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Post by rockynv on Jul 18, 2016 0:28:50 GMT -5
That's why my bike at home is in a closed and locked garage when its not being ridden. At work its in a secure parking garage right in front of the main camera monitored live by 24 hour security and backed up on and off site.
Hate thieves myself especially after they invaded my Dad's home and tried to beat him up when he was in his mid eighties. Big body builder type tried to give him a martial arts beating and ended up finding out what a WWII Army Ranger was trained to do.
Postman related to me what he saw as the guy picked himself up from the face plant he received after he had a crippler torquing his short ribs and liver along with flattening his wind pipe put on him before getting pile driven head first into the lawn. He said my 5' 7" Dad at eighty five actually held the guy in a crippler and bounced out of the front door on his left leg, flipped him over his knee and drove him face first into the ground with the thieves right forearm held across his own throat and right leg bent up behind him. Thieve hobbled off in tears crying about the mean old man.
Dad said he was being kind making the extra effort to drive him into the lawn instead of on the concrete. Plus he did not want to have to clean up the mess afterwards and have to deal with the legal issues that could have brought if he accidentally killed the guy.
Yes its sometime hard to make oneself less of a target. Sometimes a really obvious super sized lock and chain can backfire on you and be perceived as a challenge that some thieves will go out of their way to accept.
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Post by SylvreKat on Jul 18, 2016 7:11:48 GMT -5
Yes its sometime hard to make oneself less of a target. Sometimes a really obvious super sized lock and chain can backfire on you and be perceived as a challenge that some thieves will go out of their way to accept. So it's good that I only use a bicycle cable on mine at work, huh? Here's another thought for you, gull. Get a plain cover for it. If a thief isn't sure what's under there, they might pass by. Plus it'll add a few seconds for them to mess with it. I think my plain cover is why the landlord has never commented about my parking on the sidewalk's edge. They don't know how big my scooter is under there.... Love the dad story, rocky! >'Kat |
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Post by JerryScript on Jul 18, 2016 11:31:57 GMT -5
FYI- Parking in plain view of a video camera doesn't help. At work we had perfect video on two cameras of a thief who stole one of my employee's scooters. My nephew had the scooter I handed down to him stolen at school while parked next to the principle's car under a camera, with police on campus full time. The police in most jurisdictions don't have the time to investigate a scooter theft anyway, no matter what assurances they may give you to shut you up.
Now if you have a tracking device, this means the police don't have to spend time/effort investigating, they can just catch the thief with the stolen scooter.
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Post by oldchopperguy on Jul 18, 2016 15:02:17 GMT -5
Actually, I know someone that sells electronics on eBay. He buys stuff wholesale (and also disco'd stuff, demos, open-box, etc) really cheap, tests it, and resells it. He will sometimes make 2-3 functioning items (especially computers) from 4-5 dead ones. My wife got her laptop from him...it was a warranty replacement from (of all places) Rent-A-Center with a bad screen. He replaced the screen, and it worked perfectly...for about a quarter what it cost new.
Yes, I also have bought computers and refurbed cameras, phones, etc. from legitimate eBay sellers. That is fine, and a bargain... I actually got a 14 MPX Nikon camera direct from the Nikon refurb center for an opening bid of $8... Sweet! However, I usually use my trusty old Olympus 12 MPX "beater" I also got off eBay for $2 plus $5 shipping... It's SO simple, and if I lose it, I'm not out much. All my posts are shot with that old plastic wonder... LOL!
The ones I'm irritated with are the individuals with no "store" who have a never-ending supply of NEW-IN-THE-BOX items from retail stores listed... I've watched the local Wal-Mart rear-delivery area when a truck shows up... The vultures hang around in the shadows and in the past, usually manage to grab several TV's, PC's and especially AMMUNITION between worker's trips from the truck to the store. That habit has been curtailed lately by an old geezer with an AR-15 watching the unloading process...
Then, inside, I've been behind some lowlife buying high-buck items with a credit card with the picture I.D. of the wrong sex, and wrong ethnic persuasion... A white guy using a black woman's card, or vice/versa. For what they're paid, I can't fault the checkout clerk for not making waves. Whatever the source, the stolen goods always end up on eBay... It's the new "American way"...  This once-great nation I love needs its leash jerked up SHORT and a boot in its butt. Hang in there, Leo in Texas PS: On a related thought... "If you don't like cops, next time you're in danger, call a protester..." My 2-cents worth.  |
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Post by Jarlaxle on Jul 18, 2016 19:42:17 GMT -5
The last time I called the cops due to being in danger, the two that showed engaged in a criminal conspiracy with my father, and told him "don't leave too many bruises." He beat me unconscious, broke several ribs, and probably fractured my skull when he threw me down a flight of stairs Sure, there are good cops...but the  % that are crooked and/or evil spoil it for the honest ones. Most are basically gangbangers, with badges standing in for facial tattoos. |
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Post by rockynv on Jul 18, 2016 23:01:46 GMT -5
FYI- Parking in plain view of a video camera doesn't help. At work we had perfect video on two cameras of a thief who stole one of my employee's scooters. My nephew had the scooter I handed down to him stolen at school while parked next to the principle's car under a camera, with police on campus full time. The police in most jurisdictions don't have the time to investigate a scooter theft anyway, no matter what assurances they may give you to shut you up. Now if you have a tracking device, this means the police don't have to spend time/effort investigating, they can just catch the thief with the stolen scooter. The key words were a secured parking garage. That means no public access, is regularly patrolled by guards who maintain a constant 24 hour a day visible presence and immediately note/respond to suspicious activity. They work hard to provide a secure environment for 3,000+ people and their personal property. An old cell phone on a annual low usage pay as you go plan can be hidden on the bike and can provide GPS recovery tracking for very cheap too. |
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Post by rockynv on Jul 18, 2016 23:19:59 GMT -5
The last time I called the cops due to being in danger, the two that showed engaged in a criminal conspiracy with my father, and told him "don't leave too many bruises." He beat me unconscious, broke several ribs, and probably fractured my skull when he threw me down a flight of stairs Sure, there are good cops...but the % that are crooked and/or evil spoil it for the honest ones. Most are basically gangbangers, with badges standing in for facial tattoos. You have a very off kilter warped perspective of things Jar. I worked for years as a Police and Prison Consultant with agencies in various parts of the country and the real number are over 99.99% of the officers are good decent folks that want to make a difference however its the less than one hundredth of one percent of bad officers that people take notice of. I know this as an absolute and feel sorry that your father was a corrupt abuser and he knew a few crooked cops that aided in the abuse. We were just going over the numbers locally and of the thousands of confrontations with armed suspects around here yet there were relatively few confrontations every year where police have had to use force or return fire. The reality its not the falsely perceived wild uncontrolled mayhem that makes for bleeding news and sensational cinema that so many appear to cling too. Police are by and large inherently good people who's love for neighbor prompts them to go out and safeguard our communities. I have met, come to know and worked with too many officers to agree with any other view on the matter. Even the inmates that I have worked with in the prison system agree with this even though they don't like having been caught. |
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Post by SylvreKat on Jul 19, 2016 7:16:21 GMT -5
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The ones I'm irritated with are the individuals with no "store" who have a never-ending supply of NEW-IN-THE-BOX items from retail stores listed... I've watched the local Wal-Mart rear-delivery area when a truck shows up... The vultures hang around in the shadows and in the past, usually manage to grab several TV's, PC's and especially AMMUNITION between worker's trips from the truck to the store. That habit has been curtailed lately by an old geezer with an AR-15 watching the unloading process...
That's why FedEx drivers are supposed to close and lock their back doors if they're not actually there loading/unloading. Even if they're bopping in and out of the store with packages, it's supposed to be closed and locked. ... PS: On a related thought... "If you don't like cops, next time you're in danger, call a protester..." My 2-cents worth. Oo, I like this one. I second it. >'Kat |
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Post by floridagull on Jul 20, 2016 18:37:15 GMT -5
That's why my bike at home is in a closed and locked garage when its not being ridden... Alas, the house we bought last year once had a garage - but it was converted into the 4th bedroom in 1987 or so...  |
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Post by rockynv on Jul 20, 2016 23:17:40 GMT -5
That's why my bike at home is in a closed and locked garage when its not being ridden... Alas, the house we bought last year once had a garage - but it was converted into the 4th bedroom in 1987 or so... I really hate when that happens. I feel your pain. |
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Post by floridagull on Jul 21, 2016 6:02:04 GMT -5
I guess I could always give the scooters their own bedroom...   |
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Post by rockynv on Jul 21, 2016 11:56:58 GMT -5
Scooters are family so.....
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Post by ricardoguitars on Jul 21, 2016 20:18:59 GMT -5
I will be moving to a new house next month, I'll have to have a garage build to park my old Land Rover, the motorcycle and the scooter; the motorcycle and scooter will stay in the living room during the night and if I'm not home, I'd rather have a dirty living room floor for a few weeks until the garage is finished, than having to mourn a stolen vehicle. The Land Rover is not an issue, I'm doing a brake system overhaul at the moment, no brakes yet!, whoever dares to steal it will have a messed up day, lol.
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Post by mrsunsett on Jul 22, 2016 13:08:51 GMT -5
Well, we woke up this morning to find that my scooter and my son's electric bicycle were STOLEN from in front of our house last night!  Alternating between  and  and  and  and  Called police - filed report - no insurance (scooter probably worth about $300-$400) - don't think we'll be getting them back... Alas... The electric bicycle was on our front porch - the scooter, at top of driveway right up against house - neither had keys in them... I guess if degenerates want your stuff, there's not much that will deter them... Florida gull , very sorry and angry about your loss of a scoot.. check pawnshops, you and i both know there are a million id them in florida, if you have a photo of it and you could post it here, i will keep an eye open, i visit pawn shops frequently to get deals on stuff i cant find anywhere, i resently bought a taotao for cheap with some electrical problems just to have extra parts, the guy said its fuel lines were broken so he sold it to me for 200... had 600 miles on it and now i have a gy6 scooter just for parts when anything goes wrong on my wifes TaoTao Zummer. Just saying, i go to pawn shops alot, and if you live in aouth florida, the chances that ide see it on the road or in a pawnshop are not horrible |
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Post by floridagull on Jul 22, 2016 18:03:56 GMT -5
It is (was) my profile pic... |
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% that are crooked and/or evil spoil it for the honest ones. Most are basically gangbangers, with badges standing in for facial tattoos.
