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Today's Letters: 2 bikes stolen in 2 weeks? Enough!

I cannot even describe the way I am feeling now.

My son is a student at Largo High School. His bus stop is 2 miles away, and he rides a bike every morning to the bus stop. About a month ago when he came back from school, one of his wheels had been stolen. We reported it to the police. The wheel was replaced, and he continued to ride his bike for two or three weeks more. Then one day he went to his job (at the movies) and locked his bike. By the end of the day that same bike was stolen.

I was very sad to see his face when he came home and told me. He asked me why would somebody take things that do not belong to them. Finally, we had to get him a new bike so he could get to his bus stop and to work. He rode the new bike to the bus stop for about a week. But when I got a phone call from him the other day, I knew something was wrong.

He asked me to come down to his bus stop. When I came out there, I knew his bike was gone. It had been locked in a public place against a fence. Words cannot describe the moment when I saw his face. It's not often that you see a 17-year-old cry.

To the person who took the bike I want to say: Shame on you! You must be very proud of yourself, and I hope you will not pass this bike to your son as a Christmas present! If you really needed a bike I would help you get one.

In two weeks he had two bikes stolen. Both were new. This time we will look for an old and ugly one.

Zdena Simo, Pinellas Park

PSTA ignores trash

I have called the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority several times in reference to putting a trash can by the bus stop in front of my house on Dartmouth Avenue, due to bus riders throwing trash in my yard on a daily basis.

If PSTA is going to have bus stops in front of residents' homes, they should be required to supply a trash can for their paying customers.

I have yet to see a trash can installed, nor have I received any calls from PSTA. PSTA does not seem to care about the residents of St. Petersburg or our property.

Heath Caudill, St. Petersburg

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