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November 5th, 2012 at 01:27 am

So tonight after getting back from my evening walk with a couple of my co-workers, I go out to my car heading out to Family Dollar to pick up some more cold medicine.

When I get to my car, guess what I see? There is a flattened piece of metal with a bit of a strip hanging off of it, stuck inside my driver's side keyhole. At first I'm flabbergasted, and then I try to pull it out. It was stuck in there pretty good, although I did managed to get it out.

The only conclusion I can draw is that some kid was trying to break in to my car. Why, I cannot even begin to fathom. They could easily see I have NO radio (the space is completely empty with cords hanging out..) The only things visible are some books, an umbrella and some miscellaneous papers/trash. In other words, absolutely nothing of any value.

Maybe they wanted my car. HA HA HA HA!!! (It's in really bad shape cosmetically. Rust, some kind of white substance on the paint, crunched up hood ... etc, etc.)

I do have some stuff in the trunk I wouldn't want to lose if someone decided to drive my car off - not really valuable perse, but would be a pain to replace.

I think though it had to be a fairly young, inexperienced kid attempting this. Because it isn't as though my car would be at all difficult to break in to - anyone with a coat hanger and a small bit of skill could do it. Plus they had to have done this during broad daylight - unless they did it last night after I got home from my babysitting job.

Bizarre.

I wonder how much longer I'll have my car. Rolleyes

Posted in General, Frugal Single Life | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “Say what??”

  1. Monkey Mama Says:
    November 5th, 2012 at 01:41 am 1352079668
    1352079668

    Too weird. It's supposed to be the benefit of having an older car- that no one tries to break in or steal it!! Wink

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    November 5th, 2012 at 01:53 am 1352080381
    1352080381

    Exactly!

    Although I guess I might have a few parts left that someone with a similar car might want enough to steal for. *shrug*

  3. CB in the City Says:
    November 5th, 2012 at 03:58 pm 1352131120
    1352131120

    They were probably after parts. My co-worker once had all the tires stolen off her car when she was in the grocery store!

  4. HouseHopeful Says:
    November 5th, 2012 at 05:15 pm 1352135746
    1352135746

    I don't know if I would say for sure its kids. I have been hearing a lot lately of people rifling through unlocked cars or easy to get into cars for money to buy drugs. Several people have been recently arrested for this in my area and they were adults, not kids.

  5. HouseHopeful Says:
    November 5th, 2012 at 05:16 pm 1352135797
    1352135797

    I should note that apparently people leave cash (for emergencies) in glove compartments & consoles. Who knew.

  6. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    November 6th, 2012 at 12:51 am 1352163104
    1352163104

    CB - Maybe they were after my tires. They are only 6 months or so old....

    HH - I used to do that - leave money in my glove compartment. But after my car was broken int years ago, I stopped doing that.

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