A similar thing happened to me a few years after I moved to Brooklyn. My husband and I tracked the thief to BedStuy through Craigslist and convinced him over the phone to turn down a sale so we could buy it. Turns out he was knowingly buying stolen bikes from kids and fixing them up. Anyway, I asked for a test ride and rode off. My husband stayed and explained that I wasn't coming back. Guy got real apologetic but then told my hubby that if he wanted, he could pay him to make up for his loss! Haha. Cops had no desire to help either. This was small potatoes to them.

The exact same thing happened to me here in Brooklyn 2 years ago. I found my bike on craigslist the next morning and called the cops. They didn't help me so my husband and I made up this elaborate story that involved me using a fake accent (just for the fun of it) and met the guy in bed stuy. I took the bike out for a test drive, rode around the corner and never came back. Hubby stayed and told him, "That's my wife's bike. It was stolen yesterday. She's not coming back." Can you believe the perp actually asked my husband to reimburse him for the money he paid the dude that stole it??
sheesh.

opti-grab done made me cross eyed

Yeah... Daniel LaRusso totally used that move to beat Johnny Lawrence at the end of Karate Kid.

does anyone remember that show with jeff the mannequin? today's special i think it was...he'd come to life at night and there was some lady there plus sam the night watchman and a mouse named muffy? I'd always watch that show either before or after i went to my kindergarten class.

OH! and i think that clown in AYAOTD was named Zeebo. Scary, scary stuff!