ShopliftingWhen I was young and impressionable and on holiday in France, I followed some friends into a sweet shop and we each stole something. I was so mortified by this, I returned them.
My lack of French hampered this somewhat - they had no idea why the small English boy wanted to add some chews to the open box, and saw it as an attempt by a nasty foreigner oik to contaminate their stock. Not my best day.
What have you lifted?
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chthonic, Thu 10 Jan 2008, 11:13)
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alternative libraryI read a lot. have done since I was very young, and I also read fast.
When I was about 10, we had a local library, but I was only allowed to take out 6 books a week, and I had normally read them, and the books my sister had withdrawn, well before the following week. Consequently, I was always on the lookout for more books to read.
By this age, my parents were allowing me a bit of freedom, so I used to amble along the road to see the local charity shop every now and then. Quite dull, but the only distraction in a small village. Until they started to sell 2nd hand books.
I was in heaven! I collected my pocket money, and bought a few books, which I took home and read.
then I was penniless, and still bookless. what to do?
Yup, I started nicking books from the charity shop. Reading them. then putting them back on the shelves. I also put some books there which i had read and didn't want to read again from my parent's book shelves.
so although i was stealing, i actually ended up enhancing the stock of the second hand shelves over time. tragic really.
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ascorbate, Mon 14 Jan 2008, 12:26,
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