Hummer Owner Gets Angry Message

Washington Post ^ | July 18, 2007 | Allison Klein

[3AngelaD]

Vandals Batter D.C. Man's SUV, Slash Its Tires and Scratch In an Eco Note

On a narrow, leafy street in Northwest Washington, where Prius hybrid cars and Volvos are the norm, one man bought a flashy gray Hummer that was too massive to fit in his garage. So he parked the seven-foot-tall behemoth on the street in front of his house and smiled politely when his eco-friendly neighbors looked on in disapproval at his "dream car."

It lasted five days on the street before two masked men took a bat to every window, a knife to each 38-inch tire and scratched into the body: "FOR THE ENVIRON."

"The thought of somebody vandalizing it never crossed my mind," said Gareth Groves...

Now, as Groves ponders what to do with the remains of his $38,000 SUV, he has been the target of a number of people who have driven by the crime scene in his upscale neighborhood and glared at him in smug satisfaction...

Neighbor Lucille Liem, 37, who owns a Prius hybrid, said that a common sentiment in the neighborhood is that large vehicles are impractical and a strain on the Earth -- and Hummers in particular are a symbol of consumer excess... Liem added quickly that she does not condone violence...

Investigators said they are searching for the vandals but don't have many leads. Witnesses saw two men about six feet tall with bandanas or masks over their faces smash up the car about 3:30 a.m. Monday and then run off...

He bought the used 2005 vehicle a month ago from a dentist in Fairfax County..."I'm worried about what I do now," he said. "If I get it fixed, do I put it back in the same spot three weeks from now?"

[3AngelaD]

Class envy among the tree-huggers. Go to the link and see the picture.

[American Quilter]

Love and tolerance from the liberals.

[Tax-chick]

"If I get it fixed, do I put it back in the same spot three weeks from now?"

Ask your insurance company.

[xcamel]

[RightWhale]

In Anchorage cars are being torched all over the municipality. Who and why not known.

[AmericaUnited]

I’d borrow some of this and put it on the windows... “Better Bombs: Scientists Develop Metal That Explodes on Impact”

[wideawake]

Mass psychosis.

[Abathar]

"Now, as Groves ponders what to do with the remains of his $38,000 SUV, he has been the target of a number of people who have driven by the crime scene in his upscale neighborhood and glared at him in smug satisfaction... "

Boy am I glad that wasn't me, I don't deal well with situations like that by @ssh0!$ neighbors. I tend to put them in a situation where its my turn to drive by with a smug look of satisfaction on my face...

[dfwgator]

If anyone tried that down here in Texas, they’d wind up eating a lead sandwich.

[Publius6961]

Although I own a Prius, if these guys are found, I'd joing the necktie party.
I also own a 4-Runner...

People delusionally wanting to "save the earth" are sick. They are also the angriest; next to muslims, of course.

[xcamel]

Can you imagine the uproar and outrage if someone broke into all the houses on the street and started smashing all those 60” plasma HDTV’s....

[lesser_satan]

Now, as Groves ponders what to do with the remains of his $38,000 SUV, he has been the target of a number of people who have driven by the crime scene in his upscale neighborhood and glared at him in smug satisfaction...

Since it's already trashed, he could use it to run the enviro-faggots off the road.

[viper592]

Repair it, Pack it full of C4, with detonators where they whacked it before and watch those eco terrorist go BOOM!

[Gay State Conservative]

I live in a town in which about 90% of the cars you see are either Range Rovers or Toyota hybrids.

[Abathar]

On another note, that doesn’t look like a grey truck to me.

[Xenalyte]

Y’know, while I would never key someone’s car, I have on occasion made loud remarks about posers who drive an SUV that’s used neither for utility nor sport.

I mean, what earthly good is an SUV that never goes off-road? If you’re not gonna use the SUV for the reason God created it, buy a damn station wagon.

(I’ve also been known to cast aspersions on the manhood of middle-aged guys who drive Corvettes.)

[AZConcervative]

You put is back out there again, again, and again. These folks are so darn tolerant. Save the earth, kill the babies. Get child molestors counseling in lieu of jail time. This world is truly an amazing place. These people are the “progressive” ones?

[LetsRok]

I don’t condone the vandalism, but I would be pissed if my neighbor purchased a vehicle that could not fit in their garage. My VW Touareg (13mpg) gets worse gas mileage than a Hummer so I say you should be able to buy any vehicle that you can afford to operate.

[Tax-chick]

It’s dark grey, and it has that swishy bit of a pickup-bed in back.

[Types_with_Fist]

In Anchorage cars are being torched all over the municipality. Who and why not known.

Summer vacation. It'll stop as soon as school restarts.

[Aznar5]

How about mind your own business?

[dfwgator]

Y’know, while I would never key someone’s car, I have on occasion made loud remarks about posers who drive an SUV that’s used neither for utility nor sport.

Why is it any of your damn business?

[battlegearboat]

They kill one of your Hummers...

You kill ten of their Prius's...

[Xenalyte]

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but my words can never harm you.

Unless you let them.

Or unless they’re true and you’re embarrassed that others can see it.

[OpusatFR]

Geez, this sounds like something Mao’s Red Guards would do during the cultural revolution.

This guy better watch his back.

[Tax-chick]

(I’ve also been known to cast aspersions on the manhood of middle-aged guys who drive Corvettes.)

And 17-year-old boys in loud Toyotas with leaky exhaust pipes. "Ooooooooh, honey! I can smell the testosterone from here!"

[Holicheese]

The guy does look like a tool. Love his Backstreet Boys beard.
No reason to trash a guys hooptie!

[Renkluaf]

Only group more intolerant than Islamofacists are liberals!

[Uncledave]

"They've got everything at their disposal in this city to make a statement in a legal way," Fremaux said of the bat-wielding men who struck out at the Hummer. "I consider this a hate crime."

So vandalizing is now a hate crime!

[Frapster]

It’s cold up there!

[Xenalyte]

That’s an odd question, to ask me why what I think is my business.

I like to mock posers. Who doesn’t?

I’m just up-front about it, partly because I don’t like to talk about people behind their backs, but mostly because it’s funny to watch them get pissed off.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

lol...they might *someday* go camping. Or maybe even out of town to buy groceries!

[Red Badger]

Fix it. Park it. Wait............

[Xenalyte]

Kids like that need shaming.

“How much did you pay for that after-market plastic spoiler? Less than for those huge pants you’re sorta wearing, I bet.”

[RightWhale]

Right. 75 today

[strange1]

Boy am I glad that wasn't me, I don't deal well with situations like that by @ssh0!$ neighbors. I tend to put them in a situation where its my turn to drive by with a smug look of satisfaction on my face...

Me too, I'd have to see just how well those Prious run on urine. I'd have to test the ventilation on how well it filters the smell of cat urine.

[Weeedley]

If the gray hairs have the nerve to drive a Viper, you know they got a load going on...

[Abathar]

Hehehe - Like Sean Connery in "The Untouchables":

"They send one of your Hummers to the bodyshop, you send on of their Prius's to the scrapyard."

[JamesP81]

I’ve also been known to cast aspersions on the manhood of middle-aged guys who drive Corvettes

You got to go easy on this one. Corvettes aren't cheap and many men can't afford one until middle age. I'd like to buy one, but I've been out of college for only 2 and a half years, and buying even a 10 year old Corvette for a second vehicle would be hard on my money.

[Xenalyte]

When I get an SUV, I’ll off-road that bad boy every chance I get, and to my husband’s chagrin I will likely never wash it.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

This brave new world can get truly nutzoid.

I guess I would make some large sandwich style signs that say “See what the environmentalists did to my nice new car?” and “What are you doing to displease the enviro-Nazis?” and post the whole works on the street for several weeks.

[Kimmers]

LOL I would agree with you......

My sons work at horse shows in the summer and they made the remark, the only time these SUV’s go off road is when they park in the grass parking areas. My eldest had to pull some of these SUV’s out of the mud, they did not realize they had 4WD......

[stuartcr]

This guy didn’t have a clue, that he was pissing off his neighborhood??

[Publius6961]

And 17-year-old boys in loud Toyotas with leaky exhaust pipes. "Ooooooooh, honey! I can smell the testosterone from here!"

HEY!

It wasn't my fault! Somebody stole my catalytic converter.
And I'm not 17...

Just saying.

[Xenalyte]

Hoo boy . . . I know EXACTLY the type you’re talkin’ about.

Fortunately, at 38 I’m about 20 years too old to be the target demographic of those guys.

[Lx]

(I’ve also been known to cast aspersions on the manhood of middle-aged guys who drive Corvettes.)

Well then, I'm glad I sold my Vette (for a profit). After driving a luxury car, driving a '69 Vette kind of sucks no matter how fast it is. At least I've been driving two seaters since I was 18 and still do.

[conservativehusker]

Fix it and put it back out as bait!..Vedeo tape and alarm..all the while packing...they criminals where so brave..bandanas and masks..

But before it’s fixed..put a big sign on it that says tolerant people did this and how much damage to the envirnment did you cause because of the paint fumes and energy needed to fix this?

[Huck]

If you’re not gonna use the SUV for the reason God created it, buy a damn station wagon.

What's a station wagon?

[Ditter]

I wonder why he never considered this might happen? I would have.

[bannie]

Set up cameras to catch the jealous pigs.