My last moments with Saphire :(( She got STOLEN!! But it seems my morning meditation is paying of :)

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Before I start writing the post, I just need to say my heart is bleeding while writing this. I was with her almost a year...daily. Several times a day. And suddenly..she's just gone..

She helped me, I helped her

That's the way we used to live...I needed a help to get to the University, work, grocery store or whatever..and she was always there for me...and then, she sometimes needed my help as well. Flat tire, grease up the chain, change brakes. I was always there for her as well...Nice example is e.g. HERE.

This time, flat tire it was.

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>Predtym nez zacnem so samotnym postom, chcem povedat, ze moje srdce krvaca popri tom co toto pisem. Bol som s nou kazdy den. Viackrat do dna..a teraz je proste prec..

One pomohla mne, ja zas jej

Tak sme fungovali...Ja som sa potreboval dostat do skoly, roboty alebo obchodu a ona ma tam vzdy rada odviezla..No a niekedy bol rad na mne a musel som nieco spravit pre nu. Defekt, naolejovat retaz, vymenit brzdy. Vzdy som tam pre nu bol...Pekny priklad je napriklad TU.

Tentokrat to bol znova defekt.

Then I've somehow managed to get the tire off with 2 kitchen spoons :D Don't tell my flatmates tho!
Nejak sa mi podarilo dat z kolesa dole plast pomocou 2 kuchynskych lyziciek. Nevravte to ale spolubyvajucim!

And theen - it was water time! Let's find that stupid hole which is making Saphire's life miserable!
No a potom - bol cas na vodu! Podme najst du hlupu diery, ktora zmenila Saphirin zivot na nocnu moru.

But..I wasn't able to find the hole, so I decided problem is 100% in the bucket and I need a bigger one :D Logic, guys, use it!! :D
Ale...proste som tu dieru nevedel najst! A tak som sa rozhodol, ze problem je isto vo vedre a potrebujem vacsie :D Predsa logika! :D

I know what you think...well, doubt me or not, with new bucket I found the hole! Let's show her who's the boss!
Ano, viem co si myslite...no mozte sa zo mna smiat kolko chcete, vo vacsom vedre som dieru nasiel :D Pome na nu!

Little bit here, little bit there, glue, little bit here little bit there, patch...hold...wait...hold..wait...under the water again...and?? Wohooo no more tiny bubbles coming out of Saphire's tire! :)

I choose you, Latinoo!

Well now the hard part was upon me. Put it all back together. I was never able to do it myself, so I didn't even try and called for a help to my beloved Spanish flatmate, "uncle" Nacho. His stats:

  • 68 kilograms of pure musclemass
  • more than 20 fixed flattires experience

I knew with this guy I was safe!

Trosku sem, trosku tam, lepidlo, trosku sem trosku tam, zaplata...drzat...cakat...drzat..cakat...a znova pod vodu...a? Wohooo ziadne bublinky a diera je zaplatana!

Vyberam si teba, Latinoo!

No teraz prisla ta najtazsia cast. Vsetko to dat naspat. Nikdy som ten sprosty plat nevedel nasadit, a tak som rovno poprosil stryka Nacha o pomoc. Jeho statistiky:

  • 68 kilogramov cistej svalovej hmoty
  • Viac nez 20 zaplatanych defektov

Vedel som, ze s nim je to v klude!

Aaaand that's kinda it...Saphire was ready to go again! ...but....Several days later, some mofos have stolen her over night.

My reaction

What was kinda interesting that morning as I've found out was my reaction. My heart didn't even beat one extra time. No anger, no furious feelings, nothing. I just continued straight to the bus stop....why? I dunno myself but I have 3 possible scenarios:

  • I'm a freaking talented next Buddha and Zen is my middle name
  • My ongoing morning meditation venture is getting some results!! ( check CALM.COM
  • I was kinda ready to find Saphire missing one day as bikes are being stolen in Innsbruck more often than bread being bough...This one was my 3rd one already!

Last words to Saphire

"Dear Saphire, I miss you so much. But I know you're not a bitch and won't do any good to your new owner. I hope you'll stuck your front wheel into the tram rail like you did once to me and that motherfucker will have both his wrists broken! Like I had :) Love u!"

A bolo vybavene...Saphire bola znovu pripravena na dalsie nase spolocne dobrodruzstva!...az na to, ze ju par dni na to nejakyhad ukradol.

Moja reakcia

Co bolo zaujimave, bola moja ranna reakcia, ked som zistil, ze Saphire je fuc. Tep sa mi ani len nezvysil..ziaden hnev, ziadne nadavky, nic. Proste som len pokracoval na autobusovu zastavku...Preco? Neviem ani sam, no mam 3 teorie:

  • Som nadchadzajuci Buddha a moje stredne meno je Zen
  • Moj uz mesiac prebiehajuci pokus s rannou meditacou funguje!! ( pozrite CALM.COM)
  • Vpodstate som trosku na tento den cakal, kedze bajky sa v Innsbrucku kradnu viac nez sa kupuje chleba. Za tri roky, to bol uz moj treti!

Posledne slova pre Saphire :/

"Mila Saphire, chybas mi...Ja vsak viem, ze nie si ziadna prelietavka a tvojmu novemu majitelovi das riadne do nosa. Dufam, ze rovnako ako si to spravila mne, strcis svoje predne koleso do elektrickovej drahy a ten had si dolame zapestie. Rovnako ako som si vtedy aj ja :) Lubim ta!"

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jaaaj to mi je ľúto, Durko... :(
Ale ...v časti ako píšeš o bublinách ma napadlo jedno z mojich naj videí, kt. ma vždy rozveselia.. tak snáď sa aj ty pousmeješ a bude sa ti páčiť ;) :D

Ouje idem to kuknut :)

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Hahaha som zabudol odpisat :D Topppp :D

Lets take to the streets and find the bastard!!!

Leave a brotha's wheels alone yo!!!!

That totally sucks man. Hopefully you have property insurance or piles of cash around to get a new toy.

Hahah it's not that baad :) It was already my third one :D And my 4th is already on the way. Insurance for abike in Innsbruck sounds too funny hhaha :D noone would give that to you :D Bikes are being stolen left nad right here :D

Same here. They are covered as property with home/property insurance here.

Good for you guys :D

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You never disappoint me guys :)!

My city of Buffalo is plagued with bike thefts. The police recovered 90 bikes in a drug raid the other night. Hopefully some of those bikes find their way back to their owners.

Hah good for the original owners. Here noone gives a F about it a I guess :D

Tohle bylo to nejvíc srdcervoucí rozloučení se s ukradeným kolem, jaké jsem kdy četl :D :(

RIP Saphire

Na druhou stranu. Nemáš problém s tím, že ti zestárne.

To bych neřekl tyjooo že se v innsbrucku budou krát kola... smutné

Tiez ma to prekvapilo.. ale vpodstate to davaju zmysel.. tretina mesta su studenti (35k) a hrozne vela ich prichadza na polroka, rok ..a proste potrebuju bajk..a nezaujima ich co je kradnuty abo nie...ked mas len 4 mesiace "pobytu" pred sebou tak nebudes riesit co to je za bajk..preto SA to tu rozmohlo, predpokladam, ze to je fakt relativne maly okruh ludi, co tie bajky vkuse kradnu..

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No překvapuje mě to, loni jsme tam přespaly a město vypadalo mile jako každé rakouské, no prostě bych to do těch rakušanů neřekl...
TO by chtělo blockchain-bike, by jsi si pak každej mohl ověřit jestli to kolo prodává majitel :)

Ono sa nekradne len tam, ale bohuzial vsade. Moj brat v Anglicku postrada uz treti od leta.

What? Od leta 2018? :D kks tak to uz je Silas fakt

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3 za tri roky. :D To fakt máš také šťastie? :D

Hej no..a to niesom jediny

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To mě mrzí, že ti vzali tak krásný stroj. To udělal nějakej hnusnej hajzl. Ty ráfky teda zářily. To kolo nešlo přehlédnout. Možná, že ho někde ještě potkáš a zjednáš spravedlnost.

Hah na to sa veru chystam :D

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