[Spridgets] Spridgets Digest, Vol 7, Issue 10

[Gerard Chateauvieux]

Robert,

I did just that. I haven't had a single reply. I also placed an add  
on Miata.net letting the community know of the theft.

However, it's likely that these were taken by some asian kids to use  
for themselves or to sell to friends. I'm sure they are on someone's  
else Miata right now with their proud new "owners". They may not even  
be from my neighborhood. A few years ago, I caught a couple Chinese  
kids prying parts off my neighbors car at 3 in the morning. The  
police captured them and if I remember correctly, they weren't even  
from San Francisco. Apparently, this is where they come to "shop".  
All part and parcel of the sense of entitlement which defines this  
generation. Even the cop told me "asian kids".

The problem is, the cops don't do anything and the perpetrators know  
this. The likelihood of them being caught is very slim and even if  
they do, I think they don't get much more than a slap on the wrist. I  
was told repeatedly, "we don't have the resources for stuff like  
this" . They don't even check for fingerprints. It's all  about  
"contact your insurance company". In other words, you're on your own  
pal. On the other hand,  If I had caught them, I probably either have  
been shot or gone to jail for "infringing on their rights". Worse  
still, you get the feeling insurance companies think you are trying  
to pull something. They even voice record your statements now. The  
whole experience is very creepy.

I was saving the red car for for my seventeen YO son who is just  
about to get his driver's license. So now he's gotten a personal  
taste of life's harsh realities as well.

Gerard



On Dec 3, 2007, at 7:27 PM, spridgets-request at autox.team.net wrote:

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> Gerard,
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> Why not place a Craigs list ad looking for a miata hard top?  It  
> might  lead
> you to yours.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert B. Houston