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Dear fellow forumites - Just because you dont agree with something it doesnt mean that the person who holds that opinion is wrong or is a cock.
You're new here, aren't you?
Hopefully everything gets sorted monksie. I'm sure the buyer will understand and everything will be cool.
oh SBZ... did you know you can see naked ladies on the internet. Pop back when you're a little less frustrated
why does no one agreeing with you lead you to the conclusion that you are not wrong? It is indicative of the kind of thinking [arrogance] that leads to you being wrong so often.
Nobody have an answer to "What exactly is wrong with saying that the OP should be taking the blame away from his daughter? "
Thought not.
JY - have you been drinking heavily today or sitting out in the sun too long? Because you arent half talking a lot of nonsense.
Sorry to hear of this Steve. Life can seem pretty unfair at times.
That said, as Drac said, concentrate on your wife and daughter (I know you will). Bikes are just bikes, nothing more, easily replaced if you want to.
Don't lose your faith in humanity, there are lots of good people out there and a few real sh*ts, much like this place really.
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So that is your deduction of why I think like I [and others] do?. What was I saying about your flawed thinking?
I shall exit thread as this is not what the OP needs or deserves.
Hi Martyn. How's things? The guy over the road is a truly ace man and he will always get my help.
She's just left the bathroom light on! Sweet Jesus. I'm going to whip myself with nettles 🙂
He's still at it isn't he? Still loving Google Chrome Idiot Forum User Blocker.
Ian! Thanks for the kind words. I was going to email you following your road ride thread yesterday. I still will.
Thanks again everyone. We're all calm now and back on track and in case he's still banging on as I have to get back to doing stuff for my incapacitaterd wife, [i]I didn't EVER intentionally blame my daughter as it wasn't her fault. I should have checked before we also left the house[/i]. I'm very relieved that there wasn't more serious injuries to person or bike. I'm graterful to the chap who was purchasing the bike for his kindness as I am for everybody here who has offered some solice. Final thanks once again go to Google Chrome Idiot Forum Blocker.
JY - I have no idea what the hell you are talking about. You are making no sense whatsoever.
As ever, being the authority on errrr, lots of things, sbz has a genuine point. I like to think that I would do just what he suggested if that sort of thing happened to our family.
But in the spirit of arguing on stw and that Fast-Show fighty clip Woppit posted earlier on:
a) she's 14. If she is old enough to take herself to and from school with her own key to the house, when should she start thinking about locking a garage even if she thinks her folks are staying in? (Seriously, my eldest is seven. I don't want to start her checking over her shoulder too early: what have other parents-of-teens done?) My wife lived minus either parent in a rented place (no garage, mind) shortly after her 16th birthday. At what age do we think policemen should start reminding young people of the need to lock up behind themselves?
b) this is hardly the moment to bring it up. Of course this challenging folk on the internet business is all a fun game to sbz, who often reminds us he is found by real people to be much nicer than this in real life, but it's not really a game right now to monksie by the looks of it:
No one else to talk to at the moment so you lot will have to do.
Following on from SBZ's comments on this thread - am I the only one who wonders what exactly SBZ was up to to get a knife pulled on him a few days ago? Perhaps discovered that being a **** in real life rather than on an internet forum can get you into trouble?
Nah, it's just rough as rats where he lives.
I am a lovely peaceful non-fighty person and I fully expect to get into some sort of hopefully non-bladed trouble if I commute by bicycle for long enough.
Calling people idiots or worse doesn't get anyone anywhere.
IIWY I'd think about bringing the bikes in the house on a permanent basis or seriously ugrading the security on the garage. Your lesser spotted theiving tit now knows that there is a garage full of nice bikes.
Blue tit.
That's a bird STW techies. 🙂
monksie - sorry to hear of the sh*t you have been through - not good.
The likes of sbz(and a fair few others) are why I rarely post on here, pathetic little excuses of men who have no understanding of the concept of empathy.
Gutted for the OP but what's really annoying me is that the copper had a go at the daughter!! When did it become a crime to leave the garage door open?
Less people like that copper and more people like the guy from over the road would make the world a better place IMO!
aka_Gilo - I have empathy for the daughter. She made a mistake which by itself wouldnt have led to anything. That mistake was however compounded by the OP failing to check that the place was secure before they went out. It wasnt really fair to let her take the stern words from the copper when the OP made a worse error.
monksie, sorry to hear your news. Crap happens, and we often beat ourselves up over the one small thing we COULD have done to avoid it. Most people on here treat it as a community of nice folk. Sadly some come on here just to argue like eejits. We need a forum area called CRECHE where the trolls and special people can go play while the adults talk nicely over a glass of chablis/pint landlord/council pop.
Sounds like a crap day OP, but its nearly over. Healing powers to the Wife & the plonk loving neighbour. 🙂
And total respect to your little girl for getting a BMX.
They're only bikes at the end of the day, not worth the upset sometimes. 😉
As sh*t as the occurence was, you can say that despite a very human error being made and potentially leading to a lot of damage/loss/horrible things happening you, your wife, friendly neighbour, stack of bikes and pizza are fine (these are good things to have).
Things are pretty good if you think about it. (Please don't assume any kind of narky tone, it's sincerely not my intention!)
It's awful that people would try something like that and the effect it has, but at least the ankle and fork are the only things hurt.
It's important to see what you have in times of loss, not what isn't there any more.
Oh and it's STW, someone's gotta troll 😀
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aka_Gilo - I have empathy for the daughter. She made a mistake which by itself wouldnt have led to anything. That mistake was however compounded by the OP failing to check that the place was secure before they went out. It wasnt really fair to let her take the stern words from the copper when the OP made a worse error.
Yes, you make a fair point there, and one I can't argue with. However, reading all of monksie's post suggests he's been through the mill lately with his wife's health etc, therefore my mention of empathy. I'm sure he's aware he could have played it differently and avoided all this grief, I feel in the circumstances it's not overly helpful to mention it.
aka_Gilo - I have empathy for the daughter. She made a mistake which by itself wouldnt have led to anything. That mistake was however compounded by the OP failing to check that the place was secure before they went out. It wasnt really fair to let her take the stern words from the copper when the OP made a worse error.
Really? still going SBZ?
Thought you had already made your point, I have to say I thought the OP was quite clear that he didn't blame his daughter and took responsibility for his own home security balls up...
At least that's how I read it...
So other than troll value I can't really see why you won't just let it go and offer the OP some sympathy...