Round were I live I sometimes get some of the kids from the ‘rough end’ of the area but this ‘rough’ area (as I really shouldn’t say that!) seems to be of the ‘old days attitude’.
e.g. Dad will say to kids “If you’ve bin theiv’in of anybody I’ll tan your ars3s”. So it would appear old values still apply!
So much so about 4 months ago 4 urcins from a certain ‘rough’ family appeared at top of my driveway when I had head under bonnet of car and asked where did I get my valve caps from …and could they have some for there cycles!
I said I didn’t have any spare so they would have to go without; that night I fully expected the caps to disappear off any vehicle of mine that had to be left outside …following morning …Fine/still there. Oh well give it the end of the week or month (they aren’t so stupid) …still there.
About a month later they came round and asked again, I said NO so of they went …and thankfully the caps remained.
So when I went to a custom bike show a month ago I bought a pile of valve caps. A week later they cam round again on the scrounge …and they received a bag full of coloured valve caps …you should have seen the look on there face.
In today’s society I thought they deserved them, as they had been decent enough to be honest - ask but not pinch.
As a final amusing end to the story the Father came round 2 days later and asked me if I was the person who gave the items to his kids (Here we go I thought – giving presents to kids etc. etc. must be a kiddie fiddler etc.etc. ). I said I was and he pointed out everthings fine he was only checking their story and making sure they hadn’t nicked them!
e.g. Dad will say to kids “If you’ve bin theiv’in of anybody I’ll tan your ars3s”. So it would appear old values still apply!
So much so about 4 months ago 4 urcins from a certain ‘rough’ family appeared at top of my driveway when I had head under bonnet of car and asked where did I get my valve caps from …and could they have some for there cycles!
I said I didn’t have any spare so they would have to go without; that night I fully expected the caps to disappear off any vehicle of mine that had to be left outside …following morning …Fine/still there. Oh well give it the end of the week or month (they aren’t so stupid) …still there.
About a month later they came round and asked again, I said NO so of they went …and thankfully the caps remained.
So when I went to a custom bike show a month ago I bought a pile of valve caps. A week later they cam round again on the scrounge …and they received a bag full of coloured valve caps …you should have seen the look on there face.
In today’s society I thought they deserved them, as they had been decent enough to be honest - ask but not pinch.
As a final amusing end to the story the Father came round 2 days later and asked me if I was the person who gave the items to his kids (Here we go I thought – giving presents to kids etc. etc. must be a kiddie fiddler etc.etc. ). I said I was and he pointed out everthings fine he was only checking their story and making sure they hadn’t nicked them!