Gawain 0 #1 December 1, 2003 Just saw a documentary about the stuff they gotta pull down on Discovery Channel. Wow! That is all I can say about that. I would hate that job. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #2 December 1, 2003 Naa, you wouldn't hate it. It's a total rush and almost as fun as skydiving. I worked for Automobile Recovery Bureau in Detroit a couple of years after I got out of the service and it was a blast. There isn't anything quite like stealing a car from someone's driveway, then calling the cops and admitting it, lol.. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #3 December 1, 2003 I was standing outside a MAJOR midwestern airport the other day. I was looking at this van that had been sitting there, unoccupied, for several minutes. Out of nowhere the tow truck appears. He had it hooked up and was pulling away by the time STUPID comes out and starts bitching up a storm. It got really funny when the tow truck just pulled away. I thought I was gonna fall down laughing when STUPID chased him on foot the entire length of the front of the airport. I was thinking to myself....You'll just walk back tired. A couple minutes later......he walked slowly back....still panting. I was caught between thinking...Man that would SURE SUCK to get your car towed from the airport.....and....What kinda dumbass leaves there car unattended RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TERMINAL!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #4 December 1, 2003 QuoteThere isn't anything quite like stealing a car from someone's driveway, then calling the cops and admitting it, lol.. That's what I was thinking......You get paid to steal stuff! What fun!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #5 December 1, 2003 QuoteQuoteThere isn't anything quite like stealing a car from someone's driveway, then calling the cops and admitting it, lol.. That's what I was thinking......You get paid to steal stuff! What fun!!! See, now I was initially thinking the same thing, but then they show the clips of Billy-Bob chasing down the street shooting at them. At least I'm not getting shot at while skydiving. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #6 December 1, 2003 QuoteAt least I'm not getting shot at while skydiving. Getting shot at is a WAY bigger rush than skydiving any day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #7 December 1, 2003 QuoteQuoteAt least I'm not getting shot at while skydiving. Getting shot at is a WAY bigger rush than skydiving any day! Rush...okay. Fun?? I bet not! So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #8 December 1, 2003 QuoteRush...okay. Fun?? I bet not! It's only when someone manages to actually HIT you that it becomes unfun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #9 December 1, 2003 I worked for Automobile Recovery Bureau in Detroit a couple of years after I got out of the service and it was a blast. ------------------------------------------------------------ Sounds familiar, just wondering if its like National Auto Recovery Bureau in South San Francisco, aint no bank repo shop, you know, where you get a set of keys. Very interesting way to make a buck. Got to drive some pretty nice vehicles. I was just a driver, not the repo man. Still made some decent money. dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinfoil 0 #10 December 1, 2003 QuoteJust saw a documentary about the stuff they gotta pull down on Discovery Channel. Wow! That is all I can say about that. I would hate that job. But they can be real assholes. Had two repo men show up at my door looking for 3 dvd's I had kept from a video store that closed. Why does it take two people to repo three dvd's? “- - Sumo is the greatest of sports. It has power, grace, speed and cluture. And most importantly, two fat bastards smacking the shit out of each other. ” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #11 December 1, 2003 QuoteBut they can be real assholes. Had two repo men show up at my door looking for 3 dvd's I had kept from a video store that closed. Why does it take two people to repo three dvd's? Dude, they use repo men in Canada for recovering DVDs? That is some seriously funny shit. Why didn't the store just charge your credit card? Repo men for DV-f**k**g-Ds...that tops it!! So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #12 December 1, 2003 used to work with a guy that had done a little repo when he was younger. said sometimes it wasn't really hard and others it was.... had this one guy he tried to get his car for months.. every night the guy would put his car up on blocks and take the tires inside so it couldn't be drivien away... he had an ocasional time he got shot at too.. but not often..... normaly just waited outside the peoples houses, when they went inside he would unlock the door to the car with the provided key and drive it off..... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #13 December 1, 2003 dropdeded, We were bonded to a bunch of banks across the nation and sometimes they had key numbers (new cars) and sometimes they didnt, which was most of the time. We had to do what was necessary, lol, and I have some pretty funny stories, but all in all, I had a great time. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #14 December 1, 2003 My best time while hauling cars, on a "secure" car (or so the manufactur would like you to believe): 97 BMW 740i From walkup (locked doors, no keys) to drive off, 7 seconds. At first glance, they seem like very secure cars. That little experience taught me that if they (thief or repo) want your car, they will take your car, and there's not much you can do about it, besides sleeping in your car.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #15 December 1, 2003 Yeah, I was riveted by those shows last night. The job looked like a lot of fun. Can you believe that crazy guy who attacked the kid who shot the rifle at him?/ My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #16 December 1, 2003 QuoteYeah, I was riveted by those shows last night Yup, I watched it too, kick ass show. Looks like it would be an absolute blast. Then I made the mistake of watching XMA. After 4 years of Tae Kwon Do I was sitting there thinking "yeah, point fighting isn't fair, its bullshit and those competitions suck."--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #17 December 1, 2003 QuoteI would hate that job. Yep, especially if you had to repo a P.O.S. '93 Ford Escort base model from some woman pregnant with twins, tears streaming down her face...it's her only car, you bastages!! And her husband was deployed..."Just take my china you heartless fiends! It's worth more anyway!" >sniff< >a-hem< >sniff<...not that Iwould know or anything...~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
freeflir29 0 #18 December 1, 2003 QuoteYep, especially if you had to repo a P.O.S. '93 Ford Escort base model from some woman pregnant with twins, tears streaming down her face...it's her only car, you bastages!! And her husband was deployed.. Oh well....life sucks doesn't it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #19 December 1, 2003 Quotethere's not much you can do about it, besides sleeping in your car. Lol...I had a debtor who once locked a doberman inside the unit...I opened the door, jumped in, keyed it and as I spun around to look out the back window to see where I was backing...the dog's nose touched mine, lol. Can you say toilet tissue?? Hehehe... TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #20 December 1, 2003 Had a Mercedes coupe (?) on a cradle snatcher, tryin to get it down a steep ass driveway in Sauselito, guy runs out and jumps in the car. Had to drop it. Repoing cars on a busy city street is SO much easier and safer than taking it on some country road, with two houses for ten miles. dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pleifer 0 #21 December 1, 2003 dogs are easy open door give big chunck of steak and they will hop out and gobble it down _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #22 December 1, 2003 Aww, bummer, dude...I never lost one. I had a few I couldn't find but once my hands were on it, it was mine. Never used a wrecker either. I had a set of pushbars on the front of a company car and used them and/or a chain to move vehicles if I couldn't pick the locks or straightwire them. Mind you, this was in the early 70's, most of the units didn't have locked steering (that started in 68/69) and we didn't have the new style wrecker you can just "bump and run" with. "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #23 December 1, 2003 Quotedogs are easy Lol...not if you are already inside the car, got the engine running, and are sitting in the debtor's driveway trying to get away without getting caught...lol. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmsmith 1 #24 December 1, 2003 QuoteJust saw a documentary... I worked in the industry for almost six years as an independent operator with my own equipment and hide-away tow truck. I worked the ghettos exclusively around the bay area where the big shops refused to go because of liability issues and the race card. I made a lot of money for my clients and myself too. However, it's not a job for a married man with dependents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropdeded 0 #25 December 1, 2003 I worked the ghettos exclusively around the bay area where the big shops refused to go because of liability issues and the race card. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dude, the Pink Palace on, I think Golden Gate? Hunters Point Then theres the "voluntary", 35 ft southwind Motorhome, just help take out the microwave and its all yours fella'sThen there was Guerneville, buncha T-Shirted, rolled up sleeved bull dykes that wanted to kick our asses Man, so many stories... dropdeded------------------------------------------ The Dude Abides. - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
