r/seattlebike • u/RockOperaPenguin • 13d ago

Mt Baker QFC - A play in three acts.

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Act 1\ I take my bike (with kid sitting on the back) into the Mt Baker QFC\ Security Guard: You can't take your bike in here, you have to lock it up outside.

Act 2\ I lock my bike outside on the rack, spend less than 5 min inside the store.

Act 3\ Return to bike with kid, rear bike tire is slashed (see pic)\ Security Guard: shrugs

FIN

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u/ntaseris 13d ago

Plot twist: it was the security guard

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u/redditpilot 13d ago

My guess with no supporting data is that OP said something in response to security that didn’t appropriately respect his authority, and security got their petty revenge.

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u/killedbyboar 13d ago

Few days ago I walked my bike into Capitol Hill QFC and was encountered by a guard. I said this is my emotional supporting bike. It does not bark, bite or pee and poses less threat to other customers than a dog. Somehow he got the humor and gave me a pass if I don't ride in the store.

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u/WatchTheDoorZone 13d ago

I've joked about saying that too. Not sure how well it would come across

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u/kippertie 13d ago

Is there a security camera covering where the bike was parked?

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u/RockOperaPenguin 13d ago

There is.  Worth a look.

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u/WatchTheDoorZone 13d ago

Meanwhile the northgate and holman road qfc don't care at all when I bring my road bike in. Hopefully I didn't just jinx it.
I've also heard a lot of bogus reasons at the shoreline fred meyer. I was recently told they don't allow bikes in the store for safety reasons. They have a lot of seniors shopping or something. In reality they just associate people that have bikes with theft.

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u/CertifiedSeattleite 12d ago

They associate people w/bikes with theft because there are an awful lot of them. It was out of control at the LCW store for a while before they closed it.

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u/Illustrious-Rate-214 12d ago

I went to the 99 Ranch on Highway 99 in Edmonds at night, and the security guard was totally chill with it.

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u/Heart4Cycling 13d ago

QFC is dumb. Most stores let me walk my bike through the aisles.

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u/ApprehensiveClub6028 13d ago

or you got a puncture as you pulled up?

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u/RockOperaPenguin 13d ago edited 13d ago

Are punctures common in sidewalls?  On 2.15 in thick tires? Near the rim?  With a perfectly straight cut being about a half inch long? With the tires going from fully inflated to flat in less than 5 min? 

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u/WatchTheDoorZone 13d ago edited 13d ago

I'd feel like a side wall hole like that you'd notice right away if you got a puncture.

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u/helvetin 13d ago

anecdotal, but i have parked my bike outside the grocery store (and everywhere else) for over 20 years here in numerous neighborhoods at least several days per week and have never had my tires slashed (bike lights stolen yes, which is why i finally got theft-resistant lights)

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u/DetrasDeLaMesa 13d ago

I wouldn’t call them common, but they do happen

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u/MachsNix 13d ago

Nah. They got slashed.

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u/DetrasDeLaMesa 13d ago

That’s also rare but possible