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Sat, 28 Jan 2006

Trapped, Stranded, Marooned

The new driveway and sidewalk are going in next door. It was a bit frustrating to have the sidewalk/driveway guy knock on the door and warn us we might want to move our car so it wouldn’t be trapped only to find out the car had been rifled and in a effort not to draw attention to himself, the rifler didn’t close the door all the way. So we had a dead battery. Which explains how our car was trapped by the construction next door.

Fortunately, we don’t need to drive that much. And when they didn’t pour the contcrete as quickly as expected, they laid some boards down so we could get the car out. And AAA was quick to come by and give us a jump.

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dan wrote

Is this "rifled" as in, "To search with intent to steal."? Is anything missing or broken other than the flat battery?

David wrote

There was maybe 5 dollars for tolls and parking meters, that was all we noticed taken. It's been an issue in the neighborhood before (perhaps ongoing problem is a better description). We are pretty sure Robert was playing with someone's keys and hit the unlock button -- the living room is pretty close to the car -- so it wasn't "broken" into. It was accidently unlocked. And to easy to poke around in.

SMom & Grandpa Loren wrote

Oh, the perils and pitfalls of contemporary wireless electronics. But remember that a Blackberry (is that the right name for your pocket brain?) is a GOOD THING - and I (SMom)think an electronic car door opener is also a GOOD THING! I had to teach myself to ALWAYS lock my car with the electronic push button and haven't locked my keys in the car since I began that routine!

SMom & Grandpa Loren wrote

P.S. Congrats on having a driveway and walk next door! ! !

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