YELLAHEEP
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- Littleton, Colorado
Ok, so normally I'm a really laid back, mature individual - hell, Led's nickname for me is "Troyscout" I'm so Johnny-be-good..........
Today, I had my straw-that-broke-the-camel's-back incident.
What sucks is that I had a GREAT day until this afternoon..... I went to the head shaving and got some sun, then tore into some XJ work while the weather was nice........ and then the afternoon turned to crap.....
I'm out wrenchin' and I hear some tire squeal down the block around the corner..... and then a POS Corolla comes flying up my street. One of the neighbor kids (about 17-20 years old) is running behind it saying "I got that on video you M-F'ers the Cops have been called! Then I see two adult neighbors come running along behind him all worked up. I think to myself "Damn, wonder what got into them?" Kids in the Corolla were the usual bushy-haired flat-brim ball cap wearing punks - laughing their asses off as they drove by.
10 minutes later, the same Corolla/kids come driving back down my street from the direction they left and pull close to the corner like they're looking to see if those neighbors were still around - and sure enough, the neighbors come running after them, the Corolla does a quick turn around then slows down so the neighbors could get close, then it dumps the clutch smoking the front tires and leaves like a bat outta hell flying right past me as I'm working on an XJ on my trailer. I'm thinking "Ok, things are getting fawked up."
Another 20 minutes later, I hear a bunch of shouting, cussing and the rapping of some rice burner with a fart can exhaust around the corner. Tires squealing, here comes a silver Acura Integra with some bushy-haired punk standing out of the sun roof with a cam corder and the neighbors again hot footing it after them. That neighbor kid from earlier had come up to talk to me about what I saw. He tells me his 5 year old nephew was playing in the street on his bigwheel and was nearly run over by that Corolla earlier today. Well, he was just a couple houses down from me on the sidewalk when the Acura goes screaming by - the kid runs at it and kicks the rear quarter and shouts more expletives. Now I'm thinking "If the Cops don't get here soon, I'm gonna call."
10 minutes later that Acura comes back down the street the way it had left and I make sure they see me seeing them..... they drive around the corner, and again, rapping fart can, tire squeal and shouting as it leaves around the block. This time the adult neighbors come walking up looking for a place to hide in waiting to see if they can get a license plate since it seems these punks keep coming around. They tell me that this last pass, they tossed 6 plastic baggies of antifreeze out of the car onto their property and vehicles.
20 minutes later, the neighbors have walked back around to their houses....... but now here comes a maroon 2dr Ford Explorer or Mazda Navajo. Same punk kids - switching cars like they're planning on keeping the element of surprise by not coming around in the same car twice. This time they've even got the license plate covered. Again, I let 'em know I'm seeing them as they speed buy....... more shouting, engine revving and tire squealing and they do a u-turn and come flying past me as I'm working under the Jeep on the trailer. I'm thinking now.... "These fawkers are relentless."
Then finally a Littleton PD car cruises the block. I see him stop to talk to the neighbors and assume he'll be in the area for a while - hopefully to catch the little punks. No luck, he leaves shortly after.
Not 10 minutes later, that same Explorer/Navajo turns down my street again and is hauling ass..........
This is where I get pissed.......
As they approach, I place myself in the middle of the street with a jack handle in hand. I point the jack handle at 'em and shout "Enough! Turn around and leave!" They almost stop as they get about 40 feet from me then the driver gasses it and drives past me......
And I smash the jack handle into the driver's rear quarter as they speed past.......
They slow down, but keep going around the block and I don't hear them stop or revv or squeal at the neighbors place - they just keep driving around the block and then I see them leave the neighborhood.
I decide I'd better make my own report with Littleton PD, and immediately call them from my cell. As I'm giving the dispatcher the details........ that damn silver Acura drives to my street and stops to look down my direction. I'm standing next to my trailer in the street and I've got my phone to my ear..... guess they thought better of making another attempt and drove off.
Now I'm sitting here expecting that I'll be their new target - I'll probably wake up tomorrow to find my truck fawked with or something.
I'm going to visit the parking lots of the two high schools near by tomorrow to see if I can identify the cars and then speak to the School Resource Officer there.......
Totally ruined my day.
Today, I had my straw-that-broke-the-camel's-back incident.
What sucks is that I had a GREAT day until this afternoon..... I went to the head shaving and got some sun, then tore into some XJ work while the weather was nice........ and then the afternoon turned to crap.....
I'm out wrenchin' and I hear some tire squeal down the block around the corner..... and then a POS Corolla comes flying up my street. One of the neighbor kids (about 17-20 years old) is running behind it saying "I got that on video you M-F'ers the Cops have been called! Then I see two adult neighbors come running along behind him all worked up. I think to myself "Damn, wonder what got into them?" Kids in the Corolla were the usual bushy-haired flat-brim ball cap wearing punks - laughing their asses off as they drove by.
10 minutes later, the same Corolla/kids come driving back down my street from the direction they left and pull close to the corner like they're looking to see if those neighbors were still around - and sure enough, the neighbors come running after them, the Corolla does a quick turn around then slows down so the neighbors could get close, then it dumps the clutch smoking the front tires and leaves like a bat outta hell flying right past me as I'm working on an XJ on my trailer. I'm thinking "Ok, things are getting fawked up."
Another 20 minutes later, I hear a bunch of shouting, cussing and the rapping of some rice burner with a fart can exhaust around the corner. Tires squealing, here comes a silver Acura Integra with some bushy-haired punk standing out of the sun roof with a cam corder and the neighbors again hot footing it after them. That neighbor kid from earlier had come up to talk to me about what I saw. He tells me his 5 year old nephew was playing in the street on his bigwheel and was nearly run over by that Corolla earlier today. Well, he was just a couple houses down from me on the sidewalk when the Acura goes screaming by - the kid runs at it and kicks the rear quarter and shouts more expletives. Now I'm thinking "If the Cops don't get here soon, I'm gonna call."
10 minutes later that Acura comes back down the street the way it had left and I make sure they see me seeing them..... they drive around the corner, and again, rapping fart can, tire squeal and shouting as it leaves around the block. This time the adult neighbors come walking up looking for a place to hide in waiting to see if they can get a license plate since it seems these punks keep coming around. They tell me that this last pass, they tossed 6 plastic baggies of antifreeze out of the car onto their property and vehicles.
20 minutes later, the neighbors have walked back around to their houses....... but now here comes a maroon 2dr Ford Explorer or Mazda Navajo. Same punk kids - switching cars like they're planning on keeping the element of surprise by not coming around in the same car twice. This time they've even got the license plate covered. Again, I let 'em know I'm seeing them as they speed buy....... more shouting, engine revving and tire squealing and they do a u-turn and come flying past me as I'm working under the Jeep on the trailer. I'm thinking now.... "These fawkers are relentless."
Then finally a Littleton PD car cruises the block. I see him stop to talk to the neighbors and assume he'll be in the area for a while - hopefully to catch the little punks. No luck, he leaves shortly after.
Not 10 minutes later, that same Explorer/Navajo turns down my street again and is hauling ass..........
This is where I get pissed.......
As they approach, I place myself in the middle of the street with a jack handle in hand. I point the jack handle at 'em and shout "Enough! Turn around and leave!" They almost stop as they get about 40 feet from me then the driver gasses it and drives past me......
And I smash the jack handle into the driver's rear quarter as they speed past.......
They slow down, but keep going around the block and I don't hear them stop or revv or squeal at the neighbors place - they just keep driving around the block and then I see them leave the neighborhood.
I decide I'd better make my own report with Littleton PD, and immediately call them from my cell. As I'm giving the dispatcher the details........ that damn silver Acura drives to my street and stops to look down my direction. I'm standing next to my trailer in the street and I've got my phone to my ear..... guess they thought better of making another attempt and drove off.
Now I'm sitting here expecting that I'll be their new target - I'll probably wake up tomorrow to find my truck fawked with or something.
I'm going to visit the parking lots of the two high schools near by tomorrow to see if I can identify the cars and then speak to the School Resource Officer there.......
Totally ruined my day.
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