Vandals!!!
So I live in like one of the safest north Californian cities... and like not even 6 months into living here, my car window gets smashed and some dumbass takes an obsolete cellphone/charger/ "holder w/suction cup" worth probably about $15 brand new. But since said dumbass was obviously mentally retarded, he (or she) ripped the device too hard and the fucking idiot broke it and left important parts of it behind. Ya know, parts of it that make the device work and stuff.I'm sure it'll go for maybe 2 or 3 dollars on the black market....So, nice snag Mr. Shitface! Ya, cost me $150 for new window because you have no idea how to use a "slim jim"? (Ever have to call AAA?)
Perhaps you were desperate to impress your shitty, lumpy, bucktooth-girlfriend. You wanted to show her you got 'dem big muscles that can go "smash!" and break big car window for shiny object!
For 6 years this device rode on top of my dashboard, parked in parts of L.A. you only hear about on the late night news segments... yet, no one ever tried to snake the device. I wonder, is it because the best of the criminals can spot when something worth taking is worth the risk of getting caught?
This leads me to believe that my new northern California city is not "super-safe" and the criminals aren't "super-smart" and eat shit for lunch. -
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Too bad. I lived in an apartment complex in a supposedly "nicer" part of town. And this happened to me twice in one year. For nothing, really, nothing to steal in the car at all - but an old radio. The second time was AFTER I began leaving the window rolled down a little and the doors unlocked. Basically I was saying "Take anything you want, but dont break the window".
ReplyDeleteSo I had to move to a house with a garage, and that fixed the problem.
I just spoke with some relatives from Montanna. They said that they leave their front doors unlocked, they leave their keys in the ignition, and have NEVER had a problem. I told them in So Cal, they would be best advised to exercise extreme caution and lock everything and keep the keys with you. They were apalled...
Now, they live in a small town in the wide-open spaces, everyone has guns and knows how to use them, and everyone knows everyone else. Not saying that would make the difference in So Cal or No Cal, but something to consider...
Ha! "leaving the doors" and it still happened!? What shitty luck.
ReplyDeleteSimilarly my first car was broken into while the door was unlocked back in hollywood. But I left a $300 stereo inside, so that's what I get I guess.
My landlady said "Make sure you don't leave anything in view" and I said "like what lady? these idiots may smash my window again to get a soda can? They certainly did it for $5 bucks, why not 5 cents!"
I certainly don't want a shoot out with a criminal, so I want be buying a gun anytime soon.
My car is too old to get an alarm, but I might buy one of those fake ones that has a blinking light deterrent.