Posted on 04/13/2011 2:29:20 PM PDT by Revolting cat!
Now that we have resolved the einsteinian equation 48÷2(9+3) = ? (my brother and I maintain it equals 288!), give me a hand attempting to solve another mystery.
My beloved car was stolen. (Hold on the string section. As a matter of fact, you may dismiss the violinists.) In broad daylight. My ex borrowed it, drove to and parked in one of the crime capital cities of the greatest country in mankind's history, forgot, as exes tend to do, to lock it, left for 20 minutes to pick up a prescription, came back, said automobile vehicle was gone. Seven year old sports car, low mileage, manual 6 speed transmission, six cylinder, working alarm, a few scratches here and there, but in perfect mechanical shape, gone.
The insurance company provided a rented tin can Kia, while I waited. There is 1/270 chance that your car will be stolen. 70% of stolen cars are recovered, most of them in three or fewer days. Many are used by thiefs just once, for drug runs.
Four weeks pass, nothing, I'm starting to look for a replacement. There are only 13 cars of various vintages of this model for sale within 150 miles. All high miles, mostly automatic transmission. It's a rare model, I haven't seen another on the street since mine was stolen. No one targets to steal this car.
On Monday the insurance company is about to issue a check for something like 8 grand, and for some beaurocratic reason is delayed, when the Highway Patrol locates the vehicle. (Once the insurance company issues the check the car is theirs, buh-bye, no buts of ifs!) Ex calls the Highway Patrol, the officer answering the phone says, no, we never get this kind of vehicle. It is driven to a Firestone shop for a checkup, everything is fine, one tire under warranty has a nail in it, nothing is missing from it, not the sleeping back in the back seat, not the boxes of books in the trunk. The only thing changed is the radiostation from classical to Your Station of Classic Rock. (A single indicator, and as I learned from completing a jury duty stint this year, the cops don't have the resources to handle fingerprinting. ) In all, a miracle, thank Mother Mary!
And a mystery, to get to the chase at last. How did they start it? There are no pulled ignition wires, no evidence of damage to the ignition. Did they pull it on a tow truck? The car was parked between two cars, ex was absent for only 20 minutes.
Your “ex” lied about the theft and “lent” it to someone.
Tow Truck
The “ex” is not telling the truth about something.
The biggest mystery is why you lent your sports car to your ex.
Not only did she lie about it, she copied the key and gave it to some one else.
Or did she also leave the key in the ignition when she forgot to lock the doors and walked away for 20 minutes? Did she hand you the key back the day it was stolen?
She didn’t leave the key in the ignition.
Could this be it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk2ixe3xlQI
[On a more sincere note, were the keys in it after they found it?]
They have a set of master keys?
Agree with wbarmy - your “ex”.
Next question - why are you letting your “ex” drive the car if she can not be responsible and lock it(at least as she says)?
That is a question. Is there such a thing as universal master ignition key?
Agreed. The guy is an idiot to lend it to the ex. His story was pretty boring too.
It might help if we knew what kind of car. Some models have lots of keys that fit, so I am told.
Really? From FRs leading one trick pony serial poster?
48÷2(9+3) =
48 ÷ 2 * (9+3) =
48 ÷ 2 * 12 =
24 * 12 =
288
Hyundai Tiburon.
2!
Bad neighborhood...Duh...losing
You = 288
Ex = 2
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
That’s all you need to know.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.