A Man Ain't No Man...

[Liar]

...If A Man Ain't Got Wheels, is what they say. Not that I agree, but dammit, can't a bloke have his veichle alone?

My car. I left it on the sidewalk yesterday as I always do.

It's not there anymore.

Instead it is two miles away, upside down, crashed into oblivion, flipped upside down, and set on fire. The police just called a few minutes ago after dusting the soot off the license plates...

It's a quiet neighborhood, and the -94 2-doors budget transportation device is not all that attractive to a car thief anyway. I guess I didn't count on drunk teens looking for a joyride.

Hello insurance hell. I just hope I can afford the fees.

Fuck.

And then some.

#L

 

[ruminator]

In the words of someone notable, somewhere, that sucks.
I'm sorry to hear about your wheels. I've had mine broken into a few times over the years, but never completely gone.

One time when I was going through a leasn period my truck was broken into. The culprit must have taken a look at what he had to choose from because I found nothing missing. Instead he left a 10 dollar bill and a note to "get myself something nice"

Good luck with the insurance companies and I hope you're back on the road soon.

 

[Colleen Thomas]

I've never lost my car, but I used to have this cute little electronic gizmo on my dash board that made sounds like explosions & machine guns. It was a great stress reliever when someone cut me off or was going 20 in the passing lane. I came out one morning to find the driver's side window all over tha pavements. and my little gizmo smashed to smithereens on the pavement nearby. Apparently someone thought he was stealing a radar detector

*HUGS* I sure hope they insurance folks are in a good mood & youy are back on the road soon.

-Colly

 

[ABSTRUSE]

LIar, so sorry to hear about your car. It does suck and it sucks even more to not have your car.
I hope things work out and they find the bastards who did this. If they don't, we'll get the posse out there to help. I've always wanted to be a little vigilante.
Good luck friend.

~A~

 

[SnoopDog]

I never understood the concept of vandalism. What's the point in destroying other people's things? That's pretty low.
Sometimes teens (I suppose it were inmature people) just annyo me though I'm just into my twens. It's so annyoing what people can do. All out of frustration or envy or whatnot.
If I see them I'll bite their asses, I promise.

Snoopy

 

[minsue]

Farging Bastages!

So sorry, Liar.

 

[cloudy]

Oh Liar - that bites.....worse than bites.....!

Hope your insurance company is halfway sympathetic and, for once, acts like you're a customer and not a bother!

 

[oggbashan]

Who needs locks?

I used to have a WWII vintage motorcycle. It didn't have an ignition lock. If you needed it on a battlefield that would be an awkward time to lose the key.

To start it, turn on the petrol tap, tickle the carburettor, retard the ignition, close the air lever, lift the exhaust valve lifter and kick - HARD!

When I left it in the street I would advance the ignition and open the air lever. Like that it wouldn't start.

One evening I came out of a public house to see a joy rider attempting to start my motorcycle. It backfired, throwing him over the handlebars with a long flame shooting out of the exhaust.

He hobbled away. I didn't catch him. I was too busy laughing.

Og

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Vilka jävla skithögar!

Take comfort in the thought of Karma, Liar. You'll probably never get the satisfaction of watching, but those teenagers WILL get punished for what they did, be it by overdose or waking up from a dope trip with a log up their ass.

What goes around, comes around.

 

[neonlyte]

Vilka jävla skithögar!
...or waking up from a dope trip with a log up their ass.

What goes around, comes around.

Not if it's up your ass

nl

 

[raphy]

Vilka jävla skithögar!

Take comfort in the thought of Karma, Liar. You'll probably never get the satisfaction of watching....

Oh, sometimes you do .. And boy is it satisfying

 

[Liar]

Hey, thanks for the "that sucks" choir.

Well, got the insureance thing covered - I think. Thet say I'll get it fully replaced. I just need to get the police's signature on that the car have been exposed to irrepearable damage due to forced entry and/or vandalism.

Well, duh. Every window except the front was smashed in, it was hotwired, crashed into a roadsign, tipped over (not all that hard. three guys and the right leverage could do that) and bloody burning. I think that should cut it.

The most annoying thing now is that I de facto don't have a car. Which is only a minor problem really. I take the bus to work anyway.

I also had my best CDs and some good books in there too, they will be a bitch to replace.

Still no clue who did it, but the usual suspects, a bunch of dimwit, drugged out high school youngsters, are apparently very suspected. To be continued...

#L

 

[Guest]

*HUGE HUGS* Liar.

What a completely shit thing to do to someone. But, unfortunately, bastards like that don't see it that way. They don't think of the owner of the car and the devistation something like that has on them. They selfishly think of the kicks they can get.

I hope they do it again, and this time they don't make it out of the wreck they cause. But, that's just me being vindictive.

Good news about the insurance, honey.

Lou

 

[Guest]

Ugh...
sorry Liar and I know that doesn't help much... but I understand all too well.

 

[lucky-E-leven]

Well that is a bitch, now isn't it?

If you find yourself in need of a lift, just let me know. I'd be more than happy to swing by and lend you my wheels. Or I could bring the bike...how tightly can you hold on?

I'm sorry, hon. I hope the insurance does right by you and you wind up with something comparable or better. Big hugs to you and a frosty pint.

~lucky

 

[ABSTRUSE]

Hey Liar, what's the word on the car?or what was a car? little bastards!!!!

 

[Liar]

Well...

Good thing is, the insurance company is being all smiles on me, and will pay up. Bad thing is, that might take another four weeks.

But I'm beginning to think that I might not want to get another car, and see if I can get the money up front straight away. Thing is, with me going back to Uni mext term, I'll need to cut expenses anyway, and I'd need that money as a buffer, so I could cut down on student loans, and still not starve. I'm not fond of the starving business, and in this city, cars are mostly in the way anyway.

As for whodunnit. Noone seems to have a first clue. Grr. I want to kick someones ass, but it would help alot if I knew whose.

#L

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Use all that energy to write steamy smut, Liar. That way, you'll get something good out of all this.

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Asskicking aside - if you can find a scapegoat, go for it - think of it this way, L: cars are overrated. If insurance will cover the damage, maybe you're better off. Now the trick is to find out who has a car as soon when classes start and stay glued to her.

Pitty about the CDs and books, though. Hope you can replace them all.

Speaking of music, though, haven't you been forgetting something?

 

[Liar]

Speaking of music, though, haven't you been forgetting something?

Well, gosh be darned if I haven't! Sorry about that, I'll get to it. Today. Promise.

#L

 

[Lauren Hynde]