Originally Posted by
cicatrize
Sounds like the owner went inside for something quickly and just didn't lock up.
Unlikely...I was out there for at least 10 minutes, since I had to take the wheels off my bike (bolted on, with a coaster brake on the rear...not particularly time-consuming, but moreso than with QR skewers), and wait for my coworker who was giving me a ride in his car.