What to do with a clamp?

congo_90

Well
From a recent thread up here I removed a clamp without any damage to it.
What should I do? its been 5weeks now and I could return it? Sell it on ebay? they're fetching up to 80euro online here

Keep this thread for ideas what to do. No high horses or debating the morales and ethics of clamping. There are plenty of other threads for that!

ba_barabus

Make a Facebook page about the adventurers of CLAMPIE

toastedpickles

Keep it
Conquer the world with it!

dgt

Around the world in 80 days with congo_90 and clamp

congo_90

I know some of the employees are on here too. I do sympathise with them however I was lucky I had the tools for the job.
Was thinking of painting it aswell

Mods while this is true please allow this bit of humour as it is nice to win once in a while for motorists

congo_90

dgt wrote: »

Around the world in 80 days with congo_90 and clamp

Hmm all counties of Ireland perhaps?

kaimera

keep it, park illegally, clamp yourself.

you'll be a parking god.

Cookie_Monster

clamp the next NCPS van you see

congo_90

Lock and chain still on it. I dropped the wishbone as they hadn't got it round the shocks so it was a doddle to remove.

Is it a triangular NCPS one? It would make a fine serving platter, a small table if you add legs to it, a shield if you ever have a sword fight, a sled if you live near any hills and it snows or a fine trophy for your removal efforts that you can hang on your shed/garage/bedroom wall :P

congo_90

maybe another crowd would buy it? I could call apcoa lol. Ncps patrol around where I work too but they've no controls over the car park at work lol

ba_barabus

Do what we used to do: call your mate at work and tell them you're trying to stop the clampers and watch them run down into the car park and have a fit at the sight of the clamp

congo_90

Thar she be

Cookie_Monster

congo_90 wrote: »

Thar she be

it't make a good man bag...

rovoagho

I'd suggest finding the MD of the relevant company, and inserting it gently in his or her anus.

endacl

rovoagho wrote: »

I'd suggest finding the MD of the relevant company, and inserting it gently in his or her anus.

Why gently? Should sharpen the edge with a grinder first. Maybe let it go a bit rusty...

AngryHippie

Ideas:

• as above, clamp the clamper
• Clamp a TD
• Clamp a pizza delivery car
• Clamp a driving instructor (at the test centre preferably)
• Clamp a mobile crane
• Don't Clamp a garda
• Don't clamp an ambulance
• Don't clamp the fire brigade

Take lots of photos, or even better video it. make with the lols.

If you can find one, Clamp a reliant robin. That would be one for the books

antodeco

Keep it until Halloween and dress up in it.

rovoagho

endacl wrote: »

Why gently? Should sharpen the edge with a grinder first. Maybe let it go a bit rusty...

Longevity. It needs to stay up there as a reminder for the remainder.

ironclaw

Reminds me of a clamp on one of the emergency call out work vans. They told the clampers they were going to remove it but they'd leave it after them. Clampers said 'Don't dare etc' (Usual arrogance from that cohort)

To be fair they left it for them, but there were a few 6"+ Hilti nails keeping it securely in the concrete (Heaven forbid someone such as OP would take it home :pac:). I can only imagine the job they had removing it.

DuckHook

Make a footstool out of it and bask in your glory when reclining and watching the box.

Extra cool points if you are watching some sort of "parking wars" show.

MugMugs

Would you consider just giving it back maybe?

Wibbs

You could do what a chap I know did and repaint it, get a new lock for it and use it as security for your car in your own driveway. Recycle and all that.

trad

MugMugs wrote: »

Would you consider just giving it back maybe?

A clamper without a clamp is but a tool

MugMugs

trad wrote: »

A clamper without a clamp is but a tool

Same could be said for the person hanging onto somebody's property

bidiots

MugMugs wrote: »

Same could be said for the person hanging onto somebody's property

Why attach it to someone else's property if they are so worried about it?

HandsomeDan

Make love to it. Get married. Have children.

MugMugs

bidiots wrote: »

Why attach it to someone else's property if they are so worried about it?

I'm not getting into the clamping dilemma. It's been done to death.

I don't see why it couldn't have been left on the spot it was removed.

My dad sold one he took off on ebay,
got 60 quid for it.

ando

Get clamped lots of times intentionally, get lots of clamps and then do this to the Clamper company MD's car:

barone

clamp a gatso van

old_aussie

congo_90 wrote: »

Well
From a recent thread up here I removed a clamp without any damage to it.
What should I do? its been 5weeks now and I could return it? Sell it on ebay? they're fetching up to 80euro online here

Well done.

Keep it and put it in the man cave trophy cabinet.

It will make you chuckle for years.

When friends drop over for an amber milkshake, there'll always be a story to tell about that item.

congo_90

AngryHippie wrote: »

Ideas:

• as above, clamp the clamper
• Clamp a TD
• Clamp a pizza delivery car
• Clamp a driving instructor (at the test centre preferably)
• Clamp a mobile crane
• Don't Clamp a garda
• Don't clamp an ambulance
• Don't clamp the fire brigade

Take lots of photos, or even better video it. make with the lols.

If you can find one, Clamp a reliant robin. That would be one for the books

i like my pizza guy lol

MugMugs wrote: »

Would you consider just giving it back maybe?

Genuinely would only thats like throwing a brick through a window and asking for it back? I'd be admitting to taking it. might bring it out see how many place you recognise!

OldmanMondeo

I with the facebook idea, but you need people who would be willing to have it travel, as in worldwide. Would be nice to see a picture of said clamp in Rio, LA, Alaska, Russia. You know it could be done.

galwaytt

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

I with the facebook idea, but you need people who would be willing to have it travel, as in worldwide. Would be nice to see a picture of said clamp in Rio, LA, Alaska, Russia. You know it could be done.

Ryanair would rob you with luggage fees though. ...

ba_barabus

galwaytt wrote: »

Ryanair would rob you with luggage fees though. ...

Fed ex could be resonable

TrailerBob

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

I with the facebook idea, but you need people who would be willing to have it travel, as in worldwide. Would be nice to see a picture of said clamp in Rio, LA, Alaska, Russia. You know it could be done.

I'll bring it to Monaco in the jeep in August...:pac:

AnarchistKen

Put the clamp on the clampers van but be a bit more sneaky than that and also superglue the lock barrel and smother the inside of the clamp with Tec 7 so it form a bond with the wheelface so the whole wheel will have to cut off the wishbone.

Alternatively send the clamp on various city breaks via post and get random photos of the clamp at places like the Eiffel Tower etc.

knotknowbody

Keep the clamp and buy a new lock, tell all your mates about how you got the clamp off, big yourself up etc.

Now use the clamp to clamp your mates cars, follow them to the shops and clamp their car or clamp them at work, they'll ring you for help as you have experience in this field, when they ring say you'll be their in twenty minutes, go round to their car then send them down the road to keep a look out while you "take it off", sit down and have a nice rest for ten minutes, then open the lock with the key, now call them over and say its done, you must bring the clamp home with you, don't give it to them.

You will either get a few quid for your troubles or free pints for your nights out, win for you and they think its a win for them so everyone wins.

Once you get practised in the art of deception you could start clamping strangers cars, watch for their return and approach them, tell them you can get it off for €20 and send them to keep watch, repeat the rest and open with key procedure from above and you have a nice little earner.

Most off the above is illegal i would expect and i do not advocate performing illegal activities, but if the clamper's can do it why can't you.

IK09

knotknowbody wrote: »

Keep the clamp and buy a new lock, tell all your mates about how you got the clamp off, big yourself up etc.

Now use the clamp to clamp your mates cars, follow them to the shops and clamp their car or clamp them at work, they'll ring you for help as you have experience in this field, when they ring say you'll be their in twenty minutes, go round to their car then send them down the road to keep a look out while you "take it off", sit down and have a nice rest for ten minutes, then open the lock with the key, now call them over and say its done, you must bring the clamp home with you, don't give it to them.

You will either get a few quid for your troubles or free pints for your nights out, win for you and they think its a win for them so everyone wins.

Once you get practised in the art of deception you could start clamping strangers cars, watch for their return and approach them, tell them you can get it off for €20 and send them to keep watch, repeat the rest and open with key procedure from above and you have a nice little earner.

Most off the above is illegal i would expect and i do not advocate performing illegal activities, but if the clamper's can do it why can't you.

Ingenious. I kinda hate u a little at the same time though

DipStick McSwindler

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LifeSaabItch

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

Start a facebook group, get random people to take it on holidays with them and take pictures wit in in scenic places!

This.

I'm sure there's members of Boards in different countries?


Only send it to members that have been here a while via courier and them they take a pic and send it to the next person?

Clampie goes on holidays.

Gary ITR

I made a few brackets to hold a rad into a race car out of one that Ray told me to keep. Idiot driver (sorry Rob :P) crashed the car, big frontal impact but the brackets survived!