Guest LilBambi Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 What a great idea! Those shopping carts are expensive though. Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 11,647 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Those shopping carts are expensive though. I'm pretty sure he didn't buy it... In larger cities, you see them laying around as people walk home with them. Your obviously not supposed to but people do do it. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LilBambi Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Over $100 each Not the best way... Meaning stealing one ... Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 11,647 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Well the grocery stores do send people around the neighborhoods as you see the trucks with 4-5 carts in the back. Some stores even have a warning written on the carts that basically said that "taking the cart off of premises is stealing and they will prosecute". Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,807 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Being an experienced bike rider, I can tell you that that setup would be inherently dangerous. The small wheels on that cart would not roll well at speed. A small dip or pot hole in the road would cause that fellow to go ascii over tea kettle. It would be better to modify the cart to be pulled by the bike. This would work gooder... This one might work, too... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Temmu 1,931 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 ha! well, that is the most posts i've received in a long time! and the posts are insightful comments too! wow. what a grand string in this thread! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,807 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 You're becoming a master conversation starter around here, Temmu. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Capt.Crow 873 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Yer grand mate .. The first one is a no no .Squidge bang wallop. The double articulated trailer . Looks real good. The tricycle looks just like a butcherboy's delivery cycle . I actually used to have an afterschool job delivering meat for the local butcher on something like that . Memory lane hey!! Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,807 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Capt.Crow 873 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Exactly like that but with a wicker basket ,no ball stick ,the brake levers were on the steering bar. Link to post Share on other sites
ebrke 1,381 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Over $100 each Not the best way... Meaning stealing one ... I remember stories some years ago about grocery stores taking steps to keep carts from leaving the property, something on the order of the invisible fence you put around your yard to keep your dog confined with a special collar. Haven't heard anything about that in a long time though. Link to post Share on other sites
amenditman 934 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I remember stories some years ago about grocery stores taking steps to keep carts from leaving the property, something on the order of the invisible fence you put around your yard to keep your dog confined with a special collar. Haven't heard anything about that in a long time though. Some of them (Walmart?) have an RFID type system that creates a perimeter that locks one wheel if it crosses outside it. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LilBambi Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 So that's what's wrong with a bunch of them ... those RFIDs are not working very well...these are inside their own stores. Link to post Share on other sites
ross549 1,256 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Some stores do a simpler method. You put a quarter in a slot on the car to release it from the group of carts. When you put you cart back, you get your quarter back. Strangely enough, cart theft drps dramatically in this scenario. Link to post Share on other sites
amenditman 934 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Some stores do a simpler method. You put a quarter in a slot on the car to release it from the group of carts. When you put you cart back, you get your quarter back. Strangely enough, cart theft drps dramatically in this scenario. Folks who really need a cart can "buy" one for a quarter. Folks who are lazy can still just leave them around the parking lot.Most folks will get their quarter back, and save the store from having to fetch so many carts around the lot. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ebrke 1,381 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Folks who really need a cart can "buy" one for a quarter. Folks who are lazy can still just leave them around the parking lot. Most folks will get their quarter back, and save the store from having to fetch so many carts around the lot. They could certainly use a system like that at the store where I shop most of the time. You frequently have to round up a cart from the parking lot yourself, the store apparently has other work for the person who's supposed to be collecting them. Link to post Share on other sites
Capt.Crow 873 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Tom Hanks lived on the quarters that he collected from the unreturned carts at JFK. The name of the movie escapes me ,it was a good one though . 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LilBambi Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 The Terminal (2004) - IMDb Click on the image for the Wikipedia link, Link to post Share on other sites
amenditman 934 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 They could certainly use a system like that at the store where I shop most of the time. You frequently have to round up a cart from the parking lot yourself, the store apparently has other work for the person who's supposed to be collecting them. Have to figure, that employee (or employees) generate zero dollars of income for the company. Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 11,647 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 The Terminal (2004) - IMDb Thanks guys, I will have to check it out. Link to post Share on other sites
ross549 1,256 Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 It's a pretty good movie. Link to post Share on other sites
Capt.Crow 873 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Nice one Lil bambi . I just couldn't remember the name.. Must be Al Zeimer distracting me again Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LilBambi Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Saw it a long time ago now. But remembered it. Love anything with Tom Hanks! Link to post Share on other sites
Temmu 1,931 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 it's a looong movie - i have the dvd - it's pretty good, though. one traveler in airport bathroom to tom, "do you ever just feel like you live at the airport?" Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 11,647 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Talk about a comfortable bike seat.... Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,807 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Recumbent biking before it was cool. Link to post Share on other sites
Capt.Crow 873 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 That position will give you a lot more power in your legs . I would love a bike like that . Big Time. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LilBambi Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 A recumbent touring quadracycle built for 4 with a cover to protect from the weather to a point! Link to post Share on other sites
Temmu 1,931 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 lol! that is awesome! Link to post Share on other sites
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