Filthy Thieving Scum
Discussion
Can someone explain to me, the logic of the following situation.
I leave my bike locked to a bike rack outside a restaurant on a fairly busy throughfair in central london. I've got a £50 "high security" lock, my bike isn't particularly expensive costing £400 2 years ago and has now done many thousands of miles, is rusty and dirty.
I come out after dinner.
No bike, part of lock on floor next to carefully placed helmet.
Well, that's not quite true. There WAS another bike left in its place. Unlocked, clearly been dumped by the theiving scrote.
So what do you do??
I decided to take it home, given that he was either going to come back for it later or someone else would walk off with it, so it's now in my garden.
But I'm not sure what to do with it...
And I don't understand why someone f
king stole my bike in the first place. It's not remotely saleable!
And now how the fk am I going to get to work this morning?
ARGH!
I leave my bike locked to a bike rack outside a restaurant on a fairly busy throughfair in central london. I've got a £50 "high security" lock, my bike isn't particularly expensive costing £400 2 years ago and has now done many thousands of miles, is rusty and dirty.
I come out after dinner.
No bike, part of lock on floor next to carefully placed helmet.
Well, that's not quite true. There WAS another bike left in its place. Unlocked, clearly been dumped by the theiving scrote.
So what do you do??
I decided to take it home, given that he was either going to come back for it later or someone else would walk off with it, so it's now in my garden.
But I'm not sure what to do with it...
And I don't understand why someone f
king stole my bike in the first place. It's not remotely saleable!And now how the f
k am I going to get to work this morning?ARGH!
phumy said:
But how do you know the bike left there was stolen by the person who stole yours?
You are assuming
I don't, but it was leaning against something next to the rack where my bike was (which was a very odd place).You are assuming
You don't leave your bike randomly unlocked in central london.
So it was a fairly decent assumption.
And the bike that was left in its place is not a suitable one for my hour in each direction ride from surrey to london (fat tyres, too big for me, heavy, etc..)
cardigankid said:
He probably thought some bd merchant banker is in there having a slap up meal and he thinks he is going to cycle home to his nice house in Highgate in his lycra shorts and poncey helmet, and thought, he's my man.
I'm sure your bike is saleable these days. Think of it as recycling.
I bet he is taking very good care of it tood merchant banker is in there having a slap up meal and he thinks he is going to cycle home to his nice house in Highgate in his lycra shorts and poncey helmet, and thought, he's my man.I'm sure your bike is saleable these days. Think of it as recycling.
so there I was, sat having a quiet meal with my wife in this little restauraunt we know in London, when in comes some guy in lycra cycling kit, dripping sweat and plonks himself at table next to us, playing loud music through his ipod, getting up, oblivious to other diners and just going striaght past the queue for the toilet and cutting in at the front, generally making our meal a less than enjoyable experience
so we couldnt bear the interruptoions, noise and smell so we left early, outside was this dirty bike, chained up and left blocking our way, I couldnt help myself..in a fit of unjustifiable anger I know, I cut the lock and threw the bike into the alley next to the restaurant entrance.
my wife thinks I went too far what do other Phers think?
so we couldnt bear the interruptoions, noise and smell so we left early, outside was this dirty bike, chained up and left blocking our way, I couldnt help myself..in a fit of unjustifiable anger I know, I cut the lock and threw the bike into the alley next to the restaurant entrance.
my wife thinks I went too far what do other Phers think?
Tom55 said:
so there I was, sat having a quiet meal with my wife in this little restauraunt we know in London, when in comes some guy in lycra cycling kit, dripping sweat and plonks himself at table next to us, playing loud music through his ipod, getting up, oblivious to other diners and just going striaght past the queue for the toilet and cutting in at the front, generally making our meal a less than enjoyable experience
so we couldnt bear the interruptoions, noise and smell so we left early, outside was this dirty bike, chained up and left blocking our way, I couldnt help myself..in a fit of unjustifiable anger I know, I cut the lock and threw the bike into the alley next to the restaurant entrance.
my wife thinks I went too far what do other Phers think?
so we couldnt bear the interruptoions, noise and smell so we left early, outside was this dirty bike, chained up and left blocking our way, I couldnt help myself..in a fit of unjustifiable anger I know, I cut the lock and threw the bike into the alley next to the restaurant entrance.
my wife thinks I went too far what do other Phers think?
Landlord said:
blindswelledrat said:
Just to get this clear: Someone stole your bike so you stole another one?
Bizarre behaviour.
I does beg the question of what would happen if someone stole his underpants from his washing line. Would he go to a neighbours line and help himself?Bizarre behaviour.
blindswelledrat said:
Just to get this clear: Someone stole your bike so you stole another one?
Bizarre behaviour.
Not quite - my bike was stolen and another was dumped. So I took it home to prevent a) the thief coming back to collect it later and b) some other chancer who happened upon it from taking it.Bizarre behaviour.
I'm going to report the whole thing to the police, and perhaps the random bike will end up back with its rightful owner.
More likely is that the police won't give a flying f
k and I'll end up throwing it in the nearest skip.BMWBen said:
To be fair I wasn't expecting sympathy from you lot!
SYmpathise massively-just pulling your leg.I have experienced that walk back to an empty space where your bike was, and the momentary hope that you didnt leave it were you thought you did, and then reality kicking in.THen the anger and hoplessness.
Grrrrrrr the
s.BMWBen said:
I'm going to report the whole thing to the police, and perhaps the random bike will end up back with its rightful owner.
More likely is that the police won't give a flying fk and I'll end up throwing it in the nearest skip.
More likely they'll do you for theft while you're there more like.... or is there an equivilent of 'taking without owners consent' for a bike?More likely is that the police won't give a flying f
k and I'll end up throwing it in the nearest skip.Gassing Station | The Pie & Piston Archive | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff