John wrote: > and if the guard wouldn't take my proof I'd stand by
my bike until he'd either
>called his supervisor or the police to put him in his place.
Yeah go John go!
And I'd have calmly walked home, invented a serum that turned me into
Terminator, walked calmly back to the security guard, smiled and then
extended my arm (now morphed into a sword) and put it straight through his
eye. I would have then proceeded to blow up the 'projects' using my newly
acquired warhead watch before calmly riding away on the Vespa and
liquidising any dam coppers who got in my way!
Either that or I'd have done what John suggested and got shot in the head.
> Now before you bust too hard on Atlanta law enforcement, what do
you mean by
>"thoroughly locked garage"?
Yeah!
Did you have chubb locks all round? Barbed wire? A sophisticated anti thief
system relying on lasers and heat sensors? How many armed guards had you
posted to guard your bike? Were they sufficiently trained and equipped? Had
they been taught the subtle skill of terrorist negotiation in case the Arabs
decided to hold people hostage in exchange for your bike?
Fail on any of these points, and lets be fair, you were as good as
advertising the fact that the bike was there for the taking!
Having taken these shortcomings into account, perhaps it was no wonder your
bike got nabbed, wouldn't you agree John?
ABB
-----Original Message-----
From: John M. Stafford [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 19 January 2000 22:45
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Mourning in Atlanta
I'm truly sorry your scooter was stolen, that blows, but...
No offense, I'm playing devil's advocate here, but did the guard
pull the
firearm on you? Or did he just intimidate the hell out of you?
Why did you take "NO" for an answer? If that was my scooter that
someone had
stolen, I'd have had my registration (in my wallet at all times)
that
matched the VIN# on the frame out to prove to him that was my bike,
and if
the guard wouldn't take my proof I'd stand by my bike until he'd
either
called his supervisor or the police to put him in his place.
Now before you bust too hard on Atlanta law enforcement, what do you
mean by
"thoroughly locked garage"? Were all entrances to the garage locked
and
closed? Was the column lock on the scooter used? Did you run a chain
or
Kryptonite lock around the bike? Did you immediately call the
Atlanta Police
when you saw your bike? Don't confuse a rent-a-cop with a real
police
officer. They are not one and the same. And you cant blame APD if
you didn't
give them a chance to do their job.
Personally it seems very strange to me that a distinctive and rare
bike like
that was stolen in the middle of the day, if it was properly
secured.
Enjoy,
John M. Stafford
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From: "Adam T. Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> This announcement is a wee bit delayed, but here goes:
>
> The Atlanta scooter kidnappings continue...
>
> Sadly, my '65 SS180 is the most recent victim. Last Wednesday,
while I was
> @ lunch w/ former lister Bradley & 2 other scooter kids, south
Atl. vermin
> liberated my beloved, fully restored, custom accessorized scoot
from it's
> thoroughly locked garage. We found it in the projects, 10 miles
away,
> stripped of flyscreen, lights, mirrors, bars, & sidepanels being
ridden by
> a teenage boy. Unfortunately, thanks to a large VERY armed, VERY
large
> security guard, we were unable to recover it. Thank you Atlanta
law
> enforcement! 4 scoots stolen in 2 months. Not too reassuring.
>
> Anyone who's been to ANY Atlanta mod event, the VCOA '97 rally, or
the '98
> Chicago rally will remember it, the last of the running 9's
scoots.
>
> Offers of sympathy, commisseration, & cash are now being accepted.
>
> Visitors to our 'fair' city beware....
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