The reality of living in a Real City

[nisaa]

I left the house today, excited about going to an early show of "Frida" at 1:15. When I got to the car, I saw that the passenger side window had been smashed in. Our cd player was stolen along with all of our cds. S**T!
So, I didn't make it to the movie. Instead I went back to the house to deal. We went to get the glass replaced.

Two months of living in LA and this is the list of other damages to our car:
TWO driver side-view mirrors smashed (we've replaced the second with a piece of mirrored flexible stuff, so it can't break).
One back tail light busted and dragged along the side of our car.
Plus the car has been marked with a key with some gang symbol.

It's not like we have a nice car or anything. We have a P.O.S. Chevy Astro Van.
I think I need to recharge the protection gris gris bag I got for the car in New Orleans.

Welcome back to reality.

Comments

[emerlion.livejournal.com]

is it just your van or are other vehicles also being vandalized? If not.... might it be something about your van that is attracting the vandals? maybe someone (or someones) is taking offense to a bumper sticker you have.... I remember when I had a darwin fish on my car I used to get shouted at while driving on the highway... once a guy with a jesus fish and a "jesus saves" tried to run me off the road.

hugs

E

[nisaa.livejournal.com]

Oh my goddess! Really? Holy shit!
No, it's just our van. Hmmmm... I am keeping my fingers crossed for when I go to the car this afternoon. S parked it on the same block as when it got broken into a week ago. Maybe it IS the bumper stickers?
I'll let you know.

Thanks.