jtr1962
Storage? I am Storage!
I'm usually not inclined to talk much about other members of my family on these forums, but I just had to share something that happened to my father yesterday with everyone here.
Last night, probably during the middle of the night, the front bumper of my father's car was stolen. They cut the wires, and even took the bolts. I'm usually up most of the night, and my father happened to be up as well last night. Neither of us heard anything unusual, although all the windows were closed, and since they are new double pane windows they insulate sound pretty well. OK, no surprises there, although the strange thing was that I opened the window before I went to bed. If I had opened it a few hours earlier, I may have heard something.
The story gets better. My father's car is usually parked in the street in front of the house, and the entire car is plainly visible as you walk towards it. Keep this fact in mind. My father woke up today, and usually looks out the front window a few times checking for mail, etc. I don't know whether he did this or not today but if he did then the story is even funnier.
I first found out about what happened from my father shortly after I woke up. He said he got in the car, went to the store, and then went to get gas. After he filled the tank, he noticed a car in front of him blocking his way, and told them he would be leaving shortly and if they wouldn't mind moving. It was only at that point that he first noticed the front bumper of his car was missing. :lol: Now the bumber is very large, and some of it is visible from the sides of the car. It should have been as plain as day when he first walked towards the car this morning(or even looked out the front window) that the bumper was missing. My father has long had a reputation among our family for operating in a semi-comotose state, but this has to be a new record. It took every bit of self-control I could muster to keep from laughing my ass off as he was relating the story.
The downside is that the part is $600 plus installation, and since the car is old, he only has liability coverage. Anyway, I thought this might make a good Mastercard(TM) commercial:
One tank of gas: $20
One missing front bumper: $600
The look on my father's face when he realized his bumper was missing: PRICELESS
There are some things money can't buy, for everything else there's Mastercard(TM).
Last night, probably during the middle of the night, the front bumper of my father's car was stolen. They cut the wires, and even took the bolts. I'm usually up most of the night, and my father happened to be up as well last night. Neither of us heard anything unusual, although all the windows were closed, and since they are new double pane windows they insulate sound pretty well. OK, no surprises there, although the strange thing was that I opened the window before I went to bed. If I had opened it a few hours earlier, I may have heard something.
The story gets better. My father's car is usually parked in the street in front of the house, and the entire car is plainly visible as you walk towards it. Keep this fact in mind. My father woke up today, and usually looks out the front window a few times checking for mail, etc. I don't know whether he did this or not today but if he did then the story is even funnier.
I first found out about what happened from my father shortly after I woke up. He said he got in the car, went to the store, and then went to get gas. After he filled the tank, he noticed a car in front of him blocking his way, and told them he would be leaving shortly and if they wouldn't mind moving. It was only at that point that he first noticed the front bumper of his car was missing. :lol: Now the bumber is very large, and some of it is visible from the sides of the car. It should have been as plain as day when he first walked towards the car this morning(or even looked out the front window) that the bumper was missing. My father has long had a reputation among our family for operating in a semi-comotose state, but this has to be a new record. It took every bit of self-control I could muster to keep from laughing my ass off as he was relating the story.
The downside is that the part is $600 plus installation, and since the car is old, he only has liability coverage. Anyway, I thought this might make a good Mastercard(TM) commercial:
One tank of gas: $20
One missing front bumper: $600
The look on my father's face when he realized his bumper was missing: PRICELESS
There are some things money can't buy, for everything else there's Mastercard(TM).
