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Buckeye_Democrat

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6. One of my junior high school friends had a big device...

Fri Mar 12, 2021, 06:08 PM

Mar 2021

... that allowed him to play every Atari game available back in the 80's, or at least it seemed like every game.

I asked him how he got it, and he said that his father (the manager of a local K-mart store) got it when the store received a replacement in their gaming section.

My mother took me to that store many times thereafter, and I never saw a replacement.

That kid's father was fired a couple years later, accused of EMBEZZLEMENT of cash!

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man steals full size playground slide for his child's bedroom [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 2021 OP

Catalytic converter thefts are a real problem in my community. iemitsu Mar 2021 #1

They still steal catalytic converters?? Haven't heard of that in years! marble falls Mar 2021 #11

Evidently there are two metals in the converters that have sky-rocketed in price. iemitsu Mar 2021 #12

Platinum & Palladium A HERETIC I AM Mar 2021 #29

Cat converter theft has skyrocketed recently Demovictory9 Mar 2021 #16

Truly sad that people steal the things and leave the vehicle owners with a big repair Blue_true Mar 2021 #36

Yeah..neighbor had window smashed for the change he left visible Demovictory9 Mar 2021 #47

That is horrible. What kind of a person would do that? Blue_true Mar 2021 #48

Not Florida. Yavin4 Mar 2021 #2

It is Springtime, we are calmer during that time of year for so reason. Blue_true Mar 2021 #27

So, what are you in for? ornotna Mar 2021 #3

They will steal them in the early evening in Seattle. liberalmuse Mar 2021 #4

Me either. It must be a PNW thing. iemitsu Mar 2021 #13

Been a lot in the Denver area as well. Nittersing Mar 2021 #24

Yep. Sounds like my neighborhood. iemitsu Mar 2021 #25

Nope this is a national scale of thieving going on MagickMuffin Mar 2021 #42

I hadn't heard about it either, and I hope the publicity from this case Tanuki Mar 2021 #46

Thieves are not known for altruism. nt Blue_true Mar 2021 #28

That slide weighs 400lbs? Chellee Mar 2021 #5

And getting it into a mobile home? PatSeg Mar 2021 #18

Work was likely too hard for that guy. He would have had to wake up early Blue_true Mar 2021 #30

His only redeeming quality Chellee Mar 2021 #33

Once the kid becomes an adolescent, it will start to dawn on him that his Blue_true Mar 2021 #38

Or both. Chellee Mar 2021 #49

And would allow him to bring a big slide PatSeg Mar 2021 #41

I believe that is the Detective on the slide. Blue_true Mar 2021 #31

One of my junior high school friends had a big device... Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2021 #6

If it was just the slide I would say cool try dad. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #7

Probably took the slide in exchange for drugs. iemitsu Mar 2021 #17

His daughter seems older than him. I'm not judging, mind you. marble falls Mar 2021 #8

that's the officer Demovictory9 Mar 2021 #14

You just never know. In Texas do you know what tornados and divorces have in common? ... marble falls Mar 2021 #21

All over the South, there are many mobile home parks. Blue_true Mar 2021 #32

Have you been reading how capitol bankers have been buying up trailor parks? marble falls Mar 2021 #43

Yes, I have. Blue_true Mar 2021 #44

Its a shame, alright. marble falls Mar 2021 #45

He's got a giant slide inside a mobile home. LOL Goodheart Mar 2021 #9

seems to block the door (to closet?) also Demovictory9 Mar 2021 #15

You will be surprised. I watched furniture movers work once when they were moving me. Blue_true Mar 2021 #34

Thievery aside, that really seems like a bad idea to put something that heavy in a mobile home. tanyev Mar 2021 #10

Depends on the age and the condition of the subfloor. haele Mar 2021 #19

OK, thanks for the info. tanyev Mar 2021 #23

There's something about this story that puts me in mind rsdsharp Mar 2021 #20

Yes. This is a college level activity. murielm99 Mar 2021 #22

If that's the cop on the slide, that's a bit unprofessional. Treefrog Mar 2021 #26

Not really. I prefer a Cop to have fun that way than to abuse people. Blue_true Mar 2021 #35

Just showing scale of size Hekate Mar 2021 #37

Lol. Probably just a picture for her Insta or FB. Treefrog Mar 2021 #39

That she's the size of a child? Sewa Mar 2021 #40