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Some clown locked my bike...

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  • 05-03-2009 4:23pm
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    Spore
    Registered Users Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭


    Well, as the title states, some clown locked his bike to mine last friday night. It's still there. Left threatening notes under his mud guard - to no avail. Presume he was pissed at the time and forgot where he'd locked his bike. Got the Guards out yesterday - useless shower, showed up an hour late with these midge pincers which broke (I kid you not) in the effort at breaking the lock. So my bike's still there, locked to his, rusting to shit as I type.

    Anyone know if the Fire Brigade do call outs for this type of nonsense? And if they do, will they charge me? Or do the Corpo do this type of thing?

    Cheers


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    Barname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭Barname


    post a pic of the lock


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    dohc
    Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭dohc


    Dont be lazy get a hacksaw and cut it yourself


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    Spore
    Registered Users Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭Spore


    dohc wrote: »
    Dont be lazy get a hacksaw and cut it yourself

    Not a chance, same thing happened a mate of mine, he was in the act of hitting the lock with a lump hammer and chisel when he got rushed by two Guardai with those telescopic trungeon thingies


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    Spore
    Registered Users Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭Spore


    Barname wrote: »
    post a pic of the lock

    Standard run-of-the-mill U Lock


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    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    Biro?


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    dublinreject
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭dublinreject


    new bike?


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    Amalgam
    Registered Users Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    The Fire brigade will not remove the lock, they'll tell you to.. you've guessed it, go through the Gardai. Bring 'proof of ownership' and a plentiful supply of identification.. The same thing happened to myself.


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    Barname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭Barname


    Spore wrote: »
    Standard run-of-the-mill U Lock

    what diameter?


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    Spore
    Registered Users Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭Spore


    Barname wrote: »
    what diameter?

    Haven't measured it, does it matter?


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    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Car jack should break it.

    Is your own bike locked? Try and have the key with you unless a guard or passer-by accuses you of theft.


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    lightening
    Registered Users Posts: 3,125 ✭✭✭lightening


    This happened to me. I went to a nearby hardwear shop (Talbot st.) and they had a HUGE pincer thing. they kindly let me borrow it.


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    Quint
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Quint


    Yeah, a bolt cutters will get through it. The scummers put a lenghe of pipe on the handles to get extra leverage. If it's a half decent lock, put one handle on the ground and put your weight on the other handle. Like the videos here:
    http://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/


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    disssco
    Registered Users Posts: 337 ✭✭disssco


    I can't believe you called the guards! Break that lock yourself!

    And if it was me (and I'm not advocating you do this) I would smash that plonkers bike up good.


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    livvy
    Registered Users Posts: 216 ✭✭livvy


    Spore wrote: »
    Got the Guards out yesterday - useless shower, showed up an hour late with these midge pincers which broke (I kid you not) in the effort at breaking the lock. So my bike's still there, locked to his, rusting to shit as I type.

    Anyone know if the Fire Brigade do call outs for this type of nonsense? And if they do, will they charge me? Or do the Corpo do this type of thing?

    Cheers

    Jeez - im sure you could have figured that one out without calling the cops - tbh you sound fairly ungrateful - i'm surprised they bothered even showing up at all. I think i would be leaving the Emergency Services to emergencies :)


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    sagat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭sagat


    Pay some local knack to remove the offending bike or put a ferrari sticker on it and the little runts will get confused and knick it leaving your bike ready to remove.


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    hunter164
    Registered Users Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭hunter164


    Break that lock and you've a free bike :D


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    RaverRo808
    Closed Accounts Posts: 677 ✭✭✭RaverRo808


    If its a U-lock,a hammer will do the trick


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Nice tips on how to rob a bike lads!.

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