Comments on: How I Asked a Thief Nicely Not to Steal My Scooter http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/ <em>City Paper</em> Writers on News, Politics, the Media, the Arts, and More Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:13:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Washington City Paper: City Desk - Help Wanted: Scooter Mechanics http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-254940 Washington City Paper: City Desk - Help Wanted: Scooter Mechanics Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:57:59 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-254940 [...] is one big downside, though, especially for us mishap-prone scooter owners: the wait for service is way longer than it was when the only scooter riders were [...] [...] is one big downside, though, especially for us mishap-prone scooter owners: the wait for service is way longer than it was when the only scooter riders were [...]

]]> By: Prince Of Petworth » Blog Archive » PoP Profile: The Washington City Paper’s Angela Valdez http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-98934 Prince Of Petworth » Blog Archive » PoP Profile: The Washington City Paper’s Angela Valdez Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:23:46 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-98934 [...] jacked shortly after moving to the neighborhood. You can read about the incident in her own words here. But basically she was held up at gunpoint right in front of her house by some teenagers. The [...] [...] jacked shortly after moving to the neighborhood. You can read about the incident in her own words here. But basically she was held up at gunpoint right in front of her house by some teenagers. The [...]

]]> By: Washington City Paper: News & Features: Blogs http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-22686 Washington City Paper: News & Features: Blogs Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:10:25 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-22686 [...] home—and I don’t walk if I’ve had too many. The one time I’ve been the victim of a crime, I was standing in front of my house, and I’d let my guard down. You can’t live under a [...] [...] home—and I don’t walk if I’ve had too many. The one time I’ve been the victim of a crime, I was standing in front of my house, and I’d let my guard down. You can’t live under a [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-3703 Mark Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:45:45 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-3703 Sounds like the kid was undergoing an initiation of sorts- he did what he did on a dare. Bet he didn't hang with the cool kids that night. Good for you and him. Sounds like the kid was undergoing an initiation of sorts- he did what he did on a dare. Bet he didn’t hang with the cool kids that night. Good for you and him.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-3675 Ryan Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:32:27 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-3675 There are degrees of eco-consciousness, ouij. Sure a bike is better than a vespa but if you live far from work it's better to have a vespa than a car. Why you hatin? There are degrees of eco-consciousness, ouij. Sure a bike is better than a vespa but if you live far from work it’s better to have a vespa than a car. Why you hatin?

]]> By: ouij http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-3660 ouij Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:53:50 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/03/29/how-i-asked-a-thief-nicely-not-to-steal-my-scooter/#comment-3660 eco and budget conscious commuters use pedal bikes. That said, I'm impressed that the cops took such a lively interest in your case. It inspires confidence. eco and budget conscious commuters use pedal bikes.

That said, I’m impressed that the cops took such a lively interest in your case. It inspires confidence.

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