Hole in the ground on Mctavish and full of crab shells

Submitted by theoriginaldr t3_ye7p9v in rva

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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LouieKablooie t1_itwkj5u wrote

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.

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theoriginaldr OP t1_itwoghi wrote

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

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againer t1_itxdpq1 wrote

Here's your badge and gun, now get out there and clean up these streets, start with the crab hole.

Keep up this work and you just might make sergeant.

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gordonglover t1_itwfnqy wrote

I'm guessing someone moved here from Baltimore.

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fluufhead t1_itwu55u wrote

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.

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burdell69 t1_itwx4eu wrote

Related question...Is it just me or does it always smell like crabs at the corner of Broad and 11th by VCU hospital?

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dreww4546 t1_itxba8p wrote

Always smelling crabs is a warning sign of a stroke...or is it time travel?

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J_Beyonder t1_itwtx4d wrote

Better than 4 thousand holes in Blackburn,Lancashire.

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