Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 402662 times)

Kim · « **Reply #2075 on:** 31 March, 2016, 02:56:31 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 31 March, 2016, 02:54:13 pm

Wait till July. Book another journey. Ensure that one is cancelled due to apocalyptic heatwave or something. Exchange new vouchers for cash. Job done!

Jakob W · « **Reply #2076 on:** 31 March, 2016, 05:20:58 pm »

GN: Editor sent through article proofs, which look great, so that should cover the a respray at Bob Jackson plus various new bits for my Eclipse.

BN: I don't get paid until it's on newsstands and have to invoice, bah.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #2077 on:** 19 April, 2016, 09:18:17 pm »

GN: TV guide says Get Carter is on the telly box tonight.
BN: Starring Sylvester Stallone.

Jurek · « **Reply #2078 on:** 19 April, 2016, 09:40:48 pm »

Quote from: Tim Hall on 19 April, 2016, 09:18:17 pm

GN: TV guide says Get Carter is on the telly box tonight.
BN: Starring Sylvester Stallone.

That's a disappointment.
The workshop manager at my job at The Science Museum was married to the daughter of the bloke who wrote Get Carter.
As you were...

Torslanda · « **Reply #2079 on:** 20 April, 2016, 09:23:17 am »

BN: Customer had his bike nicked.

GN: Police appear to have recovered it.

BN: GMP wanted a picture of 'him with his bike' before they would release it.

GN: I was able to give GMP a detailed description of the bike and I think he's getting it back.

mcshroom · « **Reply #2080 on:** 20 April, 2016, 09:32:52 am »

Good work John

The importance of an LBS and knowing your bike seller

Kim · « **Reply #2081 on:** 20 April, 2016, 01:36:19 pm »

And of having photos of you with your bike, I suppose.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2082 on:** 20 April, 2016, 02:10:17 pm »

And a record of the frame number or proof of original purchase.

Torslanda · « **Reply #2083 on:** 20 April, 2016, 04:56:40 pm »

Update. He called in earlier to say thanks.

Got the bike back intact, virtually undamaged.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2084 on:** 20 April, 2016, 05:25:42 pm »

Excellent! And quite good luck.

Kim · « **Reply #2085 on:** 20 April, 2016, 07:05:35 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 20 April, 2016, 02:10:17 pm

And a record of the frame number or proof of original purchase.

PSA: Anyone not got their frame numbers on http://www.immobilise.com ? You know what to do.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2086 on:** 21 April, 2016, 12:32:54 pm »

You can put photos up there too! Must update mine...

Bledlow · « **Reply #2087 on:** 24 April, 2016, 11:51:22 pm »

BN. In January the Reading Bicycle Kitchen had to leave the premises in the former Jacksons department store it had been using, for a peppercorn rent, pending its sale. The building had been bought, & the new owners wanted to take possession of a vacant building.

GN. It moved back in yesterday.

The new owners, like their predecessors, prefer to have tenants than an empty building.

http://www.readingbicyclekitchen.org/

cygnet · « **Reply #2088 on:** 24 April, 2016, 11:59:04 pm »

GN - a suspect has been arrested, charged and remanded into custody over the theft of my bike last year

BN - no sign of the bike.

Torslanda · « **Reply #2089 on:** 25 April, 2016, 03:06:18 am »

Pliers. Blowtorch. Medieval.

fuzzy · « **Reply #2090 on:** 25 April, 2016, 12:10:02 pm »

BN- My 6 month trial as senior caretaker has been curtailed.

GN- I now have the job on a permanent basis.

Legs · « **Reply #2091 on:** 25 April, 2016, 01:10:07 pm »

Quote from: fuzzy (retd.) AAGE on 25 April, 2016, 12:10:02 pm

BN- My 6 month trial as senior caretaker has been curtailed.

GN- I now have the job on a permanent basis.

cycleman · « **Reply #2092 on:** 25 April, 2016, 01:29:16 pm »

Good to hear fuzzy

Ruthie · « **Reply #2093 on:** 25 April, 2016, 01:31:30 pm »

Marvellous

Torslanda · « **Reply #2094 on:** 25 April, 2016, 01:32:12 pm »

Wouldn't have expected any other result.

Well done!

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2095 on:** 25 April, 2016, 04:22:36 pm »

Exactly wot Torslanda said!

Canardly · « **Reply #2096 on:** 25 April, 2016, 05:45:13 pm »

Very good.

fuzzy · « **Reply #2097 on:** 26 April, 2016, 10:10:52 am »

Thanks folks

Polar Bear · « **Reply #2098 on:** 26 April, 2016, 10:51:53 am »

Another life sentence of servitude.

Well done old chap.

clarion · « **Reply #2099 on:** 26 April, 2016, 11:41:12 am »

Next stop: CEO!