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?"
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Which I find much more interesting than "monotone" weather.
Dude, that is SOOO early-1980's. Welcome to the 21st century: the world champion Colts are in Indy and the loser Ravens are in Baltimore.
LOL
No hard feelings here. It’s not Indy’s fault; it’s bum Irsay’s. But you have to admit something:
-Look at all your listings there of local facts. Almost all of them CAR-related.
-The COLTS were NAMED for OUR tradition - HORSES in HORSE-RACING. IN has no such tradition.
-Baltimore should get its name back and you should call your team the “Cars” or something.
I’m one of those “no-off-road” SUV drivers - I have a compact-plus-size SUV and now feel very uncomfortable driving around in a road-level car. Here in the Bay Area, when it rains in the winter, you’re down low in the road spray. Don’t like it.
Yes, I like the extra space, but especially like a little more heft to the car, and being up a little higher for visibility and a little better look forward. Also better road clearance. Mileage isn’t bad at 19 mpg, but I don’t drive inefficiently, either (wind it up, wind it down, repeat).
And yes, I’ma very careful driver. Dad lets me drive on the driveway.
K-Mart sucks. Wapner’s on at 4 ((grin))
ROFL! That's the Chicago way!
Maybe he just thought they’d mind their own damn business. I’d like to see him put up a huge flagpole, too. And not put the UN flag on it.
I see this all the time - neighbors think they have an actual vote in your private property rights. As long as it doesn’t create a nuisance or break any laws, they should mind their own business.
Thanks, I was teasing, your profile pics are cool tho. I go to the Renfests to people watch and gaze covetously at the hardware, more of a gun nut tho. Still, I’d like to be the first on my block to pin a burglar to a wall with a boar spear!
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