I don't know why they would even want it

[TheRoo]

Last night I get home from work at 1am. Since the parking sucks, I had to park six blocks away from my apartment. When I went to go to work today, it was gone. Some son of a bitch stole my truck. It is a '94 S-10 with 200,000 miles on it, so if someone really wanted an old beat up pickup, I guess this was the one to take. (The old GM's were really easy to steal. All you have to do is punch a screwdriver through the steering column, and then you can start it without the keys.)

I had to call the city five, yes five times to report it stolen, because they were not answering the phones at the "auto desk". Finally I filed a police report, and the told me that 80% of stolen vehicles are found within 4 days, which I don't quite believe.

I know there is no good time to get your vehicle stolen, but I do not need this right now. I have to give two presentations in class tomorrow, and have three finals coming up, plus I am looking for a job for when I graduate in July. My former sidekick is going to be in town on Thursday and I was supposed to pick him up, and I have to drive halfway across the state to pick up my son on Friday. Fortunately I have a friend who will let me use his car this weekend. Since I am a pizza guy, I can't work until I get a vehicle, and I can't afford this right now.

Sorry for the length, I needed to vent. I feel better now (a little).

[Cia]

That truly sucks Roo. I hope you do get your truck back within 4 days and it isn't trashed.

My co-worker had her 2 cars stolen from infront of her house. Now unlike most people who lock their cars, she doesn't, plus she left the keys in the cars aaaaand her purse. <shakes head> She did eventually get her cars back but she has to deal with 2 county's police stations who don't talk to each other and a jackass misogynistic detective.

[protege]

That sucks!

In some of the smaller towns, quite a few people still leave their cars unlocked. These same people also leave their phones, cd collections, money, etc. in there in plain view...and then can't figure out why it "disappears" during the night :rolleyes: Many times, the vehicles are wrecked, or dumped somewhere and torched :eek:

[hawkchick11]

My grandparents leave their cars unlocked with the keys in them... yeah we live in a small town but I don't trust any of the kids here at all.

[myswtghst]

I had friends when I went to school in MI think I was nuts, as I always lock my car, even if it's in my line of sight. I'm just paranoid, growing up in the burbs of Chicago and hanging out in Chicago--I've got so many friends who've had all the stuff (incl. guitars, cds, cd players, clothing, etc) stolen out of their car because they left a window down or the car unlocked.

And Roo, hugs, because I know how much it sucks to be without vehicle--my ex nearly totalled mine a few years ago, and it was not fun waiting to get it back.

[RichS]

I used to be around the Flint, MI area, so you better be sure I lock my vehicles.

I'm still trying to convert my wife - she occasionally leaves the car unlocked with her purse inside! :eek:

Now that there's been a stolen vehicle around where she works last week (unlocked, truck running), she's taking to at least locking the car.

[blas]

Roo, I hope they find the waste of skin who stole your truck! I hope they get the book thrown at them.

It took a lot of getting used to when I first moved to my hood. I went from a perfectly safe neighborhood where my parents live where I DID infact always leave my keys in the car with my CD booklets in plain view and nothing was ever stolen..........I went from that to a disgusting filthy ghetto where I always take the faceplate off of my CD player and lock it in the glove compartment, and hide my CDs in the visor and never ever leave anything in plain sight. I'm better off than the people who park on the street, but I still get angry over what I have to do to protect my property that I earned with MY own money from MY hard work at my jobs.

I'm just waiting for some retard to bust my windows just to steal my seat covers or my steering wheel cover.

[MadMike]

I'm still trying to convert my wife - she occasionally leaves the car unlocked with her purse inside! :eek:


My dad lives in one of those small towns that you'll miss if you blink, and where crime is pretty much nonexistent. I don't know if he still does this, but I can remember shortly after I started driving, I'd ask to use the car, and he'd say, "Go ahead. Keys are in it."

I'll admit that if I go over there to visit, I'll sometimes leave it unlocked, but I will never, ever, leave the keys in it. Sure, hardly anything ever happens, but all it takes is one dishonest person to happen by.

Fortunately, the worst thing that ever happened to my dad as a result of leaving his car unlocked was when one of his buddies, as a prank, filled the thing almost to the roof with empty beer cans. My dad loves a joke as much as anyone else, but he looked quite annoyed as he went out to the car, filling up one trash bag after another until the car was emptied.

We think we know who did it, but he won't admit it, other than cracking a shitty grin as he denies being involved.

[Jinxy]

I'm so sorry that some nimrod thought that they could do this to you! I truely hope that they find your truck unharmed.

Jinxy

[TheRoo]

Here's a little update:

I talked to my insurance people, and they need to wait three weeks before they pay anything out. I also found out that in Minnesota, rental car coverage for thirty days is automatic if you have comprehensive coverage and the vehicle is stolen. My friend found me a deal with Enterprise to rent a car for $17 a day, of which my insurance will cover $15, so I have some time to figure it all out. My insurance lady said most of them are found, so let's keep our fingers crossed.

All of those other stresses I mentioned except the job hunt have worked themselves out. Both presentations went great. I just finished my senior paper. Another friend rearranged his schedule to pick up my old sidekick, and someone will pick me up as well. I have a ride to the rental car place tomorrow, so I will have a vehicle to go pick up my son.

I have a really great group of friends who make this sort of thing much easier.