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From: Lozzo on 2 Jul 2010 17:40 rick wrote: > > "Lozzo" <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote in message > news:8971fbFoddU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > Give your local tyre place a call and tell them Cambrian Tyres[1] > > have all sizes of Stradas on special offer at the moment and they > > are silly cheap, so they surely won't mind passing the saving on to > > you. > > > > Why do you think my bike is wearing Stradas at the moment. > > > > [1] Probably the UK's biggest supplier of bike tyres to the trade. > > Thanks for that but it's probably too late - they've had my credit > card number since 9 o'clock this morning :-( Looking at it, 114 quids fitted is actually quite cheap. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: rick on 3 Jul 2010 05:50 "SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:xn0gw60ox3cv8xs00e(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Don't suppose the supermarket has CCTV covering that area? I'd be on > to Plod if I were you - criminal damage. If the oik is on camera then > he's good to go - you might never get any readies out of him, but he > might think twice in future I'll check this out when I go back next week - I know they have the cameras that read number plates so that they can flash up a welcome message. -- Rick Brown Sprint RS 955i
From: Nige on 3 Jul 2010 06:07 rick wrote: > "SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:xn0gw60ox3cv8xs00e(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Don't suppose the supermarket has CCTV covering that area? I'd be on >> to Plod if I were you - criminal damage. If the oik is on camera then >> he's good to go - you might never get any readies out of him, but he >> might think twice in future > > I'll check this out when I go back next week - I know they have the > cameras > that read number plates so that they can flash up a welcome message. Well, they have a PC based CCTV system, so it's pretty high tech, they will have cameras around, ring 'em. -- Nige, 'Candygram for Mongo' R1
From: rick on 3 Jul 2010 06:56 "Nige" <deead(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message news:898gfaF968U1(a)mid.individual.net... > Well, they have a PC based CCTV system, so it's pretty high tech, they > will have cameras around, ring 'em. Just phoned the store and the area wasn't covered by the CCTV. They only have one camera to cover the whole carpark and it is directed by security but by default covers the store entrance area. In future that's where my bike's getting parked. -- Rick Brown Sprint RS 955i
From: Pip Luscher on 3 Jul 2010 08:49
On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 20:16:50 +0000 (UTC), "SIRPip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: >BTW, the infamous V5 landed today - eventually: I'm now the official >owner. Ahem. Owner? -- -Pip |