Two bikes were delivered to school today - both Ridgeback Genesis Day 00 2007 Hybrid Bike, and from Evans Cycles. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=70422 In one of the bike boxes there were 3 white Specialized helmets. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=22673
I had no advance warning about their delivery.
Options: 1. A thank-you present for a briefing I gave on cycle training to a European Union delegation looking at sustainable transport in different European cities on 19 April. 2. A thank-you present for a presentation I gave to a TfL conference on 24 April. 3. A thank-you present for the work I did in organising a live event for ITV London on 27 April. 4. A sorry present from the person who ran me down on Monday. 5. Bikes for someone else in the school 6. A mistake.
All seem equally unlikely, but I cannot think of any other reasons.
"Tom Crispin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Two bikes were delivered to school today - both Ridgeback Genesis Day 00 2007 Hybrid Bike, and from Evans Cycles. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=70422 In one of the bike boxes there were 3 white Specialized helmets. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=22673
I had no advance warning about their delivery.
Options: 1. A thank-you present for a briefing I gave on cycle training to a European Union delegation looking at sustainable transport in different European cities on 19 April. 2. A thank-you present for a presentation I gave to a TfL conference on 24 April. 3. A thank-you present for the work I did in organising a live event for ITV London on 27 April. 4. A sorry present from the person who ran me down on Monday. 5. Bikes for someone else in the school 6. A mistake.
All seem equally unlikely, but I cannot think of any other reasons.
You could have killed the speculation stone dead by ringing Evans and seeking information about the delivery the worst that could happen is that they ask for the stuff back. And I thought that problem solving was deeply embedded into the curriculum - clearly hasn't trickled down from high schools yet ;-)
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"Tom Crispin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Two bikes were delivered to school today - both Ridgeback Genesis Day 00 2007 Hybrid Bike, and from Evans Cycles. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=70422 In one of the bike boxes there were 3 white Specialized helmets. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=22673
I had no advance warning about their delivery.
Options: 1. A thank-you present for a briefing I gave on cycle training to a European Union delegation looking at sustainable transport in different European cities on 19 April. 2. A thank-you present for a presentation I gave to a TfL conference on 24 April. 3. A thank-you present for the work I did in organising a live event for ITV London on 27 April. 4. A sorry present from the person who ran me down on Monday. 5. Bikes for someone else in the school 6. A mistake.
All seem equally unlikely, but I cannot think of any other reasons.
You could have killed the speculation stone dead by ringing Evans and seeking information about the delivery the worst that could happen is that they ask for the stuff back. And I thought that problem solving was deeply embedded into the curriculum - clearly hasn't trickled down from high schools yet ;-)
Risks having to give them back if 6. Keep quiet and see what happens is my advice.
I suppose that keeping them out of circulation might be the proper thing to do; though the mfr's might interpret the acceptance as cause for increased production...
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"Tom Crispin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Two bikes were delivered to school today - both Ridgeback Genesis Day 00 2007 Hybrid Bike, and from Evans Cycles. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=70422 In one of the bike boxes there were 3 white Specialized helmets. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=22673
I had no advance warning about their delivery.
Options: 1. A thank-you present for a briefing I gave on cycle training to a European Union delegation looking at sustainable transport in different European cities on 19 April. 2. A thank-you present for a presentation I gave to a TfL conference on 24 April. 3. A thank-you present for the work I did in organising a live event for ITV London on 27 April. 4. A sorry present from the person who ran me down on Monday. 5. Bikes for someone else in the school 6. A mistake.
All seem equally unlikely, but I cannot think of any other reasons.
You could have killed the speculation stone dead by ringing Evans and seeking information about the delivery the worst that could happen is that they ask for the stuff back. And I thought that problem solving was deeply embedded into the curriculum - clearly hasn't trickled down from high schools yet ;-)
Risks having to give them back if 6. Keep quiet and see what happens is my advice.
On Thu, 3 May 2007 22:46:22 +0100, "vernon" <[email hidden]>
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All seem equally unlikely, but I cannot think of any other reasons.
You could have killed the speculation stone dead by ringing Evans and seeking information about the delivery the worst that could happen is that they ask for the stuff back. And I thought that problem solving was deeply embedded into the curriculum - clearly hasn't trickled down from high schools yet ;-)
I did think of that, but there was no delivery note, just the school address printed clearly on the boxes. They came from Dartford, only there is no Evans in Dartford, probably a warehouse.
To save space, I unpacked them - God it hurt when I had to manoeuvre my shoulder in certain positions - and left them in my classroom. www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/genesis
A few things confuse me.
Why two bikes and three helmets? If a personal gift to me, why two bikes? If a gift to the school, why adult bikes?
"Tom Crispin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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On Thu, 3 May 2007 22:46:22 +0100, "vernon" <[email hidden]>
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All seem equally unlikely, but I cannot think of any other reasons.
You could have killed the speculation stone dead by ringing Evans and seeking information about the delivery the worst that could happen is that they ask for the stuff back. And I thought that problem solving was deeply embedded into the curriculum - clearly hasn't trickled down from high schools yet ;-)
I did think of that, but there was no delivery note, just the school address printed clearly on the boxes. They came from Dartford, only there is no Evans in Dartford, probably a warehouse.
To save space, I unpacked them - God it hurt when I had to manoeuvre my shoulder in certain positions - and left them in my classroom. www.johnballcycling.org.uk/photos/genesis
A few things confuse me.
Why two bikes and three helmets? If a personal gift to me, why two bikes? If a gift to the school, why adult bikes?
On Fri, 4 May 2007 07:27:36 +0100, "vernon" <[email hidden]>
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A few things confuse me.
Why two bikes and three helmets? If a personal gift to me, why two bikes? If a gift to the school, why adult bikes?
Ring Evans and find out! - it's a no brainer ;-)
You're far too boring and sensible, Vernon. ;-) The fun bit is the speculation and mystery. Phoning them would be a bit like reading the first and last chapters of a Sherlock Holmes novel and leaving out the rest of the book.
Two bikes were delivered to school today - both Ridgeback Genesis Day 00 2007 Hybrid Bike, and from Evans Cycles. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=70422 In one of the bike boxes there were 3 white Specialized helmets. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=22673
I had no advance warning about their delivery.
Options: 1. A thank-you present for a briefing I gave on cycle training to a European Union delegation looking at sustainable transport in different European cities on 19 April. 2. A thank-you present for a presentation I gave to a TfL conference on 24 April. 3. A thank-you present for the work I did in organising a live event for ITV London on 27 April. 4. A sorry present from the person who ran me down on Monday. 5. Bikes for someone else in the school 6. A mistake.
All seem equally unlikely, but I cannot think of any other reasons.
I'll start the bidding at £25 (for a bike, of course)
In article <[email hidden]>, Matthew Haigh <?@?.?> writes: |> Peter Fox wrote: |> > Following on from Tom Crispin's message. . . |> >> Why two bikes and three helmets? |> > Easy. One is a tandem. |> |> Or so you have a spare for when one has saved your life? |> |> <ducks> :-)
In article <[email hidden]>, Matthew Haigh <?@?.?> writes: |> Peter Fox wrote: |> > Following on from Tom Crispin's message. . . |> >> Why two bikes and three helmets? |> > Easy. One is a tandem. |> |> Or so you have a spare for when one has saved your life? |> |> <ducks> :-)
Nah. You wear one to protect your spleen.
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My letter on this is given pride of place in today's local rag :-)
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In article <[email hidden]>, Matthew Haigh <?@?.?> writes: |> Peter Fox wrote: |> > Following on from Tom Crispin's message. . . |> >> Why two bikes and three helmets? |> > Easy. One is a tandem. |> |> Or so you have a spare for when one has saved your life? |> |> <ducks> :-)
Nah. You wear one to protect your spleen.
hehe...
My letter on this is given pride of place in today's local rag :-)
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In article <[email hidden]>, Just Visiting [email hidden] says... <snip>
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Risks having to give them back if 6. Keep quiet and see what happens is my advice.
I think you'll find that constitutes "theft by finding" or something similar.
Take them to the police station and say you found them and are handing them in. Unclaimed for a month and they're yours!
Not really. You should take reasonable steps to find out who they belong to. That would mean contacting the company who delivered them, or at least making the Police aware from which company they came from. Saying that uou "found them" seems somewhat dishonest.
Personally I would wait a day or two, in case they are a legitimate gift and a letter is in transit, and then contact Evans (or whoever it was) and tell them they have delivered some stuff to you and ask them if that is correct as you wasn't aware there had been an order made.
-- Andy Leighton => [email hidden] "The Lord is my shepherd, but we still lost the sheep dog trials" - Robert Rankin, _They Came And Ate Us_
Two bikes were delivered to school today - both Ridgeback Genesis Day 00 2007 Hybrid Bike, and from Evans Cycles. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=70422 In one of the bike boxes there were 3 white Specialized helmets. www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=22673
I had no advance warning about their delivery.
Options: 1. A thank-you present for a briefing I gave on cycle training to a European Union delegation looking at sustainable transport in different European cities on 19 April. 2. A thank-you present for a presentation I gave to a TfL conference on 24 April. 3. A thank-you present for the work I did in organising a live event for ITV London on 27 April. 4. A sorry present from the person who ran me down on Monday. 5. Bikes for someone else in the school 6. A mistake.
All seem equally unlikely, but I cannot think of any other reasons.
Perhaps a competition win??? Prizes very often turn up with no cover notes. I won a speaker system a couple of years ago, it just turned up,with no prior warning. I've heard of people having large expensive TVs etc arrive, with no idea where they've come from.
