I left you hanging. Sorry about that.
Thanks to all my Facebook and Twitter friends who tweeted or shared the call for help recovering my vehicle over 5,000 times. That was so awesome.
So here’s how it happened. Remember when I tweeted that my honda was stolen around two months ago? Well the car was recovered and all is well in the world. However, the story behind its disappearance are still irking me. Here’s how it happened, all nice and bulleted.
My 1998 Honda Accord was parked at our condo. The car was parked legally in a parking spot paid for by our association dues.
- I went to Chase‘s softball game with a bunch of friends one night and came home to an empty parking spot, where my car used to be parked.
- I called a few tow truck companies, none had the car (including Tiger Towing).
- I called the police and asked if my car had been towed. They say no and send over an officer.
- I open the door to a very nice officer who states “If your car was parked there and it isn’t anymore, it was stolen. For a car to be towed I would have to authorize it and I have not authorized any tows in this area. I’m sorry to say but your car has been stolen.”
- I filled out the stolen vehicle report.
- I called my insurance and filed a claim, they offered me a rental while recovery was attempted.
- I waited several days.
- I got a voicemail from State Farm saying at this point they see the car as gone for good, began to setup a payout on the value.
- I received a phone call from the Columbia Police Department.
- I am accused of falsely reporting a car as stolen! Officer on the phone says the car was stolen towed a week ago from my property by Tiger Towing (who denied a week ago that they had towed my car)
- I call Tiger Towing, “Oh yeah, we have your car. We’ve had it for about a week.”
- I am informed that the car was towed for being “illegally parked on private property.” Property that we own, parked 100% legally.
- I pay the towing fee.
- I pay the storage fee.
- I am given a $15 ticket from the City for parking illegally. WTF?! WTF?! WTF?! WTF?!
- I pay Custom Complete Auto to fix my car back up to where it was before the tow.
- I send the car away to Texas. It has been too bad of luck for me.
In the matter of a few years that car has been stolen twice, broken into twice, vandalized three times, had three transmissions (two were defective) replaced… I loved that car but it had the absolute worst luck. For me.
When my parents came into town for my graduation, they kindly took the car back to Texas to sit in our garage. Whenever my parents visit America they will use it instead of a rental car. Here’s to hoping the bad luck I’m cursed with doesn’t continue to plague that car.
So there you go. The story of my stolen Honda.