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Mark posted ...

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Sandy Morton posted ...

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In article <[email hidden]>,

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> As a single incident though, there are better things for the police to worry about I reckon.

If the branch had gone through the spokes of the front wheel it would not have been a minor
incident.

It was a length of wood, not a branch, and it didn't go through the spokes ... it was minor ...

There was potential for it not being minor. If the wood had hit me on the head I could have easily
been knocked down.

Actually I didn't originally actually say it was minor .. I said it was a single incident. It was
Sandy suggested it was minor .. If is a much bigger word than it looks.

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I think that incidents like that should be reported even though there may not be any thing that
can be done. It would give a better picture to government of what the real world is like. I would
have thought that the police would like a better view of where crime takes place and the more that
is reported the more it looks like they are undermanned and in need of more funding. But maybe I'm
just naive.

I agree.

My comment in my original reply that 'there are better things for the police to worry about' is
simply related to the fact that in actual fact, nothing much happened. A lot _could_ have happened,
but no-one was injured, so in their eyes, all is well.

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Mark said:

I was enjoying my commute home tonight when it was all spoilt. A group of about 6 kids about 15
years old lobbed a 4 foot length of wood at me. I was lucky that it bounced of my rear wheel and
didn't cause any damage. It all happened at the junction beside Slateford station in Edinburgh in
rush hour traffic.

When I got home I thought it would be a good idea to let the police know so I phoned the local
station to report the incident. The response from the police was a bit of a "why are you bothering
us with that" type of attitude. Was I wrong to report it?

On a similar note...

A while back someone in a land rover pulled out from a side road causing me to brake suddenly and
swerve. I exclaimed "[censored]" as I passed and thought nothing of it. A few minutes later he pulls up
along side me, in the moving traffic, him and his female companion start shouting at me and he
starts weaving about the road trying to force me to stop. I tell him to stop wanking about, but he
continues so I pull over, he stops and gets out and starts mouthing off at me.

I ponder a moment and decide that:

1. He's well 'ard

2. Theres not enough traffic to leg it

3. He's a nutter

4. He could duff me up and no one would know.

So I get my mobile out and dial 999, and make sure that they have his reg no and that he knows it. I
get put thru to the police and explain the situation as above, including my unwise expletive and a
slightly less consise version of my assessment of the situation.

By the time they coppers arrive, he's calmed down, his lady is looking well piseed off and I'm
feeling very sheepish. The policeman is very polite, reassures me that I'm not wasteing their time
and advises me to get on my way safe in the knowleadge that I will have time to get to work (5 mins
away) while they have a little chat with the driver. He was getting into the police car as I left.

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A while back someone in a land rover pulled out from a side road causing me to brake suddenly and
swerve. I exclaimed "[censored]" as I passed and thought nothing of it. A few minutes later he pulls
up along side me, in the moving traffic, him and his female companion start shouting at me and he
starts weaving about the road trying to force me to stop. I tell him to stop wanking about, but he
continues so I pull over, he stops and gets out and starts mouthing off at me.

I ponder a moment and decide that:

1. He's well 'ard

2. Theres not enough traffic to leg it

3. He's a nutter

4. He could duff me up and no one would know.

So I get my mobile out and dial 999, and make sure that they have his reg no and that he knows it.
I get put thru to the police and explain the situation as above, including my unwise expletive and
a slightly less consise version of my assessment of the situation.

I don't have a mobile. Maybe it's about time I did.

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By the time they coppers arrive, he's calmed down, his lady is looking well piseed off and I'm
feeling very sheepish. The policeman is very polite, reassures me that I'm not wasteing their
time and advises me to get on my way safe in the knowleadge that I will have time to get to work
(5 mins away) while they have a little chat with the driver. He was getting into the police car
as I left.

That must have been satisfying.
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I don't have a mobile.

I'm starting to get a feel for this newsgroup. Limited use of TVs, mobile phones & cars in urc-land.

Thank God for the internet.

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:09:19 +0000, "[Not Responding]"
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I'm starting to get a feel for this newsgroup. Limited use of TVs, mobile phones & cars in
urc-land.

They're all at the bottom of a box in the shed[13 11/16]

[13 11/16] yes this is a reference to uk.rec.sheds ;-)

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I think that incidents like that should be reported even though there may not be any thing that
can be done. It would give a better picture to government of what the real world is like. I
would have thought that the police would like a better view of where crime takes place and the
more that is reported the more it looks like they are undermanned and in need of more funding.
But maybe I'm just naive.

I agree.

My comment in my original reply that 'there are better things for the police to worry about' is
simply related to the fact that in actual fact, nothing much happened. A lot _could_ have
happened, but no-one was injured, so in their eyes, all is well.

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davebee <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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next time this happens. get off your bike and batter them with the piece of wood.

Than it would no longer be a trivial matter and the police would definitely be interested whatever
the outcome.

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On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 23:39:18 +0000 (GMT), Sandy Morton
<[email hidden]> wrote:

🙂In article <[email hidden]>, Mark )<[email hidden]> wrote: )> When I got home I thought it would be a good idea to let the police )> know so I phoned the local station to report the incident. The )> response from the police was a bit of a "why are you bothering us )> with that" type of attitude. Was I wrong to report it? ) )You were perfectly correct to report it. ) )However if that was the attitude from the police you should - ) )Ask for the persons name and number

Even "Enquiry Officers" have names and numbers although they don't show either.

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On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 01:58:52 -0000, "AndyMorris"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

🙂 )On a similar note... ) )A while back someone in a land rover pulled out from a side road causing me )to brake suddenly and swerve. I exclaimed "[censored]" as I passed and thought )nothing of it. A few minutes later he pulls up along side me, in the moving )traffic, him and his female companion start shouting at me and he starts )weaving about the road trying to force me to stop. I tell him to stop )wanking about, but he continues so I pull over, he stops and gets out and )starts mouthing off at me. ) )I ponder a moment and decide that: ) )1. He's well 'ard ) )2. Theres not enough traffic to leg it ) )3. He's a nutter ) )4. He could duff me up and no one would know. ) )So I get my mobile out and dial 999, and make sure that they have his reg no )and that he knows it. I get put thru to the police and explain the situation )as above, including my unwise expletive and a slightly less consise version )of my assessment of the situation. ) )By the time they coppers arrive, he's calmed down,

You were lucky, he could have [censored] before they arrived.
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pmailkeey said:

You were lucky, he could have [censored] before they
arrived.

He'd of been in more trouble with the bizzies:

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🙂So I get my mobile out and dial 999, and make sure that
:they have
his reg no 🙂and that he knows it.

Unless he'd nicked it.

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On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 17:26:25 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

🙂On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:09:19 +0000, "[Not Responding]"
🙂<[email hidden]> wrote in message
🙂<[email hidden]>: ) )>I'm
:starting to get a feel for this newsgroup. Limited use of
:TVs, )>mobile phones & cars in urc-land. ) )They're all at
:the bottom of a box in the shed[13 11/16] ) )[13 11/16] yes
:this is a reference to uk.rec.sheds ;-)

Shame I don't geddit !
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On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 09:01:20 GMT, [email hidden]

(pmailkeey) said:

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 17:26:25 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you
know?" <[email hidden]> wrote:

🙂On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:09:19 +0000, "[Not Responding]"
🙂<[email hidden]> wrote in message
🙂<[email hidden]>: ) )>I'm
:starting to get a feel for this newsgroup. Limited use of
:TVs, )>mobile phones & cars in urc-land. ) )They're all at
:the bottom of a box in the shed[13 11/16] ) )[13 11/16]
:yes this is a reference to uk.rec.sheds ;-)

Shame I don't geddit !

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somewhat odd place to visit.

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