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Mercedes tumbles off jack, kills suspected catalytic converter thief
Oregon Live ^ | 8 May 2021 | The Columbian

Posted on 05/29/2021 7:23:23 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

- A man was killed Thursday morning in east Vancouver while he was apparently attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a car.

Four Seasons Auto Repair and Tire Center owner Faazan Ahmed said the man was seen on surveillance video around 2 a.m. jacking up a silver Mercedes parked in the shop’s parking lot. The jack tipped over and the car fell, crushing him.

The man’s body wasn’t discovered until after 7 a.m., when Ahmed said someone next door to his shop noticed the man under a car.

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To: SoCal Pubbie

—”I’ll bet the guy felt exhausted after that fiasco!”

Clearly, he was flat out exhausted.


21 posted on 05/29/2021 8:04:39 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The car jack was probably made by ACME.


22 posted on 05/29/2021 8:04:40 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: DUMBGRUNT
If only he’d put a chock behind his wheel (like our friend in the example below), he would have been safe.


23 posted on 05/29/2021 8:06:57 PM PDT by fidelis (Defeatism and despair are like poison to men's souls. If you can't be positive, at least be quiet.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
bruce1 bruce2
24 posted on 05/29/2021 8:07:01 PM PDT by SimpleJack
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To: Red Badger

Gee, that’s a shame.


25 posted on 05/29/2021 8:07:33 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Libloather

—”The jack tipped over and the car fell, crushing him.
What I’ve been experiencing every morning - for the past few decades.”

Sisyphus, is that you?
You just gotta consider a new line of work?


26 posted on 05/29/2021 8:08:12 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

What are the precise precious metals in these converters that these guys want, and what do they do with them?


27 posted on 05/29/2021 8:09:42 PM PDT by White Lives Matter
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To: devere

—”Will Biden invite his widow to the White House?”

Only if she has the correct skin tone.


28 posted on 05/29/2021 8:10:10 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

If he’d used two he wouldn’t have been one Jack off.

L


29 posted on 05/29/2021 8:13:34 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: going hot

—”Nice mousetrap”

Long ago an old non-PC cartoon, a large mousetrap caught a pimp type, a watermelon slice was the bait.


30 posted on 05/29/2021 8:13:58 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug.


31 posted on 05/29/2021 8:15:22 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: DUMBGRUNT
...According to Ahmed, the man had three or four of the parts in his car already.

He needs some kind of special epitaph for his persistence.

32 posted on 05/29/2021 8:15:26 PM PDT by Nateman (If the Left Is not screaming , you are doing it wrong.)
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To: White Lives Matter

The Cats contain platinum. They sell it to recyclers for big money. The last time I sold a set off of a 95-01 V8 Ford explorer, it brought about $700.


33 posted on 05/29/2021 8:17:06 PM PDT by Clay Moore (RIP, Rush )
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To: Nateman

—”Ok class, what is the difference between Steal and Steel?”

Is that a trick question?


34 posted on 05/29/2021 8:17:36 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: kaehurowing

—”The car jack was probably made by ACME.”

I saw a recall on Harbor Freight Jack stands???

https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/consumer-advisory-warning-harbor-freight-jack-stand-users


35 posted on 05/29/2021 8:19:35 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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36 posted on 05/29/2021 8:19:59 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

It was a Mercedes. Fellow should have know it was racist .


37 posted on 05/29/2021 8:20:12 PM PDT by Nateman (If the Left Is not screaming , you are doing it wrong.)
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To: fidelis

A perfect graphic for this article.

Also, one of many reasons women outlive men.


38 posted on 05/29/2021 8:22:12 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: White Lives Matter

My son-in-law spotted one in a trash can, picked it up for a quick $150.00!

https://rrcats.com/catalytic-converter-scrap-prices/


39 posted on 05/29/2021 8:28:04 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

”Will Biden invite his widow to the White House?”

Only if she brings her cute little 10 year old daughter


40 posted on 05/29/2021 8:31:39 PM PDT by DOC44
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