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Got the reference, but I haven't had a beer in years (I think my way would help with the side effects of hitching just as well
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Farrrking crackheads! 
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^ popcorn time 
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^ popcorn time
No popcorn, sorry. Thieves should be dealt with appropriately.
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I had a note in my mailbox from the police department about locking cars because of recent thefts from cars so I checked and I was like, my change is all gone? They left some expensive stuff, sunglasses, radar detector and a third knife, a Superleaf. I appreciate that. Maybe I should continue to leave my car unlocked in case they decide to put the stuff back. 
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Heck FD, I dunno if that is a bit comforting or not! I mean the fact that they only took loose change and some knives but left the other more valuable items is a relief in one sense, apart from the collateral damage caused to to the car's window, but on the other hand if they now have a few sharp object to stick other folks up with? I dunno...
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if like many they may have been high and not even noticed what was of value ... and I will add a big "DILY DILLY" ... for thieves are as low as it gets and should be dealth with accordingly.
Disclaimer : the usage of the term Dilly Dilly ... IN NO WAY EXPRESSES THAT I LIKE BUD LIGHT!!!
Disclaimer : the usage of the term Dilly Dilly ... IN NO WAY EXPRESSES THAT I LIKE BUD LIGHT!!!
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One digit for each offense.
Start with the thumbs.
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Yeah, it was an aluminum Massad Ayoob and a micarta serrated Jot Singh Khalsa, which are not knives I feel particularly great about when I imagine them in the hands of criminals. Now when I catch them coming back, I'll be like "Hey man nice knife" and get stabbed.
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Man, thieves suck! That's odd, and thankful that the perp left the other items behind though.
When I first moved to MI, friends used to laugh at me always locking everything; the front door when I stepped out. The car doors even when I was just running into the gas station briefly etc.
They'd laugh and tell me, "You're not in L.A. anymore, you know?". I told them, "A) old habits die hard, and B) better safe than sorry". Every single one of those folks, over the past decades, has gotten into the habit of doing the same thing now.
Here's a really weird story though:
One of my friends in NY had a different experience. His apartment had no included parking, so he had to park his car on the street side. Over the years, he'd had the window smashed, and the stereo unit ripped out of the console twice.
I'm not sure how it started, but he began leaving the car doors unlocked, and nothing of value in the vehicle, and a bum began using his car as a bed at night.
He'd find small signs of it, but the bum didn't mess up the car, and was always gone by the time he had to go to work in the morning. After a while, he eventually replaced the stereo again (after it had been ripped out the 2nd time, he'd held off on replacing it), and continued leaving the doors unlocked.
The 3rd stereo remained in the car. He began doing stuff like leaving a wool blanket in the backseat in the winter, and occasionally leaving $5 - $10 folded in the blanket. The blanket was always folded back up, when he came down.
First, there was the 'Trunk Monkey', I guess he upgraded(?) to the 'Backseat Bum'.
I don't know if I'd want to do that with an expensive vehicle, and/or have to put up with 'Eau de Bum', but apparently, it worked for him until he eventually moved.
When I first moved to MI, friends used to laugh at me always locking everything; the front door when I stepped out. The car doors even when I was just running into the gas station briefly etc.
They'd laugh and tell me, "You're not in L.A. anymore, you know?". I told them, "A) old habits die hard, and B) better safe than sorry". Every single one of those folks, over the past decades, has gotten into the habit of doing the same thing now.
Here's a really weird story though:
One of my friends in NY had a different experience. His apartment had no included parking, so he had to park his car on the street side. Over the years, he'd had the window smashed, and the stereo unit ripped out of the console twice.
I'm not sure how it started, but he began leaving the car doors unlocked, and nothing of value in the vehicle, and a bum began using his car as a bed at night.
He'd find small signs of it, but the bum didn't mess up the car, and was always gone by the time he had to go to work in the morning. After a while, he eventually replaced the stereo again (after it had been ripped out the 2nd time, he'd held off on replacing it), and continued leaving the doors unlocked.
The 3rd stereo remained in the car. He began doing stuff like leaving a wool blanket in the backseat in the winter, and occasionally leaving $5 - $10 folded in the blanket. The blanket was always folded back up, when he came down.
First, there was the 'Trunk Monkey', I guess he upgraded(?) to the 'Backseat Bum'.
I don't know if I'd want to do that with an expensive vehicle, and/or have to put up with 'Eau de Bum', but apparently, it worked for him until he eventually moved.
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Won what, KoD? The eventual winner was the shorter skinnier guy who did not even finish Knife Fight by getting stuck at the ratchets, but he managed to beat out Obi-Wan Kenobi who evidently had thought that moving at a snail's pace was the special winning secret sauce, despite being a very accurate contestant!
I didn't even bother to bump the KoD thread by posting g in it because it seems that we've lost interest! I mean still nosing of Jonny (Bravo) and no Austin (Brian77's son).
I didn't even bother to bump the KoD thread by posting g in it because it seems that we've lost interest! I mean still nosing of Jonny (Bravo) and no Austin (Brian77's son).