So the Camry apparently died yesterday. It turns out the engine is, in the vernacular, blowed up. It's supposedly going to cost $6k to fix, according to the dealer. The terrible irony is that, although we paid it off early, it would have been paid off as of November 1. Okay, it's not irony, it's just about what I would expect. And people wonder why I'm a cynical bastard.
That was this afternoon's news. This evening's news was that while the Sainted Wife was out picking up the son & presumptive heir from day care at a church-operatedf Pre-K, some nasty SOB busted out a window on my truck and stole her purse.
From a church ****ing parking lot?
I'm not 100% positive about this, but I think that it's not classified as a sin to beat the bejeezus out of somebody who steals something from a church, or people in the process of transacting business at said church. You're not allowed to end their life, but I think branding their forehead with the Mark of the Beast or lopping off various minor appendages, along with vestigial organs and every second eye, ear, or thumb, is permissible.
I mean really. A ****ing church? Are you kidding me? We joke about evil this and that, but staking out a ****ing church as your preferred location for crimes? I may not catch the little bastards (though some of their immediate spending spree in the 10 minutes after the crime, conducted in the presence of video cameras gives me hope), but I was taught to believe that if you did something like that, Jesus and his legion of angels, Joan of Arc, the entire Marine Corps (Lee Harvey Oswald excepted) , and pretty much every celestial badass roaming around heaven's streets with a snoot full of mead and manna will monkey stomp your ass. Either that, or delegate the job to Satan & His Minions, see e.g. United States ex rel. Gerald Mayo v. Satan and His Staff, 54 F.R.D. 282 (1971), who may in turn then subcontract the monkey stomping to the guards, trustees, and permanent residents of the local federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.
I don't know about you, but I'm gettin' my drink on tonight. Packers at Saints, right? Should be a good one... to drink on!
$*%&^@*!!!!!!!!
11 comments:
:( That blows...sorry about the car and the purse. Kharma will hopefully take care of their sorry little asses. I had the same things happen to me at different times here in DC. I thought if the purse was in the secret under the seat compartment that the thieving bastards would not bust out a window. Lesson learned. My car was crapping out 4 months before it would be paid off. Now I have a new Element!
Whoa! Talk about moon's being out of line. The bit with the Camry probably makes you want to chew your arm off. Hard to believe a repair could be that much. Highway robbery. Terrible about your wife's purse...hopefully she didn't have too much in there but what a pain replacing id and the DL. I leave mine in the car all the time thinking it would take a set for anyone to try to get it in a public area. I guess I better rethink that. Creeps.
Curiosity brought me over from Bluenoser. Holy yikes. That sucks. Hope they catch the thief.
Wow Jim, sorry to hear that; seriously one of the worst series of events I've heard lately.
I vaguely remember reading an article about thieves targetting chucrches for the donation money...
Unfortunately, petty crime is going to (and is) go up in the current economic conditions. Someone cut a woman last night at Tysons Gallaria trying to cut her purse strap. People are going to get desperate and act desperate.
no solace to you. hope things improve
Jim, I expected something like that out of the tin can transportation manufacturers, their engineers under control of the beancounters who are under control of the shareholders have the blowing up motors down to a science. I am sorry to hear about your wife's purse but not too surprised, a pal of mine lost 25 grand worth of Hassleblad camera gear in a church parking lot.
I guess when they see the car there they know you're there for a bit... long enough for smash and grab anyways.
-B
Oh Yeah, we're twins for sure. I came out of the shops yesterday afternoon to be greeted by a green puddle under the car. Perfect timing when that vehicle is supposed to be my income source as of Dec 1.
And when I went to submit this comment the security letters were "joyfre". There's a message in there somewhere.
$6k is way out of line, look into remanufactured engines - maybe $3k.
with a basic warranty.
I picked up a used engine, car had been rear end totaled, $800 for the engine, minus tranny, and $1100to install. just some advice. worth it if the rest of the car is decent. Good luck....
I'd figure that church-goers might be much more forgiving regarding the sinner (if caught).
I guess that was a big mistake on my part.
Besides... it's a good location!
And if you don't happen to believe in God you can take advantage of those who do while they are distracted, and presumably thankful for all that they have been given.
Think of it as a test of your faith and Chritian good will.
I was going to post a witty reply to Mister Naive but then I figured, why waste my time when he's probably dead by now... struck by lightning most likely.
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Mr. Naive,
I'm guessing, from your interpretation of what Christianity is, that you aren't a practitioner. There's no injunction against doling out justice, especially when it comes to violations of man's laws. Turn the other cheek works fine when you're talking about slights and insults, but it's a matter of conscience whether actually letting somebody crucify you is warranted under the circumstances. I don't pretend to be Christ, and thus if I catch somebody committing crimes against me or my family, or the dearer people among my friends, reserve the right to administer some earthly justice. Whether I chose rightly or wrongly as a moral matter isn't really subject to judgment by random blog commenters, though practitioners of canon law certainly have some informative things to say about it.
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