Cheeky Thursday morning poll: Post here if you've ever passed a glove on the Lakefront Path and not stopped to pick it up and try to find its owner

You know the drill-- post only if you have ever passed a glove on the Lakefront Path and not stopped to pick it up and try to find its owner in your adult/bike commuting life. No discussion, no judging others for their callousness and lack of concern for their fellow glove-users, no qualifiers, just a "Yes I have."

EDIT-- thanks for responses-- closing this one so only one pointless poll is running at one time.

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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on November 7, 2012 at 4:23pm

Permalink Reply by h' 1.0 on November 8, 2012 at 10:38am

OK, new opportunityto cleanse yourself of your sins via the art of public confession.

Permalink Reply by Jaik - 4.3mi on November 8, 2012 at 10:57am

....Yes. I have passed many-a-gloves. But I'm rarely on the Lakefront. I see gloves, scarves & hats all over the streets in the cooler seasons. I may look into a small crate or basket for the rear of my bicycle...and picking them up to donate after a toss in the wash.

I remember a few years ago, I had heard about someone starting a site solely dedicated to picking up that glove you find on the street, posting a photo, and trying to find a match. No clue who told me about it, or what it was called.

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams 6.6 mi on November 8, 2012 at 11:13am

ha!

If the lakefront was only used by cyclists and every cyclist used the Chainlink or used the missing glove tumblr thingy, then I would pick up the gloves. But on many occasions I've noticed that I've lost a glove or hat or something, retraced my route and found the missing item. So to pick it up or not pick it up is an ethical/practical dilemma. It is not a clear cut case of laziness vs doing the right thing.

Permalink Reply by Holly on November 8, 2012 at 11:50am

I keep refreshing here to no avail.

Current count - 3 gloves missing + 1 pair. It wasn't even cold last year! WTF? : )

Permalink Reply by J.A.W. 15.08 km on November 8, 2012 at 3:00pm

Yes I have

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on November 8, 2012 at 3:37pm

I think the glove (any other article with low cash value) will have a better chance of reconnecting with it's owner being left where it is. If I notice I've lost something, I backtrack to see if it's still there.

Permalink Reply by Noah Weiss 1.2 km on November 13, 2012 at 8:28am