<div>cable lock? ya kiddin' me? you were askin' for it. don't mean to be harsh, but dude! get a kryptonite NOW.</div> <div> </div> <div>glad you got your whip back though.</div> <div> </div> <div>but a cable lock? c'mon!!!!!!<BR><BR><B><I>Lee Peters <leepeters@gis.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Y'all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Approx. 38 year old man 5'10. sunglasses, blue jacket (same color as the cop's w/ a patch on the arm) Short woman - under 5 feet. They both wore helmets ! The jacket made me think for a moment that cops were taking my bike. As I looked for them after, I realized how difficult it is to get the right person.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There was a carload of people next to my bike watching the whole thing. They were astonished that it was my bike and not the thieves'. Whatever....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use a cable lock. I like it because I can lock anywhere and stretch it to get the wheels secure in one shot. Perhaps more bike racks would make it so we can use u-locks. whatever. Based on the past thefts, it doesn't seem to matter. Weren't the others Kryptos?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was in the store for about 15 minutes. The bike was in a VERY visible place. There are racks along Mass Ave. I locked to a street light.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=estratton.apple@gmail.com href="mailto:estratton.apple@gmail.com">Eric A. Stratton</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=list@bostoncriticalmass.org href="mailto:list@bostoncriticalmass.org">Boston Critical Mass</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7:19 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [*BCM*] back bay
thefts</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Also, can you describe the perps, as we can be on the lookout for these creeps. <DIV><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>If only the defense "they shot horse thieves, right?" worked in the case of bicycles.</DIV> <DIV><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>Glad to here your ride is safe. How long were you inside? Was the bike in a highly visible area? Did anyone else witness this?</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>-E</DIV> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Sep 19, 2007, at 7:04 PM, Lee Peters wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I walked out of the Economy Hardware on Mass Ave at 6 ish today to see two people standing around my bike in the middle of stealing it. I ran forward, the guy saw me laughed
as if we were friends. Then he took a swing at me with the bolt cutters. I ducked. He ran. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>I got on my bike to follow. I couldn't find him.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My bike is sacred and I am glad to still have it. I will make a police report tomorrow.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>They were wearing helmets ! I imagine to look more legitimate.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">_______________________________________________</DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Boston Critical Mass mailing list</DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A href="mailto:list@bostoncriticalmass.org">list@bostoncriticalmass.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A href="http://bostoncriticalmass.org/list">http://bostoncriticalmass.org/list</A></DIV> <DIV
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