Stuff I find on my way to work

When I walk to work in the morning, I have to cross under a bridge to get to downtown. Seems like a pretty boring commute, a whole lot of concrete, some steal and the odd graffiti tag that is boring at best (see previous post about getting rid of graffiti for good). Yet, I take great pleasure in my walk and really cannot wait to start my morning commute. Why you ask? Because I get to see the aftermath of the parties that took place there the night before. You see, downtown Regina is among the worst crime ridden wastelands in the North America. Even better, there is a Casino right in the middle of downtown. Right beside that Casino, is this bridge. It is the premiere place for the lowest of the low go to 'keep the party going.'

So what is so entertaining? Well, generally it is just looking at what people leave behind after the party. I walk this path at the end of each day, and again at the beginning of the next day, so you know that the stuff left behind was left there at night. Now I am not going to talk about the normal things like broken beer bottles, empty bottles of booze, or even used needles (and trust me these are common), but it is the little unexpected things that are the most entertaining.

So what are we talking about, here is a list of the most memorable things:

-Balled-up hospital underwear- You know what I am talking about, disposable underwear from the hospital, with the green hospital stripe on it. Unmistakable if you have ever seen them. Apparently, someone decided half-way through the tunnel that they didn't need their hospital underwear anymore? Why hospital underwear? There are just so many questions. I also find it interesting that they took the time to ball them up after taking them off. It's like they were making a point that they were done with them for good!

-Unmovable bike- left halfway through the bridge path. I guess someone was carrying it somewhere and then just gave up halfway through. Not sure how or why they would make it as far as they did. The wheels were wrecked and the brake was hanging into the spokes so it could not roll, that's for sure.

-Horrible weapon- Someone made a weapon out of some old door molding. Keep in mind that this is old stuff, so it was extremely brittle and thin. They put a grip on it and everything. Unfortunately, whoever used this weapon was likely very disappointed with the results.

-Spine - in all fairness, this was a little off the regular path, but still one of the best. Too big to be a dog's spine, and too small to be a cow (if there was a butcher nearby). I did actually call the police about this one, they looked into it, and said it was not human. Who knows what it was from...

-Used Tampon- I am not sure what is most disturbing about this, the fact that someone decided half-way through going under a bridge that they no longer needed this, or the fact that it got more and more dirty as the days went on - meaning that people were walking on it and not taking care to avoid walking on the used tampon.

What will I find next, I can't wait to find out!