I'm never letting my kids in cars again!!
A few weeks ago, my daughter and 2 of her friends went to the local movie megaplex. When they came out, she found her passenger back window smashed, the molding around her windshield pulled away on the passenger side, and 2 iPods stolen, hers and her friend's.  According to the complex manager, they've been having a "rash" of vandalism in their parking lot. Oh goodie! So do they do anything to thwart any more attempts, like more lighting, surveillance cameras, ANYTHYING?? Nope. All they did was offer to give the kids their money back for the movie admission! When I saw the police report in the paper of the account, it also listed THREE other incidents of the SAME TYPE (rear passenger window smashed) within a mile radius of where she was!!
Then last Friday night, my son Spencer and his friend Tom were in a car crash in VA. Tom was driving, and some girl ran a red light. There were lots of witnesses that told police she was at fault. Luckily (if there is a "luckily" scenario here) when she went through the light, she got in front of the guys' car, so that Tom hit them (not head on, but his driver's bumper hit the passenger fender) instead of vice versa. Because, as Spencer tells it, if they had been at the intersection a split second sooner, the girl would have broadsided them, right into the driver's side, and Tom probably would have been killed!! Thankfully Spencer and Tom weren't hurt, just shaken up (YA THINK???)  . Both had their seat belts on, but Tom's car will probably be totaled by the insurance company.
Lord, give me strength!!! If anyone out there knows how to stop worrying about your kids, please let me know!! |
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| HUUGGGGSSSS!!!!
I'm sure it must be so scary to know your children are in danger and not be able to do much but offer a listening ear. I'll tell you though, it's always such a releif to be able to call up your folks and know they're looking out for you, even when you're married and in your late 20s... After all, that's what family is for, right? So no, I don't know how to help you stop worrying (I'm terrible myself, Mike gets home 15 minutes late from picking up pizza and I start imagining he is in the ditch somewhere!) but I'm sure they appreciate you being there for them! |
| I'm so glad everyone seems to be ok!!!
Please don't let Tom settle for a badly depreciated value for the car, and someone should talk to the insurance company on your son's behalf, and not sign off on being "unhurt". You need to wait a few days before deciding that nobody is hurt; adrenaline can mask some nasty injuries, and sometimes brain injuries can take a week or two to show up with things like balance issues and other things that one wouldn't normally connect to the accident. My sister lost a ton of money on her car after she was hit broadside by a teenager who wasn't even wearing shoes, while she parked. The insurance agent asked her "What do you want" and she got what she asked for -- "nothing." She found out what her real loss was a year or so later when she wanted to sell her car and the history of the major crash devalued it by thousands... so just getting the car fixed doesn't necessarily restore you to being whole. Good luck! |
| I'm glad everyone is okay! |
| Thank goodness chris everyone is OK. A car is a car, most importantly no one was injured or killed.
As for the other incident, that happens everywhere now days. Always tell my two "When parking somewhere never leave anything exposed on the car seats etc as it only entices people to break in. No does not matter how old they are, you never stop worrying. |
| It also makes you think again about small vehicles vs large vehicles.
Last summer, a lady in a Dodge Ram dually ran a red light (never even slowed down) and hit my husband's Expedition broadside on the passenger side. Say what you will about Fords, the passenger door held up and barely moved to the edge of the passenger seat. The Expedition ended up flipping over on its roof, which also did not collapse. My husband got some cuts (and scars) on his hands and arms from falling on the broken window glass as he released his seatbelt. The women in the Dodge Ram went to the hospital (probably as an insurance ploy) while my husband bought a new shirt (the old one was bloody from the cuts) and went back to work. And my husband was glad the truck didn't hit the small car on his right - it was slower to pull out on the green light. The woman and her baby probably would have died. And you never stop worrying about your kids. |
| I'm not saying that it's fair (it sucks!) but break ins are good lessons in learning not to leave valuables in your car. Working in Detroit, I leave nothing in my car and leave the doors open. I'd rather not have to replace any glass when they break in. Just the other day someone rummaged through my truck. All they did was succeed in cleaning out my center console so they did me a favor. Though I've told him a million times not to, James left his Maglite in his truck and it, of course, got stolen. The best part was that it didn't even happen in Detroit-- some punk kids did it right in our own driveway in my quiet little neighborhood. It happens everywhere.
My best friend had her car broken into 3 times. Finally, the third time she stopped leaving her wallet in the car-- geez what was it gonna take? The first two times they stole everything, including her identity so she spent the next year fighting charges. People are jerks and sometimes it's just easier to plan for it. |
| Chris, I am so glad the kids are ok!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Chris,
I am so glads your kids are alive! My car got broken into while it was in my drive. I hope they enjoyed all the gospel music cds they stole along with the bible on cd. That was a couple of years ago and they haven't ever done it again.  |
| Believe me, I've told the kids no less than a million times - don't leave anything in plain sight!! I'm sure that somehow they saw Sarah's iPod because she never usually hid it very well, and that encouraged the break-in. Still, it was US who had to pay for the window replacement. And I told her the iPod would not be immediately replaced - maybe Christmas. Hopefully this was a lesson learned.
Spencer's car was broken into 4 years ago in Syracuse. Again I always told him to hide stuff or not keep them in the car to begin with. So what did he leave in the back seat in plain view? A HUGE binder with about 300 CDs in it!! Gone. Plus, they saw his bike that was chained to the porch of the house he was renting. They didn't bother breaking the chain. Instead, they broke the ballister on the porch railing and took the bike AND chain!! As for the accident, I haven't heard for sure yet that they'll total Tom's car, but we're just assuming they will. I'm gonna talk to Spencer tomorrow to see how he feels and to find out more about the car. I know I'll never stop worrying about the kids, but I at least thought it would get easier! Nope!! |
| I'm glad all involved are OK. That's the most important. Also a good reminder to keep valuable locked up and OUT OF SIGHT. Don't make it look like a possible treasure chest.
As for mothers, mine is nearly 90 and still worries about her children ages 67 down to 51. It's part of being a mother, it never stops. |
| Scary!
I'm am glad your son is ok. Hubby's work van was broken into about a month ago in our driveway. They got his cell phone, the company gas card and some other things. I actually think he left the door unlocked..... He locked his keys in the Van on Thursday night. I called AAA and it took them close to an hour and 3 different guys to get into it. So I really don't think it was locked. |
| Give your hubby a break could be the thieves bent the locking mechanism thus making it difficult for the locksmiths to get in.
No, you just can't leave anything of value in the car anymore. susan |
| (((HUGS))) So glad they're okay! |
| Hi,
Wow no wonder you wouldn't want your kids ever in a car again. Glad to hear that everyone was safe and sound! Marianne and the boys |
| Gosh Chris!! I'm glad your kids are both okay!!
Tough lessons to be sure. It totally reeks to have your car broken into - no matter what they get. So sorry this happened to Sarah! Hope that Spencer is truly "okay" and Tom gets just compensation for his car. P.S. How was Sarah's summer in Spain?? |
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