#2 used to see this a lot back in Philly. west Philly was the worse as a lot of school kids had really nice bikes to ride around on. only one problem, they in Philly. if the brothers couldn't steal it, they fucked it up so you couldn't use it. and people wonder why I left that shithole. fun fact, after I left there, I got a letter in the mail asking me to fill out WHY ?. I did and they sent me a 10 buck gift card. its not like anything is ever going to change there. dave in pa.
"..they fucked it up so you couldn't use it." I lived in Panama for several years and theft was a huge problem there. When we were away for a few days our house was broken into (pretty sure someone tipped them we were away) and we were leisurely robbed. But... The funny thing was they just stole what they wanted. They didn't damage anything else, unlike bros from the hood.
it not uncommon to see/catch the bro's keying cars as they walk down a street. and they steal shit they have no use for whatso ever (???) unreal. never saw anything like it any where else too . but when one of us had to stand guard over the car to unload it, it past time to leave that place. it is the only place I ever had a gun in my hand while putting gasoline in my car. dave in pa.
I was a Penn student '68 - '70, lived in West Philly - 1st year from start of school to Christmas break there were 25 knifings of students in W. P. - not much has changed... oh, maybe Glocks held sideways now versus blades.
Anon 8:18 yeah. I grew up in Panama (well, the Canal Zone) and property crime is like that in the better parts of Central America. I recall a story about a very skilled cat burglar in Costa Rica who would break in with a minimal of damage, make himself a meal, eat it and leave the plates rinsed, and take a few small items like some canned goods or a garment. Even when there were more valuable items to be had.
On the other hand, when I was in high school our house was burgled several times over the course of a few months and the thief took whatever was valuable and not screwed down. After the second burglary the incompetent CZ cops hauled me into the station and played good cop / bad cop with me. They found only my fingerprints so I was of course the Prime Suspect of Least Effort (remember, I LIVED there). Nothing came of that, but some years later another Zone kid came forward to me and told me that it was the US-citizen juvenile delinquent who lived across the street from us who was doing the mischief.
One of our A-10 pilots taxiing into a spot at night, mistook the 'don't go past this line' line for the 'put the nose wheel on this line' line, hooked into a light cart with the pitot static boom and dragged it for a bit. When I got in that morning, I saw the whole sheet metal shop up on a maintenance stand, with a pilot in full flight gear standing below them. Weird...we aren't flying for 4 hours. One of the metals guys yells something down to the pilot, and I watch him get something out of the toolbox, climb the stand ladder, hand the tool over, then down the ladder and stand next to the tool box again.
The fighter squadron commander had detailed him to tool runner for the metal shop until the repair was done. 2 days later.
#6 GTC sent them down the wrong taxiway. You can download the NTSB report from here. https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/318777 Boeing has a crew that will fly anywhere to repair your broken jumbo. Al_in_Ottawa
#10) Took the car into the shop for service. Shop drops the rear cradle, replaces the CV joints or whatever, and installs the rear cradle....without torquing all the bolts correctly. Ouchie.
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#2 used to see this a lot back in Philly. west Philly was the worse as a lot of school kids had
ReplyDeletereally nice bikes to ride around on. only one problem, they in Philly.
if the brothers couldn't steal it, they fucked it up so you couldn't use it.
and people wonder why I left that shithole. fun fact, after I left there, I got a letter in the mail asking me to fill out WHY ?. I did and they sent me a 10 buck gift card.
its not like anything is ever going to change there. dave in pa.
"..they fucked it up so you couldn't use it." I lived in Panama for several years and theft was a huge problem there. When we were away for a few days our house was broken into (pretty sure someone tipped them we were away) and we were leisurely robbed. But...
DeleteThe funny thing was they just stole what they wanted. They didn't damage anything else, unlike bros from the hood.
Even among thieves our criminals are low class.
“Diversity” in action. Philly, Memphis, DC, Chicago, Baltimore . . . hmmm, do we see a pattern there? (You bet your sweet ass we do.)
Deleteit not uncommon to see/catch the bro's keying cars as they walk down a street.
Deleteand they steal shit they have no use for whatso ever (???) unreal. never saw anything
like it any where else too . but when one of us had to stand guard over the car to unload it, it past time to leave that place. it is the only place I ever had a gun in my hand while putting gasoline in my car. dave in pa.
I was a Penn student '68 - '70, lived in West Philly - 1st year from start of school to Christmas break there were 25 knifings of students in W. P. - not much has changed... oh, maybe Glocks held sideways now versus blades.
DeleteAnon 8:18 yeah. I grew up in Panama (well, the Canal Zone) and property crime is like that in the better parts of Central America. I recall a story about a very skilled cat burglar in Costa Rica who would break in with a minimal of damage, make himself a meal, eat it and leave the plates rinsed, and take a few small items like some canned goods or a garment. Even when there were more valuable items to be had.
DeleteOn the other hand, when I was in high school our house was burgled several times over the course of a few months and the thief took whatever was valuable and not screwed down. After the second burglary the incompetent CZ cops hauled me into the station and played good cop / bad cop with me. They found only my fingerprints so I was of course the Prime Suspect of Least Effort (remember, I LIVED there). Nothing came of that, but some years later another Zone kid came forward to me and told me that it was the US-citizen juvenile delinquent who lived across the street from us who was doing the mischief.
Good times, good times.
#6 The air crew of that airline are going to do some remedial training?
ReplyDeleteThey will be peeing in a little bottle and filling out job applications
DeletePeeing in the bottle for sure...
DeleteIsn't that why they have people on the ground directing them?
DeleteOne of our A-10 pilots taxiing into a spot at night, mistook the 'don't go past this line' line for the 'put the nose wheel on this line' line, hooked into a light cart with the pitot static boom and dragged it for a bit.
DeleteWhen I got in that morning, I saw the whole sheet metal shop up on a maintenance stand, with a pilot in full flight gear standing below them. Weird...we aren't flying for 4 hours. One of the metals guys yells something down to the pilot, and I watch him get something out of the toolbox, climb the stand ladder, hand the tool over, then down the ladder and stand next to the tool box again.
The fighter squadron commander had detailed him to tool runner for the metal shop until the repair was done. 2 days later.
Gonna be an expensive repair. Tore the wing spar clear out of the airframe
DeleteGreg
#6 GTC sent them down the wrong taxiway. You can download the NTSB report from here.
Deletehttps://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/318777
Boeing has a crew that will fly anywhere to repair your broken jumbo.
Al_in_Ottawa
#10) Took the car into the shop for service. Shop drops the rear cradle, replaces the CV joints or whatever, and installs the rear cradle....without torquing all the bolts correctly. Ouchie.
ReplyDelete- Red Alert!
#2 Why didn't they take the crank?
ReplyDelete'Probably didn't have a crank arm remover.
DeleteWhy do I enjoy #9 so much? 😆
ReplyDelete"look" at the name of the bike.
Delete#8 new Tesla fire engine?
ReplyDelete#4, they were putting a new roof on anyway...
ReplyDeleteWhat was so heavy on the end of the boom that it would tip over?
DeleteOn the positive side, they now have a 2 family- or it that a split level?
DeleteForgot to extend the stabilizing booms? Can not tell if it even has any.
Delete"split level"
DeleteHeh. I always wondered how they make those.
Shingles for a new roof. Florida, naturally.
Delete7) That's pretty impressive.
ReplyDeleteNow that's a "Tire Magnet!"
DeletePorsche alloy wheel, possibly $500@? Plus new tire. Expensive repair.
Deletehappened to a new hire. company bailed him out to start work.
ReplyDelete# 5. I had a boss like that once, he was a total dickhead at times but he would got to the end of the world to help you if you were a good worker..
ReplyDeleteJD
Just use a couple of plugs....
ReplyDelete#10 - That's whut happens when Vee Dub cheats and borrows Ford's answers on the exam...
ReplyDelete#5. I got a call like that once. He had to bail himself out, nothing I could do. Good worker, but lazy.
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