Was she hot?

I sometimes run along the Portland waterfront at lunchtime. This is Portland, Oregon mind you, so a pretty good size city, and the path is right downtown - very park-like, but paved. Almost every time I run, I see a guy walking along the same riverfront path carrying a very heavy-looking bright yellow bag. He is always wearing olive green jeans, a yellow slicker, and a yellow fisherman's hat (whether it's 30 degrees out or 90, always the same outfit). He's fairly short, quite skinny, has a bushy mustache, and always looks like it's been a couple days since he shaved the rest of his face. His forearm muscles strain from the weight of the bag and he has to lean a bit with his other arm thrown out to the side. He walks for miles. He never smiles at anyone, never says hello, or anything. He has at least two different bags, same style, same color, just different material. I've been seeing him for years now and still don't know what's in the bag, where he's going, or where he's coming from. I've never asked, mainly because I'd like to figure it out on my own. But it's been six years now, and I'm no closer to solving the mystery than I was the first time I saw him.


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Three craziest things I've seen:

1: Guy riding bike with a parrot on his shoulder.

2. Guy riding his bike with a jack russel terrier in a baby carrier strapped to the his chest (with paws on the handlebars).

3. Guy running carrying a big bottle of laundry detergent in each hand.

There is a woman I see on my route who does inline skating... nothing odd about that except that she is always wearing a skirt and stockings and a dressy blouse, and a helmet, and a grouchy expression. I see her every time I go to that park, just gliding along... scowling. Obviously the activity doesn't give her joy; maybe she has route fatigue, or skater's letdown?

Also, no matter what time I go I see the same dog walkers. Either they are on the trail for an entire day or we are all in the same rut.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by bostontodd:
Three craziest things I've seen:

1: Guy riding bike with a parrot on his shoulder.

2. Guy riding his bike with a jack russel terrier in a baby carrier strapped to the his chest (with paws on the handlebars).

3. Guy running carrying a big bottle of laundry detergent in each hand.<HR>

Laundry detergent??? must of had the runs!

There's a guy I see almost every time I do a morning run. He's riding a mountain bike, and always wears black shorts and a Columbus Crew t-shirt. What makes this guy 'odd' is that he rides the same 1 mile loop. Multiple times. For up to and hour. Am I the only one who finds this slightly odd???