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So our group had a bit of a lost car keys incident today. Little chance I know but I thought I'd post in case anyone on t'forum hears anything
They have a Darth Vader lego star wars keyring attached, so easy to identify
Route was Glenridding, Keppel cove, Helvellyn, Dollywaggon, Grisedale tarn down to Patterdale, over past Side Farm campsite, Boredale hause over the back to Sandwick and then ullswater lakeshore back to Glenridding
You lost me when you started your first sentence with So.
No need ..
Tough crowd.
What a nightmare, you'd always worry something like that would happen. How far away was the spare key?
PostieRich is your man he rides around the lakes a lot. I guess it was pretty busy this weekend might be worth ringing the tourist info places.
You lost me when you started your first sentence with So.
Very helpful.
Worth checking flybys on Strava if anyone was recording and sending messages to anyone on a similar route?
You lost me when you started your first sentence with So.
No need ..
Nice. This is 'so' STW it hurts. Have a pat on the back for being such a clever boy.
Worth calling local police - most folk are honest and would hand them in.
So, who's had too much coffee this morning? 😉
Hope you find the keys.
Just a pet hate Drac …no need to get involved ..
Funny coincidence. One of my pets hates is people being unnecessarily precious about grammar/language/spelling. Grow up, princess.
Angel dust ..go swivel
🙂
Angel dust ..go swivel
Classy. 🙄
Just a pet hate Drac …no need to get involved ..
So welcome back to the thread and I didn’t know you were having a private conversation.
Thanks everyone (apart from the one imbecile). Spare key wasn’t too far away but still a pita
Ill drop PostieRich a PM, thanks for the suggestion
Okay, this is a longshot but here is a story of how we recently got some car/house keys back, which may provide some inspiration....
Mum went out into the local woods to walk the dog and when she came back car/house keys were no longer in her pocket. Retraced her steps, but couldn't find them. Started to think about replacing locks etc. While we were doing that we had a think about if there were any identifying marks on the keys. The only thing was the car dealership key fob where the car was bought. So we rang them, and amazingly the receptionist had taken a call from someone that morning to let them though they had found the keys, and had left their contact details. We went round, collected the keys, and slipped them £20 for their trouble.
Theres a massive group on Facebook called I love the Lake District. Might be worth posting on there also.
😁..love it !
Why does everyone feel the need to comment ?
I'm sure the OP is a big boy and can speak for himself ( as he eventually did )
I'm not one to pull anyone with regard to spelling / incorrect grammar etc...Im probably just as guilty as anyone
But starting a sentence with "so" is becoming more commonplace and just sounds so naff..
I will accept the Op's criticism..but the rest of you just make me laugh ..especially the precious Angel who can't even figure out that he is more STW than anyone else ..something by the way which I will never be !
Just for clarity though I would have said exactly the same if you were standing in front of me ( in a passive non aggressive way )..
Imbecile ..my word for today !😁
Hope you find your keys by the way ...
I’m sure the OP is a big boy and can speak for himself
Yeah he did, he called you an imbecile :-).
Why does everyone feel the need to comment ?
Well, it is a forum.
Just for clarity though I would have said exactly the same if you were standing in front of me ( in a passive non aggressive way )..
Internet hero. You must get punched in the face a lot :-).
Errr..yeah I know sweetheart did you read my last post ?😎
Yeah, it was so worth reiterating though
Bored ...
Unless a story starts with ‘once upon a time...’ or the more scintillating ‘picture the scene...’, I just ignore posts completely. Unless they’re about trees.
Little chance I know but I thought I’d post
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
🙂
Nightmare scenario for me that. I had 30 seconds where I thought I'd lost my keys mid-ride yesterday, and that was bad enough.
As above, most folk are honest and sensible enough to make an effort to get them back to you. Tourist Info centres, maybe the local stores in Patterdale/Glenridding/Pooley Bridge, National Park Centre?
http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/placestogo/exploreullswater/ullswaterinformationcentre
Bored …
Lots of people find learning boring, but consider this your first lesson in 'if you act like a doughnut, people will treat you like one'.
But starting a sentence with “so” is becoming more commonplace and just sounds so naff..
But starting a sentence with but is okay?
Premature conjunction is a real problem that affects lots of middle aged men. 😉
You can get medication for that over the counter in Boots now you know
We went round, collected the keys, and slipped them £20 for their trouble.
My kids found a set of keys in our village last summer. House keys and a VW car key. They cycled round the village looking for VW cars and trying the fob to see if it opened the car. Eventually, after about an hour, they found the car so knocked on the house door. They were super excited and feeling very pleased with themselves. The miserable git opened the door, pretty much snatched the keys out of their hands and shut the door without saying thanks.
The kids were gutted. I'm always on the lookout in case the guy drops the keys again..........
The miserable git opened the door, pretty much snatched the keys out of their hands and shut the door without saying thanks.
Miserable bugger. Great example for the kids too.
Our recent example was slightly unique. In this scenario, I would always offer a reward with the hope it would be received, but expect it to be politely refused, then awkwardly go back and forth a few times (personally I would always refuse the reward). On this occasion, the chap that found the keys was a Monk at the local Buddhist temple, who made it obvious when we contacted him that he was struggling with credit on his mobile. He was very keen to take the cash (and we were happy for him to have it), but he looked a bit sheepish about taking it (something to do with no having possessions or something possibly - I'm not really familiar with 'the rules').
Good effort though ..
Guess I've touched a nerve. Appears to be stinging a bit
Ok give it a rest now guys.
Language and use of language is always in a state of flux.
Language and use of language is always in a state of flux.
Quite. Getting upset about such things suggests some other issues....
No, keep going as the thread’s been at the top for a while 🙂
So, happened to me once while mountain biking - At Ae forest if anyone knows it.
Retraced steps and lots of walking slowly back up trails looking while in a state of mild panic, eventually got a phone signal and phoned the cafe at the trailhead, some kind soul had handed them in.
Never found out who it was, but was very grateful for their honesty.
I always use the key holder in my Camelbak now and I'm still happy to see the keys there at the end of a ride.
So OP I'm sure if they are spotted they will be handed in, most people are pretty honest and sensible when it comes to things like keys. Hope they turn up.
Perchy ..please don't be too offended ..I like reading your quips ..but didn't you just do the same ( As in starting your sentence with "But"..)..thats right up there for me in terms of being humorous..
10/10..bonny lad 😁
I lost my ipod in Cannock the other week, a 7th gen nano worth about £100
I didn't realise I had lost it until the end of the ride, usually I play music all the time. I put a hopeful message up on the most popular FB group and a young lad answered, he works in the cafe and someone had handed it in.. Ever hopeful of the kindness of mankind.
..but didn’t you just do the same ( As in starting your sentence with “But”..)
Yes, I did and it was, of course, entirely deliberate.
Irony for comic effect followed by a pune (or play on words)
I dropped my keys in Dumfries many years ago.
I returned to White Sands to find someone had found the car and left keys in an envelope on dash....!
PP...nice !
You are indeed a comedy genius
I could go on and on with stuff like this.... left my passenger window open for a night ride in Cannock a few months ago, Marquis Drive, often visited by young lads in cars... returned to find no issue and nothing from inside the car nicked. Another time I left the boot of my estate car fully open in Tesco carpark, I had the baby and had just got the pushchair out the boot, put her in and walked away, what an idiot.. lol. Returned to find nothing amiss.
So at least the OP will be pleased this keeps popping back to the top of the stack. Probably.
Yeah he already mentioned that ..happy to help ..that was my intention all along 😉🤣
that was my intention all along
You could have achieved similar results without looking like a complete
Cock who can't finish a sentence 😉
I was joking mate ..
Cock who can’t finish a sentence
I say, I can't finish my.....
..widow hen ..
Cock who can’t finish a sentence
so and so.
Is a 'pune' a posh play on words?
I prefer your version Perchy ..but that's all Google threw back at me ..
Thanks for the comments everyone. Mostly helpful, a few trolling and some just plain bizarre. Classic stw!
No news as yet but will phone round places again today.
I agree with comments above in that there are far, far more good people than bad and if they’re found I’m sure they’ll be handed in. The tricky bit is figuring out where they might be handed in!