My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
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My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
We ended up with 28 new love locksΒΉ, a cinnamon roll the size of a large hedgehog, and chai I had to strain through my teeth.
All and all, it was a beautiful day and a lovely experience...though next time I hope they pour the chai through a strainer
ΒΉI went for easier prey because, from the time I pulled my hands out of my pockets, I had about 30 seconds of poking icy metal before my fingers went numb.
@alice "the size of a large hedgehog" is the best unit of measurement
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My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
We ended up with 28 new love locksΒΉ, a cinnamon roll the size of a large hedgehog, and chai I had to strain through my teeth.
All and all, it was a beautiful day and a lovely experience...though next time I hope they pour the chai through a strainer
ΒΉI went for easier prey because, from the time I pulled my hands out of my pockets, I had about 30 seconds of poking icy metal before my fingers went numb.
@alice at first I thought you meant the master locks with easy prey, but then I saw those heart shaped ones
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@thedoctor @alice I was kinda wondering the same. I'm guessing these are from an informal location where they've aggregated. I understand they aren't keeping anything secured. It's not like they're from County maintenance yards or something like that, but I feel like lovers are probably gonna be missing the newer ones, at least.
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@thedoctor @alice
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My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
We ended up with 28 new love locksΒΉ, a cinnamon roll the size of a large hedgehog, and chai I had to strain through my teeth.
All and all, it was a beautiful day and a lovely experience...though next time I hope they pour the chai through a strainer
ΒΉI went for easier prey because, from the time I pulled my hands out of my pockets, I had about 30 seconds of poking icy metal before my fingers went numb.
@alice
I wonder if you have local followers leaving locks in the hope of seeing them in your posts
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@thedoctor
@alice has a history of stealing hearts and locks.
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@thedoctor @alice
well, time for you to start stealing love locks then. have fun o/but seriously, this is just about putting your skills to the test and keeping a trophy. Nobody is going to miss any of these. If you leave a lock attached to a public fence, don't expect it to stay there
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@thedoctor @alice I was kinda wondering the same. I'm guessing these are from an informal location where they've aggregated. I understand they aren't keeping anything secured. It's not like they're from County maintenance yards or something like that, but I feel like lovers are probably gonna be missing the newer ones, at least.
@pronounshe @thedoctor eventually the county cuts them away, because, with a few exceptions, they are a nuisance to maintaining the bridges. At some places in my town they affect the proper working of drawbridges. @alice is not stealing them, they're rescuing them
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My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
We ended up with 28 new love locksΒΉ, a cinnamon roll the size of a large hedgehog, and chai I had to strain through my teeth.
All and all, it was a beautiful day and a lovely experience...though next time I hope they pour the chai through a strainer
ΒΉI went for easier prey because, from the time I pulled my hands out of my pockets, I had about 30 seconds of poking icy metal before my fingers went numb.
@alice
love locks are really prime picking targets, now that i think about it from an outsider's perspective -
My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
We ended up with 28 new love locksΒΉ, a cinnamon roll the size of a large hedgehog, and chai I had to strain through my teeth.
All and all, it was a beautiful day and a lovely experience...though next time I hope they pour the chai through a strainer
ΒΉI went for easier prey because, from the time I pulled my hands out of my pockets, I had about 30 seconds of poking icy metal before my fingers went numb.
@alice ride those waves in life / seek them out and ride them all the way
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@thedoctor
They damage the things they're attached to in various ways (scratches, and when there's too many, good old gravity.) Janek RubeΕ‘ (YT: Honest Guide) had some videos on this being a problem in Prague, don't know if they're still up. But yeah, city maintenance and volunteers sometimes go in and just straight up cut the locks off.
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@alice
I wonder if you have local followers leaving locks in the hope of seeing them in your postsπ€@koalou that would be amazing!
I thought about getting a PO box in case anyone on Fedi wanted to send me cool locks to pick. I've had a few people do it so far.
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My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).
We ended up with 28 new love locksΒΉ, a cinnamon roll the size of a large hedgehog, and chai I had to strain through my teeth.
All and all, it was a beautiful day and a lovely experience...though next time I hope they pour the chai through a strainer
ΒΉI went for easier prey because, from the time I pulled my hands out of my pockets, I had about 30 seconds of poking icy metal before my fingers went numb.
@alice what do you do with the locks? Just curious.
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@thedoctor plenty of places look the other way, but in most places it's technically a misdemeanor (either considered graffiti, abandoned property on public grounds, attaching a fixture to public infrastructure, etc).
I was sad that I was too late to save a bunch this timeβthe city destroyed them and repainted the structure, but some survived.
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@alice what do you do with the locks? Just curious.
@goncalor I post every couple months about it, but I'm building an interactive art installation that's an ode to lovers. I'm about ΒΌ done.
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@thedoctor @webhat @pronounshe @alice They can be hazardous if left unchecked. See e.g. https://time.com/2847633/pont-de-arts-bridge-paris/
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@koalou that would be amazing!
I thought about getting a PO box in case anyone on Fedi wanted to send me cool locks to pick. I've had a few people do it so far.
@alice I was half expecting you to say that they shouldnβt because there are already too many locks rusting out there π€
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@jimgar @alice Are you the kind of people to raze your lawn to a grand total of 1mm and secretly cut down their neighbour's bushes when they grow in size?
God forbid couples leave a heartfelt memorandum of their relationship on public infrastructure and come back 10 years later to relive the memories. The poor road maintenance companies must be protected from young couples!
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@jimgar @alice Are you the kind of people to raze your lawn to a grand total of 1mm and secretly cut down their neighbour's bushes when they grow in size?
God forbid couples leave a heartfelt memorandum of their relationship on public infrastructure and come back 10 years later to relive the memories. The poor road maintenance companies must be protected from young couples!
