Car theft close calls
Uneducated autodidact
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 5,413
Likes: 252
From: West of the Sabine, Texas
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 6,420
Likes: 5
From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
You can thank Hirohito for that one. He was warned. The whole country was warned. They persisted. Even after the first bomb was dropped, they persisted. Nope, the responsibility for Nagasaki and Hiroshima is Japan's alone. Hirohito was willing to sacrifice 20 million Japanese lives. And hundreds of thousands more of allied lives in the process of defeating them. Truman saved untold countless lives by dropping those bombs.
Last edited by JMc; May 10, 2009 at 06:18 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,977
Likes: 4
From: Delmar Delaware
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 6,420
Likes: 5
From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,400
Likes: 3
From: Sarasota Florida
My close call was right after I graduated from college. I took a job selling home improvements and one warm friday evening I got into my car after an appointment only to see about seven 20 something guys form a line across the street blocking my path. At that time I had a Mazda MX6 turbo (I loved that car) so I got in, honked my horn twice and when the punks didn't move I floored it. It is amazing how fast people can move when a car is flying towards them at 60 MPH
Last edited by stormrider; May 10, 2009 at 07:50 PM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 6,420
Likes: 5
From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,686
Likes: 20
From: Florida, Hell's Doorstep
No problems with my Vette so far.
A related story...... I worked in downtown Birmingham, Alabama back in the mid to late 80's. "Dude" came up to me while I was locking the gate where our vehicles were kept and TOLD me I was going to give him a ride to somewhere. My 73 Cuda was sitting there running with the door open and he was between me and the car!
I kept talking and keeping an eye on him while I locked the gate and kept cool. When it locked, I put a move on him and bolted to get between him and my car and jumped into the drivers seat. He then tried to enter into the back seat and wound up with my Smith .357 magnum pointed at his head. He looked and saw the silver tip hollow points along with the large bore and bolted! All I saw was elbows and the bottom of his tennis shoes......
Not sure how long afterwards, about half a block from the first location, the street was 3 lanes wide and, I was sitting at a red light at 2 AM. That thing held forever! A lady of the night walked out of the shadows on the passenger side of my car and asked me if I wanted a date. Told her loudly "NO" and looked at the other side of the street and didn't see anyone. Grabbed the trusty ole magnum and was just holding it in my hand while "the lady" kept talking and trying to make a sale. I glanced back to the drivers side of the street and out of no where was a "dude" dropping off of the curb in my blind spot headed right toward me. I pulled the magnum up and pointed it at the prostitute and told him I would cap her a$$. She saw the gun and screamed. He froze, she tried to run in her high heels and then he busted a move the hell away from me. A few seconds later the light turned and I smoked the tires getting the heck out of there.
That piece saved me several times from being a victim. Had to pull the trigger on it one time. Long story. Wound up in court dealing with some crack heads which was a tremendous hassle but, I'm still around today to tell those stories and I also still have a gun permit and would not hesitate to use one again if put in the situation.
A related story...... I worked in downtown Birmingham, Alabama back in the mid to late 80's. "Dude" came up to me while I was locking the gate where our vehicles were kept and TOLD me I was going to give him a ride to somewhere. My 73 Cuda was sitting there running with the door open and he was between me and the car!
I kept talking and keeping an eye on him while I locked the gate and kept cool. When it locked, I put a move on him and bolted to get between him and my car and jumped into the drivers seat. He then tried to enter into the back seat and wound up with my Smith .357 magnum pointed at his head. He looked and saw the silver tip hollow points along with the large bore and bolted! All I saw was elbows and the bottom of his tennis shoes...... Not sure how long afterwards, about half a block from the first location, the street was 3 lanes wide and, I was sitting at a red light at 2 AM. That thing held forever! A lady of the night walked out of the shadows on the passenger side of my car and asked me if I wanted a date. Told her loudly "NO" and looked at the other side of the street and didn't see anyone. Grabbed the trusty ole magnum and was just holding it in my hand while "the lady" kept talking and trying to make a sale. I glanced back to the drivers side of the street and out of no where was a "dude" dropping off of the curb in my blind spot headed right toward me. I pulled the magnum up and pointed it at the prostitute and told him I would cap her a$$. She saw the gun and screamed. He froze, she tried to run in her high heels and then he busted a move the hell away from me. A few seconds later the light turned and I smoked the tires getting the heck out of there.
That piece saved me several times from being a victim. Had to pull the trigger on it one time. Long story. Wound up in court dealing with some crack heads which was a tremendous hassle but, I'm still around today to tell those stories and I also still have a gun permit and would not hesitate to use one again if put in the situation.
If i sense danger i get the fark outa dodge before sheet has a chance to happen 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,977
Likes: 4
From: Delmar Delaware
See you can insult me like that all you want. Truth is I'm very educated on historical facts. I could probably school you on some things as well. I don't watch Jon Stewart or any idiot like him for that matter.
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 1,686
Likes: 20
From: Florida, Hell's Doorstep
I have no patience with the stupid and as we all know " you can't fix stupid" 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,977
Likes: 4
From: Delmar Delaware
Again violence and ignorance go hand in hand.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,079
Likes: 35
Guys, bunch of posts already got deleted because of this guy (mine included). Perhaps a ban is in his future I don't know. But it's probably best to take it elsewhere.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 6,420
Likes: 5
From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
Hence my suggestion that it belongs in CFOT P&R But he won't go there. Instead, he resorts to name calling. Lance is some joker, all right! 
But he won't go there. Instead, he resorts to name calling. Lance is some joker, all right!
Last edited by JMc; May 10, 2009 at 08:17 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,977
Likes: 4
From: Delmar Delaware
You are fairly ignorant in your own right. Notice your original insult got deleted, and i'm sure it's only a matter of time before this entire thread gets locked.
Guys, bunch of posts already got deleted because of this guy (mine included). Perhaps a ban is in his future I don't know. But it's probably best to take it elsewhere.
Guys, bunch of posts already got deleted because of this guy (mine included). Perhaps a ban is in his future I don't know. But it's probably best to take it elsewhere.
Last edited by Lancejoker; May 10, 2009 at 08:50 PM.