The entry I had hoped to never make

[wayfaringwordhack]

Last night, our bicycle tires were stolen. Our first brush with theft on Mayotte, and I can tell you, it is not a pleasant feeling. Replacing four tires will run us about 300 euros. I'm speaking of buying the parts new because I refused to buy them used and possibly--who can say?--be buying my own tires back. In any case, I'm not perpetuating the problem by encouraging the market. So, the question becomes, buy new tires or a-whole-freakin' 'nother bike?


Finished and gone are the days of being a trusting fool. (Yes, the bikes were chained, but only the frames, not the tires. Stupid, stupid, lazy us.)

Comments

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

And do you ahve room to keep them inside with the 3 legged guardcat?

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

lol. Are you trying to make her into the captain of the Maki Karate Guard so that I'll have to keep her?

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

I think you just did.
And yes. :-D

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Nope, not going to keep her. And I might discharge the makis since they were incapable of driving off the wheel thieves.

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Well, their objective was to protect your apartment. If you didn't clarify that that included the bikes, how could they be expected to know that? I think some new administrative skills, like, for instance, those of a three-legged cat, would solve the problem.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Kev, I'm not going to keep your kittencat for you. She'll be flying over as soon as her leg is healed. :P

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Could you ship her other leg separately, or is it too late for that?

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

You are a bad, bad man. And yes, I'm pretttttty sure it is too late. :p

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Yeah, even as I wrote that I was cringing.