Posted on 07/18/2007 8:28:59 AM PDT by 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?"
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If someone tried that here in New Hampshire they would get shot.
Touche!
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Oh no, now he think’s he’s Hamlet!
Believe me, there are neighborhoods in D.C. where doing this will get you shot too! But you can definitely get away with this kind of crap in Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, or Woodley Park.
Stop squabbling! You’re ALL correct. He is a wonderful, caring man who did all those things and more.
(Especially, it would seem, the eating. Looks like he did all sorts of more eating.)
Since 1990 I've been in DC maybe 20 times, and my favorite neighborhood name is "Foggy Bottom". Not even sure if I've ever been there, though.
Ah, how quickly they forget. That is, indeed, a station wagon. What it is not, is a "Full-size station wagon," which is defined as a station wagon that will hold a 4x8 sheet of plywood and optionally has a third row of seats. They've vanished, due, as others rightly said, to CAFE. The SUV is the new kidmobile.
Thinking fast, I stammered out something like "I'm part of 'Doctors Without Borders' and I need it to get into unpaved mountainous areas in Chiapas Mexico to deliver badly needed medical supplies to the indigenous people there."
Suddenly, I was like her hero. Her eyes sparkled, she apologized, and I bet that she was fantasizing about having sex with me right there in the parking garage. Boy, did she feel like a big fat jerk.
Little did she know that I primarily use the truck to tote my assault rifles to the shooting range.
For some, SUV’s are nice for when the traffic is backed up for miles on the interstate and they need to cut across the median. That’s the extent of some folks off-roadin’.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Second, not that it matters to you, but I do get paid to perform.
I know that. But why echo the lame-ass tired stereotypes that would be well received in Marin County, like "aspersion on manhood for driving a vette." For crying out loud....better than driving a Prius...isn't it?
I';m the only FReeper I can name whose actual real-life side job makes other FReepers think ill of me without even knowing me.
Uh. No you aren't!! How bout ANYONE who works for the Guilliani campaign! Or, freepers that you think little of their manhood even though you don't know them, just because of the vette or SUV they drive.
BTW, I support your right to 'cast aspersions' on me or whomever, for cars, candidates, or whatever.....but I just expect a more refreshing saw from you! Like, perhaps, that guys who drive Lexii or Porsches are small!
What, just that Renaissance Faire thing you're into?
Damn—RTFS. That’s okay—Skins suck too. Then again, I expect this from the liberal elites in Washington state as well.
I hear ‘ya! I’ve wanted one since I was eight years old. The money situation has gradually gotten better as I’ve gotten older and at this rate, I figure I’ll be able to buy one when I’m about 99 years old. Gonna do it, too. ;-)
Ever hear Bill Cosby's album: "200MPH"? He's talking about the Cobra. Shelby made him a special edition. An honest to God 200MPG rocket that scared the holy crap out of Bill. He took it back to Shelby. LOL
A Cobra (like the one pictured) is also featured in the movie "Gumball Rally" where it takes on Ferrari.
Those babies are so classic and so sought after, you'd better have at least half a mil before even approaching an owner. And those too once sold new for around $3K.
I was born too darn late. All those cool cars when I was a kid... damn!
Bauer her first to find out who committed this act of terrorism.
Yep. Little do they realize, the Rennies think I’m as freakish as many FReepers do. (My faire has four other conservatives, out of several hundred performers and vendors, to keep me company.)
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