My freaking car!
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 - 2:05am
So. My car got stolen. I'm not sure how, when... or even why. But it is no longer there. What the f*ck.
Edit: Not stolen. Towed for no good reason, to somewhere that was roped off. So, instead of denial, I now have rage going for me.
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All this science I don't understand. It's just my job five days a week.
I'll find out later this morning. I have a few places to give what for (Including my bank, and I gotta order something besides f*cking useless starter checks)
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Commence your hatred, gentlemen.That sucks.
I've had that happen before. I woke up one Saturday morning to my car missing. It could of been stolen, it could of been towed away.. I had no idea. There had been a blizzard a week prior and I was street parking, and there had been a lot of car theft/vandalism in the area so it could of went either way.
Eventually, after figuring out where someone would have to go if their car was impounded and getting a ride there (since it's across town), I was told yes it had been taken away due to snow clearing. Then I paid my fee and waited for them to unlock the yard so I can drive away. Instead, they realized that the guy who just finished his night shift went home (an hour away) with the keys by mistake. So after a LOT of waiting, I get my car back.. just $120 poorer.
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At least it wasn't stolen.
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I woke up two days after buying a new (used) car to discover it wasn't there anymore. I called the city towing to see if they had it. They had no record of my license or VIN. I called the police. I filed a report. It turns out when they went to file it, the city had not towed my car, but rather moved it and ticketed. Mind you there was no posted sign about a street cleaning that day; they just woke up and decided, apparently. I was pissed.
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Roped off or fenced off, Kannon? Ropes can be untied, you know. Also, movies have taught me you should probably bring some sausages for the guard dogs.
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Usually when this happens to me it's because I drove it to work, forgot I drove, and take the bus home.
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Yeah if you want to be arrested for theft, not to mention any damage that happens to occur to your vehicle while you try to break it out will be your fault/responsibility (although depending upon location, towing damage may not be the responsibility of the towing company either).
If you are lucky it was towed by a private tow company, they just want their money... Government run impound lots on the other hand, seem to enjoy jerking people around (Private impounds in Minneapolis generally want $ and DL, city wants $, DL, proof of insurance, proof of ownership (i.e. title, completed transfer paperwork) and a few days storage while they close for an entire weekend because of a holiday.)
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Welcome to Chicago my friend. Any way they can generate revenue (steal from us) they will.
I almost had the same thing happen to me. I saw it happening and ran out of the restaurant and sat on the hood of my car (I forgot the keys on my table). I calmly explained the many ways that they were wrong:
1. The loading zone was mon-fri (It was Sunday)
2. It wasn't a city tow truck although there was a city worker accompanying it. (private tow companies are not allow to tow off the street)
3. They were attempting to tow my car with my E-brake engaged (resulting in damage to my car)
4. And I was sitting on the hood of my car! ( which could result in injury if they towed the car because I wasn’t moving)
After explaining all these and started asking for their names and IDs they decided to let it go.
Shhhh!!!
He didn't mean that Daley! We love Chicago! Greatest place on earth! Don't foreclose on my house!
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Don't get me wrong I love Chicago but they do love to
us with bogus tickets, ticket cameras, towing, and everything else.
I've had cops write me parking tickets after they agreed that this was a legal spot and they mis-read the sign. Or when they wrote a ticket on my car for street cleaning 9-3 at 3:30. But they already started writing the ticket and I should take pictures and fight it in court. Sure I'll just take off a day of work to fight it.
Also, a couple of my friends got letters saying that the city never recieved a payment for a ticket. So they sent in another check and the city cashed both. Or when a check got cashed by the city for more than the check was written for!
It's like a hidden tax for owning a car in the city. Not only do you have to pay extra for city stickers then you have to pay for bogus tickets.
I dunno maybe its not just Chicago but its really apparent here. What other city mayor could rip up an airfield in the middle of the night like a thief and just get away with it? If you don't know what I'm talking about read about Meigs Field.
Driving and Meigs Field are for jerks.
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Eat my shorts, Daley!
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I am not overly familiar with the way Chicago does it, but in Minneapolis the city subcontracts to private companies. And the tow truck driver can probably legally enter your car to unset the E-Brake, specifically so the vehicle is not damaged (then again if Chicago is a no liability area, he may not have cared). Just be thankful that the driver is either using old equipment or didn't know what he was doing. A good tow truck driver with newer equiped tow trucks can have a car gone in as little as 15 seconds if it is accesible and only has a single drive axle (those AWDs are a pain in the butt).
Tow trucks like this:
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Yeah, he better get a gun to eliminate witnesses as well. Just to be safe.
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There are just some times where it's ethical to break into an impound lot. What if they stole your lemon tree? Do you want your descendants drinking turnip juice?
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Trust me, the tow guys will do alot to stop you, and you'll be responsbile for any damage done to their property while you try to escape with your vehicle. The tow company won't have too difficult a time finiding the owner of the vehicle since the state keeps records of that information. Unless you can afford an OJ lawyer (at which point paying for the car is a much saner option), I wouldn't advise trying to go in for your car carrying a weapon, tow truck drivers stick together and you won't get a fair fight.
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Then I guess he's gonna have to burn the damn place down, too. Got kerosene?
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Sorry fire extinguishers are mandatory in all commercial vehicles so fires might be a problem to keep going, not to mention there is probably video coverage of anyone entering the area (again assuming they run anything like they do here in Minneapolis), so should you start a fire the cops will still come looking for you. This violence you seem to be advocating is troubling.
"Also, I have four legs and am covered in wool. Baa!" *Legion* reveals his inner furry.
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Oh come on, someone was going to say it.
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This is why I sold my car when I lived in Chicago. When your choices are to pay an extra couple of hundred a month for a parking space or drive around for 30 minutes every night praying you'll find a spot on the street within six blocks of your apartment, it just isn't worth having one.
Once I got rid of my overhead for parking, gas, insurance, etc., I didn't feel so bad about taking the occassional cab. It took a lot of $10-$15 cab rides to equal what I was paying before.
I suggest a Oceans 12 style heist. On a confessional note, I once stole my car out of a impound lot. I went to pay, the lot was unlocked and no one was around so i just took the car. Never heard back from them or anything, so I figure I'm all clear...
It isn't tied off now, they were re-paving the parking lot, and doing my little carport first, so I parked it out on the street. They finished the area by my parking spot, but the other part of the half of the lot they were doing was still roped off. So I parked my car back in the carport, figuring someone else could use the street spot.
So they towed my car out of my parking spot, off to where they were working on? And no one even told me. Nothing on the car, or my door, or my mailbox. If the windows were even cracked, I'd suspect someone took it for a joyride. But I had the only keys, and the ignition isn't damaged.
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Commence your hatred, gentlemen.Oh yeah its called a relocate/relocation. I'm guessing you'll see a ~$50-$75 bill on your next rent statement.
"Also, I have four legs and am covered in wool. Baa!" *Legion* reveals his inner furry.
Well in that case he should probably just send in his secret Sith Apprentice with explicit instructions to leave no witnesses. He'd better hope no Stormtroopers show up though, or the apprentice might get over-excited and throw the car at them by mistake.
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