(UK) 17yearold cyclist stopped from buying puncture repair kit in case he sniffs glue

Run_to_da_hills

17 yo cyclist barred from buying a cycle puncture repair kit, in case he would get high on the glue

Sounds familiar, high street shops dealing in psychoactive Substances.

Can we see cycle shops here banned from selling repair kits.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1278085/Shopkeeper-stops-17-year-old-buying-puncture-repair-kit-fix-bike-case-sniffs-glue.html

GLaDOS

Good aul Daily Mail

kylith

Quick! Someone forward this to Harney and Ahearn!

questioner

proper order.

F*ck it, too late to ring joe duffy

Dubs

gods sake, gonna need to go to a dealer to get glue now soon enough

hal9000

Will Liberal Homosexual Puncture Glue Kits destroy the countryside....find out tomorrow in the daily mail

oppenheimer1

Did you know its Tesco policy not to sell spoons to under 16s? Something to do with Heroin.

RolandIRL

he needed to show the glue was medicinal. they don't give out glue otherwise :rolleyes:

Banned Account

Shouldn't have been on a bike in the first place - they can be dangerous don't you know - he could easily graze his shins. So what I want to know is;

a) Whos sold him that bike in the first place

b) Where were his parents?

This country is going to the dogs.

strobe

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Did you know its Tesco policy not to sell spoons to under 16s? Something to do with Heroin.

Ahh that can't be true man. Do they refuse to sell them Turkish Delights aswell?

biko

The keen cyclist, who is two months shy of his 18th birthday, needed a quick fix for a puncture on his rear tyre.

AHA!!

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

This country is going to the dogs.

OP, I've added UK to the title in an effort to differentiate between UK and Ireland.

NothingMan

Now that's what I call a sticky situation.

Run_to_da_hills

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Did you know its Tesco policy not to sell spoons to under 16s? Something to do with Heroin.

I know Micky D'd stopped destributing these a few years ago as they were perfect for measuring coke.

Bucklesman

I'm just shocked the Daily Mail is taking the side of a cyclist.

El Tarangu

I can't wait for hysterical calls from the media to ban bike shops as well (they're probably feeling very self-confident after getting that headshop ban)

Banned Account

biko wrote: »

OP, I've added UK to the title in an effort to differentiate between UK and Ireland.

You mean to tell me that in Ireland he can have a bike and glue? Oh sweet baby jebus, deliver me from this madness ...

Run_to_da_hills

El Tarangu wrote: »

I can't wait for hysterical calls from the media to ban bike shops as well (they're probably feeling very self-confident after getting that headshop ban)

Maybe they could do us all a favour and ban Halfords.

NothingMan

Hmm, very weird thread on here yesterday with some fortune telling posts beside each other...

AgileMyth

NothingMan wrote: »

Now that's what I call a sticky situation.

That was terrible...on your bike;)

See what I did there??:pac:

El Tarangu

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Maybe they could do us all a favour and ban Halfords.

What have Halford's got to do with bike shops?

Run_to_da_hills

Can we make this thread a sticky?

AgileMyth

El Tarangu wrote: »

What have Halford's got to do with bike shops?

Ehhh....
http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/categorydisplay_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_categoryId_212512_langId_-1

sponsoredwalk

But the kid can legally buy deoderant cans out of tesco:

Disgraceful :mad:

El Tarangu

AgileMyth wrote: »

Ehhh....
http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/categorydisplay_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_categoryId_212512_langId_-1

The smiley was to indicate irony: i am aware that they sell Bicycle-shaped objects in Halfords

Mint Sauce

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Did you know its Tesco policy not to sell spoons to under 16s? Something to do with Heroin.

same reason why 4 finger kitkat bars dont come in foil anymore

oppenheimer1

strobe wrote: »

Ahh that can't be true man. Do they refuse to sell them Turkish Delights aswell?

Its absolutely true, I used to work on the checkouts for them. They won't sell knives to young people either, though I can understand that. They also won't allow you to purchase two packets of paracetamol in the same transaction, in case you try to OD. Kitchen foil too I think is a restricted item, though not 100% sure on that, its been a few years sincce I worked there. The spoon restriction stuck in the memory though!

ride-the-spiral

I have been victim to the tesco spoon rule. I was buying a tub of ben and jerry's and a packet of spoons, and was told that I would have to produce ID because we "might do drugs with them."

Absolutely ridiculous, nobody understands the concept of personal responsibility anymore.

ScumLord

I used to be addicted to making model airplanes and the like when I was young.

"he loves making them models yolks so he does, keeps him quiet for hours" old folks would say as I'd be sitting in the corner gluing a plane together inside out with my eyes bugging out of my head.
The only peep they'd hear out of me was a moan for more glue. They thought I was just really bad at making them because it took 4 tubes of glue to make a 12 piece jigsaw. "No scumlord, you don't glue the lego together love" mammy would say. "but it'll fall apart when I try to fly it in my dreams mammy" scumlord would say from underneath the couch.

Run_to_da_hills

ride-the-spiral wrote: »

I have been victim to the tesco spoon rule. I was buying a tub of ben and jerry's and a packet of spoons, and was told that I would have to produce ID because we "might do drugs with them."

Absolutely ridiculous, nobody understands the concept of personal responsibility anymore.

You can be damn sure when this new micro chipped ID card comes through it will have to be swiped every time you purchase anything that is registered on the data base system considered "harmful" It would include, glues, petrol, solvents, cigarette lighters, spray deodorants etc. At a checkout the product would be denied if there was an issue with your age or previous record.

Mint Sauce

prehaps they thought he was going to get wheely high

ride-the-spiral wrote: »

I have been victim to the tesco spoon rule. I was buying a tub of ben and jerry's and a packet of spoons, and was told that I would have to produce ID because we "might do drugs with them."

Absolutely ridiculous, nobody understands the concept of personal responsibility anymore.

well too much ice cream can give you a head rush

<waits for all the concerned parents to get it banned come the summer>