http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/05/bristol/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Fri, 25 May 2012 22:06:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/05/bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-27249 Another Damned Medievalist Wed, 05 May 2004 19:47:24 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1515#comment-27249 Damned shame. Sorry Chris -- hope you get the important stuff back Damned shame. Sorry Chris—hope you get the important stuff back

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/05/bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-27248 Iain J Coleman Wed, 05 May 2004 16:43:11 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1515#comment-27248 Some years ago, my car was broken into. Lock ripped out, stuff strewn everywhere, rear parcel shelf pulled out... a pretty thorough going over. When I cleared up, it turned out that everything was still there: radio, a couple of dozen cassettes, everything. Except for one thing: my tape of Pink Floyd's "Piper at the Gates of Dawn". The mental image of this Syd-Barrett-fixated thief's little eyes lighting up when he finally found that tape, then dashing off eagerly with his spoils, was almost worth the four quid it cost to replace it. Almost. Some years ago, my car was broken into. Lock ripped out, stuff strewn everywhere, rear parcel shelf pulled out… a pretty thorough going over. When I cleared up, it turned out that everything was still there: radio, a couple of dozen cassettes, everything. Except for one thing: my tape of Pink Floyd’s “Piper at the Gates of Dawn”. The mental image of this Syd-Barrett-fixated thief’s little eyes lighting up when he finally found that tape, then dashing off eagerly with his spoils, was almost worth the four quid it cost to replace it. Almost.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/05/bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-27245 Chris Bertram Wed, 05 May 2004 16:35:33 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1515#comment-27245 God that's terrible. And I'm surprised since the place where you parked it seemed pretty secure. I'm feeling kind of irrationally responsible for this (on behalf of the city). God that’s terrible. And I’m surprised since the place where you parked it seemed pretty secure. I’m feeling kind of irrationally responsible for this (on behalf of the city).

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/05/bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-27247 Barry Wed, 05 May 2004 16:14:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1515#comment-27247 My sympathies. My sympathies.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/05/bristol/comment-page-1/#comment-27246 Maria Wed, 05 May 2004 16:13:30 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1515#comment-27246 Yikes, poor you! I hope it was a rental car and they didn't get any of your stuff. Reminds me of the time (actually, one of numerous times) my car was broken into in inner city Dublin. I'd left about a dozen or so of my favourite books in it for some reason, but they were left untouched while all sorts of crap was lifted. I was giving out to a friend about it later that day, saying the thieves had no taste at all. Then he said 'no, that's not how it happened at all. They were sitting in the car, leafing through the pile of books, saying 'nah, read it, read it, useless, read it...' and for that reason chucked them all aside'. Anyway, good luck getting it all sorted out Kieran. Yikes, poor you! I hope it was a rental car and they didn’t get any of your stuff. Reminds me of the time (actually, one of numerous times) my car was broken into in inner city Dublin. I’d left about a dozen or so of my favourite books in it for some reason, but they were left untouched while all sorts of crap was lifted. I was giving out to a friend about it later that day, saying the thieves had no taste at all. Then he said ‘no, that’s not how it happened at all. They were sitting in the car, leafing through the pile of books, saying ‘nah, read it, read it, useless, read it…’ and for that reason chucked them all aside’. Anyway, good luck getting it all sorted out Kieran.

]]>