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 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!
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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.
Hrmkay ... i don't like it .. stealing love locks just because they're easy to grab? Sorry no ... don't like it...
But why the heck do you take the newest ones straight from this year?
Why not at least take older ones first?
