[s-cars] Great, one more thing to worry about - where to park.

[Bob DG]

You must live in NJ

>From: thomas.pollock at amd.com
>To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: [s-cars] Great,  one more thing to worry about - where to park.
>Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:45:06 -0500
>
>Hi guys...
>
>Want to mention a recent experience that I had never really given much
>thought till now.  On Sat I caught someone trying to break into my wives S4
>at the local BJ's. Since my wife is "almost" as anal about her car as I am
>about mine she always finds the farthest, most isolated spot. We parked in
>the boonies as usual and made our way in. Since we were looking for
>something specific that they didn't have we couldn't have been in there 
>more
>then ten minutes. When we were walking back accross the parking lot I
>noticed that some bozo in a box-like truck had parked right in the spot
>adjacent to her car but it looked like it was right against the car. I
>instantly started freakin, thinking it was just some a$$hole who wasn't
>thinking. I saw someone in  the driver seat so I picked up my pace. As soon
>as the guy saw me steaming towards him, three year old in hand, he
>immediately drove away but what I didn't realize since the truck was
>completely blocking the view to my wives car was that there was another car
>on the other side of her car. This car also appeared to be almost resting
>against the side of her car. Still not putting two and two together I'm
>thinking they just happened to park "REALLY" close. When I noticed there
>were two people in the car I start flying so I can give them a piece of my
>mind.  I notice the passenger open his window and starts reaching for the
>wives window (the car is locked, the windows are up). He's got something in
>his hand !  We both start screaming, they see us coming and act like 
>nothing
>and slowly start driving off. Since there is only one way in and out of 
>this
>particular lot we jump in the car and wait for the guy at the exit. He sees
>us and decides he's going to try to blend in with the crowd and parks in a
>spot amoung a bunch of other cars.  Sooo, I pull around and find him in his
>spot. Two people all scrunched down and they see me blocking them in from
>behind. I mouth to the one guy, "I got your plate" and we go make a phone
>call to the local PD.
>
>Ok, so we give the story to the cops and they say since they hadn't 
>actually
>done anything "yet" there's nothing we can do but the cops also claim that
>parking in the boonies is the worst possible place to park for various
>reasons, one of them being break ins...
>
>We were extreemely lucky. There was NOTHING except your average cell phone
>in the car so I'm not sure what they wanted. I dont think the truck was big
>enough to load up the whole car.
>
>So, I've been parking in extreeme corners of lots for years. Guess I need 
>to
>change my behaviour but now where to park ?
>
>tom.
>
>
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