Ok, let’s take note shall we. It’s February. Meaning snow, rain, freezing rain, wet snow, streets and sidewalks icy as hell. And of course, very little to almost no work at all for the majority of folks here. And a transit strike. Sweet. And what do you go out and do? Steal a bike that is coated in rust, has a missing brake cable, a chain so coated in rust it barely goes, and wherever hasn’t been painted, it’s rusted over too. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!! Obviously, if I had a car or could afford a taxi, I wouldn’t be riding a death trap on wheels around this city, you abomination of the the human race!! But I’m guessing that the guaranteed $27 you’ll get for it was far too enticing to think for a minute what you were about to do. Good luck with your life, dick. —If I See You On My Bike, Watch Out For a February Iceball Coming at Your Negatively Charged Karmatic Cranium
This article appears in Feb 9-15, 2012.
Wow, that IS pretty low, OB. Sorry to hear about your loss. With any luck, those responsible will get what they have coming to them. In the meantime, you may want to check out a previous bitch from yesterday from some douchebag who felt he was in the right to be walking in the bike lane of the MacDonald bridge. Maybe HE took your bike so he wouldn’t have to cross the busy street to use the pedestrian side. Just a thought.
Best of luck.
OB, I’ve got a bike that a friend gave me when they moved out of town, only I’m too chicken to ride it in town. It’s a girl bike, and it’s been outside all winter so would likely need a bit of TLC. All yours if you’re in great need, just figure out some way to let me get in touch without me having to put my email down.
all the while leaving out the details that would condemn you…
I’m guessing you thought it was so shitty that you didn’t need to lock it up, thinking no-one in their right mind would bother take something of such little value.
sadly, there are plenty of people out of their right mind in these parts.
kinda like the maintenance of zilla’s dildo…
a little lube and some duct tape and it’s good as new.
crackheads will steal anything not nailed down. or maybe it was an occupier, trying to get some real cheap transportation?
That sucks OP but i’m not surprised. We’re in the middle of a mini-Armageddon.. This is what happens in the eye of the tornado, unfortunately.
My old bike matches that description exactly. It’s still chained to the front of my building if you want it. You’ll need bold cutters though… I may have forgotten the lock combo, which is the reason it’s looking so lonely out there right now.
Isn’t that the new slogan of Occupy 2.0. “First We Take Your Fixie; Then We Take Berlin”
I love it when the Bitchers leave out the details that would condemn them, gives the Coasties less to work with. Oh wait, they can rag on the Bitcher about leaving out the details that would condemn them. D’Oh!
yup.
I seriously doubt someone would go to all the trouble of breaking a bike lock for a rusted out piece of shit bike…
If you’re going to do that, why wouldn’t you pick the best bike on the block???
Hope that Everything works out OP!! They’ll get theirs!!
I have to ask, was it Garbage Day?
so are you saying that leaving your bike unlocked should mean up for grabs? no need to leave any faith in your community at all in hopes that people would have it in their hearts to not steal from they neighbour. for the record, yes, she was locked up.
is there a way you can describe your bike? /colour of the paint/shape of the handle bars? Neighbours of mine have just acquired a rusty looking bike out back which i’ve never seen before… saw it for the first time yesterday
cannatell,and o.p., you can use me as an intermediary of sorts if you wish. i have given my mail addy here many times and will do so once again.
gary_more@hotmail.com , if you wish to make arrangements to pick up bike. have no fear, the suckster will keep all info strictly private between you 2.
red road bike. red handle bars. the gears are friction and located down and behind the handle bars closer to the seat. mmm, silver/rust covered forks. old school canadian tire style…
“so are you saying that leaving your bike unlocked should mean up for grabs? “
actually no… just much easier to snag and wouldn’t look suspicious to anyone except the actual owner. Police actually leave bikes unlocked on corners to sting known thieves for more petty shit to add to their record and fine the hell outta the little shits.
Still, if it’s locked up, there’s not much more you could do.
greasy bastards.
you steal an apple, they chop off your hand…
so if you steal a bike, should they lop off a foot?
or maybe just a toe or two…