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With 230 buses carrying 47,000 riders daily, it's not surprising
that TARC has a lost and found that a walk-in closet can barely
contain. A cubby is assigned a day of the month. When buses
retire for the day, orphaned items are plucked and packed into
that day's cubby. Large fnds pile into the closet's empty corners.
After one month of going unclaimed, TARC clears stuff out to make
room for more. On our visit in early November, we cataloged the
ordinary-turned-curious, only because such personal details got
ditched: Spider-Man pajamas, a bag of laundry with detergent,
a diary, a bible, baby strollers, baby socks, a small frying pan. A
petite, helpful TARC employee who lugged items into the hallway
for a photo op told us most folks come back for medication.
But dentures, a breathing machine and a prosthetic leg have all
entered TARC's closet never to go home again.
Take it: John
Cafferty and the
Beaver Brown
Band's Tough All
Over album. What a
bunch of hunks!
Leave it: The KISS
Kissology DVD. To
the landfll, please.
TARC