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Re: Idiots from Superbowl Cruise.
Huh. What a fucking lame thing to do. Stealing the bumper, i mean. Although,
you have to admit, a lot more things could have gotten out of hand...
Other than that, i'm glad to hear that the meet went off pretty much without a
hitch.
Sundie...
FlyinVR6 wrote:
> Here's the situation......Donaldson's VW employees rearranged their lot on
> Saturday so we would have enough room to park all the cars involved with the
> convoy in their guarded lot. They also checked the status and condition of
> all their cars at that time. After the cruise the Donaldsons VW employees
> went out and checked their lot to make sure everything was in order and
> found that an A2 Jetta that is part of their inventory (used car for sale
> maybe?) had it's front bumper removed. We were the only ones in the lot
> inbetween them checking and there is a single security guard on duty 24/7.
> There were cars from our convoy parked by the area of the A2 Jetta in
> question. It would have been very easy to grab the bumper and run. An A2
> front bumper is actually quite easy to get on and off. That is the general
> turn of events.
> -FlyinVR6
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> Of Stewart MacLund
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 1999 9:46 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: Idiots from Superbowl Cruise.
>
> <squint>
>
> Okay, i'm trying to see your point here... But...
>
> what i'm saying is (playing devil's advocate, of course) why would it be
> one of your cruisers? Let me throw it at you a different way... If one
> of your cruisers "lost" a bumper, would you expect Donaldson's to pay
> for it? I assume that said security guard did not see who it was, else
> you would know, and wewould shun said person... (Which brings up an
> interesting point: What the fuck was said security guard doing whilst
> someone was walking away with a bumper?)
>
> I only ask because while i applaud your good citizenship, it may just be
> misplaced in this instance.
>
> Actually, i'd probably have done the same thing. I'm just wondering
> what drove you to the conclusion (aside form keeping people happy) that
> YOU would be paying for the bumper?
>
> (somewhat confused) Sundie...
>
> FlyinVR6 wrote:
> >
> > Well, it was bound to happen......I received a phone call this morning
> from
> > an employee of Donaldsons VW. It seems as though someone stole the front
> > bumper off of an A2 Jetta that was parked in their lot that afternoon.
> This
> > car was parked toward the rear left side of the lot once you drive through
> > the lot gates. There were other cars from our convoy parked in that
> > immediate area according to what the security guard noticed. I, along with
> > everybody else, never saw anyone walk by with a front bumper in their
> > hands, so that's why who was parked there becomes relative. I plan on
> > talking to the owner of Donaldsons VW tomorrow because he was sick with
> the
> > flu today and not in his office. After I speak to him and apologize for
> this
> > cowardly/stupid/fucked-up/ignorant/immature/pussy/asshole/loser behavior,
> I
> > will then set a time with him for myself to come by and drop off a check
> for
> > the cost of replacing the bumper. Whether or not 100% of this money comes
> > from me personally or from ClubH2O is still being worked on as I speak.
> > Nothin' like walking into the office of the owner of a dealership who you
> > begged and pleaded with to accommodate a car club only to have your
> immature
> > attendees vandalize their property......should be a load of fun! (I'll let
> > you know how much fun after I do it.)
> > At this time I am announcing that I am no longer holding cruises with
> > numbers over 20-25. Anything higher than that deserves to be just a car
> show
> > and not a cruise. The only way to guarantee everyone is being good little
> > boys & girls is if the cars are turned off and everyone is sitting down
> > indian style......maybe throw in a 'nap-time.'
> > I'm sure you all noticed that this cruise was free of any charge. I could
> > have easily pulled this off with just as many cars and with a $10 entry
> fee.
> > So I am now asking kindly that if anyone wants to help in covering the
> cost
> > of this bumper by donating a few bucks (like $10), please do so by mailing
> > it to....
> >
> > ClubH2O (Greg Little)
> > 1 Garden Court
> > Saugerties, NY 12477
> >
> > I can reassure everyone that holding a safe and vandal-free VW event on
> Long
> > Island will now have to be heavily re-evaluated. We will most definitely
> be
> > without one potential sponsor because of this event....Donaldsons VW. I
> > appreciated all the kind words people have posted and even mentioned to me
> > in person regarding how the cruise turned out, but something of this
> nature
> > really pisses me off. Anyway, if anyone has any info regarding this
> > situation, please e-mail me ASAP.
> > Thank you for your time,
> > -FlyinVR6
> > ICQ : 8994103
> > AIM : SwiftVR6
> > LI Rep ClubH2O
> > \X/ Real Drivers Wanted \X/
> > http://members.aol.com/qwikvr6/index.html
> >
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