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		sleepybrett on July 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Electric bike, stupid love of my life If they use any lock at all. Even in the heart of tokyo you'll see bikes just propped up against a wall or sitting in a rack with no lock at all.

jacquesm on July 17, 2023 [–]

My house and workshop in rural Canada were like that: no locks. Nothing. Massive quantity of expensive tools in a completely unsecured building.

This made for a bit of a tricky scene during title transfer, how do you pass the keys to the new owners if there are no keys...

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