This thread reminds me of why I don't carry a lock and chain, or any lock for that matter. If my bike can't go with me, I don't go or it doesn't go. That sucker is within my sight at all times. Heck I ate lunch in Wendy's yesterday, sitting across the table from my bike. A couple of looks, but I don't care. I'm not sick inside wondering if some jackass is trying to screw with my bike.
[Edit] Unless that jackass is me, of course

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