Nightingale 0 #1 September 3, 2007 This morning, I decide to bake cookies. I'm at the boyfriend's house, and I realize that he doesn't have any measuring cups, or if he does, I can't find them. So, off I go to the grocery store. I spend less than five minutes inside, grab the measuring cups, pay and go. As I walk up to my car, I notice something strange. There's a spare tire on my rear passenger wheel. I scratch my head, thinking "I don't remember getting a flat..." So, I drive the two blocks back to the boyfriend's house, all the while thinking "this is weird." I pop the trunk and sure enough, the spare tire is inside. So, somehow last night, someone stole my wheel and tire, AND PUT ON A SPARE! I have no idea why anyone would do this. It's a ten year old Ford Escort with the wheels that came with the car. Nothing fancy. Stupid, ugly, standard wheels. But still, it's MY wheel, and it's gone missing. I call the cops. They show up in a few minutes. The cop and I are both looking at the spare tire on my car, and the spare tire in my trunk, thinking "this is bizarre." So, the cop takes a report, and comments "well, at least they were nice enough to leave you a spare." So, my dad is off at a junkyard looking for a wheel that will fit my car, and I've just finished the cookies, which are cooling on the counter. This has been a really strange morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwings 0 #2 September 3, 2007 Crooks with a conscience? Mmmm cookies. What kind?Why don't you just go to the police station in a red clown suit and let everybody know what we're doing here? I have a phobia for moobs. Thanks, youknowwhoyouare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #3 September 3, 2007 Cutout sugar cookies in leaf, pumpkin, and acorn shapes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwings 0 #4 September 3, 2007 I had macadamian nut cookies last night with dinner. Yum!Why don't you just go to the police station in a red clown suit and let everybody know what we're doing here? I have a phobia for moobs. Thanks, youknowwhoyouare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #5 September 3, 2007 Those are good! I sometimes use the Nestle Tollhouse cookie recipe and use white chocolate and macadamia instead of chocolate chips. yum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #6 September 3, 2007 Hmm.. Reminds me of the time that someone stole my car with my cellphone and lots of skydiving gear in it. They took it for a joy-ride or something (a '94 civic - tons of fun) and then parked it in a parking lot near my house, called my home phone from my cell phone to leave a message regarding the whereabouts of my car. The really funny thing was.. when I went to go pick up my car they had locked the doors! "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #7 September 3, 2007 I would guess they need a good tire not the wheel it was on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #8 September 3, 2007 I got a spare tire around my waist from eating cookies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #9 September 3, 2007 you stole my thaughts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #10 September 3, 2007 QuoteI would guess they need a good tire not the wheel it was on. I thought of that... but it was an old tire... I was about ready to replace it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #11 September 3, 2007 You may have rescued them from a bad situation. Maybe they had to travel some distance at a good rate of speed and didn't think that the spare would hold up. At least they didn't leave you sitting on the ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #12 September 3, 2007 right. someone blew a tire on THEIR Ford Escort... and had a spare... was it one of those Little, "donut spares"????? If your wheels didn't have a lockable Lug nut, AND if they ( the smart, but thieving, Flat Folks ) had a lug wrench...and jack.... could be ?? that they took YOUR wheel and tire, cause it was holding air.?? leaving you with the "baby tire",,,, since those tires look kinda funny on a car... better not drive it over 50 MPH or so......Keep an eye out for Local Ford Escorts,,,, which might have a full sized wheel with a torn tire,,,, in their trunk..... does your insurance coverage include theft??? i hope the deductible isn't alot... j t Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #13 September 3, 2007 Weird. I guess it coulda been worse! & I LOVE sugar cookies!!! Tell J to share with the rest of us. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VideoFly 0 #14 September 3, 2007 A couple of weeks after buying new tires for my car, I noticed that one of the wheels was different and there was an old off brand tire on it. I could not believe that someone had the nerve to steel one of my wheels and tires, but they at least left me an oldy to drive on. I complained to my kids for days as I tried to figure out how someone could have the nerve to do that. It wasn’t until about five years later, when my son slipped during a conversation, laughing about how he once borrowed my car without me knowing and hit a curb, denting the wheel and blowing the tire. Afraid to have me find out, he bought a cheap used wheel and tire and put it on the car, hoping that I would never notice. Kids... you’ve got to love them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twoply 0 #15 September 4, 2007 After reading this, my wife wants to know, How does he have all the ingredients for cookies but no measuring cups? She's odd at best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #16 September 4, 2007 What is even more strange, for me anyway, is the fact that I just had a discussion of.....is it the wheel, rim or tire......................I say the wheel consist of the rim and the tire together, but not separately....and she never understood or agreed! I think they needed a tire and maybe had an extra spare........and the fact the they put it on for you meant they were probably honest people who just needed a tire. I once stole a alternator because I had no money and really needed a car...........when I got back to my car which was the same make and model, the damn thing did not fit......the next night I took it back with the intent of re-installing it only to find out they had already got a new one! I left them a note apolgizing and an explanation! I wonder what they thought! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #17 September 4, 2007 Quote A couple of weeks after buying new tires for my car, I noticed that one of the wheels was different and there was an old off brand tire on it. I could not believe that someone had the nerve to steel one of my wheels and tires, but they at least left me an oldy to drive on. I complained to my kids for days as I tried to figure out how someone could have the nerve to do that. It wasn’t until about five years later, when my son slipped during a conversation, laughing about how he once borrowed my car without me knowing and hit a curb, denting the wheel and blowing the tire. Afraid to have me find out, he bought a cheap used wheel and tire and put it on the car, hoping that I would never notice. Kids... you’ve got to love them! And it worked really well! He got away with it! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #18 September 4, 2007 QuoteAfter reading this, my wife wants to know, How does he have all the ingredients for cookies but no measuring cups? She's odd at best. I bought the cookie ingredients. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #19 September 4, 2007 That's even more perplexing than what happened to a friend of mine. Someone with the exact make and model (including the color) of truck he had stole his back license plate. He didn't even realize it was gone until the police showed up with his missing plate. They'd stopped the other guy on a different citation and his license didn't match up with the plate on the truck. The police brought my friend his license plate back! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #20 September 4, 2007 Quote Quote After reading this, my wife wants to know, How does he have all the ingredients for cookies but no measuring cups? She's odd at best. I bought the cookie ingredients. And for the record, she couldn't find the nice metal measuring cups I have because she was looking for cheap plastic ones. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #21 September 4, 2007 I admit it. He had measuring cups. I just couldn't find them. Of course, that ended up being a good thing, because I discovered the tire issue before I really needed to drive somewhere. And a BIG thank-you to my dad for spending hours at a junk-yard on his day off searching for a wheel that would fit my car, and an equally BIG thank you to Clownburner for helping me put the new wheel on my car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #22 September 4, 2007 Oh my gosh, what an odd story! I'm glad that you at least had a tire on there. QuoteAnd a BIG thank-you to my dad for spending hours at a junk-yard on his day off searching for a wheel that would fit my car, and an equally BIG thank you to Clownburner for helping me put the new wheel on my car. Aw, that's great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
