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    Rails against Big Carrot JohnnyEgo's Avatar
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    Default Sometimes the universe just aligns.

    My boy thinks the best McDonalds in the world is the one on 10th street in Greeley, because it has a play place with a rock climbing wall. He's been unusually well behaved of late, so I took him there tonight as a reward. I left the play place area to get him an ice cream, and when I came back, three women had their I-phones out and were recording video of a white Suburban leaving the parking lot. I noticed it was parked right next to my truck, so I asked one of the ladies if it had struck a car or something. She said "No, that is my car, and it is being stolen."

    As I watched it round the parking lot, I saw a beige SUV with the spotlight things that looked a lot like an unmarked car. So I walked out of the McDonalds, slowly up to the SUV, and asked the woman if she was law enforcement. Then I said, "You know that white Suburban that just passed you on the way out of the parking lot? A lady inside says that it's hers, and somebody just stole it. The lady cop called it in on her radio and took off. I went back into the McDonalds to hang out with my boy and eat ice cream. The women for whom the Suburban belonged was calling to report the theft to the police. A moment later, she says "Oh my god, they just caught him!"

    Every now and then, everything just falls into place.
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    Recording video instead of doing something about it.. Fucking idiot people.
    What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?
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    probably was her ex/boyfriend/husband and she was trying to get him caught for something.
    Sometimes people trip and fall down stairs.
    Sometimes assholes push people down stairs.
    That doesn't mean "stairs are bad" nor does it make someone who pushes someone down the stairs any less of an asshole.

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    Quote Originally Posted by asmo View Post
    Recording video instead of doing something about it.. Fucking idiot people.
    I probably wouldn't confront someone stealing my vehicle. Not worth the risk to myself or the thief.

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    Good job JohnnyEgo

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    Quote Originally Posted by ray1970 View Post
    I probably wouldn't confront someone stealing my vehicle. Not worth the risk to myself or the thief.
    I had pretty much the same thought. Nobody was in immediate danger, and wouldn't want to change that over a 1990s Suburban, particularly with my son present. One of those rare times when a cop was right there when they were needed. Everybody wins.
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    I'd call LoJack and let them handle it. If the SHTF, I'll pull the fuses on LoJack and Onstar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy View Post
    I'd call LoJack and let them handle it. If the SHTF, I'll pull the fuses on LoJack and Onstar.
    I'd be more worried about hackers.

    http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers...-jeep-highway/

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    Nice work. You should have her sign up here so she can give you a +1 on your feedback thread.
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