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      Cyberpope wrote --   
      
   > A shame; thought of taking it on yourself?   
      
     Nah, I had one already and those that were found were in a pretty rough   
   shape with missing parts.   
     Some years ago on the way home I saw a bike chained to a small tree.   
     It was there for a couple of weeks then one day a wheel was missing, a   
   week or so later the other wheel, and over a period of about three months it   
   was slowly disassembled piece by piece until only the frame was there, that   
   also disappeared.  :)   
      I've had five bikes stolen on campus over the last 30 years.  Chains   
   cut, etc.  All one needs is a good bolt cutter and a few seconds.     
     I now have a U-bolt if left outside.  The problem is with those parts not   
   locked are stolen.   
     I generally park my bike in the police station if I'm working security in   
   a dorm and always when in parking.   
     The last one to be stolen was a few years ago on Thanksgiving.  I need a   
   bike so the next day I got a new one.  Then the campus police, after filing   
   a report, offered me one of their old police bikes (TEK's), but already   
   replaced the stolen one.   
      
   > I miss being able to ride a bike -- now , if I could, i'd never hop another   
   city bus ever -- I'd ride 40 miles to something first.   
      
     In my younger days (50s and early 60s) I sometimes rode 20 miles or so   
   just to do it.  But eventually I would make more five minute rest stops than   
   before.  Not to mention being saddle sore by the end of the ride.   
     Our city buses have bike racks (fit two) which I use to ride wherever the   
   bus stops closest to my destination.  Those really come in handy.   
      
   > No doubt they got supreme shit from the commander & another bout from you 4   
   volunteers, eh?   
      
     Nope, we just did our job, with the usual grumbling amongst ourselves.   
     I did joke with my major about that later from time to time.  :)   
     Joe   
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