BF2S Forums Dude, where's my bike?

i had 2 bikes stolen when i used to bmx. a dyno and a gary fisher

jord wrote:

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

That sucks.

I had my CAR stolen while playing BF2 at an internet cafe.  Beat that.

Can you tell me how much your car was worth please then I can judge whether you deserved it or not .

I noticed bellhead has not posted again in this thread

bennisboy wrote:

jord wrote:

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

That sucks.

I had my CAR stolen while playing BF2 at an internet cafe.  Beat that.

Can you tell me how much your car was worth please then I can judge whether you deserved it or not .

I noticed bellhead has not posted again in this thread

Bike at 14 - possibly a necessity, stolen.

Car in SoCal - Obviously a necessity, stolen.

$300 phone - not a necessity, lost.

I'm not saying you deserved it falling out of your pockets at all, just observing what I percieve to be important differences in circumstance.

It was probably worth around $10k at the time.  My fault for not having theft insurance on it .  Not my fault for having piece of shit tweakers steal my keys from on top of the computer, go on a joyride, rob a house and crash my car in the ensuing police chase.

i dropped my iPhone in wasabi does that count??

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

bennisboy wrote:

jord wrote:

Can you tell me how much your car was worth please then I can judge whether you deserved it or not .

I noticed bellhead has not posted again in this thread

Bike at 14 - possibly a necessity, stolen.

Car in SoCal - Obviously a necessity, stolen.

$300 phone - not a necessity, lost.

I'm not saying you deserved it falling out of your pockets at all, just observing what I percieve to be important differences in circumstance.

It was probably worth around $10k at the time.  My fault for not having theft insurance on it .  Not my fault for having piece of shit tweakers steal my keys from on top of the computer, go on a joyride, rob a house and crash my car in the ensuing police chase.

Well actually a phone is just as much of a necessity as a car nowadays. If you think just cos its valuable that make it unnecessary, why did you not buy a car worth $100 instead of $10k?

Plus its now stolen. Phoned the cab company, they said the driver hadnt reported it, which means that either he's pocketed it, or the next passenger did

bennisboy wrote:

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

bennisboy wrote:

I noticed bellhead has not posted again in this thread

Bike at 14 - possibly a necessity, stolen.

Car in SoCal - Obviously a necessity, stolen.

$300 phone - not a necessity, lost.

I'm not saying you deserved it falling out of your pockets at all, just observing what I percieve to be important differences in circumstance.

It was probably worth around $10k at the time.  My fault for not having theft insurance on it .  Not my fault for having piece of shit tweakers steal my keys from on top of the computer, go on a joyride, rob a house and crash my car in the ensuing police chase.

Well actually a phone is just as much of a necessity as a car nowadays. If you think just cos its valuable that make it unnecessary, why did you not buy a car worth $100 instead of $10k?

Plus its now stolen. Phoned the cab company, they said the driver hadnt reported it, which means that either he's pocketed it, or the next passenger did

Disagree on the phone part...a local line is a necessity...a cell phone is just a luxury. I dont own a cell phone by choice and because i dont need it...and i do fine!

bennisboy wrote:

[Well actually a phone is just as much of a necessity as a car nowadays. If you think just cos its valuable that make it unnecessary, why did you not buy a car worth $100 instead of $10k?

No, a cell phone is not as much of a necessity as a car.  You probably can't make any argument that would change my opinion in that regard.

The value has nothing to do with necessity, I just put the value because someone asked.

jord wrote:

Roger Lesboules wrote:

bennisboy wrote:

Well actually a phone is just as much of a necessity as a car nowadays. If you think just cos its valuable that make it unnecessary, why did you not buy a car worth $100 instead of $10k?

Plus its now stolen. Phoned the cab company, they said the driver hadnt reported it, which means that either he's pocketed it, or the next passenger did

Disagree on the phone part...a local line is a necessity...a cell phone is just a luxury. I dont own a cell phone by choice and because i dont need it...and i do fine!

Neither a car or a Bike or a mobile phone are a necessity. If you want to go someone you get up and walk or run there.

Run 20 miles? LOL.  Take public transit here in SoCal? LOL.

Last edited by KEN-JENNINGS (2008-08-10 12:52:31)

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

jord wrote:

Roger Lesboules wrote:

Disagree on the phone part...a local line is a necessity...a cell phone is just a luxury. I dont own a cell phone by choice and because i dont need it...and i do fine!

Neither a car or a Bike or a mobile phone are a necessity. If you want to go someone you get up and walk or run there.

Run 20 miles? LOL.  Take public transit here in SoCal? LOL.

Get a job closer to home?

The only necessity's are Water and food.

So tell me Ken. What do the people with physical disabilities or people that can't afford a car do there? Whither away and die?

MrAnderson wrote:

Depends what you do I guess...some people have heavy shit to move alot, so need a car...

If I wasn't in that situation (needing to move heavy instruments/musical equipment), I would use my bike to get around.
And if you live in a city Jord, you can't just walk everywhere!

Mobile phones are a total luxury but think of how much easier they make life...although little kids having them is ridiculous

I live in a fairly large town that will probably become a city in the next 5 years and I've managed. You just set off earlier. I used to walk 5 miles to school and 5 back.

I used to walk about 10 miles when I lived in the town over from where my life was centred.

Edit:

No I don't need a reality check. You may need a lazy check.

Last edited by jord (2008-08-10 12:56:13)

MrAnderson wrote:

Really, think about what you're saying...not everyone has the time to 'set off earlier'.

When all you have to do every day is go to school, life is simple...
And as I said, some people need to MOVE shit that they can't carry.

While I agree many people who drive don't need to use the car, many others do, and public transport is nowhere near a viable alternative atm.

I know people need to move shit, I'm not retarded. Assuming it's not a daily thing or part of your work, how often do you need to move shit? Once a week for your daily shop? You could get a lift.

I've got my driving lessons soon and am determined not to use it for everything, like most fat asses here.

And I don't go to school anymore, that was just an example. The point was the distance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson

Read some of his stuff if you want, he talks about how lazy people have become.

That's exactly what I was saying...not everyone needs it, but many do.

Also, I need to move a double bass/bass guitar + amp across town 3-7 days a week, not much fun to do on foot or on a bike

Edit...Oh Jeez...my point was I'm not as lazy as you seem to think. Walking 8 miles would take a couple of hours and a couple of hours back...so your walking alternative doesn't hold up.

I'm done here, have fun in dreamland

Last edited by MrAnderson (2008-08-10 13:05:52)

MrAnderson wrote:

That's exactly what I was saying...not everyone needs it, but many do.

Also, I need to move a double bass/bass guitar + amp across town 3-7 days a week, not much fun to do on foot or on a bike

Edit...Oh Jeez...my point was I'm not as lazy as you seem to think. Walking 8 miles would take a couple of hours and a couple of hours back...so your walking alternative doesn't hold up.

I'm done here, have fun in dreamland

You just said you'd cycle the 8 miles...

And no I'm not in dreamland. Thanks for that one though, made me lol. Almost as much as Ken's post that made less sense than eating glass.