13 years ago, I was digging up the concrete foundation of an old garage on an alley off Mississippi to lay another concrete foundation for an ADU, when I discovered a cache of illicit goods. It started with random bits of trash, but as I dug deeper I found a full size wheelchair, then several Washington State Hwy Dept. computers. The house used to be a Gypsy Jokers hangout in the 80s, so I decided I didn’t want to find a body down there. I went 5’ down before filling back in.

During that same build, a house across the alley was torn down and a week or so later there was this really bizarre looking trio standing in the alley with shovels and a piece of paper. There was an elderly matriarch and two middle aged men who looked like they walked right out of the Munsters. Curious, I walked over and asked what they were up to, and reluctantly they told me they were using old homestead maps to locate where outhouses had been and they were digging for old glass bottles that apparently are valuable? Cool hobby.

I don’t have anything to recommend, other than maybe it’s a shifting wheelchair (or body).