I was kidding. I have no regard for the Earth. I leave all my electronics on always, and have a sprinkler running on the driveway non-stop.
My concern is supporting cut-rate places just because they're cut-rate. That's why we have Home Depot, and other places with zero employee knowledge.
As for the Ulock, the bandit was kind enough to leave his tool. It was a steel bar from I'd say a security window grate. Two and a half feet long, and about a half inch square. Not very wide at all. Now I know how to defeat Ulocks.