed, my aunt had a priest bless the ground.
Cliffside Park, New Jersey... Fort Lee NEW JERSEY..
More likely a lost soul from the Gambino Family
That's exactly what we said to tease our aunt. That she found the resting place of some long dead mobster.
jag312
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I should add that the remains of a leather boot and some buttons were recovered that were estimated to be from the Revolutionary War period.
I found a Ruger SP101 in the ditch by my mailbox, it was in a leather holster that was shrunk so tight that I had to cut it off with tin snips. Turned out to be stolen so I didn't get to keep it.
Growing up in Hanover County, Virginia, on the grounds of the Seven Days campaign in 1862, and the Cold Harbor campaign in '64, it wasn't at all unusual to find bullets, buttons, and such in the field behind out house. We used a metal detector, but found a lot of that stuff just walking along looking at the ground especially after spring plowing.
When I lived in Harrisburg my backyard butted up to Italian Lake Park.
One night I came home with my girlfriend ....... as I drove back the driveway...... I illuminated (high beams)..... a couple making a baby about 40 ft away!
Oh ya, I didn't have a garage door opener....................... awkward!!!!
I installed some motion detector flood lights
Not far from the cabin was an old coal mining town..... mine shut down in the 20s and the last house burned down 30 years ago.... covered about 10 acres ... connected to the main line by a "Dinky" rail line..... Dad developed quit a collection of old colored glass bottles, some crocks and RR spikes ................
One night I came home with my girlfriend ....... as I drove back the driveway...... I illuminated (high beams)..... a couple making a baby about 40 ft away!
Oh ya, I didn't have a garage door opener....................... awkward!!!!
I installed some motion detector flood lights
Not far from the cabin was an old coal mining town..... mine shut down in the 20s and the last house burned down 30 years ago.... covered about 10 acres ... connected to the main line by a "Dinky" rail line..... Dad developed quit a collection of old colored glass bottles, some crocks and RR spikes ................
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Even funnier coming from someone named BAM-BAM!
