Comments on: The world is crazy and car thieves are mean http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/ Born and raised on the interweb Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:21:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: laurie http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-576 Sat, 13 May 2006 11:24:28 +0000 http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-576 eading your post totally brought back the feeling of being invaded that comes with having your shit messed with. when zoe and lucy were almost 2, BOTH of their strollers were stolen off our front porch. they didn't come in our house, they didn't even mess with anything else on the porch. but i still felt so intruded upon. at the very beginning of your post, that feeling came rushing back. that hollow echoing feeling of your heart pounding in your head instead of your chest. that feeling that if you just look in the right place, you'll find it. that feeling that somehow it's your fault that it happened. gah. what a story, erin. so glad you got your car back, even if a little comprimised. and it's v cool that it came along with some new-found faith in the human race. hope you get to hold onto that. eading your post totally brought back the feeling of being invaded that comes with having your shit messed with. when zoe and lucy were almost 2, BOTH of their strollers were stolen off our front porch. they didn’t come in our house, they didn’t even mess with anything else on the porch. but i still felt so intruded upon. at the very beginning of your post, that feeling came rushing back. that hollow echoing feeling of your heart pounding in your head instead of your chest. that feeling that if you just look in the right place, you’ll find it. that feeling that somehow it’s your fault that it happened. gah.

what a story, erin. so glad you got your car back, even if a little comprimised. and it’s v cool that it came along with some new-found faith in the human race. hope you get to hold onto that.

]]> by: Erin Julian http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-558 Thu, 11 May 2006 23:19:56 +0000 http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-558 Nao - Thanks a lot! I didn't even know you read my blog... I actually read yours too, and I don't know if I've ever told you. Lol. Good to see you here. ;) Ian - Yeah, I bet it feels just like getting your bike stolen. And it is sad to see crime moving... although it doesn't seem like much of a change to me. Julien, Matt, James - Thanks very much guys. I appreciate it. Phil - Lol, sorry if I made you nervous. Yeah, the CD player still works fine. Like I said, it looks like they may have started to take it out, but stopped for some reason. Thank goodness! And I really am doing quite well. I don't feel very emotional about the whole situation anymore, but sometimes I do have a hard time believing that it actually happened. Vu - No, no, you're missing the point... the point is that I discovered so many <i>good</i> people living near me all along. ;) But I know what you mean. It does boggle the mind to think about someone actually having the gall to just drive off my car and steal the hood. :-p Oh, and you're absolutely welcome to leave comments here! I welcome new visitors. Thanks for asking, though. :) Natalie - Thanks, lol. It's funny that you have gotten the impression of me being optimistic, because I don't really think of myself that way. But maybe I am more than I think. That really sucks about your neighbor! I can't believe that they were actually able to just call someone and get your car towed. :-p Oh well, you're over and done with it now. ;) Nao - Thanks a lot! I didn’t even know you read my blog… I actually read yours too, and I don’t know if I’ve ever told you. Lol. Good to see you here. ;)

Ian - Yeah, I bet it feels just like getting your bike stolen. And it is sad to see crime moving… although it doesn’t seem like much of a change to me.

Julien, Matt, James - Thanks very much guys. I appreciate it.

Phil - Lol, sorry if I made you nervous. Yeah, the CD player still works fine. Like I said, it looks like they may have started to take it out, but stopped for some reason. Thank goodness! And I really am doing quite well. I don’t feel very emotional about the whole situation anymore, but sometimes I do have a hard time believing that it actually happened.

Vu - No, no, you’re missing the point… the point is that I discovered so many good people living near me all along. ;) But I know what you mean. It does boggle the mind to think about someone actually having the gall to just drive off my car and steal the hood. :-p Oh, and you’re absolutely welcome to leave comments here! I welcome new visitors. Thanks for asking, though. :)

Natalie - Thanks, lol. It’s funny that you have gotten the impression of me being optimistic, because I don’t really think of myself that way. But maybe I am more than I think. That really sucks about your neighbor! I can’t believe that they were actually able to just call someone and get your car towed. :-p Oh well, you’re over and done with it now. ;)

]]> by: Natalie http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-556 Thu, 11 May 2006 13:55:47 +0000 http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-556 You know, the thing I love about you is your glass-half-full attitude! It's so refreshing to find some one who can talk about something like this and talk about how wonderful people are. I'm so glad it was resolved quickly and you know the state of your car. I think I can handle anything as long as I know what I'm up against. I had a similar thing happen to me when I lived in L.A. It turned out my neighbor had a get-together, needed parking space, and called the association to report that my car was a few too many inches from the curb and needed towing. It cost me $180 and a sick day from work to get my car back. You know, the thing I love about you is your glass-half-full attitude! It’s so refreshing to find some one who can talk about something like this and talk about how wonderful people are. I’m so glad it was resolved quickly and you know the state of your car. I think I can handle anything as long as I know what I’m up against. I had a similar thing happen to me when I lived in L.A. It turned out my neighbor had a get-together, needed parking space, and called the association to report that my car was a few too many inches from the curb and needed towing. It cost me $180 and a sick day from work to get my car back.

]]> by: Vu http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-555 Thu, 11 May 2006 13:18:36 +0000 http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-555 Wow that's crazy. I totally agree with Ian that it makes you lose confidence in the human race. Some days it seems like there is more bad apples out there than good ones. But anyway I am glad that your story has the happy ending and I hope that karma slaps those "bad people" in the face someday. P.S. I found your site via flickr. Hope you don't mind me commenting. Wow that’s crazy. I totally agree with Ian that it makes you lose confidence in the human race. Some days it seems like there is more bad apples out there than good ones. But anyway I am glad that your story has the happy ending and I hope that karma slaps those “bad people” in the face someday.

P.S. I found your site via flickr. Hope you don’t mind me commenting.

]]> by: Philip http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-554 Thu, 11 May 2006 09:33:02 +0000 http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-554 whew! You had my stomach in knots with this! I remember you proudly introducing me to your car a while back. I'm so glad you have it back and that you wont' have to pay to get it fixed. What about the CD player? Is that still useable? One of the girls where I live had her car broken into (in our alleyway!) and all they did was steal a set of nice tools and attempt (poorly) to get the CD player out, but all they ended up doing was trashing it and part of the dash - quite sad really because it doesn't work now. Fortunatly it wasn't too expensive. But frustrating nonetheless. Hope you get over your jitters soon if you haven't already! whew! You had my stomach in knots with this! I remember you proudly introducing me to your car a while back. I’m so glad you have it back and that you wont’ have to pay to get it fixed.
What about the CD player? Is that still useable? One of the girls where I live had her car broken into (in our alleyway!) and all they did was steal a set of nice tools and attempt (poorly) to get the CD player out, but all they ended up doing was trashing it and part of the dash - quite sad really because it doesn’t work now. Fortunatly it wasn’t too expensive. But frustrating nonetheless.

Hope you get over your jitters soon if you haven’t already!

]]> by: James http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-553 Thu, 11 May 2006 06:13:55 +0000 http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-553 Glad ya got it back. :-) Now ya have quite a story to tell! Glad ya got it back. :-) Now ya have quite a story to tell!

]]> by: Matt http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-552 Thu, 11 May 2006 02:57:56 +0000 http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-552 Wow, what a bizarre story! Glad that you got it back and will soon have a shiny new hood! Wow, what a bizarre story! Glad that you got it back and will soon have a shiny new hood!

]]> by: Julien http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-551 Thu, 11 May 2006 02:43:57 +0000 http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-551 So glad you had a happy ending. So glad you had a happy ending.

]]> by: Ian http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-550 Thu, 11 May 2006 02:19:55 +0000 http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-550 This kind of thing really makes you lose confidence in the human race, doesn't it? I felt about the same way when my bike was stolen from Sheldon Plaza(although there was more anger than there were tears ;)). Anyway, this really strikes close to home since I only live a coupla blocks away from you. It's sad to see crime moving outward into the more suburban parts of the city. This kind of thing really makes you lose confidence in the human race, doesn’t it? I felt about the same way when my bike was stolen from Sheldon Plaza(although there was more anger than there were tears ;) ). Anyway, this really strikes close to home since I only live a coupla blocks away from you. It’s sad to see crime moving outward into the more suburban parts of the city.

]]> by: Nao http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-549 Thu, 11 May 2006 01:01:08 +0000 http://lylium.org/2006/05/10/the-world-is-crazy-and-car-thieves-are-mean/#comment-549 That's so horrible, but I'm so happy that you got your car back! Congrats! That’s so horrible, but I’m so happy that you got your car back! Congrats!

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