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barefootcyborg5000
barefootcyborg5000 UltimaDork
3/15/24 11:15 a.m.

barefootcyborg5000
barefootcyborg5000 UltimaDork
3/15/24 11:16 a.m.

barefootcyborg5000
barefootcyborg5000 UltimaDork
3/15/24 11:16 a.m.

Peabody
Peabody MegaDork
3/15/24 12:01 p.m.
Recon1342 said:

In reply to Peabody :

I don't get it, but it still somehow makes sense.

In the 90's VW bought Skoda, and Skodas just became re-branded VW's.

rdcyclist
rdcyclist GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
3/15/24 12:15 p.m.
Duke said:

We've had a problem with people parking trucks illegally on city streets. This has been a remarkable deterrent:

Recon1342
Recon1342 SuperDork
3/15/24 12:23 p.m.

In reply to rdcyclist :

I know a guy who steals the valve stem cores out of illegally parked vehicles...

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
3/15/24 12:35 p.m.

In reply to Recon1342 :

That's a good way to make sure they'll stay there longer.

RealMiniNoMore (Forum Supporter)
RealMiniNoMore (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
3/15/24 12:36 p.m.
Recon1342 said:

In reply to Peabody :

I don't get it, but it still somehow makes sense.

Based on the Drake meme

Noddaz
Noddaz GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
3/15/24 12:39 p.m.
Recon1342 said:

In reply to rdcyclist :

I know a guy who steals the valve stem cores out of illegally parked vehicles...

He must be very busy.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
3/15/24 12:46 p.m.
Keith Tanner said:

In reply to Recon1342 :

That's a good way to make sure they'll stay there longer.

In the short term, yes.  In the long term...?  Not if they are smart.

I may or may not have carried needle nose pliers in my glove box for doing this when needed.  I may or may not have then taped all 4 valve cores to the windshield directly in front of the driver's face.

 

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
3/15/24 12:59 p.m.

In reply to Duke :

You're trying to teach one person at a time. That's not effective as a deterrent in the long term unless only one person is the problem because there are many more people with the same behavior. And in the short term, you've made the problem worse because now the vehicle can't be moved without repair or a tow.

Can't see it as an overall win.

Floating Doc (Forum Supporter)
Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
3/15/24 1:27 p.m.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
3/15/24 1:32 p.m.

Recon1342
Recon1342 SuperDork
3/15/24 2:11 p.m.
Keith Tanner said:

In reply to Duke :

You're trying to teach one person at a time. That's not effective as a deterrent in the long term unless only one person is the problem because there are many more people with the same behavior. And in the short term, you've made the problem worse because now the vehicle can't be moved without repair or a tow.

Can't see it as an overall win.

I agree that it doesn't make sense... Several people have also told him the same thing. It's bad, but at least he ain't stealing lugnuts.

David Elfering
David Elfering GRM+ Memberand Reader
3/15/24 2:58 p.m.

travellering
travellering Dork
3/15/24 4:22 p.m.

 

 

 

barefootcyborg5000
barefootcyborg5000 UltimaDork
3/15/24 4:23 p.m.

barefootcyborg5000
barefootcyborg5000 UltimaDork
3/15/24 4:24 p.m.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
3/15/24 4:24 p.m.
Keith Tanner said:

In reply to Duke :

You're trying to teach one person at a time.

Only need to reach one person at a time, if it's the right person.

 

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
3/15/24 4:31 p.m.

In reply to Recon1342 :

When a  high school kid banging the babysitter across the street screamed at me when I asked him to move his car in front of my driveway, somehow, mysteriously the lead weights from the front left and right rear wheels fell off.

Act of God.

RichardNZ
RichardNZ GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
3/15/24 4:42 p.m.

In reply to travellering :

I came back to remove my comment and found yours so thanks for reminding me the error of my ways smiley should have posted this instead:

RichardNZ
RichardNZ GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
3/15/24 4:52 p.m.

In reply to RealMiniNoMore (Forum Supporter) :

No politics is no politics, not no 'Murrican politics ...

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
3/15/24 4:55 p.m.
914Driver said:

In reply to Recon1342 :

When a  high school kid banging the babysitter across the street screamed at me when I asked him to move his car in front of my driveway, somehow, mysteriously the lead weights from the front left and right rear wheels fell off.

Act of God.

God works in mysterious ways after all.

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
3/15/24 5:20 p.m.
RichardNZ said:

In reply to RealMiniNoMore (Forum Supporter) :

No politics is no politics, not no 'Murrican politics ...

What, you want the rules to apply to everyone?

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcache.lovethispic.com%2Fuploaded_images%2F243580-The-Rules-Don-t-Apply-To-Me.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=defafa3954030bbe9bc1b5d5dc5fe4b30572f0d5fa3a729ee6ba09a076a039dc&ipo=images

Stampie
Stampie GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
3/15/24 5:27 p.m.

Rules are for followers not leaders. 

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