Sort of a random question but I was going for a walk in Scott’s Addition when I smelled something awful. This was on Mctavish between W Marshall and W clay. Look over and there’s a ditch in the ground full of crab shells. Anyone else notice this? What’s up with it? My initial guess is composting.

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gordonglover t1_itwfnqy wrote on October 26, 2022 at 8:16 PM

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I'm guessing someone moved here from Baltimore.

Visual-Sheepherder36 t1_itwgt7f wrote on October 26, 2022 at 8:23 PM

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No idea why it's there, but it's at least three months old.

LouieKablooie t1_itwkj5u wrote on October 26, 2022 at 8:47 PM

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You know what. I can actually solve this mystery for you. There is a dude nearby that address that I buy crabs from in the Summertime. I'm guessing he washes out bushel baskets and drainage from rain or whatever ends up in that hole. If you look nearby you'll probably see some Oyster shells. Great crab mystery solved in 31 minutes on /rva.

theoriginaldr OP t1_itwoghi wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:12 PM

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Replying to LouieKablooie (#245,375)

Well that frees up the rest of my day. Just gonna put my magnifying glass away

Hedgecore138 t1_itwq1va wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:23 PM

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Replying to LouieKablooie (#245,375)

Tell me more about this shellfish purveyor...

J_Beyonder t1_itwtx4d wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:49 PM

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Better than 4 thousand holes in Blackburn,Lancashire.

fluufhead t1_itwu55u wrote on October 26, 2022 at 9:50 PM

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Man, I ride my bike up that block most days. On really hot mornings this summer it'd smell like fish on that block and I have wondered why. Sometimes I will still notice it but to me it was most noticeable in July/August.