Posted by Scott in SoCal on April 9, 2010, 1:15 am
>On 04/08/2010 09:59 AM, jgar the jorrible wrote:
>>> "The Real Bev" wrote in message
>>>
>>> >I stopped at the 99-Cents-Only Store today. When I came out there was a
>>> >Boxster in the parking lot -- taking up two spaces, of course.
>>>
>>> Well I always say there might be two possibilities when you see an expensive
>>> car parked in front of a mansion...
>>>
>>> 1. They are rich because it is an expensive car and house.
>>>
>>> 2. They are poor because they spent all their money on the expensive car and
>>> house!
>>
>> Of course, if it is at the 99-cent store, they are rich because they
>> are cheap! Oh sorry mcf-l, I mean frugal.
>That seems like a possibility, but I would have to question why anybody with
>enough brains to be frugal/cheap would be dumb enough to invest serious money
>in such a car and then park it in a bad neighborhood (yeah, this store IS in a
>relatively bad neighborhood) where somebody might key it or pee on it or steal
>it.
It was obviously stolen. You should have called the cops.
--
The MFFY Litmus Test:
If your maneuver forces another driver WHO HAS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
to alter course or speed, what you did was probably MFFY.
Posted by Jeff Thies on April 12, 2010, 10:48 am
The Real Bev wrote:
> On 04/08/2010 09:59 AM, jgar the jorrible wrote:
>
>>> "The Real Bev" wrote in message
>>>
>>> >I stopped at the 99-Cents-Only Store today. When I came out there
>>> was a
>>> >Boxster in the parking lot -- taking up two spaces, of course.
>>>
>>> Well I always say there might be two possibilities when you see an
>>> expensive
>>> car parked in front of a mansion...
>>>
>>> 1. They are rich because it is an expensive car and house.
>>>
>>> 2. They are poor because they spent all their money on the expensive
>>> car and
>>> house!
>>
>> Of course, if it is at the 99-cent store, they are rich because they
>> are cheap! Oh sorry mcf-l, I mean frugal.
>
> That seems like a possibility, but I would have to question why anybody
> with enough brains to be frugal/cheap would be dumb enough to invest
> serious money in such a car and then park it in a bad neighborhood
> (yeah, this store IS in a relatively bad neighborhood) where somebody
> might key it or pee on it or steal it.
I see it in cultural terms. I see a lot of very nice cars owned by
people that spent their money on the car. It's not unusual. Some when
they get in financial problems will try to save their home, some, the
car. I see relatively poor people in nice cars blocking parking lots /
streets all the time. It may be that all the self esteem is locked up in
the car that there is little left for how it affects others. The power
of the car in America can not be underestimated.
Jeff
Suppose somebody who knows the
> owner stole it and then parked it there to get even with him?
>
> People who look down on the 99-Cents-Only Store are hopeless posers!
>
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>>> "The Real Bev" wrote in message
>>>
>>> >I stopped at the 99-Cents-Only Store today. When I came out there was a
>>> >Boxster in the parking lot -- taking up two spaces, of course.
>>>
>>> Well I always say there might be two possibilities when you see an expensive
>>> car parked in front of a mansion...
>>>
>>> 1. They are rich because it is an expensive car and house.
>>>
>>> 2. They are poor because they spent all their money on the expensive car and
>>> house!
>>
>> Of course, if it is at the 99-cent store, they are rich because they
>> are cheap! Oh sorry mcf-l, I mean frugal.
>That seems like a possibility, but I would have to question why anybody with
>enough brains to be frugal/cheap would be dumb enough to invest serious money
>in such a car and then park it in a bad neighborhood (yeah, this store IS in a
>relatively bad neighborhood) where somebody might key it or pee on it or steal
>it.