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9/18/2013 5:21am
You shouldn't F'ing take it....
This guy stole my broom I took to the starting gate to clean the concrete starting pad. It was a broken broom, the pole broke from it and I used it as a whisk broom. After cleaning the pad, I placed the broom next to the dog box while I watched my son race only to later find my broom gone. His son raced our class. I wondered where it went until we lined up next to him in our last moto and saw this guy using our broom... A Loretta's kid. His dad had headphones on and a backpack (Where he placed MY broom after cleaning the pad for his son). Nice new bike and new gear, but he had to take someone else's broom?
This guy stole my broom I took to the starting gate to clean the concrete starting pad. It was a broken broom, the pole broke from it and I used it as a whisk broom. After cleaning the pad, I placed the broom next to the dog box while I watched my son race only to later find my broom gone. His son raced our class. I wondered where it went until we lined up next to him in our last moto and saw this guy using our broom... A Loretta's kid. His dad had headphones on and a backpack (Where he placed MY broom after cleaning the pad for his son). Nice new bike and new gear, but he had to take someone else's broom?
So yeah.. to answer your question... I waited to call him out on here where my son never comes.
The Shop
Who could he possibly be talking to and what about?
Seriously though, WHAT AN IDIOT! I don't care how small or insignificant the item is... I get pissed when my stuff disappears. Its a respect thing...
can you clarify what a "dog box" is? was the broom just laying about looking like it was free for the taking?
id almost bet that if you would of called him out right there he would of said "my fault, it looked like it was going to be thrown out, here you go. sorry about that"
what happens when this guy gets into a fight with the guy in the photo on the starting line and the kids get booted from the race? is that a better example for these 2 kids?
I do share your original sentiment. If it ain't yours, hands off.
I didn't mean to quote sir skerbs clever and quite amusing post. Funny as hell though
If anybody knows this guy, let him know wed like to hear his side of the story. He's either a petty theif or it's a big misunderstanding...
I wouldn't have taken a broom that was left at the line, but I wouldn't have left my broom at the line either. I definitely wouldn't have posted the guys picture on the Internet.
Pit Row
Any guy that wears a muffed out nascar style headset at a race that doesn't allow two way communication with a rider and bothers to put a credential lanyard on to display stuff that most likely has absolutely nothing to do with the event that he is at should have their photo posted for amusement purposes.
What the hell is in the backpack?
An emergency.shelter in case there is a lengthy delay in the staging area?
Could it simply be a classic case of takingmototooseriousitis?
I know this guy and him and his wife are 2 of the nicest people in the pits around here. And remember a little story about the Lucas Oil display bike getting stolen at a race this summer. Well guess who chased down the tow truck driver to get the bike back to the track? YEAH THIS GUY!!
Why didn't you ask him if you could get your broom back?
this should get good. its 4:21AM and i have nothing better to do then watch this unfold slowly
i think we'd still like to know about the headset though
No matter how small the item, the cost or whose it is, if its not yours don't f'ing take it!
Just because you think someone left it behind or lost it, if you did not bring it, it ain't yours.
There were other broken brooms laying there for community use however, the had half a stick. I assume he did not want them because the could not fit into his backpack.. Mine was perfect for him!
And yeah, not sure who he could have been taking to... it was the C class.
I shoot photos at the races so when the gate drops, I cannot pick up everything and carry it around the track while I am shooting. That is why I left it and came back for it between motos.
He is welcome to come on here and talk about finding it just randomly laying out in the open near the starting gates and felt someone threw it away, as I am sure that was his reason for taking it. I assume he did not want the other three or four brooms left at the starting gate because they had half a handle and did not fit into his bag.
I know I have went to the gate more then once without a broom, found one, used it, then put it back where I found it.
Nice guy or not, it wasn't his to take.
At least I did not identify him or his kid by name, this is to stupid of a thread for me to do that to him... His friends can let him know it did not go un-noticed.. I actually find it funny that someone would take a broom, just as others may find it funny for someone to take a photo of the guy and start a thread about it, sorry.
So maybe some of the jackass opinions have changed I hope.
CamP is right, lots of folks share a community broom at the gate, but you dont haul off with it like a petty thief.
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