Slap dash?

Item: No entry sign.
Description: Metal.
Location: Sackville Street.

This is either a case of butter fingers or a lazy workmanship. With the reputation of our builders, I’m pretty sure which.

Hit or miss?

Item: CD.
Description: Heavily scratched.
Location: Oldham Street.

Unless this is the latest Soulja Boy album, I am guessing it was lost and not just thrown away.

17 pence closer

Item: Charity box.
Description: Plastic, purple (unsure of charity).
Location: Charlotte Street.

The million pound target has no chance of being raised with charity boxes like this being lost. Then I wondered if there was more trust in strangers these days, so it was left here on purpose. So just in case, I put some loose change in.

Heal the world

Item: Battery.
Description: AA, blue, grey.
Location: Princess Street.

Because of the damage they cause to the environment, we all know that batteries should be disposed of in the correct way. That’s why I’m convinced that this one must’ve fell out of a walkman or something, and not just thrown to the floor. If it looks familiar, come pick it up and save the planet.

Losing more than you think

Item: Key.
Description: Metal.
Location: High Street.

The effects of losing a key can be more devastating than you think.

Here’s the proof.



So please, let’s all make an effort to find the owner.

Man on the run

Item: Boxers.
Description: Light blue, cotton, medium.
Location: Watson Street.

After finding these boxers, I wondered how acceptable it is to for men to throw their underwear at people. When women do it, it’s seen a compliment. But when men do it, it’s probably classed as rape.

Pocket dictionary

Item: Collins German Dictionary.
Description: Red.
Location: Oxford Road.

I‘m guessing this dictionary got lost because its weight caused the person’s pocket to tear. In that case they should’ve checked the tension of their pocket before setting out this morning. A lesson to us all.

A scorching -5

Item: Fleece.
Description: Plain black.
Location: Whitworth Street.

Maybe it’s not as cold as I think, because there’s me walking round in hundreds of layers, when others are happy to shed their clothes without even noticing. I was so cold when taking this picture, I nearly claimed it for myself.

Ahead of its time

Item: Argos pen.
Description: Blue, plastic.
Location: Shudehill.

Argos and their unique concept of shopping. It’s completely random. Groups of families huddled around a screwed down laminated book, the scribbling down of numbers on a bit of paper, the anxious wait for your number to appear on a screen and then the joy of seeing your item being placed on a shelf behind the counter. I wonder when everyone else will cotton on? Personally I think it’s great, so I’m going to take this pen back myself.

Shelves and statistics

Item: Shelf
Description: Black, chipboard.
Location: Harter Street.

Flat pack furniture has always had a pretty bad reputation. Hard to put together, time consuming to do, and most importantly bits are always missing – like this one. So instead of becoming another statistic, I hope this shelf gets picked up.

Rumble in the tummy

Item: Sandwich.
Description: Tuna mayonnaise and sweetcorn.
Location: Brown Street.

If you work around Brown Street and keep hearing the sound of a rumbling belly nearby, give that person a nudge and then tell them to claim this sandwich.