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this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2023
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Finding stuff second hand is something I really enjoy, and usually I find them next to dumpsters or out on the curb for trash pickup.
I really like to fix things so finding stuff I can breathe a new life into is always great: TVs, bicycles, a dishwasher, etc.
But my favorite was the last bike I found.
I was out on a bike ride when I found a BMX frame in the bushes off of the trail. I figured: why not? So I got a good bearing on my location and came back later with my car.
A few days after I finished fixing it up I was talking with one of my neighbors when they mentioned that their kid's birthday was coming up and how they were saving to get them a bike. So I gave them the bike to give to their kid for their birthday. That kid rode the hell out of that bike until they moved out about a year later.
It's been a couple years now (right at the beginning of lockdown) but I'll never forget how happy they were when I said that I'd be right back and gave them the bike right there.