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Journeyman

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#284447 22-Apr-2021 13:30
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My small back yard was absolutely weed ridden so I've nuked it and I'm in the process of raking out all the dead, deeply rooted weeds and discovering all kinds of detritus in the dirt. Lots of stones, lumps of concrete, bits of metal, plastic, glass, more stones, large root systems, stones etc.

 

 

 

Anyway, this is one of the things I uncovered and I'm just curious as to what it is. Some kind of gardening or building aid I guess?

 

 

 

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  #2696669 22-Apr-2021 13:32
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Bottom of some sort of stake that you push into the ground? Maybe an umbrella or irrigation system or something like that?





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  #2696671 22-Apr-2021 13:34
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The underground part of a solar garden light.

 

 


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  #2696672 22-Apr-2021 13:34
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I'm guessing a spike that has broken of the bottom of a sprinkler at some point.




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  #2696673 22-Apr-2021 13:35
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Looks like the bottom of a plastic solar powered garden light, although its hard to see exactly if the top of it is designed to socket into a piece of pipe.

 

 





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  #2696674 22-Apr-2021 13:37
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Any of the above :)

 

 





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  #2696676 22-Apr-2021 13:39
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Ancient plastic arrow head. Call a museum!


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  #2696678 22-Apr-2021 13:40
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Bottom stake to a movable pole sprinkler I suspect.

 

 

 

/edit. Gotta be quick around here it seems. 4 beat me during sidetrack


 
 
 

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  #2696682 22-Apr-2021 13:46
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You're all wrong, a WMD for sure!





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  #2696686 22-Apr-2021 14:00
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Extinct alien artefact

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  #2696689 22-Apr-2021 14:07
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Its the tip of one of these..... or maybe not

 

 

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as others have said its the end of a plastic spike (sprinkler/solar light/etc)


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  #2696692 22-Apr-2021 14:16
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Ooh, a solar light! Yes, I hadn't thought of that but I think I have seen some pictures of the back yard when it had a row of solar lights there. Nice to know that some dickhead just yanked the light out (or snapped it out) and left the plastic stake behind in the ground 😡


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  #2696717 22-Apr-2021 14:57
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coffeebaron:

 

You're all wrong, a WMD for sure!

 

 

Wouldn't be the first time... https://sunlive.co.nz/news/144130-mortar-round-detonated-welcome-bay.html


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If I were you I’d contact WETA and find out if they’ve had anything go missing lately.

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  #2696958 23-Apr-2021 09:38
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Best take it to your local police station, just to be safe.


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  #2696973 23-Apr-2021 10:23
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Was it near a boundry?


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