Thieves and Scumbags have a bad day

Thieves and scumbags

I printed up a few flyers and planned on dropping them off in the neighborhood in hopes that someone would return my phone. As I approached the residence on my Outcast29 I could see three police cars and a helicopter.

"Thieves! Thieves and scumbags! Nothing but thieves and scumbags live in THAT house." is what I heard as they frog marched a couple of the residence away in a patrol car.

Naturally, the police asked me what I was up to when I got near the scene.  The sobbing, mascara faced woman must have felt like fate itself was piling on as I explained that my cell phones GPS kept displaying that it was at this residence but no one in the home was answering the phone or returning it.

The policeman said that he was not surprised and asked me to wait as he retrieved it. The police asked for my drivers license and phone number, returned my phone to me and let me go on my way. 

I was nothing but smiles the rest of the ride home.

I had been worried that the person who had my phone would use it to retrieve personal data about myself. I couldn't have had less to worry about in those regards. The woman clearly spent a lot of time making the background pink, erasing my contacts,   adding her contacts, playing solitaire, erasing my photos, and taking arms length pictures of herself. She was not a Palm veteran as she could have easily done a reset to erase my profile. This phone now shows my profile with her data. Ironically, I feared someone having my personal data but instead I have her personal data. 

Wonder if I should contact the police before I do a reset and restore of the phone?

I could post her pictures on this post, but I doubt that anyone cares to see. I kind of pity the fool. She seems like the kind of person who would keep your cash but leave your credit cards and identity alone if she found your wallet. Don't get me wrong, she did not do the right by me, but there are worse people out there. 

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follow up (the next day)

I saw the same police crew today again on the way home from work. I told them about all the personal data this woman stored on my phone. They said that they didn't need it and it would be fine for me to delete. I did a hard reset of the palm and just like that Jennifer E. B*#m@^^was gone. All traces of her except for the photos she saved on my card were gone. I did a sync and my old phone came back. All contacts, email everything. This is why I always liked this gadget. Had palms before they were phones. Was an easy transition to the treos. Someday, I am sure I'll make the switch to an Apple, but I like old things too. Good companies with Good ideas ahead of their time.

no cell no movies

I got out to good old trail 100 this past weekend for a solo ride and had a blast.

I Missed the first half of the Superbowl, but I have no regrets. I helped a guy out on the trail. Had two blown tires and only one tube. Gave him one of my tubes and he fixed my hand pump. Got himself back on the trail. Said he had a long walk home otherwise.

You see some trees along the washes have been uprooted from all the rain we have been blessed with in recent weeks. Also see that wonderful green grass all over the desert.

Man, I like this old Schwinn Moab. I've ridden better bikes, but I'm used to it. It's good enough for me. Someone asked me how I can take photos without a cell phone. I answered, "with a camera".

Think I post some reward signs for my lost Cell phone. Maybe someone in that house will give it to me. Anyway, heres a repeat of the last post so you know what I am talking about.

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Cell Phones

I lost my phone on the way to work the other day. One of the reasons that I have not posted any video as it was my video player. 

Funny thing is I can see exactly where the phone is located via gps. The person who has it, takes it with them to the laundry mat and out. Mostly they just stay at home. I have talked to two different people in the home but neither know anything about it.  What kind of person won't return a persons cell phone? I was thinking old man (who didn't know what it was or teenager) but no, this doesn't appear to be the case. I am going to have to give up on getting it back soon as Venu is due any day now. She has to be able to get in touch with me.

I luv gadgets

I love my Kitchen Aid Mixer. It's my favorite Kitchen gadget. So Versatile. Made in the USA; the way we used to make things.  Quality. Sturdy. Strong. Dependable. Powerful. Think of other positive adjectives, they will most probably apply.

I started competing in another Weight Lost contest this past Thursday. I weighed in at 222.2 lbs. That's why I am torn. Want to make some chocolate chip cookies but am afraid I will eat them. Cutting calories is half my strategy.

The other half of my strategy is an increase in my exercise. I started riding the outcast29 to work again. It's been cold, but I enjoy it and it will help. Amit and I are riding Phoenix Mountain preserve today. Mountain biking will burn some calories.

I guess I will post my progress every week until the contest is finished. The contest is will finish about the same time the baby is due to arrive. Oh my. Give me strength.

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update, I made the cookies and I went for a ride. Even though it was raining.

Team: Goomba    Rider: frasiec    Date: 12/13/2009    6 average miles per hour

  

	Hours:	Minutes:   0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31  32  33  34  35  36  37  38  39  40  41  42  43  44  45  46  47  48  49  50  51  52  53  54  55  56  57  58  59   Seconds:   0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31  32  33  34  35  36  37  38  39  40  41  42  43  44  45  46  47  48  49  50  51  52  53  54  55  56  57  58  59	Miles ridden:
	Bike:	Motobecane - Outcast 29  Schwinn - Moab 3  Yeti - 575  Schwinn - Mesa GSX	Type:	recreation         training           competition        epic               Research           Patrol             School Field trip  Commute            Travel             Team               Timed Trials	Group Total:
	Trail:	*** Select Trail ***  .123 any street  260 loop - HiLine Trail  50 Year trail (the chutes)  Airport Mesa Loop  Alta trail - Soutn Mountain  Amole Canyon  Anderson truck trail  Apache Trail  Area 52  Arizona Trail  Around the Peaks (cosmic soulstice race loop)  AZ trail to Walnut Canyon  B & A trail  Baby steps  Bad Tom / Cranky Gulch   Badger Trail  Bell Rock Loops  Bill Williams Mountain  Black Canyon Trail System  Blevins Loop - Usery park  Blue Ridge Trail #107  Borrego dessert state park  Boyton Pass  Brown Canyon Loop  BST - Bonneville Shoreline Trail  Bulldog Canyon - Goldfield mtns  Butterfly Trail  Camp Beale Loop  Canfield mtn  Carr Canyon Loop  Casa Grande Mtn  Cathederal Rock Loop  Cave Creek  Chiva Falls  Coast to Coast - South Mountain  Cobre Ridge  CocksCOMB LOOP  Cottonwood Camp  Country Club Trail #632  Country Club/Los Burros Connector Trail #631A  Cranberry Lake  Crazy Jug Point  Crystal Spring Trail  Cunningham and Grant Hill Loops  Cypress Thicket  Deadmans Pass Loop  DESERT CLASSIC - South Mountain  Devils Hole  Doll Baby Ranch  Double Bypass - McDowell mtn preserve  Dry Creek  Dry lake hills loop  Dynamite and Pima  El Oso rd  Elden Loop  Elephant Head  Estrella Mtn Park (race loops)  Fantasy Island  FINS (Fantasy Island North Singletrack)  Fischer Creek Trail  Fisher Point  Flag to Grand Canyon  Flagstaff to Sedona  Florida Canyon  four peaks  French Creek st park  Gabrielino Trail  Galbraith Mtn  Gila Mountain  Gooseberry Mesa  Granite Basin Loops  Greene Haven Slickrock  Greenline #6  Hannigan Meadow  Hawes rd - red mountain  Helipad tt  hombolt mtn  Houston Mesa  Huckaby Loop  Ice Cave Trail #608 ( Blue Ridge Cave Trail)  Japanese Gulch  Javalina Loop - South Mountain  Kaaawa Valley  Kentucky Camp Ghost Town  La Milagrosa  Lake Tahoe Rim Trail - Flume trail section  Lambert park  Lava Cave and Wing Mtn  Little Bear Loop  Little Creek  Little Pine Flat  Llama Trail Loop  Los Burros loop 631  Lost Duchman trail loops  Lost Goldmine Trail  Lower Oldham trails  Lower Rock Creek Trail  Luna Lake Upper Loop  Lynx Lake Loop  Margies Cove  Marsh Creek St park  Martys Ridge to Liberty Bell  Marys Loop  McDowell mts Pemberton Trail  McDowell mts Race Loops  Mickelson Trail  Miners Ridge Trail  Mingus Mountain  Molino Basin  Moon Rock Loop - Usery park  Moss Wash Mines  Mt Haleakala  mt peely road  Munro trail  National Trail - south mountain  new River Headwaters  New River Mesa  New River West  Nordic Center  Observatory Mesa  Page rimview trail  Panorama Trail #635 ( Porter Mountain Trail)  Papago Park  Patagonia Ghost towns loop  Peavine trail  Peppersauce Loop  Phoenix Canals  Phoenix Mtns Secret Trails  Phoenix mtns trail 100  Phoenix Mtns Trail 1A  Phoenix mtns trail 8  Pima Loop - South Mountain  Pinery Canyon Loop  Porcupine Rim  Pt. Sublime  Queen Creek  Rainbow Rim  Ridgeline Loops - South Mountain  Robbers Roost  Rock Creek  Rocky Ridge Trail  Route of Hiawatha - Lookout pass ski resort  Saguaro National Monument East  Samaniego Ridge  San Tan Loops  schnebly hill trails  Secret Trails  Secret Trails  Sheep Bridge  Silly Mtn  Silver Mountain - Jack Ass  Silver Peak Loop  Six Shooter Canyon  Slate Creek Divide  Slaughterhouse Canyon  Slickrock trail  Soldiers Trail Loop  Sonoran Mtn Preserve  South Fork Trail  Sovereign Trail  Springton Manor Farms  Spruce Mtn  Starr Pass - Yetman wash  Strawberry Mtn  Submarine Rock Loop  Sucamore Rim Loop  Sun Devil way  Sunrise ski resort  Sunset Trail Loop  Sweetwater Preserve  Terry Flat Loop  the Tortolitas  Thumb Butte Loops  Thumper Trail Loop (dead horse park)  Thun trail  Thunder mtn  Thunderbird park h1 - h5  Timber Mesa Trail #636  Tiyo Point  Toms Thumb  Trail 4 - cave creek trail - Seven Springs  Tucson Mnts  Union Hills Loop  Upper Glidden Lake   Upper Oldham trails  Usery Pass  Valley Drive  Verde Hot Springs  Waterline Road  Whistle Lake  White Canyon  White Rock loop trails  White Tank Mountains Goat Camp Loop  White Tank Mountains Sonoran Loop  WhiteTail Creek  Willow Springs Lake  Windsor Trail;  Wolf Creek Loop  Woodbury Rd  Yankee Doodle trail			Rate:

              

trail	date	CalsBurned	MyJournal	Make	Model
Phoenix mtns trail 8	Dec 13, 09	753	Amit and I rode up over, the back on zipper. Not too much rain on us. Broke out the the rain jacket.	Schwinn	Moab 3
DESERT CLASSIC - South Mountain	Dec 08, 09	878.5	love this old Moab more and more. Feel a real connection to the thing. Better bike than the old Mesa it replaced. Looks like same frame, but it's better. Too bad Schwinn makes crap nowdays.	Schwinn	Moab 3
Papago Park	Dec 03, 09	502	Rode the Tempe Papagos. Looked over the ruins and such. Got a pretty good workout on the single speed ridged bike. The 29er is like a long pair of skis. More confident going down the steep stuff, but doesn't turn as quickly. I like it.	Motobecane	Outcast 29
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