Reverse crime

Despite the great views and city centre location, living in Dumbie Dykes comes hand in hand with the higher risk of crime. There's no denying that council estates are havens for crime, particularly amongst bored kids and teens: This is not just speculation and accusation, we have indeed witnessed teenagers smashing into cars on the street below the house, and graffiti often appears in the hallways and walls around the estate. So when we leave the house mostly unattended to go on holiday, we are both prepared that we may return to find we are missing posessions (and I'm not just talking about the food that Alexander snaffles from the cupboards).

However, having just returned from a week on the Isle of Mull with Colin's parents, I was surprised to find that the opposite had happened. 

                                 

An extra chain has been added to my bike! The one in the middle of the frame doesn't belong to me, to Colin or to Alexander. No note has been left in the house, no key has been posted through the door. One of two things has happened ...

- EITHER someone noticed that I hadn't chained the bike too securely with my lock, as it is only going through the back wheel (admittedly this was a bit foolish of me). In an attempt to stop anyone from theiving it, some kind hearted soul has chained my bike more securely to the railing, and has forgotton to tell me about it.

- OR... some really annoying person has chained my bike to the railing in an attempt to be infuriating and disruptive, as I can't remove the bike without cutting through the chain somehow. 

I need the bike to get to work this weekend, as on sundays the bus service is so poor, I'd have to wait at the hospital until 9.15am after my 8am finish after nightshift. I'm not prepared to do this, so hopefully the culprit will reveal themselves and explain their motives before I take a hacksaw to it on friday afternoon. I am looking forward to moving house.