Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: criveraville on July 01, 2012, 09:43:43 pm
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On Thursday I drove some family to Waco that had come down for my aunts funeral. On the way back my car broke down out in the country in front of a house. I asked the person that lived there if it would be ok to leave it there until Sunday. He said sure. It was my 94 Camry. I've had it five years and it's my favorite type of car. A paid for car.
Well my father-in-law and I drove down there today with a trailer. No Camry. Gone. I asked the man and he said he thought I had picked it up. I'm going to head down there again tomorrow and look for it. I just finished up with summer scho on Friday. I'm pretty bummed, but it could always be worse.. Good thing I didnt drive a nice car ;)
Cipriano
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Thats a bummer Cipriano. I hope you find it. Camrys I think rank pretty high on the stolen car list. Also, if there are any salvage yards around there, say within 50 miles, I would call them and ask about it. People will do anything for money and around here, if the car is over ten years old, no title is necessary to sell one to a salvage yard.
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Did you check to see if the local police had it towed. Around here, you have 48 hours to get a car moved or they will tow it and impound it. Hope you get it back.
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O no Cip, that is rough. This has been a tough year for vehicles. Hope it turns up.
George
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Hope it turns up for you with minimal damage!!!
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Sorry to hear, buddy. But you are right.. it could be worse. ::) Glad you're keepin the right attitude.
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sorry about your car Cipriano.i hope you find it.
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Man, that sucks! >:( I hope you get some good news soon about the car!
Tracy
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I know how you feel. I had my pride and joy Jeep stolen about 30 years ago. I still look at old blue CJ-5s and think, "that might be my Jeep".
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Hope it shows up,I also had my pride and joy stolen about 40 years ago,57 Chevy me and Miss Joanie had went to a BJ Thomas ;) ;D ;D concert in Nashville,came out and it was gone,the law said they had stolen about 20 cars in that area that night, hooked them up to a wrecker and hauled them off ,we went back for weeks looking ,but no luck,probably parted it out. :( :( still don't like BJ Thomas. >:( ;) also hate a thief. >:( >:(
Pappy
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that's to bad cip, bad times can bring out the worst in some people, Bub
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Man that is a bummer for sure. I feel your pain.
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Sorry to hear that Cipriano.... I hope it shows up for you. I've had a car and a motorcycle stolen and it's just leaves you with a gut ache and an empty wallet :(
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Thanks guys. Me too. I had just spent $800 on the whole AC unit. Still looking.
Cipriano
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Dang It Amigo!
I'm sorry to hear this.
I too, Can Not stand a thief!
-gus
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I also had a 63 Opal with a wrecked rear end stolen while I was stationed in Germany in 68. I went from a 30 minute drive to the base to 4 extra hours of riding busses and street cars every day to cover the distance. My wife and young son were living with me.
We couldn't afford to buy another car. After several months of getting up at 4 and getting home at 7, I sent my family back to the states and moved back into the barracks.
When the car was found, it had been wrecked, lots of blood inside and a blood trail leading away from it. I got a police report that it had been found but no one knew where it was.
A year later some German car dealer called me, said he had been storing my wrecked Opal and that I owed him a $1300 storage fee. This was a week or so before I got out of the Army. I told him I would be right over and pick it up, got on a plane and went back to the states.
He held it for a year without contacting me to let a huge storage fee build up, $1300 on an Opal worth $300 before it was wrecked.
Didn't care much for Germans after living with them for 18 months and after being cussed out, spit at and treated with glaring disrespect on a regular basis, usually while I was standing quietly at a bus stop. They had a derogatory term they called us pronounced "AAAAMY" which I suspect was the deutsch equivelent of the "N" word.
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Eric that's worst than my scenario.. I called police, DPS, and county sheriff's and no one had found anything. I called wreckers and nothing either. That day my car stopped moving. The engine ran, but it would roll in drive, reverse and park. I locked it and set the parking brake. I checked and made sure I had not parked it in a "right of way." I realalized it had to be either towed away or broken into, parking break released and rolled.
I decided to head back down there and have a look. The place sits off the road about 50 yards, there are junked cars and trucks and boats to the right, to the left and behind the double wide. Old lumber, old appliances, and all sorts of things were scatters about in the chin high broom weeds. I went down there and looked for my car. The guy has a security type fence where he tries to hide his junk behind. Anyway long story short I found my car at the bottom of the hill behind an old building on this guys place.
I took pics of it on my phone, wheat and knocked on his door and asked him if he knew where my car had gone. Nope. He said. I showed him the pics and explained where I had found it.
He was amazed and said he had no idea how it had gotten down there. I told him I would return in 3 hrs with help to take my car.
The window had not been broken to get into the car. I also realized I had explained to him exactly what was wrong with my car.
We went back with a trailer and ramps and brought it back home and dropped it off at the mechanics.
It's hopefully not anything minor and I'm glad she's alright ;)
Thanks for all the thoughts. It's just no fun not having a car..
I called the law, but "no law" was broken.
Cipriano
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Good find!
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Well done amigo glad to hear you found it :)
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Hmmmm very interesting......glad you found it.
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Glad you found it!!!
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I happy you found it Cipriano but maybe next time let the law knock on the door.... who knows what's on the other side ??? Like having you around :)
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Maybe an anonymous tip to law enforcement that a chop shop is being operated on that property might get 'em moving. Wonder how many VIN numbers there are ground off or otherwise made unreadable?
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Me too guys.. Me too.. I know.. I guess I was feeling rather bold... JW I let em know and they weren't really interested..
I did give the old chap my number "again." with all the junk and high grass he kills lots of snakes. I told him to start freezing them and to give me a call >:D We will see..
Cipriano
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When Mr. C gets wound up he can look a touch intimidating. >:D LOL
I'll bet he calls about snakes. ;)
George
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Cipriano, you knock on the door ask the man about your dubiously stored vehicle, give him your phone number and ask him to freeze snakes!!!! I ask you where on the entire planet would something like this happen but PA :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
That's dedication!!!!!!!
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When Mr. C gets wound up he can look a touch intimidating. >:D LOL
I'll bet he calls about snakes. ;)
George
You know it George.. Especially when I'm teased about my "mid-western" accent...
coaster I couldn't help myself... 8)
Cipriano
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What sort of a crazy person doesn't put a snake in the freezer after he kills it? ??? ;D
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My daughter and son-in-law just defrosted our freezers. The granddaughters couldn't wait to tell me they'd found a snake frozen in a bag in there. Fortunately, nobody was surprised and it's still safely in there. We had to have moved that snake from Nebraska 5 years ago so who knows how old it is. Skin'll still be good though. :) This means I can do another bull snake bow. ;D
George
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Now George, thats funny!! :laugh: