Comments on: Amsterdam craze: Smart Tossing http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/ The official Derren Brown Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Piecost.Net » You’ll forgive me if I keep my old Pontiac http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/#comment-15823 Piecost.Net » You’ll forgive me if I keep my old Pontiac Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:47:39 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3932#comment-15823 [...] Amsterdam police are deeply concerned about a new craze in which vandals toss parked cars from the S... [...] [...] Amsterdam police are deeply concerned about a new craze in which vandals toss parked cars from the S… [...]

]]> By: Ms G http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/#comment-15795 Ms G Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:46:30 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3932#comment-15795 Ehehehe .... and they did not mention the bikes in the lamp poles yet, all over the country .... And you think people in the UK are being bored .... Who ever would park its car like that by the way????? You ask for being tossed ... almost. Or drive it in there yourself .. (oops .. forget to put it on the hand brake ). It only says that the tossers are not that strong ... petit smarts ... therefor .. smart tossers .. they would have been dumb if trying to toss a jeep or such .. They are practical in the city .. those smarts ... although they look kinda weird, not sure what they drive like. If someone hits you .. there is no slight chance of surviving I guess ... so not safe in that area (but seat marbella's and many many other cars neither). But I've seen a few very cool 45 km vehicles this weekend .... They should put a normal into those! I need to put stuff in there from at least 3 meters so not practical for me right now. The new way of parking ... just push the tiny ones in the water .. maybe those have not been tossed ... ehehe .. and then they decided it was too obvious to park there .. I never go to amsterdam, so I dont care .. it's boring overthere .. as you may see now for yourself ... bored to the max. Ehehehe …. and they did not mention the bikes in the lamp poles yet, all over the country …. And you think people in the UK are being bored ….

Who ever would park its car like that by the way????? You ask for being tossed … almost. Or drive it in there yourself .. (oops .. forget to put it on the hand brake ).

It only says that the tossers are not that strong … petit smarts … therefor .. smart tossers .. they would have been dumb if trying to toss a jeep or such ..

They are practical in the city .. those smarts … although they look kinda weird, not sure what they drive like. If someone hits you .. there is no slight chance of surviving I guess … so not safe in that area (but seat marbella’s and many many other cars neither).

But I’ve seen a few very cool 45 km vehicles this weekend …. They should put a normal into those! I need to put stuff in there from at least 3 meters so not practical for me right now.

The new way of parking … just push the tiny ones in the water .. maybe those have not been tossed … ehehe .. and then they decided it was too obvious to park there ..

I never go to amsterdam, so I dont care .. it’s boring overthere .. as you may see now for yourself … bored to the max.

]]> By: Berber Anna http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/#comment-15792 Berber Anna Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:23:22 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3932#comment-15792 By the way, for anyone who reads Dutch, here's the original Telegraaf article: http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4467014/__Smart_smijten_rage_in_Amsterdam__.html By the way, for anyone who reads Dutch, here’s the original Telegraaf article: http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4467014/__Smart_smijten_rage_in_Amsterdam__.html

]]> By: Abeo http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/#comment-15789 Abeo Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:17:24 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3932#comment-15789 Apologies Anton, It was only a few paragraphs of your article and we did provide a link to the source, but i've amended it to a couple of lines as requested. Apologies Anton, It was only a few paragraphs of your article and we did provide a link to the source, but i’ve amended it to a couple of lines as requested.

]]> By: flapjack http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/#comment-15788 flapjack Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:17:06 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3932#comment-15788 hmmm - Sorry to be the party pooper but I agree with Alex to some extent... I think it's funny till it happens to you. Remember, even if your car insurance coughs up for the damage, the resulting hike in your insurance premium means you are left drastically out of pocket... and given that small cars are generally driven by people on a tight budget, I'm inclined to empathise with the poor car owners. In the last 4 years my car has been vandalised 4 times. I only claimed on the insurance once, due to the fact that with insurance as with gambling the bank always wins. Many's the month I've had to choose between car repairs and food. That's when the joke wears thin. hmmm – Sorry to be the party pooper but I agree with Alex to some extent… I think it’s funny till it happens to you. Remember, even if your car insurance coughs up for the damage, the resulting hike in your insurance premium means you are left drastically out of pocket… and given that small cars are generally driven by people on a tight budget, I’m inclined to empathise with the poor car owners.
In the last 4 years my car has been vandalised 4 times. I only claimed on the insurance once, due to the fact that with insurance as with gambling the bank always wins. Many’s the month I’ve had to choose between car repairs and food. That’s when the joke wears thin.

]]> By: Anton http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/#comment-15787 Anton Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:10:05 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3932#comment-15787 The story you posted is copyrighted by the publishers of the website you link to. Just like your blog has a copyright notice in the footer -- saying "© Derren Brown 2005 - 2009. All rights reserved. No work may be reproduced elsewhere without prior consent" -- we have a copyright notice (two, actually) right underneath the text you copied. I expect you to remove the article, or to edit it so that you copy no more than a couple of lines. Anton DutchAmsterdam.nl The story you posted is copyrighted by the publishers of the website you link to. Just like your blog has a copyright notice in the footer — saying “© Derren Brown 2005 – 2009. All rights reserved. No work may be reproduced elsewhere without prior consent” — we have a copyright notice (two, actually) right underneath the text you copied.

I expect you to remove the article, or to edit it so that you copy no more than a couple of lines.

Anton
DutchAmsterdam.nl

]]> By: Berber Anna http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/#comment-15781 Berber Anna Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:39:56 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3932#comment-15781 Alex: Putting up CCTV cameras is a surefire way to get people all up in arms over here, with protests and petitions and such. Amsterdam people are rather protective of their privacy. Anyway, De Telegraaf is pretty much the Dutch version of the Daily Mail, so I'm taking this story with a grain of salt. Alex: Putting up CCTV cameras is a surefire way to get people all up in arms over here, with protests and petitions and such. Amsterdam people are rather protective of their privacy.

Anyway, De Telegraaf is pretty much the Dutch version of the Daily Mail, so I’m taking this story with a grain of salt.

]]> By: orangecrush http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/#comment-15779 orangecrush Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:35:38 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3932#comment-15779 Hahaha! That makes me happy. Those cars are stupid. Hahaha! That makes me happy. Those cars are stupid.

]]> By: Alex-chan! http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/#comment-15776 Alex-chan! Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:03:07 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3932#comment-15776 Am I the only one who finds this really wrong? How much does one of those cost? How much hassle is it when it happens to you? They could easily find the culprits by putting up CCTV and seeing when they do it, It's vandalism and should be punished Am I the only one who finds this really wrong? How much does one of those cost? How much hassle is it when it happens to you?

They could easily find the culprits by putting up CCTV and seeing when they do it, It’s vandalism and should be punished

]]> By: Jacqueenking http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2009/07/amsterdam-craze-smart-tossing/#comment-15768 Jacqueenking Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:07:29 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=3932#comment-15768 I'm sorry but with a heading like that I could not help but laugh - Tut. They could have called it something else. I’m sorry but with a heading like that I could not help but laugh – Tut. They could have called it something else.

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