testmeat photoblog

when i went to my bike to ride to work on tuesday morning i found the cover strewn on the ground and the lock as you see it here. another guy in my block of flats had his bike nicked about a month ago, so i knew that there was a risk in leaving it where i did. however i don't really have much choice. there isn't anywhere i can leave it inside, so chained to the railings is my only option. luckily this isn't a picture of a bike lock that has been chopped in two, but one that has almost been chopped in two. i don't know if the theives couldn't cut through the very last bit, or if they got spooked because it was taking too long, but it was still hanging together by the wires. so i was lucky that i only had to shell out for a new lock instead of a new bike, but i'm not overly confident that i'll be as fortunate next time. scum, sub-human scum.

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