RoadTowel Rescue

"McMike" (mcmike)
11/05/2015 at 08:06 • Filed to: RoadTowelRescue, tutu153

For a little over a week now, my neighbors have been talking about the towel.

“Is anyone going to pick it up?” and “How do you think it got there?” are among the questions they ask.

They all initially thought it was a dead animal, then eventually realized it was just a nasty, wet towel.

It’s been laying in the middle of this road around the corner from our street, and has been there for at least a week. Everyone (not just my neighbors, but all 75 homes in this part of the neighborhood) has to drive by it daily. Not to mention the other parts of the neighborhood that use this route for walking/running, etc...

I know they’ve seen it.

Last night on my way home, I picked it up the poor, wet, discarded towel and took it home.

I washed it, dried it, folded it, and put it back in the street this morning.

Waiting to see if anyone is puzzled by it.

DISCUSSION (23)

duurtlang > McMike
11/05/2015 at 08:29

Please tell me you’ve managed to install a hidden camera.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > McMike
11/05/2015 at 08:29

Nice. Let’s just hope it doesn’t rain.

vondon302 > McMike
11/05/2015 at 08:36

Bwhaha. I demand a follow up post later.

McMike > duurtlang
11/05/2015 at 08:42

I don’t have THAT kind of time. :)

McMike > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback
11/05/2015 at 08:42

Even if it does, it’s still clean and neatly folded

McMike > vondon302
11/05/2015 at 08:44

If there is, it will probably just be a summary of the discussion we all have later about the “mystery laundry service”

Agrajag > McMike
11/05/2015 at 08:48

Did you put it back in its folded state? Also, you should find duplicates.

$kaycog > McMike
11/05/2015 at 08:54

That is the funniest thing I’ve heard in a very long time! Way to go!

McMike > Agrajag
11/05/2015 at 08:54

It was a wet, dirty, and wadded up when I grabbed it

I placed it back in the same spot washed and folded.

I love the idea of finding extras. Wait for someone to pick it up and throw it away, then return one two weeks later. :)

McMike > $kaycog
11/05/2015 at 09:02

#ThingsPeopleWithoutKidsDo

wiffleballtony > McMike
11/05/2015 at 09:41

I’d slowly add additional towels over time.

TractorPillow > McMike
11/05/2015 at 09:42

Hahahah sorry much better than I thought. Was expecting a “look at me I picked it up and nobody else did” to be honest. So pleasantly surprised. Excited to hear about what your neighbor chatter is now

McMike > wiffleballtony
11/05/2015 at 09:47

Mrs McMike is currently purging a bunch of stuff around the house. Tableclothes, clothes, etc. Maybe I’ll squirrel away some items for future “StreetLaundryService” episodes.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > McMike
11/05/2015 at 10:40

Or put two right next to each other. Watch them multiply.