Scooter thoughts
Dec. 27th, 2007 09:40 amStill haven't heard from the detective yet.
Now that the shock has passed, I suppose I can be a little philosophical.
Previous times when I've had something stolen, it's been in some way my fault. Like a decade or so ago when one of my bicycles was stolen, it was because I left it unlocked outside the library for "just a moment" to go in and get something I forgot—then got distracted by a book while inside.
But my scooter…well, it's ironic when I think about all the times I accidentally left my keys dangling from the seat compartment lock overnight, or at work for the whole day. All those times my scooter could have wandered off, and the time it ends up doing it is when it's securely locked to a post with the keys safely in my desk. I did just about everything right that I could have, given what I knew at the time, and still my scooter went away.
I hope I'll get it back. But if I do, or if I eventually get another one, how will I protect it if a cable lock won't do it?
Now that the shock has passed, I suppose I can be a little philosophical.
Previous times when I've had something stolen, it's been in some way my fault. Like a decade or so ago when one of my bicycles was stolen, it was because I left it unlocked outside the library for "just a moment" to go in and get something I forgot—then got distracted by a book while inside.
But my scooter…well, it's ironic when I think about all the times I accidentally left my keys dangling from the seat compartment lock overnight, or at work for the whole day. All those times my scooter could have wandered off, and the time it ends up doing it is when it's securely locked to a post with the keys safely in my desk. I did just about everything right that I could have, given what I knew at the time, and still my scooter went away.
I hope I'll get it back. But if I do, or if I eventually get another one, how will I protect it if a cable lock won't do it?
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Date: 2007-12-27 07:56 pm (UTC)