They don't need any dirt to start rusting...I sneezed wrong one time and the bolts started rusting...

For some it probably is...for others it's a lot more.

 

I dont blame you...It would have made me a little ticked as well

 

As the old saying goes..."You can't fix Stupid" - the billing for the detail work idea wins the thread! He refuses, THEN you pop him good.
I park my bike in front of the church all the time; no one touches it, although I've had to warn off small children a couple times. I tell 'em it's "hot"!

 

should have listened to your gut and stayed out.

your time would be better served taking grammar lessons from your son.

 

Yes it is just a bike but thats no reason for someone to purposely damage it.
Maybe he didnt know any better if not now he does if theres no damage done leave it at that.

 

+1. I agree 100%.

I think the most ironic thing about some of the responses is 'it happened at church'...lmao

 

i'd like to play devil's advocate for those of you saying "it's just a bike"

does it generally not bother you when people are touching your stuff?

if you park your car outside a restaurant and come out of dinner to find someone leaning against the hood with jeans on, is it "just a car"

would your response be the same if the guy was keying your bike?

i'm still in college, i work as much as i can but don't make much.

yeah it's just a bike, but it's the only one i've got.

 

You were coming out of church
Ask yourself what would Jesus have
done in this situation and try to do
likewise

 

Grade my grammar, then grade yours. Lol

BTW, how do you know if I have a son?

 

For once I agree with Toast: I work really hard at making my ride "pop" and enjoy the compliments because of it. I'd be mortified to find someone raking a dull finger over my paint. That said, if you let your bike go, you can't expect others to have great respect for what you don't seem to.
That's STILL no excuse to touch someone else's property, and most church folk are good about that despite the lack of concern for material things.