tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post4723122618426391252..comments2023-06-08T04:15:43.908-05:00Comments on The Lost Albatross: Bicycle thieves go to the special hellEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-55671303597704878462008-07-17T15:40:00.000-05:002008-07-17T15:40:00.000-05:00NH - That sucks, and it doesn't make any sense. It...NH - That sucks, and it doesn't make any sense. It's that kind of lack of follow-through that has me most worried about the MPD in general.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-61200588472213485502008-07-16T19:09:00.000-05:002008-07-16T19:09:00.000-05:00It's not just bicycles, it's theft in general that...It's not just bicycles, it's theft in general that MPD doesn't take seriously. When my motorcycle was stolen in September, the officer responding to my call flat out told me I'd probably never see my cycle again (a functional but absolutely unstunning Honda CB200, scarcely larger than a moped). The next spring I went to the police auction and lo and behold, there was my cycle, WITH MY CASE NUMBER WRITTEN ON THE SEAT. MPD had recovered the bike 24 hours after I reported it stolen, yet couldn't be bothered to TELL ME they had recovered it. Instead they were going to sell it at auction. If I were only slightly more cynical, I'd assume collusion. Lose a bike? Check the auction next spring.Nataraj Hauserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795048392262165344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-23312630547417512832008-07-16T14:22:00.000-05:002008-07-16T14:22:00.000-05:00Shiny.Shiny.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-18473146209913730312008-07-16T14:21:00.000-05:002008-07-16T14:21:00.000-05:00Happy myself to find another Browncoat trolling th...Happy myself to find another Browncoat trolling the Madison blogosphere. But I sure would have felt weird if "special hell" was just a coincidence and you had NO IDEA what I was talking about.Dustin Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525201256018917866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-75664362191806353692008-07-16T13:46:00.000-05:002008-07-16T13:46:00.000-05:00DC - I'm so glad someone caught that reference. ;...DC - I'm so glad someone caught that reference. ;)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-43927327678548848092008-07-16T13:45:00.000-05:002008-07-16T13:45:00.000-05:00The special hell? I thought that was reserved for ...The special hell? I thought that was reserved for child molestors...and people who talk at the theater.Dustin Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525201256018917866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-41891405096512255392008-07-16T12:34:00.000-05:002008-07-16T12:34:00.000-05:00Another reason bike theft can be worse than car th...Another reason bike theft can be worse than car theft -- the odds are a lot higher of a car being insured.Michael Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527540303715977817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-78020454811857485952008-07-16T12:13:00.000-05:002008-07-16T12:13:00.000-05:00MBM - Thanks for the Wheels for Winners reminder. ...MBM - Thanks for the <A HREF="http://www.wheelsforwinners.org" REL="nofollow">Wheels for Winners</A> reminder. I apologize for leaving them out!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-11743837771081771532008-07-16T09:52:00.000-05:002008-07-16T09:52:00.000-05:00Wheels for Winners provides a free bike/helmet/loc...Wheels for Winners provides a free bike/helmet/lock/Madison registration to anyone who does 15 hours of community service or (for kids) reads 5 books and does a report. We're listed on Timebank too.M Big Mistakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989660176501189041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-8912815237661903272008-07-16T08:42:00.000-05:002008-07-16T08:42:00.000-05:00Preach it sister!Preach it sister!illusory tenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.com