Teens Stealing Beer Sign Caught By 'Coffee Guys' (in their 80's)

[matcom]

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Four young would-be thieves had their eyes on the neon Corona beer sign in the window of Meister's Bar and Grill in Scandia on Monday.

They were armed with wire cutters and bolt cutters. They were disguised with scarves and even a ski mask. And one of them had agreed to drop his pants and moon any patrons as a distraction, a law enforcement official said.

But the 15- and 16-year-olds didn't count on some tough customers known as the Coffee Guys, four men in their 60s, 70s and 80s who go for coffee at Meister's a dozen times a week.

The Coffee Guys were celebrating Kermit Granberg's 84th birthday when the teenagers entered Meister's about 2:30 p.m. and removed the beer sign from the wall. The teens banged it on the way out the door and broke it, said Bruce Swenson, 64.

Harvey Lindgren and Ernie Kertzscher followed the teens and the sign out the door. They tried to block the getaway car, but had to settle for writing down the plate.

http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/8204005.htm

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. here's a photo of the heros

[TlalocW]

2. And the guy who followed the teens in his car

Was muttering all the way, "Durn kids today with their rock and roll music and their baggy pants and their hula hoops and their Pacman and their pet rocks and their I don't know what all. Stealing a sign from my favorite bar... Why I oughta..."

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[FlaGranny]

3. Speaking of those baggy pants -

in the store the other day I saw a kid of about 15 with pants that were held up ONLY by his private parts - I kid you not. The crotch was below his knees. It was hysterical. I would love to have a picture to show him when he grows up. He'll be mortified.

[TlalocW]

4. I'm glad that the only embarrassing thing I did

fashionwise was to roll up the cuffs of my jeans in high school. Oh, and I made the mistake of wearing a funky-looking pair of shorts to the weight room after school once so that the teacher in charge of watching it that day started calling me "Jams."

Other than that, life has always been jeans, t-shirts, khakis, and nice tennis shoes. I'm no fashion expert, but they've served me well.

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