http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/2009/archives/strip-job/nova/583 what's your story? Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:49:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/2009/archives/strip-job/nova/583/comment-page-1#comment-190 Nova Sat, 30 May 2009 12:23:40 +0000 http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/?p=583#comment-190 indeed, that is a classic NYC urban odyssey story. my favorite disclaimers on warrantees are "acts of God". indeed, that is a classic NYC urban odyssey story. my favorite disclaimers on warrantees are “acts of God”.

]]> http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/2009/archives/strip-job/nova/583/comment-page-1#comment-187 JPLogan Sat, 30 May 2009 00:27:57 +0000 http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/?p=583#comment-187 This is such a classic shot. Here is JPLogan's bike story...A while ago I bought a very expensive armoured and hardened steel bike lock to lock up a bike which I bought for $200 (it was back when $200 was worth $200). When I read the info on the package, I noticed that the manifacturer of the lock was so sure that the lock would withstand any attempt of bike thieves that it had unlimited lifetime guarantee and that it would replace the lock and pay for the stolen bike too. At the bottom of this guarantee however, it was written in bold letters "except for NYC" which made me and my buddies laugh our faces off. One day, one of my friends who visited me from Poland borrowed my bike for a day. When he came back, he handed me a brand new lock identical to the one I lend him with the bike and, without saying a single word, he handed me $200. As I was taking the money out of his hand I said: "Welcome to the New York f****n' City". This is such a classic shot. Here is JPLogan’s bike story…A while ago I bought a very expensive armoured and hardened steel bike lock to lock up a bike which I bought for $200 (it was back when $200 was worth $200). When I read the info on the package, I noticed that the manifacturer of the lock was so sure that the lock would withstand any attempt of bike thieves that it had unlimited lifetime guarantee and that it would replace the lock and pay for the stolen bike too. At the bottom of this guarantee however, it was written in bold letters “except for NYC” which made me and my buddies laugh our faces off.
One day, one of my friends who visited me from Poland borrowed my bike for a day. When he came back, he handed me a brand new lock identical to the one I lend him with the bike and, without saying a single word, he handed me $200. As I was taking the money out of his hand I said: “Welcome to the New York f****n’ City”.

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