What the heck is wrong with people???
 

Well, I went to school today just like any other day. Drove my car, parked it in the senior parking lot, went to class. Lunch comes, and I go out to my car to leave campus to get some lunch (those who have a lunch pass are allowed to do this, so long as they return on time for their next class). So, I come out like any other day and I hit the button on my key to pop the trunk. I walk up and notice a HUGE, 1 inch wide by 3 inch long light blue blob of something sitting on my paint next to my trunk lid (quarter panel). I have a black car so it stands out like a huge sore thumb.

I get some spare napkins I had in my car and try to take the stuff off. Most of it comes off, but it stretches out (turns out the stuff is gum which has melted from being in the sun, plus the heat of having a black car added to it too) and a ton of it stick to the paint and wont come off with the napkin. I'll have to use some ice and possibly a small amount of denatured alcohol to get this crap off (followed by a few coats of wax to seal it up, since the DA will take off the finish).

Obviously its some jealous punk at school who did this...but come on...this is how the world works...if I went and threw gum on everyone who had a Ferrari, BMW, Lambo, etc., I'd be chewing endlessly. If I find out who did this I'm gonna give him a nice stomping...maybe a 50mph brushless Revo to the foot. :diablo::whip::slap::bad::grrrrrr:

But seriously...what the hell is wrong with people...just cause I drive a nice car doesn't mean you have to hate and screw it up...

End rant (this pretty much ruined my day, cause not only is it having to deal with this itself, but the fact that now I know someone is out there to get at my car and is probably gonna do more stuff to mess it up)...

Sorry to hear that man! Yeah, society in general is going down the tubes IMO. It shows a total lack of respect for anyone or their property. Those same people are usually the ones that don't care about anything but themselves and/or don't care about stuff because it gets given to them by mommy/daddy. It's bad enough that you have to lock sh!t up without having to worry about people messing with anything else. Makes me mad too!

If you do find out who did it, give them an extra stomping for me too!

I actually have somewhat of an idea about who it is...but I have no way of proving it and if I did go off on him and it turned out NOT to be him...it'd look bad. I'd rather not get expelled senior year (it'd be quite bad) but I'm ready and willing to throw some (hard) punches to show him whats what.


My parents let me drive that car...but I baby the thing like no other. I use spray wax/sealant after every wash, and wash it once a week on average. In the ~1 and a half years we have owned it, I've probably waxed it a good 50 times. (I've actually only driven it 10 of those months - basically once I got my license). Even when I couldn't drive it I'd still wax it just because (and this was before I even knew if my dad would ever let me drive it).

Its the nicest car we own (I get it cause dad rides a motorcycle to work everyday and mom doesn't like stick, though she actually knows how), and the last thing I need is some punk screwing it up and wasting my dad's hard earned money.

At least you didn't have it broke into and stuff stolen. We have seen a bad rash of that crap happening around my area... guys having their r/c stuff jacked.

Yea...I guess in the end there really wasn't any damage to the car...but it still pisses me off none-the-less.

My guess is that you probably work hard for the things you have...otherwise you wouldn't have reacted in the manner that you did. Unfortunately we now live in an entitlement society...that is, an ever increasing percentage of our population believes that the Federal government or its affiliate support mechanisms (state, county, or city funded organizations) "owe" them something....

You have a nice car and since the "government" didn't provide the miscreant that spit gum on your auto with a ride of similar quality, they want to try and level the playing ground using their own misguided methods. My advice to you...kick their @$$ not once but twice...then sharpen your mind (concentrate on your studies) and body (work out hard), join the Marines, excel in life, and forever put yourself above that type of scum. Its a simple formula...

Sorry for the emotional response but it works...and besides the hard lessons are learned when you are young (if you are lucky). Kicking this $hitbag's @$$ will undoubted build some character that will ostensibly make him think twice before committing such immature and disrespectful acts in the future.

Semper Fi.

Beating always worked for me against this sort of people

You have to look on the bright side of things. Its better to be pissed off then pissed on.:neutral: Unfortunately it’s a lose- lose situation. You could fight back but then that pushes the other person to mess with your car more. If you don’t do something they think you are a coward and will continue to do stuff. So get some satisfaction out of it and beat some one.:whistle:

I agree with Hickoryhead that you beat him he will probably screw with your car more and really that isn't going to be too hard to do. I wouldn't get too pissed about this as it's such a small thing like you said.

It's dam annoying that people do this to others cars. We had a gang of young kids coming through a car park where we lived smashing windows, stealing radios, bending aerials and doing massive amounts of damage in the process.

If you catch him in the act give him a mouthful and if punches are going to be thrown make sure he throws the first punch and that he comes out looking like an idiot. That's always the best punishment. Public humiliation.

Dude that sucks, if you know how to use a clay bar that will take it off easy and not damage the paint. If you have a black car try Blackfire or Zaino they will make your paint look amazing.

I have always verbally demeaned people like that in public. Kicking the crap out of somenone may hurt for a little while, but good verbal abuse really sticks with a person. A good insult or constantly reminding someone that they are inferior really gets to them. Especially if they lack the wit or intelligence to fight back. And if you can do this in front of your other school mates then it is even better. Nothing funnier than a quick reply that makes everyone laugh at anothers expense. A quick wit is very important, especially if you can develop it young. That and hard work will usually get you places faster than anything else. It sucks that people have no respect, but you can change that if they fear you due to your apparent superiority. Or you could find out who did it and fill the interior of their car with fast dry cement while they are in class. Or horse manure! I always wanted to do that!

I feel your pain and have been there and gone there myself, but be careful with the retaliation. The entitlement society also knows that if you hit them for misplaced gum you are wrong in societies eyes. Kick his a*# without witnesses or make sure he throws the first punch otherwise you are the aggressor and can get accused of battery.

edit: ...or even better do what lincpimp said above.

Yeah, a verbal slam can be very effective, but sometimes nothing beats the tactile feel of breaking someone's facial bones with your fist/foot. :smile:

Wow. What an aggressive group we have here!

Get the good beatings in before you turn 18.

Now that I'm married with kids, it's hard to justify smacking people around anymore. Too many potential consequences.

Very interesting group. Brian I consider on of the intellects of the group, with his calculators and all, wants to...

I guess all things in life balance. Kinda' like the consequences you spoke of which is why I posted what I did. Things have a way of coming back to you. The gum thrower will get his whether you give it to him or not.

that is a shame BP, It's good no real damage was done. As mkrusedc said, the gum throwers will get theirs. karma is a grade A bitch.

I know first hand. I was a bad kid, caused trouble, stole, lied, fight for no reason other than to fight. I got run over by a car and have permanent injuries from it. I learned.... the hard way, but I learned and am a better person for it.

yikes - i guess i'd better not make anyone mad on here (or more mad than i already have.... :whistle:)

one word: karma. no matter who it is, what they've gotten away with or for how long, karma will get them eventually. that's how i try to live my life - i have a bad temper, so it's taken me many long years to keep it under control. and it's gotten me in trouble before too, which is the best lesson.

even though it's your pride and joy, just remember that it's only 'stuff'. stuff can be replaced or fixed. if your best friend was attacked, or your mom was threatened, then i'd say hunt 'em down and beat them just to the point of almost not seeing a tomorrow. but stuff is stuff - fix it, be more aware of who may be acting suspicious, and let it go.

a good example: my boss has a black audi a8. i noticed one morning when passing it on my way into the parking garage that it had a HUGE dent in the back - right where the A8 badge goes. i talked to him about it, and his 16 year old son went to a club in detroit that weekend, and said it happened in the parking lot. i asked if he was ready to kill his kid, or sue the club (not that it would do much good), and he just looked at me and said calmly, 'why? what good would either of those things do? it's just a car, and can be fixed. i'm just glad my son is ok. i'll just make sure he doesn't take my audi to downtown detroit anymore.' :smile:

Well you have their DNA!

:lol: Yeah, I'm a pretty good-natured guy until someone messes with me. I figure if someone wants to take the risk of doing something just plain mean to me, then they automatically get what they deserve. "Live and let live", "an eye for an eye", etc.

And it's not so much the fact that something was damaged/messed with, but rather the idea or point behind it...

Damn, that sucks some idiot couldn't find a better place for used gum...

It's like when some bastard broke my car's window to steal an RC car that was hardly visible (and it was at night). That car was worth $650+, and the window replacement was $250. And, it happened at work... Now I keep EVERYTHING in the trunk, but the guys at work think they would recognize the guy who did it, and if I ever see him, he's not going to get away with it.

Another side of it, is that whoever did it, is trying to invoke a repsonce that will make you look bad. Its been like that since bronto's were busses, I know , i was there:lol:

That's terrible! What car do you drive?

Yea, I keep everything very valuable in the truck if I can. However, the tinted window's do help (no one really knows whats inside unless they press their face to the car and have the proper light).

Which RC got stolen? Anyone I've seen?


I actually use Zaino. I have the kit, and the claybar takes off pretty much anything. I once had to claybar the ENTIRE car when a guy on my street got his house painted. The paint got carried by the wind and polka-dotted my whole car. Took me literally a whole Saturday to wash/claybar, re-wash, then wax it (3 coats). Claybar is awesome but it takes everything short of the paint off, hence why I had to re-wax it.

However, it was pretty cold this morning so the gum was hard. I just walked up with a rag and it crumbled as I wiped it off. Really not a big deal...but as Brian said, it was the thought behind it...if someone is screwing with my car, they are screwing with me.

I have a Black G35 Coupe.

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6790/g35tz1.th.jpg

Its actually my dad's, but he rides his motorcycle to work so I drive it everyday as if it was mine all along (my dad even refers to it as "your car"). I think he's driven it a grand total of like 4 times the entire year lol...



If I catch whoever did it in the act the first thing I'm gonna do is give him a good flurry of verbal assaults and we'll see what happens from there.

If someone F's my stuff up, they WILL get it right back at them...

My buddy just had something like this, some POS dumped oil all over his hood, and now his hood, and front is all un painted

I dont get people, but I really wish what they did would come back at them fast, and HARD, I hate people like that...... Especially when your wasting peoples money, there hard earned cash

some of you guys talk real tuff sitting behind your computer :lol:. JK:smile:

I know it s@#ks when someone messes with your stuff.

A motion activated camera concealed some where near your car would be a good way to catch someone on tape & in the act. Some people just have no respect for anyone or anything, and think they can do as they please to have a little fun at someone else's expense. Hopefully though you'll catch them in the act next time and the fun will be at their expense = expulsion with any luck. Quick wit is handy too, Im a master of it at times, but other times its takes me a while to think of the best come backs, which sucks since by then its to late....

Honestly, just bite your tounge. You never know who carries what theses days, and no one gives a s**t who gets hurt or worse, killed anymore. Atleast living near the big D that's how it is.

Most of us who are no longer teenagers... realize that doing things to retaliate like beating the crap out of a guy or doing damage to his property... is NOT worth it. Even if you really want to... and are willing to. You gotta stop yourself before you end up in some deep sh$t.

I had to go to court once... just for getting physical with some teenagers (I was only like 21 myself) who thought they were so cool harassing my wife and friends while we were trying to play tennis. I stopped them got in their face and took one of them off the court by his punk ass neck. I didn't even beat them up ar anything... and I still ended up in court cause their parents were scum just like the kids and could not see the right and wrong. Fortunately the judge was smarter than this family.

I learned that it doesn't matter if you are right.. you better be careful.

I know the feeling there BP-Revo. i've it happen to my truck(not quite as nice as your car but i still like to keep it clean and keep it looking nice). A good beating makes for a good story, but sometimes doesnt have the effect that words may have.

I had a XTM X-Cellerator that was pretty much stock with some Dirt Works tires on it, with a MM 4600, CC BEC, Impulse 4s 4800mah 20C Lipo ($175 my price!), and a custom body. The thing was a very tough truck, and was my only basher at the time when I was running it. Unfortunately you never got to see it...

Damn! Thats a hard friggen hit...real unfortunate. Repairing the window must have been an extra bite in the ass...

I wish I would have seen it. I think you mentioned it a couple times (I didn't know you were running 4S though - dang!).

The window my parents paid for (fortunately!). We have a $500 deductible on insurance, and I claimed the value of the X-Cellerator at $650, so I only got $150... but then $80 of that went towards the window.

That truck was sick. If I were able to keep the front tires on the ground (and I did experiment with custom wings on the front of the body), it probably would have hit 70mph. However, it would actually LIFT OFF at about 60mph. A cool sight to see, no doubt.

Down here in New Orleans people have been shot over parking places, shoes and even a bag of potatoe chips. This one lady gave her grammar school son a gun to go back to school and shoot a classmate that he was fighting with.

lol - i live and work in the greater detroit area. i don't even need to mention what could happen if i mess with the psychos around here.

a couple of years ago i was riding in my buddy's car late on a friday night, on one of the highways here. some guy got right on his bumper for no reason, and played a game of leap frog - he'd zoom up next to us, my friend drove faster, he'd pull back up next to us again, until finally i looked over and the guy had a gun pointed at us. for no reason!

Well, those who usually put trash on your car to drive you mad, are of the soft type, and they are driven by envy. There are those who scratch your car's body painting, destory your car's wind shield with a brick, steal your tires with their chrome rims, might even steal the engine itself and leave you there watching your lovely Lexus IS350 in a trashy condition.
My big bro's Mustang 93 endured a near similar destiny, back when it was purdy and shiny( it's not like I consider it a super fancy machine, but still, in America, at least, the Mustang is almost every young man's favorite ride).
My father got me a Toyota Innova( well, I chose it for the family's sake, although I wanted a Toyota Aurion) and almost every day I find a new scratch here and there.....my father told me that if I'm gonna take it to the body care center every time it's scratched by those bastards, it's better to leave it there forever and stop driving it.
So I guess we need to get used to this new type of life and find a way to get ourselves adjusted to it.

See, you guys know what I mean! No need for another senseless shooting.

Really sorry to hear about the stolen truck, MetalMan. I'm glad BP could get the gum off. That's a very nice car!

I can't drive to school yet, but I might be able to this February. I really want a Mustang, but there is no way I could afford one. I will have to buy my own gas, insurance, and car, so I really think I'll be careful with it. I am really afraid that people will hurt my car, and I wouldn't be able to afford to fix it. I really dislike people that have no reguard for others and their stuff. They just think it is funny, and don't have a clue how the other people feel. I always try to think of the other person's situation before I do anything bad to them.

Good luck finding that guy. I would like to punch them myself, but I'm not really built for it:sleep:.

Brijar!!!

Yea, I know what ya mean. Someone was recently shot over a piece of chicken around here...Whats really sad was the two people that were fighting were father and son...

Killing is becoming more like a habbit than a crime. Thanks to the movies, any ways.

Hey, this is funny, I will not be able to get my senior license until February. So, that really means no driving to school by myself until then. But, I recently got my first car, a '05 Mustang 5speed manual!:yipi: I'm only 16 and was able to afford one(worked my a$$ off), gas should be no problem either.(but will cut a little into the r/c fund!)

Bye:mdr: