Wednesday, September 28, 2005

is it chico or what?

A couple weeks after we moved in to our new place, one of the girls in our complex got her faceplate off her stereo stolen. Yeah, I think, I know that feeling all too well. I now have a detachable faceplate on my new alpine deck, so I keep mine under the seat or take it in the house if I know the car won't be driven for a while. Like I said, I'm no stranger to having shit stolen from me. Last week, my bike - along with my roommates and my neighbors - was stolen (but that's another story). That's bike #2 for me. Not to mention the car last semester, the $700 worth of car stereo before that and my other bike.

Anyway, the insurance guy is coming to look at the damage to my car today, so I thought I'd clean it up a bit and get rid of the monthandahalfold in-n-out box in the back. First thing I notice as I approach my car is the glove box is hanging open. Second thing I notice is the trunk is popped. Third and final thing I notice is the door is slightly ajar as well as unlocked.

Not again.

I open the door and sit in the car. The faceplate is gone; then again, it is always detached. I feel under the seat and pull out ... the faceplate? Apparently the would-be burglar didn't find it. I scan through the glovebox. Everything is there from the spare light bulb to the brand new registration card to the pink slips to the car! Everything in the back was still there - a bunch of blank DVDs, an alternator, a lot of trash, a movie, even the car's spare key I still had in the side map pocket. Wow. I was amazed.

Then it hit me. My CDs. They were the only thing I couldn't find. My CDs which I haven't listened to in over a year since I got my iPod. These poor bastards didn't take the change off the seat, but they took my collection of CDs from high school. I hope they enjoy listening to burned copies of Five Iron Frenzy and Green Day and Dave Matthews Band. I'm not even reporting this to my insurance company.

A word of advice: If you live in Chico, lock your doors. Take it from me, I know.

posted @ 12:16 PM

comments

Joe said:

David, such bad luck in Chico. I have a feeling more is going to be stolen from you. Sorry for being so optimistic, hehe.

i was yelled at on wed, september 28 @ 8:51 pm

Steven said:

That really sucks. I'm thinking I'm gonna turn the sensitivity on my alarm up a little when I'm at home tomorrow. I'm definitely not replacing my deck until after I graduate though. :/

i was yelled at on wed, september 28 @ 9:08 pm

James said:

Real bummer dude what can I say? I think I might be getting my Business Degree through Shasta, so that would mean no stolen crap for me.

i was yelled at on thu, september 29 @ 11:45 am

Erik said:

note to self: get a car alarm!since ill be heading there in the fall thats what im gunna do!anyway james seems to think its karma from that time you kicked a puppy.

i was yelled at on thu, september 29 @ 11:50 am

joeshmoe554 said:

Those theiving Californians darn them, I don't have nearly the problem up here. It is still a little bit of an issue but not even near the exent that it appears to be in chico

i was yelled at on thu, september 29 @ 11:59 am

mum said:

comment Aw, Dave...at least you don't have to paint the bike anymore. Sigh. Loved that bike...

i was yelled at on fri, september 30 @ 7:53 am

dave said:

so sorry mum

I had decided not to paint it anyway, but alas, things never really work out like we plan, do they?

i was yelled at on fri, september 30 @ 3:41 pm

miss sarah said:

so when are you moving to san jo...

i was yelled at on mon, october 3 @ 9:12 am

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i was yelled at on mon, october 3 @ 7:00 pm

James said:

I swear on everything sacred, if you do this to an Ipod nano I will drive to Chico and kick you square in the testicles. It would be the same size as your regular ipod, haha.j/k about the foot-to-testicles part

i was yelled at on tue, october 4 @ 11:47 am