Car blew up behind my house

So about 40 minutes ago I was sittin' there watchin' Oprah's special and I hear this "BOOM!" I looked at my wife and said, "what was that?" "Dunno" she says. So about 8 minutes later (at the commercial break) I get up and go out to the backyard. Low and behold a large fire was burning in a field behind my home. Naturally, I called the fire department and relay them the info.

Once I saw a fire truck on the way I went out to see what was going on. Someone had ditched (what looked like) a brand new Nissan Sentra and tourched it. The explosion was probably the gas tank. Anyways, the FD put it out pretty quick and now I'm going to bed.

Maybe tomorrow I'll venture up there with my camera and take some pictures. It's doubtful the police will bother with forensics tonight. I'll post the pics here if I can get some.

I have (gasp) two homes. My job requires me to be in two places a lot. Anyways, right now I'm in Albuquerque. wEsT SiDe.

yeah, it's probably a stolen car.

Are you sure WW wasn't in your neighborhood last night?

Don't play the innocent with me. You laid one of your automobile-combusting specials, didn't you?

pics pics pics!

That must've been pretty fun to watch.

And as for who steals a Sentra - someone who's desperate and insane.

Someone who wants to go for a joy ride and burn a car steals a Sentra

Ever get out to sedona?

No, but I'd love to. Aside from all the natural healing wackos, it looks like a nice place. Do you live there?

Really means:

So I guess if it was running or had keys in it...who really is the idiot?

Personally, I leave my truck unlocked unless I'm walking away from it for a minute to run into a store and I have something of value in it.

If I park it over night somewhere that I won't be around, its unlocked, like at the mall or movie theater.

If I'm at a friends, I may lock it if I'm close enough to hear a window break or something like that.

My thoughts are if someone is going to walk up and check to see if the door is unlocked, they already have the intentions of breaking in. Might as well save the window and hope they don't steal or piss in it. If they steal it, oh well. If they piss in it, then that's just wrong.

Afterall, Locks only keep honest people out. Any dishonest person can get through your standard car lock.

You may mock but having worked with some young offenders (used to take them out kayaking) they all say the same thing about joy riding. They pick crap cars. Why?

a. Less security - easy to break into
b. Inconspicuous - Less likely to get pulled by the pigs
c. easy to drive - This one shocked me but as they pointed out.. they have never had driving lessons.

In the UK since car security has improved the rate of aggravated car taking and burglary for car keys has rocketed.

The best thing I saw blow up car wise was an electric milk float back when I was about 8 years old. Lead Acid batteries and milk.. an interesting smell.

Priorities, dude. The fantasy of the boob tube <umm, bad(?) choice of words there > is more important than the possibility of a terrorist attack in his backyard.

Mike.

Have you seen the new sentra? I kinda like it. It could have been a Altima too... hard to tell when the farking thing is on fire. But it had that distinct body style of a Nissan.

I couldn't agree more.

** enters marketing mode **

You mean the new Homeland Security 'Pre Mined' executive air facility..

New??

That thing has been in development since the dawn of flight.

Actually, it was RC who made the first plane...out of toilet paper. Wiping creased it, he threw it at Da Vinci as an intended *Bastage* and the rest is history. He's been drinking ever since.

Sadly, No. I used to travel though there several times a year on business. Absolutely gourgeous. The locals have worked to keep it that way too. You can see the diffrence between old construction and new. New stuff has to comply with strict regulations regarding exterior design. It blends into the countryside, no loud signs, neon, all subdued stucco or mortar colored to blend with the color of the environment. Very different and unique. The airport there is on top of a plateu, with an outstanding aviation theme resturant. I had my first buffalo burger there.

That whole area between, in and around Albuquerque and Sedona is amazing. The lava flows, the crater, the forest, monument valley, the canyon etc.

Sadly, No. I used to travel though there several times a year on business. Absolutely gourgeous. The locals have worked to keep it that way too. You can see the diffrence between old construction and new. New stuff has to comply with strict regulations regarding exterior design. It blends into the countryside, no loud signs, neon, all subdued stucco or mortar colored to blend with the color of the environment. Very different and unique. The airport there is on top of a plateu, with an outstanding aviation theme resturant. I had my first buffalo burger there.

That whole area between, in and around Albuquerque and Sedona is amazing. The lava flows, the crater, the forest, monument valley, the canyon etc.

Albuquerque is pretty ugly compared to Sedona. lol. The only thing Albuq. has going for it is the mountains and high elevation. But those pale in comparison to Sedona. Albuq. is trying to pass city ordinances that are very similar to what you're talking about in Sedona. I'm all for it... Central ave in Albuquerque (old route 66) is absolutely ugly in some places because of the fast food signs, strip malls, neon signs, etc.

Santa Fe is pretty nice... much nicer than Albuq. But it's also one the most expensive places to live in the USA. I live in both Los Alamos and Albuq... i prefer Los Alamos, but the weather is nicer in Albuq. It's a draw.

MMmmmm Santa Fe....The Cowgirl bar....Fat Tire.....mmmmm good

Especially when Bugs Bunny said it...

"I knew I should have taken that left turn at Albuquerque!"

Lockheed-Martin designed that thing.

They 'finished' it about 3 years ago and all the propellers on that thing were built wrong and cracked, broke, had a bunch of problems.

The entire project was almost scrapped because of all the problems with that aircraft. Its taken them 3 years to get the things in a battle ready condition.

I'll be skeptical of that aircraft when it becomes heavily used.

Any chance you can post the pics of the car?? I am quite interested in the incident...

The police towed it away before I could get a pictures of it the next morning. Here's what's left:



Sorry for the crap quality, it was taken w/ my cell phone. It turns out the car was a brand new Saturn. This one:

http://www.saturn.com/saturn/vehic [...] erview.jsp