Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Thwarted By Ignorance

What is this world coming to when even the carjackers can’t drive a stick?

One, holding a gun, forced him to the ground while the other hopped in the driver’s seat, Bean, 51, told WKMG Local 6.

But there was a problem: The aspiring carjacker didn’t know how to start Bean’s car, a 2002 Millennium Yellow Z06 Corvette. (The car, used, sells for about $19,000.)

“The guy started screaming at me, ‘How do I start the car?’” Bean told WKMG. Finally, the other guy, still holding Bean at gunpoint, hollered back, “It’s a stick!”

“I had to tell him four different times that you have to push in the clutch because it’s a standard transmission,” Bean told myfoxorlando.com.

The two assailants – Bean said they were handsome young men—ultimately ran away with his phone, wallet and keys. The wallet, he said, was special because his wife made it.

(3) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2204 hrs
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  1. What is this world coming to when even the carjackers can’t drive a stick?

    You seem to be presuming that carjackers would be more educated than the others, no?

    Can’t say that it surprises me that some one too lazy and/or stupid to earn a living legally wouldn’t be able to drive a stick.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 29, 2013 at 2222 hrs


  2. That is why I drive a stick. Not everyone can steal my car. Of course, many valets can’t either.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 30, 2013 at 0841 hrs


  3. Another good reason for CCW.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 30, 2013 at 0916 hrs


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