Going equipped to scrape?
There's a telegraph pole in my road which, until few days ago had, at its base, a nice, shiny, new padlock and chain which had been recently cropped to liberate the bike which had been attached to it for a couple of weeks or so.
Ordinarily, something like this would disturb me - occurring, as it did, so close to my home.
On this occasion however, the bike which was removed was a Santander hire bike, and I suspect the removal was carried out by its rightful owner.
Meanwhile, I delight in the knowledge that at least one of my neighbours is a thief.