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Colorado woman tried to steal a pickup, but couldn’t handle the stick shift, police said
AP ^ | 5/9/24 | AP

Posted on 05/11/2024 2:27:14 PM PDT by DallasBiff

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman’s attempt to steal a pickup truck — shortly after she was released from jail on a car theft charge — was thwarted not by officers, nor the truck’s owners, but by her inability to drive a stick shift, Boulder Police said.

The woman had been released from jail on May 3 after being accused of stealing a car a day earlier, and walked down the road until she spotted a pickup truck with the keys inside. She then started the pickup, but apparently discovered she couldn’t manage the manual transmission, so she got out and walked away, leaving the truck to roll forward and strike a fire hydrant, police said.

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KEYWORDS: boulder; cars; colorado; donatefreerepublic; jimseesyou; joindu; qanon; stickshift
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To: AndyJackson

Where can you buy a truck that has a stick shift,

My daughter bought a three year old Toyota Tacoma pickup, 4WD, manual transmission. No one EVER asks to borrow HER truck. It’s a great vehicle when she goes camping back country.


41 posted on 05/11/2024 7:06:41 PM PDT by drSteve78 ( Older Je suis Deplorable. Even more so)
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To: DallasBiff

I learned to drive a manual in a 1972 Pinto. I haven’t owned an automatic since 1979. My current vehicles are a 2005 Mustang and a 2008 Ranger, both manual. I’m keeping them.


42 posted on 05/11/2024 7:19:35 PM PDT by aomagrat (Brains have been washed. Wheels have been greased. Fear has been mongered.)
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To: SheepWhisperer

and long division


43 posted on 05/11/2024 7:41:00 PM PDT by changeitback440
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To: DallasBiff

44 posted on 05/11/2024 9:33:01 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: rellic

And if you get stuck in a rut where the back wheels spin, you can rock your way out. Amazing how many people never learned that trick.


45 posted on 05/12/2024 2:19:11 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Qwapisking

🤣


46 posted on 05/12/2024 6:30:03 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting…)
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To: DallasBiff

Anti-millennial theft device, for the WIN!


47 posted on 06/26/2024 10:17:47 PM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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