As faithful readers will remember, I had a bicycle stolen from my garage just before Christmas by some Grinch wanna-be asshole.
Well, I received a wonderful call today from the police department.
Side note: Why does a call from the police always immediately fill a person with dread? I mean, I don’t have a hobo in my freezer or anything, so what’s to worry about?
Anyway, police officer tells me that he arrested a guy (he meant a “perp") riding my bicycle (he meant “my ride") and that the city needed it until the end of the week in case they decided to move forward with the charges against this guy. I asked what charges, and he said “Possession of stolen property”
Which means my bike could be “Exhibit A”!
But it’s unlikely that the case will go to trial, in which case I’ll have it back shortly.
It’s clearly in good enough condition to be ridden, so all I have to do is wash the junkie pee off it and bam, I’m back on two wheels!
“I find myself thinking of a checklist Wozniak wrote a few years ago describing how to become a genius. His advice was straightforward yet strangely terrible: You must clarify your goals, gain knowledge through spaced repetition, preserve health, work steadily, minimize stress, refuse interruption, and never resist sleep when tired. This should lead to radically improved intelligence and creativity. The only cost: turning your back on every convention of social life.”
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.”
My question would be, how did they know to stop him? Is your bike that special that they took notice of someone on it? "My GOD! That's Travis's BIKE!!!" Or was he doing something he should not have been?! Hmm.
Personally, I would be far more concerned (other than junkie pee) about your bike being noted as a get-a-way vehical for a crime. You may be casually 'riding' and get nabbed for something you did not do. That my friend, would be freaking hilarious! (oops, did I say that?!)
It's nice to hear that you got your bike back. Honestly, I've never heard of a single case where someone actually got theirs back after it was stolen (pee stain or no pee stain). Only problem is, you must have used up a whole lot of karma to get it. I hope it was worth it.
Well, son, I see the horseshoe-shaped birthmark on your back still has it's power!? Yeah!
Posted by Mom at 6:00 pm on May. 22, 2006
Latest update: Due to a clerical error, my bike got sent ot an auction in delta, and though it's not sold, it'll be about three weeks before I can get it back.
Posted by Travis Smith at 10:25 am on May. 30, 2006
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