Yes, important to keep it in perspective. But I do know from experience even small thieving can be hard to deal with. I hope Lurch is doing OK. And I'd chip in as well. Chris
I thought you were going to say Lurch stole all of your money and replaced it with new shiney toys!
Lets not get this out of proportion.
How many were at this meet? did they all steal something? or half of them? or ten percent?
How many meets and how many people have attended those meets over the last few years? Have we ever felt the need of a thread saying "great news 100 strangers meet and no one steals anything". No? Why not? because that is normal.
I sincerely believe that the vast majority of people are good and the danger of a thread like this, as with the sort of fearmongering that goes on in the media, is that it sows seeds of doubt in peoples minds. The fear of theft is far more damaging than the theft itself, it's a few quid at trade price I would rather chip in for a replacement than see some crazed witch hunt.
... I am still owed money from a trade at the last Midlands Meet ...
I have just got home from the Middlewood meet and had a most excellent time....Apart from one thing. As many of you know Mark aka "Lurch" from Lakeland Bushcraft Trading takes time out from his weekend with his new family to come down and set up shop in his Lavuu so all us green clad folks can peruse his wares, try them out and purchase what we need without messing about with websites, postage etc. Mark has done this for a few years now and yesterday I was shocked and dismayed to learn that someone thought it was their right to take one of the knives from his display without paying for it. I think this is selfish, dispicable and downright low !! This is Marks LIVING!! You're not just taking something from him, but from his wife and new baby !! I don't know if the thief will read this or not, but if you are take a deep look inside, and if you find a glimmer of decency and righteousness perhaps you should pack the knife up again and send it back to
Lakeland Bushcraft Trading Limited
Unit 2A Derwent Mills Commercial Park
Cockermouth Cumbria CA13 0HT.
It's in your hands. Do you step up and be a decent person? or do you remain a thieving scumbag.
Remember.... What goes around comes around !!
I'm sorry if this is a bit of a rant , but to be honest i'm bloody furious... I HATE stealing !!
A bit disappointing really but I didn't want to make a big deal about it. There was a Bug on the table, then there wasn't. I didn't sell it, it didn't fall off the table and it didn't get put in a box.
I remain philosophical, let's not let a wee thing like this spoil what was a cracking weekend.
Well I reckon a spyderco bug which retails at £6.95 is probably around £4 trade and would far rather give Lurch the £4 than see everyone at that meet tarred in some way. I know it is not about the money you guys are all taking a moral stand, I am sure you must all be perfect moral upstanding citizens, probably never go over 70 on the motorway, up an insurance claim, drink too much, swear, or maybe all those things are OK and it's only stealing from your mates that is bad (as in the honour amongst thieves no stealing in the mob idea) I am not defending the act, it is a despicable thing to do, what I am saying is we can choose how we react to it. My belief is that it is best to keep calm and carry on, as maddave said 99.9% of folk are great. The media love to devote all their interest to the 0.1% but we don't have to.
I really think your missing the point.....In future when someone wants to handle on of his sharps he may think twice
Dave