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What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2024 3:53 pm
by Mark Deeks
Obviously, you should confess to all your big crimes too. Just not necessarily on this forum. Not until after a police interview, anyway.
I'll start. I rarely pay for the plastic bags in supermarkets. This is out of annoyance at my own forgetting to bring them, knowing how many I already have, which is illogical and selfish but there we go.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2024 5:52 pm
by Marc Meakin
Riding my electric bike with a secret throttle so I don't have to pedal up hill , it can't go faster than 20mph but still technically breaking the law unless off road
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2024 8:06 pm
by Gavin Chipper
When I was at university, me and a friend would get pizza from this takeaway. We'd ring up and order, and then get the pizzas and eat in (they had a couple of tables). But when we came in we'd order a can of drink each as well and pay for the lot. But a couple of times they just charged for the drinks, and I didn't say anything!
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2024 8:07 pm
by Gavin Chipper
I'm sure Corby has got his eye on this thread.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 5:17 pm
by Marc Meakin
Quite often I buy a return ticket on the train from Kent to Essex or aLondon with the return a month after purchase and sometimes I may use that return more than once provided I don't go through any barriers.
I usually get a coach back to London in order to take full advantage of the return
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:03 am
by David Harrison
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Sat Oct 19, 2024 3:53 pm
I'll start. I rarely pay for the plastic bags in supermarkets. This is out of annoyance at my own forgetting to bring them, knowing how many I already have, which is illogical and selfish but there we go.
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t do this.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:24 am
by Marc Meakin
David Harrison wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:03 am
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Sat Oct 19, 2024 3:53 pm
I'll start. I rarely pay for the plastic bags in supermarkets. This is out of annoyance at my own forgetting to bring them, knowing how many I already have, which is illogical and selfish but there we go.
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t do this.
As Waitrose charge a quid for a bag I usually either make sure I always have a bag in my pocket/locker or I take a paper Deliveroo bag from the ODG area
The only physical shopping I do nowadays is after work or before work
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 1:56 pm
by Adam S Latchford
far too many minor crimes by members of this community
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 2:50 pm
by Marc Meakin
Adam S Latchford wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 1:56 pm
far too many minor crimes by members of this community
If there was a graph for minor to major crimes for all forumites and Apterites the shape of that graph will be a big U
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:38 pm
by Fiona T
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Sat Oct 19, 2024 3:53 pm
Obviously, you should confess to all your big crimes too. Just not necessarily on this forum. Not until after a police interview, anyway.
I'll start. I rarely pay for the plastic bags in supermarkets. This is out of annoyance at my own forgetting to bring them, knowing how many I already have, which is illogical and selfish but there we go.
That's no different to nicking a banana or something else that costs 30p. You could probably hide a banana in your pocket too.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:02 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Another university one, but I'm not sure the prosecution's case would stand up in court. In my hall of residence a friend of mine came to my room with an Aero. He told me that the vending machine downstairs had issued it for nothing. For some reason if you pressed A4 (or whatever it was) it would just deposit an Aero without requiring any money. Maybe the price had been set at zero - dunno. Anyway he seemed to be feeling quite guilty about taking this one Aero. I just went straight down to the vending machine with a carrier bag and cleaned it out of Aeros. Probably 20 or so. Possibly even 25.
There was another occasion when the vending machine hadn't been locked and it got completely looted of everything. I wasn't involved in this but I think they gave the whole hall of residence a massive bollocking over it.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:22 pm
by Callum Todd
Fiona T wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:38 pm
You could probably hide a banana in your pocket too.
Sir, are you shoplifting or are you just happy to see me?
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 6:49 pm
by Marc Meakin
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:02 pm
Another university one, but I'm not sure the prosecution's case would stand up in court. In my hall of residence a friend of mine came to my room with an Aero. He told me that the vending machine downstairs had issued it for nothing. For some reason if you pressed A4 (or whatever it was) it would just deposit an Aero without requiring any money. Maybe the price had been set at zero - dunno. Anyway he seemed to be feeling quite guilty about taking this one Aero. I just went straight down to the vending machine with a carrier bag and cleaned it out of Aeros. Probably 20 or so. Possibly even 25.
There was another occasion when the vending machine hadn't been locked and it got completely looted of everything. I wasn't involved in this but I think they gave the whole hall of residence a massive bollocking over it.
There is a vending machine at Canterbury East Station that had diet coke for the price of a bag of Walkers £1.20 instead of £2.40 .
So every day for about 10 days I bought a diet coke until the cokes ran out and I have since got a bike so I don't use it now.
Speaking of train stations , when the tube stations started using ticket machines in the early days I found out that a 10 wrapped in silver foil or duct tape registered as 50 p.
It might of lasted longer but too many people were putting in loads of taped up 10 ps and cancelled the transaction getting 40p for free for every 10 deposited.
Way to kill the golden goose
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:24 pm
by Callum Todd
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 6:49 pm
There is a vending machine at Canterbury East Station that had diet coke for the price of a bag of Walkers £1.20 instead of £2.40 .
So every day for about 10 days I bought a diet coke until the cokes ran out and I have since got a bike so I don't use it now.
The only crime here is charging £2.40 for a Diet Coke. Fuck me.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:44 pm
by David Harrison
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:24 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 6:49 pm
There is a vending machine at Canterbury East Station that had diet coke for the price of a bag of Walkers £1.20 instead of £2.40 .
So every day for about 10 days I bought a diet coke until the cokes ran out and I have since got a bike so I don't use it now.
The only crime here is charging £2.40 for a Diet Coke. Fuck me.
I went to a concert at the new Co-op arena in Manchester, it was £4.20 for a can of Diet Coke, that’s no exaggeration!
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:27 pm
by Marc Meakin
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:24 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 6:49 pm
There is a vending machine at Canterbury East Station that had diet coke for the price of a bag of Walkers £1.20 instead of £2.40 .
So every day for about 10 days I bought a diet coke until the cokes ran out and I have since got a bike so I don't use it now.
The only crime here is charging £2.40 for a Diet Coke. Fuck me.
It was a 500ml bottle but still
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:45 pm
by Callum Todd
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:27 pm
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:24 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 6:49 pm
There is a vending machine at Canterbury East Station that had diet coke for the price of a bag of Walkers £1.20 instead of £2.40 .
So every day for about 10 days I bought a diet coke until the cokes ran out and I have since got a bike so I don't use it now.
The only crime here is charging £2.40 for a Diet Coke. Fuck me.
It was a 500ml bottle but still
It was still?! That's even worse! Who drinks still cola, I would expect it to be sparkling at any price.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:41 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Tell me more!
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:20 am
by Gavin Chipper
Also while I was at university there were a couple of pool tables that took two 20p coins. You'd put them in the thing flat, push the thing in - well you know how it works. Anyway I found out that if you let the thing back out exactly 8 clicks after releasing the balls you could push it in again and get another game without paying. I then happened to notice that you could use 1p coins instead. But a couple of my friends thought I was foolish doing this as they would be seen. And indeed they later changed the mechanisms on these pool tables. It was fun while it lasted though.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2024 6:27 am
by Callum Todd
This joke
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:45 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 10:27 pm
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 9:24 pm
The only crime here is charging £2.40 for a Diet Coke. Fuck me.
It was a 500ml bottle but still
It was still?! That's even worse! Who drinks still cola, I would expect it to be sparkling at any price.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:30 am
by Marc Meakin
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:41 pm
Tell me more!
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)
This one was legit I paid £1500 for it (with a spare battery).
Though as it has a hidden throttle not legit on the road due to current legislation which prohibits such aids.
Probably why so many people , drive to the shops to get their morning paper, that are too old to drive as they have little alternative apart from the much more dangerous mobility scooters
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:34 am
by Fiona T
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:30 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:41 pm
Tell me more!
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)
This one was legit I paid £1500 for it (with a spare battery).
Though as it has a hidden throttle not legit on the road due to current legislation which prohibits such aids.
Probably why so many people , drive to the shops to get their morning paper, that are too old to drive as they have little alternative apart from the much more dangerous mobility scooters
So it's a moped?
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2024 10:35 am
by Marc Meakin
Fiona T wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:34 am
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:30 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:41 pm
Tell me more!
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)
This one was legit I paid £1500 for it (with a spare battery).
Though as it has a hidden throttle not legit on the road due to current legislation which prohibits such aids.
Probably why so many people , drive to the shops to get their morning paper, that are too old to drive as they have little alternative apart from the much more dangerous mobility scooters
So it's a moped?
No it's an electric bike that does the required speed limit for electric bikes except it has a throttle that doesn't cut out a 2mph like its recommended.
I live in a hilly village and pedalling uphill is not easy and getting off and walking the bike is more dangerous without kerbs.
I didn't want to buy a moped because it's not as green as an electric bike and I keep my bike locked inside at work work with battery removed and kept in a fireproof bag in my locker.
Mopeds are more likely to be stolen parked in a public place
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2024 5:06 pm
by Marc Meakin
Enjoying listening to Boris Johnsons audiobook
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2024 5:29 pm
by Gavin Chipper
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 5:06 pm
Enjoying listening to Boris Johnsons audiobook
Thread says minor.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2024 8:09 pm
by Marc Meakin
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 5:29 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 5:06 pm
Enjoying listening to Boris Johnsons audiobook
Thread says minor.
I've noticed he has left out minor details like his womanising , casual racism and tyrant father
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:16 pm
by David Harrison
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 5:29 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 31, 2024 5:06 pm
Enjoying listening to Boris Johnsons audiobook
Thread says minor.
The last time I checked it wasn’t illegal to read a fiction book.
Re: What minor crimes are you willing to confess to here?
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2024 7:20 am
by Marc Meakin
Not so much a crime but thoughtless (so my wife says )
I went round my sisters Wednesday night and she told me that her daughter and granddaughter have norovirus but she didn't have it (at the time )
The next day my sister was poorly so I went straight home.
Went to work on Friday feeling OK.
But by the end of my shift I was feeling very rough and got a taxi home.
In retrospect I should have stayed whilst not ill