Cyberpope wrote --

> A shame; thought of taking it on yourself?

  Nah, I had one already and those that were found were in a pretty rough
shape with missing parts.
  Some years ago on the way home I saw a bike chained to a small tree.
  It was there for a couple of weeks then one day a wheel was missing, a
week or so later the other wheel, and over a period of about three months it
was slowly disassembled piece by piece until only the frame was there, that
also disappeared.  :)
   I've had five bikes stolen on campus over the last 30 years.  Chains
cut, etc.  All one needs is a good bolt cutter and a few seconds.  
  I now have a U-bolt if left outside.  The problem is with those parts not
locked are stolen.
  I generally park my bike in the police station if I'm working security in
a dorm and always when in parking.
  The last one to be stolen was a few years ago on Thanksgiving.  I need a
bike so the next day I got a new one.  Then the campus police, after filing
a report, offered me one of their old police bikes (TEK's), but already
replaced the stolen one.

> I miss being able to ride a bike -- now , if I could, i'd never hop another city bus ever -- I'd ride 40 miles to something first.

  In my younger days (50s and early 60s) I sometimes rode 20 miles or so
just to do it.  But eventually I would make more five minute rest stops than
before.  Not to mention being saddle sore by the end of the ride.
  Our city buses have bike racks (fit two) which I use to ride wherever the
bus stops closest to my destination.  Those really come in handy.

> No doubt they got supreme shit from the commander & another bout from you 4 volunteers, eh?

  Nope, we just did our job, with the usual grumbling amongst ourselves.
  I did joke with my major about that later from time to time.  :)
  Joe
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