amberwolf said:
After my housefire, I was sorting stuff in my backyard, when some dude walks into the yard and starts taking things, and when I told him to GTFO he actually tried to ask if I wanted help.... The police never did catch him, but they did know who he was by my description (I was too upset to deal with him; I would probably have done regrettable things if I hadn't just stood there and told him to get out of my yard).
(unfortunately others, probably including him, did end up stealing numerous things from my yard during the almost-year-long rebuild process, and even when the police caught them right there with the stuff, they let them go, usually with my stuff).
People are terrible. Credit to you for keeping your head. Not sure I would have had the sensibility to do the same, especially under those circumstances.
flippy said:
I got gps trackers on all my trailers, scooters and cars.
I let them steal it and then track them to their house and burn it down with them in it if they dont leave. (After getting my stuff back of course.)
I need to look into one of those myself. I like the idea of torching their house, as terrible as that may sound. If I thought for a second I could do it with 100% safety and reliability I'd setup my bike so I could remotely dead-short the pack on command. I might not get the bike back, but I could follow the smoke to their burning truck or house and put foot to ass.
markz said:
Was chatting to a local online seller, he said he bought a new $600 put it on lay-away and ended up paying it off. He was on a second story apartment building and locked his bike on his balcony. He stated the scumbag thieves were able to cut his 1" cable lock. I doubt it was that thick. The cable lock companies like to deceive their customers with really thick plastic over the cable. Either way, bolt cutters and its gone.
I'd heard of people getting stuff jacked from upper level balconies, but due to the logistics at our place I didn't ever expect it to happen here. Balconies are in the front of the building in full view of the street and neighbors, and you'd literally need to bring a ladder to even try, which I never really expected anyone to attempt... but damned if they didn't give it the old con-college try.
Cable locks are worthless though, that's a fact. My ebike is secured with a Krypto NY noose AND is locked indoors. The bikes and other stuff on the balcony, for the time being, I've tethered together and with other stuff so if someone attempts a climb and grab they're going to make a hell of a lot of noise. I really need to go lock shopping though.
Skorohod said:
Some disturbing situation with thieves you got there! Today on my way home i've stumbled upon this sight, remembered this topic and took some photos:
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I think these bikes belong to poor migrants from central asia, who works here as food delivery couriers. It's not a bad neighborhood, but not fancy neither (those dilivery guys obviosly can afford rent apartment here). Those bikes just stays here all day long (i am not so sure about overnight).
Maybe our Moscow thieves just don't want to mess with food delivery
I suspect the impact from the "People's Law" sees to it that the types of folks who tend to do this sort of thing are kept safely away from that neighborhood, in the gulag. Here instead we give them cash, food, free housing they refuse to take, free needles and crackpipes, bus fare, we pay their phone and utility bills, plus they take pretty much anything that isn't nailed down, and some things that are. (I'd still rather people not be jailed for pot though, so if you could convince your leaders to ease up on the green a bit that would be nice to see.
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Punx0r said:
Now this is brazen thievery:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-oxfordshire-49700620
It's a bit of a shitter, really...
That is shitty. Then again, naming a golden toilet "America" and sticking it in a palace overseas for people to defecate in was a pretty shit thing to do as well. I kinda hope their flood insurance lapsed.
