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Safest bike parking (outdoor) in the world
My job is currently located down the block from the NY Stock Exchange.
So, we have people with machine guns at the corner. Cops roam up and down the streets, which have most vehicular traffic banned and are effectively pedestrian (and bike) malls. Many of the streets have a sort of airlock design, where two sets of big hydraulic plates keep vehicles from passing until dogs can sniff at them. My block doesn't have those however; instead two guys in big SUVs block the road and pull back as ordered by the cops. So, my bike spends the day locked to scaffolding right in front of one of those SUVs. Some guy sits in there all day long just watching my bike! Anyone taking a bolt cutter to my chain best be prepared to get machine gun slugs up the wazoo. Those guys look bored and would appreciate any chance to spring into action. Your tax dollars at work guarding my bike. I'd take a picture for you folks but I'd probably get shot. |
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dgk wrote:
Anyone taking a bolt cutter to my chain best be prepared to get machine gun slugs up the wazoo. Do you really think so? Cop: "Hey, what are you doing with that bolt cutter." Thief: "Uh? Oh, I lost my key yesterday so I'm having to do this to get my bike. Do you know how to work these things? I've never used one before." RFM |
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On 1 Nov 2005 12:38:28 -0800, "Fritz M" wrote:
dgk wrote: Anyone taking a bolt cutter to my chain best be prepared to get machine gun slugs up the wazoo. Do you really think so? Cop: "Hey, what are you doing with that bolt cutter." Thief: "Uh? Oh, I lost my key yesterday so I'm having to do this to get my bike. Do you know how to work these things? I've never used one before." RFM You're right, of course. Arresting someone means having to go to court and deal with the booking and everything. |
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"dgk" wrote in message ... My job is currently located down the block from the NY Stock Exchange. So, we have people with machine guns at the corner. Cops roam up and down the streets, which have most vehicular traffic banned and are effectively pedestrian (and bike) malls. I thank God I don't live or work in a situation even remotely close to yours. Cheto |
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I locked my motorcycle to a parking meter, and when I got back, I had lost
my keys. I went to a hardware store, bought a pair of Vise-grips and a hacksaw blade, and sawed through the cable. People walked by and paid no attention whatever. |
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Leo Lichtman wrote: I locked my motorcycle to a parking meter, and when I got back, I had lost my keys. I went to a hardware store, bought a pair of Vise-grips and a hacksaw blade, and sawed through the cable. People walked by and paid no attention whatever. I have heard the story of the man who borrowed a wrench from the fire dept accross the street so that he could remove the top of the sign where "his" bike was locked. Look honest and you can often get away with it John Kane, Kingston ON Canada |
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dgk wrote:
On 1 Nov 2005 12:38:28 -0800, "Fritz M" wrote: dgk wrote: Anyone taking a bolt cutter to my chain best be prepared to get machine gun slugs up the wazoo. Do you really think so? Cop: "Hey, what are you doing with that bolt cutter." Thief: "Uh? Oh, I lost my key yesterday so I'm having to do this to get my bike. Do you know how to work these things? I've never used one before." RFM You're right, of course. Arresting someone means having to go to court and deal with the booking and everything. Yes, all cops are too dumb and/or lazy to do their job. All those people in prison are just there trying to escape their nagging spouses, aggravating bosses, irritating neighbors, or meddling in-laws. Regards, Bob Hunt |
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my car got broken into a few yrs ago (in NYC), so the next day I
was installing lock-guards with a drill, and a cop pulled up to me and asked me "what the hell was going on. was I breaking into the car?" My reply was a furious,"Where were you when my car was really getting broken into yesterday?!" Dang! Glad I leave my car at home now and bike everywhere possible. (and take my bike up with me when I go to work, lock it up indoors!) ~R "Leo Lichtman" wrote in message ... : I locked my motorcycle to a parking meter, and when I got back, I had lost : my keys. I went to a hardware store, bought a pair of Vise-grips and a : hacksaw blade, and sawed through the cable. People walked by and paid no : attention whatever. : : |
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"Fritz M" wrote in message oups.com... dgk wrote: Anyone taking a bolt cutter to my chain best be prepared to get machine gun slugs up the wazoo. Do you really think so? Cop: "Hey, what are you doing with that bolt cutter." Thief: "Uh? Oh, I lost my key yesterday so I'm having to do this to get my bike. Do you know how to work these things? I've never used one before." Cop: "Well, I might have been born yesterday, pal, but I stayed up all night. Step around to the front of my car and put your hands on the hood. |
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Roger Houston wrote: Cop: "Well, I might have been born yesterday, pal, but I stayed up all night. Step around to the front of my car and put your hands on the hood. This is a 5 minute Quicktime video. http://neistat.com/pages/video_holdi...ef_holding.htm The Neistat brothers locked up their bikes and filmed themselves stealing them using various tools. 1. He walks up to the chained bike while holding big bolt cutters, snaps the chain off, then rides off. 2. He takes six minutes cutting through the chain with a hacksaw. Several groups of people walked by. Nobody said a thing. 3. He puts on safety goggles, ear protection, leather gloves and plugs an angle grinder into a lightpost. *ZIP* the chain falls off, he puts everything into his bag and rides off. 4. He's pounding away on the lock with a hammer and spike. A cop rolls right by the "thief," pulls through the intersection and tells the cameraman at the opposite corner that he can't be there standing in the lane. |
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