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I'm amazed anyone approached you! I semi regularly have to cut locks for work and I think 1 person ever has said anything to me. That was because I was cutting a lock on the bike next to his and he was worried about dust getting on his nice Condor.
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@ltc To be honest I was dressed in my best 'Dad' wear and not in black joggers and trackie top with the hoodie up so it was only a polite interaction from them (and fair play actually).
@swampie noted, it was just a new padlock I had in the garage and closest to hand for the photo, I do have an old one somewhere with the closed shackle which will do a better job.
shawnb
Cheers, I didn't have the balls to rock up and grind through the chain without the crime number to back me up, and the padlock was totally blown apart with rust so couldn't be picked for a more discreet removal. As it happens, 2 people did come up to me whilst I was mid grind but were happy to leave me to it when I flashed the card.
And to top it off, I cut the chain near the padlock and made myself a nice new chain with a bit of inner tube around it 😄