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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: feng on Tue, 11 August 2015, 19:30:37
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It's hard for me to breath now, just feel like spitting it out.
About 1-2 hours ago, I was filling gas at a QuickTrip. When I finished and driving away, there was a AA man slapping my car in the back to NICELY remind me that the gas cap was not put back.
So I stopped the car (didn't pull the key out), and walked out the car and put the gas cap back on. By the time I was doing that, he jumped on my car (at the moment I was thinking what he was doing??), closed the door, and drove away fast.
So I called 911 and the insurance company right away, and the police officers took some notes from me.
End of the stupid story. How could I ever thought someone would do such thing after NICELY reminding you that your gas cap was not put back on.
There goes my car. Hopefully they can get it back. This is by far the craziest thing that's ever happened to me.
Be mindful guys, don't leave your keys in the car at all times.
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that's mega ****ty
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Oh my goodness, that is awful and scary. Thank goodness you are alright. Cars can be replaced, even though it will not be fun. Better he took the car without further incident than it escalating. Man, I wish there was something I could do to help.
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People like that ****ing baffle me, just the thought of someone doing all that just to hop in your car and drive away right in front of you...
I hope everything works out in the end for you. That's really ****ty. :(
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Just glad you're safe. I can't believe someone would do that either, but the important thing is that it was just an item, and he didn't try to kill you for it.
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Wow, that's amazingly ****ty. From Good Samaritan to Uber Villain in no time flat.
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And now the important thing. Did you have any keyboards in the car?
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Just glad you're safe. I can't believe someone would do that either, but the important thing is that it was just an item, and he didn't try to kill you for it.
This!
Safety first, and that's a ****ty thing to experience
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Holy ****!! What the ****!! That's like something out of a crazy movie.. :0 I'm glad he didn't hold you up at gun point. Hopefully they just went for a joyride and didn't steal any parts. Good luck man. Glad you're ok!
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It's hard for me to breath now, just feel like spitting it out.
About 1-2 hours ago, I was filling gas at a QuickTrip. When I finished and driving away, there was a AA man slapping my car in the back to NICELY remind me that the gas cap was not put back.
So I stopped the car (didn't pull the key out), and walked out the car and put the gas cap back on. By the time I was doing that, he jumped on my car (at the moment I was thinking what he was doing??), closed the door, and drove away fast.
So I called 911 and the insurance company right away, and the police officers took some notes from me.
End of the stupid story. How could I ever thought someone would do such thing after NICELY reminding you that your gas cap was not put back on.
There goes my car. Hopefully they can get it back. This is by far the craziest thing that's ever happened to me.
Be mindful guys, don't leave your keys in the car at all times.
I am sorry to hear this Feng. I am very glad it wasn't a more violent crime.
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Sorry to hear this Feng
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oh my god that's ****ing awful :o
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Just glad you're safe. I can't believe someone would do that either, but the important thing is that it was just an item, and he didn't try to kill you for it.
+1 that's absolutely terrible feng, I'm sorry you've had to go through that...
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Dude... Ur alive.. He didn't kill you.. That's good ... insurance will probably pay for your car..
Be glad ur not dead.. Forget the car.. .
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So sorry that happened to you. ****tty is the light way to describe that.
Probably a true con artist. Most likely did not use force or pulled out a weapon as the latter would make this an instant armed robbery (leading to more severe punishment if caught). Having been victim to a few con artists (and living in not the nicest of neighborhoods), I'm always suspect of people. Don't let your guard down, even if they are telling the truth since like you just experienced, things can go south so quickly, and right before your eyes.
Your gas tank was actually not closed right? Just have to ask...
Hope everything works out for you feng. Also hoping you get your car back, buying a car (esp. in emergency situations like this) can be a hassle.
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Man, and to think you were doing GB's for us on your bicycle before you even had a car. What the hell....
I hope it works out for you. Now I feel really bad for being annoying in your cyan GB :<<< (IM SO SORRRYYY AGHHHHHH).
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Those people need to burn in hell.
I've had this experience before, not my car though, my sister's, and the only thing I hope is for the cops to not actually find the car. Or they can find it, but it's a total loss kinda thing. At least that way, the insurance will give you back the total value of the car instead of just fixing it if they mess around with it.
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Yikes!
Also remember to lock your car when you go to pay, and check in the back seat when you return, in case someone has entered your car whilst you were paying and is hiding in the back seat.
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That really sucks man. Glad you're alright though.
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That's horrible. Glad you're ok, though
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is this the SUV u crashed couple years ago?
yo that **** is cursed.
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Thank you so much for listening guys, I'm glad too that I'm OK and he didn't pull out a weapon which is much scarier. At least I'm not hurt and the car has full coverage. I might waste a few thousands bucks, but that's what it costs to learn a lesson.
So sorry that happened to you. ****tty is the light way to describe that.
Probably a true con artist. Most likely did not use force or pulled out a weapon as the latter would make this an instant armed robbery (leading to more severe punishment if caught). Having been victim to a few con artists (and living in not the nicest of neighborhoods), I'm always suspect of people. Don't let your guard down, even if they are telling the truth since like you just experienced, things can go south so quickly, and right before your eyes.
Your gas tank was actually not closed right? Just have to ask...
Hope everything works out for you feng. Also hoping you get your car back, buying a car (esp. in emergency situations like this) can be a hassle.
Yeah you're right, I should never have let my guard down even if they seem nice and telling the truth. My gas tank was actually not closed, that's why I got off the car. I realized that right after he reminded me. Otherwise I would stay in the car and find somewhere else to check the gas tank if I believed I did close the gas tank.
Man, and to think you were doing GB's for us on your bicycle before you even had a car. What the hell....
I hope it works out for you. Now I feel really bad for being annoying in your cyan GB :<<< (IM SO SORRRYYY AGHHHHHH).
I missed the old times when I only had the bike. Don't feel bad man, I'm just too busy to deal with the cyan GB lately as I moved into a new apartment and got back from vacation, etc. Hopefully I'll get the three packages from US customs within this week so I can starting working on it.
is this the SUV u crashed couple years ago?
yo that **** is cursed.
No this is another car I got after selling my crashed SUV.
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That really sucks feng.
I know that I never leave the keys in the car for any reason. Even if I'm parked at home and need to get something inside I take the keys =S
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Wow... sorry, feng.
I echo everyone's sentiments when I say I'm glad you are safe; it could have gone very differently.
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Wow - sorry to hear about that sir.
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****, sorry to hear that Feng.. In light of the ****ty things that have happened, at least you're still in once piece, alive and well.
Honestly, there's a whole ton of conniving/sinister people out there no matter where you go. Then again, this is coming from a person who believes mankind is evil.. (ಠ_ಠ)
Hope you're able to get things sorted out. All the best.
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Damn man....I love to say that i wouldn't have fallen for this but i probably totally would have.
I hope things turn out well for you, glad you weren't hurt.
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That sucks!
I usually can see if it's open from my side mirror :-X
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Holy **** dude, glad to hear you are okay.
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Damn, hope this catch this guy. This is insane.
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Luckily, gas stations are pretty on point with their CCTV, so hopefully you will be alright when it comes to getting a picture of the guy.
Sorry to hear about that happening to you dude, hope it all gets sorted out quick for you
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This sounds a very slick operation, I hope the guy gets caught after being stuck in traffic for a couple of hours...
Glad you're ok though, that's the main thing :)
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I had a friend of mine get his car stolen when we were much younger. It was his first car and he loved it. After he reported it stolen, he figured he'd never get it back. About a week later the police in another state contacted him saying they found the car. The insurance company loved this news cause they didn't have to pay out. The arranged to get the car sent back and that was that...for them anyway.
As it turns out the guy that stole it stopped just short of completely destroying it. He spray painted the exterior, dinged it up, trashed the interior, put like 2,000 miles on it and basically drove it into the ground while he had it. The insurance company said "you got your car back, be happy", and because he was so attached to it, along with being young and dumb, and having a very high deductible, he didn't push it. In hindsight he should have pushed them to total it, or cover the damage. It was a hot mess.
So moral of the story, you don't want them to find your car, as sucky as that is. Try to stay positive though. Maybe you will end up with something nicer at the end of this.
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What the actual ****, that's insane. :< Sucks major amounts of ass.
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Here's the news: http://fox2now.com/2015/08/12/shooting-sends-three-people-to-the-hospital/
The police called this moring saying the good news is they found it, the bad news is there's a bunch of bullet holes on the car.
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Here's the news: http://fox2now.com/2015/08/12/shooting-sends-three-people-to-the-hospital/
The police called this moring saying the good news is they found it, the bad news is there's a bunch of bullet holes on the car.
Holy ****..
How many is a bunch? Is the car worth the cost in repairs?
I'm just glad you're okay, again. If something like this went down, it could have gone worse for you..
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wow this is crazy
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Here's the news: http://fox2now.com/2015/08/12/shooting-sends-three-people-to-the-hospital/
The police called this moring saying the good news is they found it, the bad news is there's a bunch of bullet holes on the car.
Well at least you will have a story to tell for years to come
Glad you are safe seeing what became of the car you were in more danger that it seemed
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Well there's a bit of justice that they got shot I guess, but they're still alive to do it again though and if they're involved in (albeit bad at) drive by shootings they probably will :(
Can you at least get your stuff out of the car, if there is any?
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Never would have guessed you had a camaro. On the bright side, you can now get the turbo 4 banger version!
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Here's the news: http://fox2now.com/2015/08/12/shooting-sends-three-people-to-the-hospital/
The police called this moring saying the good news is they found it, the bad news is there's a bunch of bullet holes on the car.
Holy ****, that's crazy. Again, glad you're alright after all that. It seems pretty clear that they weren't afraid to use guns after all, so I'm glad they didn't do that to you.
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Here's the news: http://fox2now.com/2015/08/12/shooting-sends-three-people-to-the-hospital/
The police called this moring saying the good news is they found it, the bad news is there's a bunch of bullet holes on the car.
**** dude. Glad your okay, but thats just ****ed up.Did you have anything important in your car when it got stolen?
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Holy ****..
How many is a bunch? Is the car worth the cost in repairs?
I'm just glad you're okay, again. If something like this went down, it could have gone worse for you..
The insurance company said it's like 14-15 holes. I don't know yet if it's worth to repair, they haven't released the car since it was involved in a crime. Yeah I'm just glad it didn't go worse when he stole the car.
Well at least you will have a story to tell for years to come
Glad you are safe seeing what became of the car you were in more danger that it seemed
At least he didn't use a gun when stealing the car.
Well there's a bit of justice that they got shot I guess, but they're still alive to do it again though and if they're involved in (albeit bad at) drive by shootings they probably will :(
Can you at least get your stuff out of the car, if there is any?
Nothing important in the car, so I didn't ask them to let me get my stuff out.
Never would have guessed you had a camaro. On the bright side, you can now get the turbo 4 banger version!
Well yeah most Asian wouldn't choose an American muscle car, but I just like to experience the whole American thing. I was thinking of trade in this car for a Sierra pick-up truck this year, but now I don't know if that can still happen.
Holy ****, that's crazy. Again, glad you're alright after all that. It seems pretty clear that they weren't afraid to use guns after all, so I'm glad they didn't do that to you.
If this is crazy and insane even for Americans, imaging how I feel as a foreigner who's not familiar with this country. :( On the bright side, I'm so glad the guy didn't pull out a gun back then even though it seems he could have.
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yuuuup. This is crazy. Glad you didn't get hurt.
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You shouldn't repair it. Drive around with the bullet holes, so people know not to mess with you. ;)
That's some pretty messed up stuff right there. Sorry this happened to you, feng! At least you didn't get hurt.
Remind me never to move to St Louis.
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Remind me never to move to St Louis.
+1 If I lived there currently, I'd be looking to move. :( It's a shame though because there's a lot of potential there.
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Damn. Even though your car probably won't make it, at least he wasn't violent when stealing it. That is one crazy situation.
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At least you're safe and weren't physically threatened. I wish you the best of luck on getting your whip back!
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Here's the news: http://fox2now.com/2015/08/12/shooting-sends-three-people-to-the-hospital/
The police called this moring saying the good news is they found it, the bad news is there's a bunch of bullet holes on the car.
You live in a scary ass neighborhood..
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So I only just saw how this turned out.
Did you get your car back? What is the insurance going to do? I imagine there is a load of blood in your car as well if they drove themselves to the hospital in it =/
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If this is crazy and insane even for Americans, imaging how I feel as a foreigner who's not familiar with this country. :(
Considering homicides, Saint Louis is in top 50 least safe cities in the world.
Just move somewhere else. Murica big and diverse.
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Jesus christ, what a ****ed up story!
Glad you are ok though.
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Remind me never to move to St Louis.
+1 If I lived there currently, I'd be looking to move. :( It's a shame though because there's a lot of potential there.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/19/us/st-louis-police-shooting/
There was a protest again 2 days ago in St. Louis. :( Damn, I was originally looking for an offer from Saint Louis University, and now I'm thinking of some other options.
So I only just saw how this turned out.
Did you get your car back? What is the insurance going to do? I imagine there is a load of blood in your car as well if they drove themselves to the hospital in it =/
Not yet, since it's now considered an evidence. They don't know when they'll release the car. I just hope the insurance will total the car instead of reparing it. An officer came earlier today saying there're 18 bullet holes on the car and a load of blood in it.