I've posted this on UKM, but tbh, I don't expect much more than 'smash his face in' from there, so I'll post it here for some decent replies lol

About two years ago I bought a dipping belt from ebay. No brand or logo on it. The clip was weak and broke so I went to one of those little key cutting places and bought this shiny metallic blue clip. The kind that would be used for climbing, but it's a little smaller. You often see them attached to back packs. I used this on my dipping belt.

I train in a Fitness First and one night, I used my dipping belt and then left it in the gym by accident. I realised when I got home, but the gym was closed by then. Anyway, the following day, I went into the gym and looked to see if it was any where in the gym. I couldn't find it, so asked at reception and it was behind there and nobody had handed it in. So anyway, I thought I'd keep a look out to see if anyone used it, but I haven't seen it since...

Anyway, today I'm in the gym and I see one of the staff come on the gym floor and go to the pullup bars. I see him drop a dipping belt on the floor and as I have done for the past two years, I go and have a look at the dipping belt. It has a blue clip on it.

I immediately ask the guy where he got the dipping belt. He says his cousin gave it to him like 5 years ago. I ask him where he got the blue clip and he mumbles a bit and says he plays the drums and took it from there. I tell him that I lost a dipping belt and it had a blue clip on it. He says it's his belt. I tell him I think he's chatting **** and then go and do my set.

After my set, I approach him again and say I'm 90% sure that's my belt but I can't prove it. He still says it's his.

I am almost 100% sure this is my belt, as from what I can remember, it looks the same and it has a blue clip on it. IMO, this is too much of a coincidence, however, I know that there is the smallest possibility that I am wrong and he's telling the truth, but I just can't see it tbh, however, I know I can't prove this is my belt.

I see this guy at the gym all the time as he works there. I don't speak to him much, but I say hello and he seems lik a decent enough guy.

How do I approach this?

Not much you can do really.

Nothing you can do with him. Id report it to the owner/manager of the gym that you are almost certain thats your dipping belt as its too unique and too much a coincidence for it not to be....

See what happens Its not easy to drop something like that

Other option is to steal something from him or steal th belt back if you ever get half a chance

Rape his mouth and arse.

cleaver wrote:Rape his mouth and arse.

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You lost it 2 years ago, It doesn't matter.

Just steal anything he leaves on the ground, bottles of water / mobile phones / his cloths as he takes a shower and when he asks you about it swear they are a gift from your cousin about 5 years ago.

If he leaves nothing on the ground, just take it out of his hand eg. mobile and then claim its yours.

Craig wrote:Just steal anything he leaves on the ground, bottles of water / mobile phones / his cloths as he takes a shower and when he asks you about it swear they are a gift from your cousin about 5 years ago.

If he leaves nothing on the ground, just take it out of his hand eg. mobile and then claim its yours.

LOL, you're on a roll today Charlie Brown.

leave it - 2 years old

what was the cost?...is it worth the hassle? No.

rewind 10 years ago and Id be saying something different!

seems just way to much hassle to even be worth bothering about mate.

It's honestly not about the cost of anything like that. It's just the principle that if it is mine, he's lying to me and I really don't like dishonesty.

Anyway, an update on the situation.

I saw the guy again and asked to speak to him. He was in a little office, so I went in there and we spoke. I was much more calm this time.

I basically just explained how I feel it is too much of a coincidence for that not to be my belt and asked him if he understood why I couldn't believe him. He was decent enough, but is still claiming the same story, but tbh, if it is mine (which I strongly feel it is), then I'm happy enough with the fact that he knows that I know he's talking shit and his story is not believable. Tbh, I would've even been happy enough if he admitted he'd found it in the gym but refused to give it back to me.

I really wouldn't have bothered mate. Chalk it down to experience, if you get upset by minor stuff, then just wait until the real shit hits the fan.

Chill dude

There is only one thing lft to do now

Key his car

lol tbh I'm not a malicious person so I'd never bother doing anything like that

I wouldn't say I was upset by it, more irritated as I just generally think it's immoral.

Less learned: look after my shit!

Look mate. you have to key his car....or at the very least piss on it.

If you dont you may lose your self respect forever.

ok....some may say that pissing on a persons car shows a lack of self respect bit dont listen to them fools mate. listen to me!

I might just shit on his bonnet.

Legal wise there is little you can do , especially with it being two years ago !

If you are sure its yours just take it and he wont call the fuzz !

keying his car for taking your belt 2yrs ago is a little harsh. Not the same cost.

Just buy a new one. They're cheap. You know he's wrong and lying. You're the better person now. Everytime he sees you he'll feel a little bit shitter about himself.

you cunts canny read, he said he bought it two years ago, you bunch of fuckwits

health4ni wrote:keying his car for taking your belt 2yrs ago is a little harsh. Not the same cost.

Just buy a new one. They're cheap. You know he's wrong and lying. You're the better person now. Everytime he sees you he'll feel a little bit shitter about himself.

Hippy bollocks Scott

Take a nice sharp yale key right along the full side of his car is rough justice. Its not about the cost or equalising of cost.

Im my gym if someone stole then there would be a real and good chance you would get a right sore face for it. Rough area

PS i am jesting about keying his car but if im honest......i WOULD want to do something really bad to the nob

Rab wrote:

health4ni wrote:keying his car for taking your belt 2yrs ago is a little harsh. Not the same cost.

Just buy a new one. They're cheap. You know he's wrong and lying. You're the better person now. Everytime he sees you he'll feel a little bit shitter about himself.

Hippy bollocks Scott

Take a nice sharp yale key right along the full side of his car is rough justice. Its not about the cost or equalising of cost.

Im my gym if someone stole then there would be a real and good chance you would get a right sore ARSEfor it. Rough area

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You may very well have the last laugh. If it's the kind of climbing clip I think it is, the load bearing capacity is only about 20kg (they're designed for you to use to attach your gear to your harness, not to actually be used as a proper carabina). If he's using this clip to attach weights to the dipping belt it will very soon just go prang when loaded, dropping large amounts of weights on him.

GymBunny wrote:You may very well have the last laugh. If it's the kind of climbing clip I think it is, the load bearing capacity is only about 20kg (they're designed for you to use to attach your gear to your harness, not to actually be used as a proper carabina). If he's using this clip to attach weights to the dipping belt it will very soon just go prang when loaded, dropping large amounts of weights on him.

Just just silly talk. Anyone working at a ponce gym wouldn't be dipping over 20kg, period.

Alex wrote:

GymBunny wrote:You may very well have the last laugh. If it's the kind of climbing clip I think it is, the load bearing capacity is only about 20kg (they're designed for you to use to attach your gear to your harness, not to actually be used as a proper carabina). If he's using this clip to attach weights to the dipping belt it will very soon just go prang when loaded, dropping large amounts of weights on him.

Just just silly talk. Anyone working at a ponce gym wouldn't be dipping over 20kg, period.

True, but I was trying to cheer him up

GymBunny wrote:

Alex wrote:

GymBunny wrote:You may very well have the last laugh. If it's the kind of climbing clip I think it is, the load bearing capacity is only about 20kg (they're designed for you to use to attach your gear to your harness, not to actually be used as a proper carabina). If he's using this clip to attach weights to the dipping belt it will very soon just go prang when loaded, dropping large amounts of weights on him.

Just just silly talk. Anyone working at a ponce gym wouldn't be dipping over 20kg, period.

True, but I was trying to cheer him up

That's because you're a lovely person xx