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Default Police nab man pushing cartload of stolen meat from QFC



"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 2014-06-03 10:41 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 6/1/2014 8:41 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sun, 01 Jun 2014 20:26:05 -0400, Travis McGee wrote:
>>>
>>>> Seattle police caught a 50-year-old man pushing practically a whole cow
>>>> in a grocery cart ...
>>>
>>> I'd of course argue that approximately 32 lbs of beef is hardly a
>>> whole cow. A whole steer is about 500lbs of retail meat. They only
>>> exaggerated a magnitude of 15X. Typical media sensationalism.
>>>
>>>> A second officer consulted with workers at a nearby QFC, who reported
>>>> the man had just taken off without paying for the 13 packages of meat,
>>>> valued at $263, reports say.
>>>
>>> Since they apparently noticed him, how hard would it have been to
>>> chase down a 50-year old man pushing a shopping cart out of the store?
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>

>> Hey, some of us 50-somethings can run pretty fast!

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>
> Our Swedish visitor is 73 and he and I have been cycling around the area
> sightseeing. He was more interested in seeing things by bicycle than by
> car. I bicycle daily, and I have been having a hard tome keeping up. There
> are a few hills around here that are steep enough that I get off and walk.
> He pedals all the way to the top. We have been doing 25-30 miles a day. I
> bet there are lots of younger people who could not keep up with him.


Heh I bet he keeps you on your toes)))

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