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So. While I was visiting a friend in the city center, someone stole parts from my bike. One of the mudguards is gone, and the bracket thing that goes around the handle bar to hold the light.
The bracket isn't too bad, since I got a new light via warranty a while back and therefore had a spare. I'll have to get a new mudguard though.
Anyway, I can't help but ask myself, what kind of lowlife steals such things? I mean, if you're serious about stealing stuff for a living, why not go into a shop and steal new stuff? Why steal used things? You can get that mounting bracket new for 5€ (it's the light itself that's costly), and it only works for certain kinds of lights. And the mudguard is around 11€ or something, new.
Consequently you'll have trouble finding anyone willing to pay you anything for those things at all, especially since they're obviously stolen.
So why bother? You can make easier money collecting trolleys at the airport. Or returning bottles.
And don't even tell me someone stole it to use for themselves. What's the point of having half a set of mudguards, or a mounting bracket without the light that goes with it.
Doesn't make sense. Just makes me angry. ]:
The bracket isn't too bad, since I got a new light via warranty a while back and therefore had a spare. I'll have to get a new mudguard though.
Anyway, I can't help but ask myself, what kind of lowlife steals such things? I mean, if you're serious about stealing stuff for a living, why not go into a shop and steal new stuff? Why steal used things? You can get that mounting bracket new for 5€ (it's the light itself that's costly), and it only works for certain kinds of lights. And the mudguard is around 11€ or something, new.
Consequently you'll have trouble finding anyone willing to pay you anything for those things at all, especially since they're obviously stolen.
So why bother? You can make easier money collecting trolleys at the airport. Or returning bottles.
And don't even tell me someone stole it to use for themselves. What's the point of having half a set of mudguards, or a mounting bracket without the light that goes with it.
Doesn't make sense. Just makes me angry. ]:
