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Post by Sing on Jul 23, 2009 22:47:32 GMT
hi everyone thank u very much for your responses to my post...i'm hoping that nothing like that ever will happen again, but in case it does i will definitely take all of your advice...i really appreciate you taking the time to read and reply to my post. It was a really scary thing as i'm not the most confident teenager anyway, but i think that this has really knocked what little confidence i feel i did have...i keep looking around at people, and keep thinking that someone must be following me which makes me feel weird- i keep telling myself to stop it and become more confident but it's really hard!!! I also feel that i have a lot to worry about as i'm going on holiday on Saturday,,,i don't know why but i thought it was the early part of next month we were going...i should have guessed though- when i saw my parents struggling to take the suitcases out of the attic- they are very organised but a month in advance is a bit too much even for them!!  so i'm worrying that i've forgotten something, or i'll forget to do something before we go... i think it will be good to visit somewhere new, to take my and my mum's mind off of earlier this week!... however, i can't wait until we get back though because somehow i will have to manage without the internet- without HWI!!  - i don't know how i'll manage!!...listening to Hayley on my MP3 player will help though...now have i packed that yet?? I can't see how I can forget that as although i have a mild-moderate hearing loss,, (which i've always had and means i have to wear hearing aids,  which make me feel ancient  ) and am not supposed to listen to things on headphones for long periods of time, i cannot survive without it!!!  I'd better go and find out before i think of something else, and panic about that later!!! Best wishes Sing p.s. thank you again! |
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Post by roger on Jul 23, 2009 23:26:40 GMT
Hi Susan,
What happened the other day is bound to dent your cinfidence for a while. It would do the same to anyone. But that won't last and, before you know it, you will be back where you were on the confidence scale.
If forums had existed when I was your age, nothing in the world would have persuaded me to join one - because I lacked confidence. Now I appear to be running one! But you have posted 90 times which suggests that you have more confidence than you realise.
Sorry, I can't help with the packing dilemma. I have never forgotten anything yet but I always think I have!
How about you try to forget recent events, have a wonderful holiday, and come back and tell us all about it?
Best wishes,
Roger
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Post by Joe on Jul 24, 2009 1:25:40 GMT
Hello Sing, Glad you are putting that awful experience behind you now. It was a one-off chance encounter and your mum did right by shouting at the hooligans. The shop assistant should have done something to help though. There are more store detectives and undercover police about nowaways, plus many high streets have video cameras. Have a super holiday tomorrow  Joe |
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Post by BenCMitchell on Nov 6, 2009 17:25:33 GMT
This seemed like the most relevant thread to post. My day was going well for me - I had a great guitar lesson, I was really motivated to practise, as I had ironed out a technical problem I had been having for ages. I practised for an hour and thought that I would cycle back to my flat. I walked outside to where I knew I had securely locked my bike, only to find that it wasn't there! I quickly said to the security guard that my bike seems to have been stolen, and he made me fill out a form of the incident. The one comfort I had was that the bike fences were covered by CCTV. He then told me that I shouldn't hold out much hope of using the CCTV. The image quality on the camera is too poor to get an ID! What is quite upsetting is that this is an area that is described as being 'safe'! What started off as a good day has turned into one of the worst - I loved that bike, and it wasn't exactly one of the cheapest... I reported it to the police, and received a Crime Reference Number, but I'm not holding out much hope... |
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Post by comet on Nov 6, 2009 17:59:48 GMT
Hi Ben I am really sorry to hear about the loss of your bike, We actually have to go through a grieving process over losses like this, some people may just laugh at that and say "You have little to worry about" relative to world starvation or wars or floods, This is true, but it is still a personal loss nonetheless. I hope the bike turns up, maybe it was a prank be fellow students and the bike is up a lamppost or on top of a local statue or something equally ridiculous . There was a pole in Dublin with a traffic sign on it that was loose in the ground, people would regularly lock their bicycles to it. "Someone" would lift the pole out of the ground and put it back down THROUGH the bicycle frame and lock, then "someone" and his mates would wait nearby for the cyclist to come back and undo the lock only to realise the bike had mysteriously become attached to the pole  you wouldn't believe some of the things people try to do to the poor bike to try and free it from it's predicament. After a respectable time (And a lot of laughs) we would eventually show the poor unfortunate how to free the bicycle. Funny though  they weren't always pleased. I lent a "friend" a bicycle (One I had for years that was modified in various ways to suit my peculiarities and I was very fond of it). I gave him the key to the Kryptonite lock which was on the bike and showed him how to use it. He returned later that day and handed me the key, I assumed all had gone well and the bike was locked outside, nothing was said. I later went to go out on the bike and it WAS NOT THERE  I asked the aforementioned friend where he had left the bike and he told me it had been stolen while he was in town, I asked him had he locked it ? his response was "No, I was in a hurry" no further explanation. no apology, no offer to replace the lost bicycle. I still miss that bicycle and that happened thirty years ago. |
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Post by leala4628 on Nov 6, 2009 18:58:16 GMT
This seemed like the most relevant thread to post. My day was going well for me - I had a great guitar lesson, I was really motivated to practise, as I had ironed out a technical problem I had been having for ages. I practised for an hour and thought that I would cycle back to my flat. I walked outside to where I knew I had securely locked my bike, only to find that it wasn't there! I quickly said to the security guard that my bike seems to have been stolen, and he made me fill out a form of the incident. The one comfort I had was that the bike fences were covered by CCTV. He then told me that I shouldn't hold out much hope of using the CCTV. The image quality on the camera is too poor to get an ID! What is quite upsetting is that this is an area that is described as being 'safe'! What started off as a good day has turned into one of the worst - I loved that bike, and it wasn't exactly one of the cheapest... I reported it to the police, and received a Crime Reference Number, but I'm not holding out much hope... Someone's bike was stolen from my university this morning. Obviously now I'm being extra careful and locking everything away before going out :S Certainly not a great way to live! |
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Post by BenCMitchell on Nov 6, 2009 19:52:23 GMT
Hi Ben I am really sorry to hear about the loss of your bike, We actually have to go through a grieving process over losses like this, some people may just laugh at that and say "You have little to worry about" relative to world starvation or wars or floods, This is true, but it is still a personal loss nonetheless. I hope the bike turns up, maybe it was a prank be fellow students and the bike is up a lamppost or on top of a local statue or something equally ridiculous . There was a pole in Dublin with a traffic sign on it that was loose in the ground, people would regularly lock their bicycles to it. "Someone" would lift the pole out of the ground and put it back down THROUGH the bicycle frame and lock, then "someone" and his mates would wait nearby for the cyclist to come back and undo the lock only to realise the bike had mysteriously become attached to the pole you wouldn't believe some of the things people try to do to the poor bike to try and free it from it's predicament. After a respectable time (And a lot of laughs) we would eventually show the poor unfortunate how to free the bicycle. Funny though they weren't always pleased. I lent a "friend" a bicycle (One I had for years that was modified in various ways to suit my peculiarities and I was very fond of it). I gave him the key to the Kryptonite lock which was on the bike and showed him how to use it. He returned later that day and handed me the key, I assumed all had gone well and the bike was locked outside, nothing was said. I later went to go out on the bike and it WAS NOT THERE I asked the aforementioned friend where he had left the bike and he told me it had been stolen while he was in town, I asked him had he locked it ? his response was "No, I was in a hurry" no further explanation. no apology, no offer to replace the lost bicycle. I still miss that bicycle and that happened thirty years ago. Hi Comet I know what you mean by going through some sort of grieving process! I don't think it was a prank by my fellow student friends because the lock on it was a combination lock which I only know (as well as my sister, but she hasn't time to travel 250 miles to steal a bike!)  I'd had the bike for about 5 years and not a single thing had gone wrong on it. All the parts were still the originals, apart from the tyres, which I swapped from mud tyres to urban slick tyres. Sometimes bikes go wrong mysteriously, and I pray to God that the thief experiences a very severe problem whenever he is cycling alongside busy traffic....  It is inevitable to cycle along busy roads in Birmingham! Cheers, Ben |
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Post by Sing on Nov 6, 2009 20:30:34 GMT
Hi Ben, I'm really sorry to hear about your bike ....unfortunately due to my lack of balance and perseverance I've never learned how to ride a bike ...but I can understand how you feel...it's a horrible feeling when something you love is stolen...I really hope it is found and returned to you.  however unlikely that is. best wishes  Sing x p.s...i never know what to say to this sort of thing |
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Post by roger on Nov 6, 2009 20:40:13 GMT
Perhaps it's been recycled! Sorry Ben, I don't mean to make light of it really. Last year I had a wallet containing £300 and a pair of glasses stolen so I know exactly how you feel. Even if you don't recover your bike, you were right to report it. It is just possible that the perpetrators of this crime make a habit of it and a pattern may be revealed that could result in their eventual downfall. You never know, you may be one of the lucky ones who is reacquainted with your treasured possesion. I wasn't. Roger |
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Post by BenCMitchell on Nov 6, 2009 20:50:17 GMT
Perhaps it's been recycled! Sorry Ben, I don't mean to make light of it really. Last year I had a wallet containing £300 and a pair of glasses stolen so I know exactly how you feel. Even if you don't recover your bike, you were right to report it. It is just possible that the perpetrators of this crime make a habit of it and a pattern may be revealed that could result in their eventual downfall. You never know, you may be one of the lucky ones who is reacquainted with your treasured possesion. I wasn't. Roger Hi Roger According to the security guy on the desk there has been a crime wave in terms of bikes being stolen this year. This is becaue of kids not driving as much. When I mentioned that my bike was stolen he said 'oh not again!' He then said to his colleague that he is going to request full security surveillance on the area. Whether that actually happens I don't know. Its frustrating to learn that the theft of my bike would make them want full surveillance of the area... Sing - Don't worry about not knowing what to say to situations like this - I am the same! Cheers, Ben |
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Post by grant on Nov 6, 2009 20:51:06 GMT
Hi Ben
Sorry to hear about your bike being stolen. Not much help I know but, if you had it locked up and it still went, it was clearly someone out with the intention of stealing bikes and your's just happened to catch the thiefs eye.
I do hope you get it back but I presume it was insured?
Best wishes
Grant
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Post by BenCMitchell on Nov 6, 2009 20:54:17 GMT
Hi Ben Sorry to hear about your bike being stolen. Not much help I know but, if you had it locked up and it still went, it was clearly someone out with the intention of stealing bikes and your's just happened to catch the thiefs eye. I do hope you get it back but I presume it was insured? Best wishes Grant Hi Grant Yes i did insure it, but I need to see if I insured it against theft from any location, not just my student accommodation, which is where quite a few bikes have been stolen in the past. The good thing is it looks quite distinctive - its a mountain bike frame, but I fitted road tyres to it, so it looks rather odd! Whether this helps, I don't know... Cheers, Ben |
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Post by martindn on Nov 7, 2009 0:52:55 GMT
Commiserations Ben. I still remember having stuff stolen as a student. Often trivial things. Smebody once stole the straps off the carrier on my scooter. This meant I had no mean of getting my books and papers home. More annoying than anything.
But what is the point of a CCTV system is the picture quality is that poor?
Martin
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Post by Joe on Nov 7, 2009 6:57:13 GMT
Hello Ben!
Sorry to hear about your bike being stolen. Hopefully the police can recover it or at least get a few clues.
Cheers,
Joe
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Post by BenCMitchell on Nov 7, 2009 9:11:14 GMT
Commiserations Ben. I still remember having stuff stolen as a student. Often trivial things. Smebody once stole the straps off the carrier on my scooter. This meant I had no mean of getting my books and papers home. More annoying than anything. But what is the point of a CCTV system is the picture quality is that poor? Martin Hi Martin I think in this sitation the camera was used as a warning to potential thieves. Nothing more. Its not working though if thieves aren't deterred by it.. Cheers, Ben |
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- i don't know how i'll manage!!...listening to Hayley on my MP3 player will help though...now have i packed that yet?? 
which make me feel ancient 
) and am not supposed to listen to things on headphones for long periods of time, i cannot survive without it!!! 
they weren't always pleased.
It is inevitable to cycle along busy roads in Birmingham!
however unlikely that is.
