city driver question
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I don't lock the doors when I'm driving, but I always lock my doors when I park because of this story:
There is a seedy little tavern just across the field from my grandparent's house. There was also an older lady in the neighborhood who liked to get drunk quite often. Well, one night my Dad parked his new Firebird in the yard without locking the doors. Sure enough, that night the old lady got totally smashed, walked down the road to the house, wandered over to the Firebird, and got in. She sat in there waiting for someone to give her a ride home. That would not have been so bad, except this particular old lady had a habit of pissing herself when she was extra drunk. Fortunately, my Grandpa saw her in there before she lost control of her bodily functions, and got her out. But it was a close call nonetheless.
There is a seedy little tavern just across the field from my grandparent's house. There was also an older lady in the neighborhood who liked to get drunk quite often. Well, one night my Dad parked his new Firebird in the yard without locking the doors. Sure enough, that night the old lady got totally smashed, walked down the road to the house, wandered over to the Firebird, and got in. She sat in there waiting for someone to give her a ride home. That would not have been so bad, except this particular old lady had a habit of pissing herself when she was extra drunk. Fortunately, my Grandpa saw her in there before she lost control of her bodily functions, and got her out. But it was a close call nonetheless.
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From: Right Behind You
Originally Posted by 62_Galaxie_500
There is a seedy little tavern just across the field from my grandparent's house. There was also an older lady in the neighborhood who liked to get drunk quite often. Well, one night my Dad parked his new Firebird in the yard without locking the doors. Sure enough, that night the old lady got totally smashed, walked down the road to the house, wandered over to the Firebird, and got in. She sat in there waiting for someone to give her a ride home. That would not have been so bad, except this particular old lady had a habit of pissing herself when she was extra drunk. Fortunately, my Grandpa saw her in there before she lost control of her bodily functions, and got her out. But it was a close call nonetheless.
Tim
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Originally Posted by thorseshoeing
So that's where my grandma went when she ran off several years back...
Parts of Orlando that I have to drive through can get pretty rough.
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Our vehicles are in Auto-lock mod. As we have three daughters... we have always tried to make them aware of their vulnerability when sitting in traffic or stopped at a red light. Safety is much more important than inconvenience.
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From: Right Behind You
Don't lie, you all wouldn't know what to do without me...
And Nitramjr, to answer your question...Me and my grandma have spent the last 2 weeks getting drunk and pissing ourselves...
Tim
And Nitramjr, to answer your question...Me and my grandma have spent the last 2 weeks getting drunk and pissing ourselves...
Tim
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Tim
If I ever get to TN in my lifetime, I'm going to look you up and buy you a drink or 6. With all the entertainment you provide here, it's the least I could do.
Cheers,
If I ever get to TN in my lifetime, I'm going to look you up and buy you a drink or 6. With all the entertainment you provide here, it's the least I could do.
Cheers,
Originally Posted by thorseshoeing
Don't lie, you all wouldn't know what to do without me...
And Nitramjr, to answer your question...Me and my grandma have spent the last 2 weeks getting drunk and pissing ourselves...
Tim
And Nitramjr, to answer your question...Me and my grandma have spent the last 2 weeks getting drunk and pissing ourselves...
Tim
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Well, I am like most guys here, right at 6'2" 230 pounds so for the passed almost 40 years locking myself in the vehicle never entered my mind. That notion has changed now...
My wife has a Jeep Cherokee that auto locks all the doors when the car gets up to 15 miles am hour, I always feel better about that. ...
About two months ago at 5:00 am I was sitting in the median waiting to turn left in to my employers gates. I see a 20 something girl walking up the inbound lane on the median towards me. Just as I get ready to make my turn," WHAM" this gal is sitting in my passenger seat beside of me...
She says to me, "Are you going by 7th street ? " I said NO, I am turning in here at these gates. She said " Oh, I thought you were sitting here waiting to give me a ride. She got out and kept walking...
It took me about a hour to grasp what had just happened. It worked out o.k. and this is the first time anything like that has happened to me, I was lucky. She could have needed some drug money, and robbed me. My doors stay locked now whenever I am in the city driving..
My wife has a Jeep Cherokee that auto locks all the doors when the car gets up to 15 miles am hour, I always feel better about that. ...
About two months ago at 5:00 am I was sitting in the median waiting to turn left in to my employers gates. I see a 20 something girl walking up the inbound lane on the median towards me. Just as I get ready to make my turn," WHAM" this gal is sitting in my passenger seat beside of me...
She says to me, "Are you going by 7th street ? " I said NO, I am turning in here at these gates. She said " Oh, I thought you were sitting here waiting to give me a ride. She got out and kept walking...
It took me about a hour to grasp what had just happened. It worked out o.k. and this is the first time anything like that has happened to me, I was lucky. She could have needed some drug money, and robbed me. My doors stay locked now whenever I am in the city driving..
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Originally Posted by thorseshoeing
Me and my grandma have spent the last 2 weeks getting drunk and pissing ourselves...
To stay on topic, if I ever drive through Greeneville, TN, you can be guarandamnteed I'll be locking my doors.....especially if I hear banjoes.
Last edited by Nitramjr; Nov 7, 2007 at 04:52 PM.
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From: Merrill, WI
Originally Posted by Nitramjr
stay on topic, if I ever drive through Greeneville, TN, you can be guarandamnteed I'll be locking my doors.....especially if I hear banjoes.
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From: Right Behind You
Originally Posted by Greg 79 f150
About two months ago at 5:00 am I was sitting in the median waiting to turn left in to my employers gates. I see a 20 something girl walking up the inbound lane on the median towards me. Just as I get ready to make my turn," WHAM" this gal is sitting in my passenger seat beside of me...
She says to me, "Are you going by 7th street ? " I said NO, I am turning in here at these gates. She said " Oh, I thought you were sitting here waiting to give me a ride. She got out and kept walking...
It took me about a hour to grasp what had just happened. It worked out o.k. and this is the first time anything like that has happened to me, I was lucky. She could have needed some drug money, and robbed me. My doors stay locked now whenever I am in the city driving..
She says to me, "Are you going by 7th street ? " I said NO, I am turning in here at these gates. She said " Oh, I thought you were sitting here waiting to give me a ride. She got out and kept walking...
It took me about a hour to grasp what had just happened. It worked out o.k. and this is the first time anything like that has happened to me, I was lucky. She could have needed some drug money, and robbed me. My doors stay locked now whenever I am in the city driving..
Tim
Last edited by thorseshoeing; Nov 7, 2007 at 07:31 PM.
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From: Right Behind You
Originally Posted by Nitramjr
To stay on topic, if I ever drive through Greeneville, TN, you can be guarandamnteed I'll be locking my doors.....especially if I hear banjoes.
Tim
