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From: Champ on 16 Dec 2009 18:12 On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:17:50 -0000, Pip <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >Just be aware, the word will be out that you have bikes in there now, so >> >beef up security or move 'em. >> >> Well, the door mechanism was so fucked that the only option was to >> bolt it in place to the frame. Which I've done. The only way in now >> will need and oxy cutter, I think. >> >> The replacement door is going to be *very* secure. >Hang on, here. I thought you were of the opinion that it's never worth >the hassle of securing stuff, on the basis that it's only stuff and >easily replaced. No, that's a misrepresentation. As often happens. WHat I argue against is a paranoid attitude that assumes everyone is out to rip you off or steal from you, such that you end up not enjoying the stuff you've got, in case "something happens". A new garage door won't be anymore troublesome to operate that the old one. It'll just have a steelframe with a interlocking mechanism. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: ogden on 16 Dec 2009 18:35 Champ wrote: > On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:17:50 -0000, Pip <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >> >Just be aware, the word will be out that you have bikes in there now, so > >> >beef up security or move 'em. > >> > >> Well, the door mechanism was so fucked that the only option was to > >> bolt it in place to the frame. Which I've done. The only way in now > >> will need and oxy cutter, I think. > >> > >> The replacement door is going to be *very* secure. > > >Hang on, here. I thought you were of the opinion that it's never worth > >the hassle of securing stuff, on the basis that it's only stuff and > >easily replaced. > > No, that's a misrepresentation. As often happens. > > WHat I argue against is a paranoid attitude that assumes everyone is > out to rip you off or steal from you, such that you end up not > enjoying the stuff you've got, in case "something happens". A new > garage door won't be anymore troublesome to operate that the old one. > It'll just have a steelframe with a interlocking mechanism. Mine has one of those. The weakest point is the lock itself. Which is why I now use an extra padlock (having been burgled last year). Something like a Garage Door Defender would be worth a punt. -- ogden
From: 'Hog on 16 Dec 2009 18:44 Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:17:50 -0000, Pip <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> Just be aware, the word will be out that you have bikes in there >>>> now, so beef up security or move 'em. >>> >>> Well, the door mechanism was so fucked that the only option was to >>> bolt it in place to the frame. Which I've done. The only way in >>> now will need and oxy cutter, I think. >>> >>> The replacement door is going to be *very* secure. > >> Hang on, here. I thought you were of the opinion that it's never >> worth the hassle of securing stuff, on the basis that it's only >> stuff and easily replaced. > > No, that's a misrepresentation. As often happens. > > WHat I argue against is a paranoid attitude that assumes everyone is > out to rip you off or steal from you, such that you end up not > enjoying the stuff you've got, in case "something happens". A new > garage door won't be anymore troublesome to operate that the old one. > It'll just have a steelframe with a interlocking mechanism. So do you think they should have been executed in public after their 3rd or 4th or 5th offence rather than inflicting the 20th on you? -- 'Hog
From: Champ on 16 Dec 2009 19:17 On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:44:36 -0000, "'Hog" <sm911SPAM(a)hotmailCHIPS.co.uk> wrote: <snip> Just so you know - I don't respond to trolls. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Champ on 16 Dec 2009 19:34
On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:29:45 +0000 (UTC), wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote: >I was going to offer surplus garage space for your collection of fine >motorcycles & paraphernalia. Then I remembered I don't have CIHAGM due to >Ebike and you seem to have made the entrance temporarily unserviceable. > >However, the offer still stands, should circumstances dictate. I'm on >"study leave" until next month so time is not a problem. That's very kind. Hopefully I won't need it; I'll let you know if it turns out that I do. Thanks. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk |