What have you left on top of your car?

[jdmidwest]

Key ring with keys to various padlocks from many locations.  But, that trip, it required borrowing a pair of bolt cutters at Wally World for a few minutes to cut the chain that kept people from stealing my canoe off the trailer so we could float.  I love Walmart's easy return policy....

Had spares at home for almost all of the locks that I lost the keys for.

[MrGiggles]

A socket/ratchet set on the trunk of the car I was driving at the time. Made it 5 miles on a very twisty road, I saw the glitter of chrome in the rear view as I went under an overpass.

I dodged traffic for a few minutes and picked up all I could, found all but one or two sockets.

[ness]

Car seat anyone?

 

[Coastie6]

About 18-years ago returning from a hunt; a new handheld Garmin eTrex GPS. Backtracked, but never found it.

About 30-years ago, my wallet. That one had a happy ending. Lady saw me drive off from the gas station picked it up. Looked me up in the phonebook and called to say she had it. Not sure that would happen today. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

I left a ratchet on my bumper and drove off.  When I back tracked I found a different one, a razor knife filled with new blades and a box wrench.  Never did find the ratchet😁

[Terrierman]

2 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I left a ratchet on my bumper and drove off.  When I back tracked I found a different one, a razor knife filled with new blades and a box wrench.  Never did find the ratchet😁

I wish I had your luck.

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 minute ago, Terrierman said:

I wish I had your luck.

It was crazy.   I found all of it on the entrance ramp to the interstate.  

[Terrierman]

6 hours ago, Coastie6 said:

About 18-years ago returning from a hunt; a new handheld Garmin eTrex GPS. Backtracked, but never found it.

About 30-years ago, my wallet. That one had a happy ending. Lady saw me drive off from the gas station picked it up. Looked me up in the phonebook and called to say she had it. Not sure that would happen today. 

I dropped mine one time getting back in the truck after getting fuel.  Same story, that was about the same time when it happened to me.  It was a gas station in St. Peters.  Left it in a bar in Dogtown  one time too and got a call the next day.  So I guess I've had my share of good luck too.

[oneshot 1]

I get a lot of stuff out of the river that people lose out of canoes.

oneshot

[snagged in outlet 3]

44 minutes ago, oneshot 1 said:

I get a lot of stuff out of the river that people lose out of canoes.

oneshot

I’ve been thinking about getting a fishing magnet.  On days when the fishing is slow I cold drop it in around the ramps and see what I find.