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From: rick@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: DWI (actually stolen vehicles)
Message-ID: <6501@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 18:59:41 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  5 18:59:41 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 21:20:57 EDT
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Reply-To: rick@ucla-cs.UUCP (Richard Gillespie)
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
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In article <169@pyuxii.UUCP> tw8023@pyuxii.UUCP (T Wheeler) writes:
>               Think about it, Levy, if someone steals your car, you
>are the victim.  You don't have the use of that car as long as the
>criminal is not caught.  If the criminal is caught, you get your
>car back.  Isn't that better than never getting it back?

Well, actually, getting it back is not necessarily better as I have
found out. My motorcycle was stolen a few weeks ago, and of course
I only have liability insurance. I wanted nothing better than to
get it back. Imagine my joy when the police called to say it had
been recovered. Imagine my deflation when they said it had been in
an accident and was damaged. (of course, they were NOT able to
apprehend the thief). Undetered I went to pick up the bike at the
impound (a mere $60 to get it out) and took it to the local shop
to get an estimate. After all this I have a totally wrecked motorcycle
and have spent $85 to find that out! I'm out $85 for *nothing*, and
plenty of aggravation, after my vehicle was recovered.  So don't assume
that if the vehicle is recovered everything will be ok.
-- 
   Rick Gillespie
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