I think I might run a "guess the number of NOS cartridges in the Avon" competition after magnet fishing in Bristol yesterday

I pulled out 107 in about 3.5 hours as well as one big bonus canister. Nearly every single cast I pulled more up. Nothing particularly interesting this time unfortunately but I did get 2 bikes from the old YoBike scheme and a Voi scooter with the battery removed (presumably stolen).

Near the end of the day a young woman asked to have a go and promptly got hooked after a few casts, so hopefully I've helped create another future magnet fisher!

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ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 3y

Bonus bicycles and scooter, reported for the council to collect. Everything else went in the car to eventually be weighed in for scrap.

Emperor@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

It looks like the quiet aftermath of a war movie. I know people are, rightly, concerned about disposable vapes but that's pretty serious.

ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 3y

I did find one disposable vape, and I do think they are an issue but NOS is definitely a way bigger issue for me.

I was walking in Wales last month and found a big canister left up by a trig point. They would have had to walk it up there full so I don't se why they couldn't just walk it back down empty. Instead I had to carry it back down the hill for 30 minutes until I found a bin.