February 7, 2006

  • Stolen Car.... Again

    Today was a good day to test a few things in my life.  1)  What is the state of my marriage to my wonderful wife.  2)  How tight, or loosely, are we holding onto our possessions?  3)  How do we react to stressful situations?  These are all interesting questions and cannot be fully answered unless you get into an event where life is trying and tries you.  How do you react under fire?


     


    Today I was at work when right before an appointment I saw that Danielle had called twice on my mobile.  Danielle only calls twice if there is something that is fairly urgent, and that is a code we have to see what the seriousness or non-seriousness of the issue is.  So, I called on the way to my appointment to find out Danielle's 1994 Honda Civic had been stolen.  The back story here is that her car was stolen a few years ago as well.  Her stereo was also stolen out of her car a while back in addition to all of that.  The first time Danielle's car was stolen we were able to get it back thanks to a friend who saw her car and then called 911 and tracked the car thief until the cops came. 


     


    We don't know where Danielle's car is right now, but the best guess is in the hands of a drug dealer, or gang member who is using it as currency for that trade.  Honda's are great cars - but they are also very popular on the list of those who steal cars.  Well - I think we are done with that car.  We do not live a in bad area, and there were many more expensive cars within ear shot that were not stolen.  So, now we start the process of looking for a new car, probably a good used car. 


     


    But I want to revisit our three questions of the day - 1)   Our marriage is strong.  We both were a bit annoyed but communicated well under pressure and did not become stressed out.  2)  We are not holding on to material possessions to tightly, because if we were more stress would have ensued for sure.  3)  We reacted well, considering somebody ripped off our car. 


     


    So, annoying, but good to know I have a great wife (not like I already did not know that)  JVD

Comments (3)

  • wow...sorry to hear about this.

    Did you know that the Honda Civic is the number one most stolen vehicle in the world? It's true. The reason for this is two fold...1.) The parts are very difficult to track...and 2.) There are more after market parts for a civic than any other car, so it is simple to change enough things on it to get by with theft.

    I wil pray that the good lord gives the Theives terrible, burning diareah until they confess.

  • Rob - thanks, and I sort of knew about those stats, but I think you nailed it ever more clearly.  Down with Civics!  JVD

  • I have a fabulous husband, too.  :)

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