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jeans
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| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
These are Crimes of Opportunity. The thinking is: if you abandon your property, no matter the reason, someone more needy deserves to claim it
as their own.
The victims are often Mexicans. Gringos are not targeted per se, other than they usually have more expensive stuff.
Have you ever noticed a vehicle that has to be abandoned by the side of a highway for awhile after being involved in an accident? This is due to,
either they were injured and taken away, or because the vehicle was not operable. Well, that vehicle gets stripped of its contents and its parts very
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I remember a story Mike H. had written recalling an incident in the 60's or 70's. It involved someone whose car broke down in the remotest of places
but he refused to leave it because a cherished television set was inside. The man explained that an abandoned car would be stripped for sure. Mike
was sure that the man would have risked his life to stay with the car rather than lose that treasured TV set.
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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rts551
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Sorry no second hand stories. I have had my car stolen, my house burglarized, and fraud attempted...ALL in the United States.
Visited Mexico for 50 years and have had a house there for 16 years. Only had one incident,,,,Tourists tried to camp on my porch to get out of the
wind...Local Mexicans ran them off.
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knuckles
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rts551
You just reminded me of my one incident.....
Got up in the morning to walk on the beach (yeah, mid-morning). As I am walking I see a family down the beach with a blue umbrella. In my slightly
hungover state I realized that my patio looked a bit barren this morning. As I got closer I notice they have MY UMBRELLA and were having a nice
little picnic on the beach. They had walked up on my patio, taken it out of the table and went on their way. Would they have brought it back? I didnt
give them the chance as I reacted and repossed it on the spot.
Should have been more generous and let them borrow it to finish their plans? Or perhaps THEY should have knocked on the door and asked a perfect
stranger to borrow their umbrella????
Who knows what people are thinking! I would not have had the balls to help myself to someone elses stuff, but I sure had the balls to take it back.
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The Gull
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
 even I missed the Gull- and I've never had a nice
thing to say to about the flying rat.  |
That is flying Korean rat to you.
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Marc
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I think the best course for me would be rent or lease and just walk after the big burgle. I could furnish with really cheap goods sold by the side of
the road.
[Edited on 7-31-2010 by Marc]
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ELINVESTIG8R
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Here is an alternate way to fix up your place and may be much less expensive.
http://www.habitat.org/env/restores.aspx
San Diego HFH ReStore
10222 San Diego Msn Rd.
San Diego, CA 92108
Phone: (619) 516-5267 x511
restore@sdhfh.org
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MsTerieus
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MsTerieus
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Welcome back, Gull.
I'm sure Woooosh meant to say Lithuanian bird cage, but he's saving ink. He told me he's running short on the stuff. |
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ELINVESTIG8R
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MsTerieus
Msterieus,
I have never been there, but just put it out here so anyone wanting to could go by when in San Diego to see if they can benefit from the place.
David |
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Woooosh
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uh oh... here we go
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by The Gull
That is flying Korean rat to you. |
Jo eun jum shim gal mae gi
Bob Durrell
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