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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: chris gadsden on January 18, 2005, 04:30:00 PM
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My day started off innocently enought although a trip to the dentist should have signaled things would take a interesting turn before the day ended.
As I start for the door to leave for the 8:30 appointment the phone rings and Buckeye wants to meet up later to give me some funds from the membership drive presently under way for the FVSS. He has collected money from different sources for a total of 64 memberships. ;D ;D
The telephone call makes me late for the dentist visit, putting the office in a bit of an ugly mood.
I escape the dentist chair in time to meet Buckeye and go over the membership and enjoy a coffee and some good fellowship at TH's. We talk about maybe taking Rodney on a cutthroat trip after the Friday CVRCC meeting. He knows the hotspot but will not tell me. Most likely will blind fold us on the way to them. ;D ;D
I deposit the money at the bank and this is when the fun starts, you may laught as I can now but not at the time.
I park and slip into the Post Office for all of 30 seconds.
As I near the Leaf Mobile I see a fellow coming out of it, I do a double check, if that is not the L.M. where I parked her were did she go?
I then see this fellow with my brief case in his hand, even though I am over 60 it does not take long for me to register, A ROBBERY IN PROGRESS. I shout, "give me back my brief case" what to me was a natural question one would think. Anyway the fellow seems determined that he wants it and the contents which had my cell phone charger, some Canadian Tire bucks, some loose change and most important my FVSS bank deposit book.
Glad I had deposited the FVSS money in the bank also flashes through my mind briefly. I would have some explaining to do to Buckeye and others if I was to lose this sizable amount of funds
Luckly my new cell phone that I recently had to replace after losing the previous one not long after purchasing it was in my pocket. If I was really thinking I should have pulled it out and used the video feature to film this young crook.
But I had no time for that as I now was in hot pursuit of this fellow maybe 35 years my junior. I am keeping pace nicely with this guy shouting once again "give me back my brief case".The footing was something to be disired especially in dress shoes in the melting slush of the side street. To compound matters as I stated earlier I had been late for my dentist appointment and had not put a belt on so my dress pants were starting to slip a bit. Rememeber me chasing that Drennan story I wrote the other day on the Vedder. The difference is I had others watching this foot chase. ;D
Anyway I am closing in a bit on this guy, thanks to my badminton skills I am not bad on my feet if you do not mind me saying so. All of a sudden this criminal for some reason throws my precious brief case into a snow bank, to delay me somewhat I guess, I scoop, I grap it on the run well practiced from snaring that Drennan float once again from the other days story that I related to this forum.
As the chap disappears around the corner of an apartment a truck driver called Tom pulls up in his truck seeing the pursuit, it must have been to him a bit like what you see on COPS on TV minius the video camera of course.
He is on his Cell phone calling 911 as I give up the chase getting what I really wanted my brief case back. I get the phone from Tom and give the details to dispatch. Tom stays at the scene while I go back to check the Leaf Mobile who feels I am sure is a bit angry at me for not locking her up. "but I was only going away for a few seconds" no excuse I know.
Anyone knowing my vehicle would realize finding anything in it would be a difficult task in itself and I thought the smell of roe would have been enough of a turn off.
I see a knife on the floor knocked off by the culprit as he got a toonie or two from the gear shift area. I lock her up good as I return to Tom who agrees to stick around and wait for the investigating officer. Then the phone rings and the lady assigned the case is 15 minutes away and can not come for a while anyway. Ok with me and I give her all the info for her to check out when she has the time. Meanwhile I am soaking wet from being out in the pouring rain and the results of my merry chase.
Just then Tom has flagged down a RCMP officier who was driving by as I am talking to the other officier on the phone, she radio's him and I hear them discussing things. So then I repeat everything to him and we visit the apartment looking for this guy most likely long gone. All we see is footprints in the snow. The officier also talks to a man that was looking out the window that I am sure saw everything but he gave the pat answer "Saw nothing"??? Right.
The officier asks if I would like a ride back to the LM, I say yes, so I jump in the back but "will be a bit tight he tells me". Before I think I say yes and as I slip behind the glass behind the officier I realize what will this look like if someone that knows me looking like a drowned rat sitting in the cage of the cruiser. ;D ;D
I crouch low and the trip is made fairly quickly and I scramble out in a hurry, thank the officer for my first ride ever in the "back" of a police car.
I phone my wife and tell the story, a good one for the newspaper she says laughing as much as some of you will I am sure. Your tonic for the day.
I do some errands and visit the crime scene a couple of time video phone at the ready incase I see this fellow trying this trick on some other fool hardy person like me that did not lock his car.
I usually try to give a tip or two in my fishing stories so my tip today is simple as I think they say "LOCK OUT CRIME".
Hope you enjoyed a different type of my fishing journal and like I say often, isn't retirement great as there always is a different adventure around that next corner, the next pool, the next drift of the river (or street).
Finally, in losing this guy does that mean my steelhead hook land ratio moves from 3 for 12 to unlucky 3 for 13???? ;D ;D
Going duck hunting now and will leave you to Chris' daily journal after all with the Vedder high and rising there is no fishing story to write today. ;D
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Finally, in losing this guy does that mean my steelhead hook land ratio moves from 3 for 12 to unlucky 3 for 13???? ;D ;D
Glad you got your briefcase back. The little Ba$tard probably didn't expect such a heated chase from a senior.. Serves him right!
That wasn't a Steelhead, it was a LUNKhead!
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jeez being retired seems like alot of work ;D
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Chris, it might be time to move to the East end of Vancouver. Probably less crime. Glad to see you got your briefcase back. Sounds like your pretty agile for a "round" kind of fellow. ;D
Your story painted the picture like I was right there, ......or was I
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hes lucky u didnt have your duck hunting gun!! haha :P
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I'm glad you got your case back... but think about it, what if you had caught up with him and he decided to fight. :-\
I'm sure what ever was in the case wasn't worth Aids, HepC or worse.
Tom was a big guy and he would have taken care of him. ;D ;D
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I was sort of hoping it ended with "Idiot ran in front of truck...." ::)
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lol i was kinda hoping for chris to get in the back seat and end up right beside the guy
left hook ,right hook, upper cut
glad you got your stuff back chris, you could write a story on the making of cheese
and make it sound fun lmao ;)
cnm
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Great story and a Happy Ending!
Glad to hear you didn't end up with a broken ankle or worse-easy enough for a person to do on an icy sidewalk. :o
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Moral of the story:
Always wear a belt
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It's a good thing you have such a great sense of humor Chris :)
Dunno about fishing on friday though... the water looks real bad :( :'(
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BAD BOY'S, BAD BOY'S, WHATCHA GONA DO? WHATCHA GONA DO WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU! ;D
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I must point out a terrible mistake you made. You NEVER, NEVER, EVER, make your dentist mad. :-[
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lol Chris! for someone who so elegantly helps a lady put on her coat, you really need to learn to keep your pants up!! ;D
Glad to hear you're alright though. Would rather have seen you in the back of a police cruiser, than in the back of an ambulance, had the fellow turned on you.
Enough of the superman stunts already, we need you around for the fishing show... ;)
take care,
from: you know who :D
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Great story and glad it turned out ok! What I don't get is why no one else helped give chase? Wern't there many other people around?
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Funniest thing Ive read in a long time. Classic!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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The thief that broke into the Leaf Mobile is a candidate for America's Dumbest Criminal. What can there of value in that car ? Certainly not a Stanley Cup !! ;D
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The thief that broke into the Leaf Mobile is a candidate for America's Dumbest Criminal. What can there of value in that car ? Certainly not a Stanley Cup !! ;D
Yes but there is a Maple Leaf towell that Terry gave me for a bait rag. With that hanging on my belt now no steelhead will be safe, that is if the water ever clears up again. ;D ;D ;D No comments now FA about getting roe on the emblem.
Just got back from badminton in Abbotsford, if driving on the #1 be very careful as water ponding badly. A van flipped into the water filled median at Whatcom Road East bound a few minutes before I passed with the ambulance just arriving.
Reported to CKWX traffic desk, Should have also told them of the ponding water also although the Ministry of Highways overhead signs were warning drivers to slow down.