Dumb 28 year old colleague (mind of a 3 year old)
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Dumb 28 year old colleague (mind of a 3 year old)
Ok....so I bought a brand new '05 C230K SS. I am trying really hard to maintain it, being really **** and compulsive about keeping it as new as possible...for as long as possible.
So a 28 year old colleague and I go out to lunch (drive thru Taco Bell). On the way back, the idiot is playing with his straw. I must re-iterate he is 28 and is not mentally retarded to my knowledge. He blows the cover off of the straw and it lands on the dashboard. Not upset, I calmly ask him how old he is. He then retorts, "It's fun". He then does it a 2nd time. This time it hits the bottom of the windshield and falls underneath the dash board.
Being as ****-compulsive as I am, I know the thought of having a Taco Bell straw cover under my dash is going to drive me nuts.
I'm mainly venting right now but if anyone has any ideas on how I can get this out, it would be greatly appreciated. I think I'm gonna try fishing it out with a long piece of scotch tape.
So a 28 year old colleague and I go out to lunch (drive thru Taco Bell). On the way back, the idiot is playing with his straw. I must re-iterate he is 28 and is not mentally retarded to my knowledge. He blows the cover off of the straw and it lands on the dashboard. Not upset, I calmly ask him how old he is. He then retorts, "It's fun". He then does it a 2nd time. This time it hits the bottom of the windshield and falls underneath the dash board.
Being as ****-compulsive as I am, I know the thought of having a Taco Bell straw cover under my dash is going to drive me nuts.
I'm mainly venting right now but if anyone has any ideas on how I can get this out, it would be greatly appreciated. I think I'm gonna try fishing it out with a long piece of scotch tape.
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I'd start hanging out with a different colleague. It's one thing to goof off, crack jokes, in essence, be a kid at heart.
It's another thing goofing off, doing that ish and messing up a dude's ride and f'in it up! No matter what kind of car it is, it's still not right.
This is what I would do:
First, I would tell him nothing and just -
2nd, I would get a stick
or pen and try to fish it out.
Lastly, I would give him this sign -
- for not being able to ever ride in my car ever again.
On a serious note though, I'm assuming when you say that it went under the dash, you mean that it slipped into the crack nearest to the winshield, correct? If that's the case, first see if you can locate it by sight. If you can, it shouldn't be too difficult to fish out (w/ pen, card, anything thin). I'm not exactly sure how deep that space goes.
It's another thing goofing off, doing that ish and messing up a dude's ride and f'in it up! No matter what kind of car it is, it's still not right.
This is what I would do:
First, I would tell him nothing and just -
2nd, I would get a stick
or pen and try to fish it out.Lastly, I would give him this sign -
- for not being able to ever ride in my car ever again. On a serious note though, I'm assuming when you say that it went under the dash, you mean that it slipped into the crack nearest to the winshield, correct? If that's the case, first see if you can locate it by sight. If you can, it shouldn't be too difficult to fish out (w/ pen, card, anything thin). I'm not exactly sure how deep that space goes.
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Next time he does something stupid like this in your car and it pisses you off so much, just punch him in his throat! That'll teach him.
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Yeah, it fell in the crack nearest the windshield. It goes pretty deep and the wrapper is out of sight. I have really skinny fingers and was able to "barely" touch the wrapper. A straight object won't work because the space wraps under the dash a little bit.
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A pair of hemostats might be able to grab it , otherwise take your friends credit card to the service dept and tell them to get it
out - then punch him in the throat.
out - then punch him in the throat.
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My 4 year old is only told ONCE whenever he rides in my car. He thinks that if he messes it up, the car is going back to the dealer to be returned.
I wouldn't have this colleague ride in my car again! He does sound immature by being told twice and replying "It's fun!"
As for the paper...can you see it from the outside looking down into the glass? If so, maybe someone can serve as guide while you try to fish for it from the inside. you're idea of a long scotch tape (maybe rolled up length wise) might work....or one of those wired tie raps (those used to tie cable together) combined with scotch tape stuck on it. that way, you might have more of a firm leverage to fish back it forth and bend it as well. good luck and keep us posted!
I wouldn't have this colleague ride in my car again! He does sound immature by being told twice and replying "It's fun!"
As for the paper...can you see it from the outside looking down into the glass? If so, maybe someone can serve as guide while you try to fish for it from the inside. you're idea of a long scotch tape (maybe rolled up length wise) might work....or one of those wired tie raps (those used to tie cable together) combined with scotch tape stuck on it. that way, you might have more of a firm leverage to fish back it forth and bend it as well. good luck and keep us posted!
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No violence necessary...
Yeah, it's just a straw wrapper, but you're entitled to have your vehicle the way it was before the jokester messed with it. Some people never grow up, and some simply have no respect for others' property (sounds like this guy is a little of both).
So consider this option ... take it to the dealer, tell him what happened and have the dealer remove it, at least for some amount of money (they may do it for free as good will, but $20 is a good number). It probably won't take them more than 10 minutes so you shouldn't have to schedule an appointment or anything.
Then set the receipt down in front of your doofus colleague, demand repayment and then calmly ask him if it's still "fun" now.
So consider this option ... take it to the dealer, tell him what happened and have the dealer remove it, at least for some amount of money (they may do it for free as good will, but $20 is a good number). It probably won't take them more than 10 minutes so you shouldn't have to schedule an appointment or anything.
Then set the receipt down in front of your doofus colleague, demand repayment and then calmly ask him if it's still "fun" now.
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ive had luck retrieving parking lot ticket 2x before. first time, i used a long piece of strapping tape and slid it around until the sticky grabbed. the second time, years later, i used large piece of alum foil and folded in half lengthwise with tape inserted inside. waved it back and forth until the foil 'caught' the ticket inside and the sticky kept it within until i carefully pulled it out.
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i had a hot starving girl in my car once and we stopped at a drive-thru, before she even ordered her food i told her she couldn't eat her burrito in my car let alone take it out of the bag to release the odor. she begged and pleaded and eventually i allowed her to eat her burrito out of the paper bag, yes, she had to stick her mouth in the bag to eat her food. call me stupid, cruel, or whatever, my car is clean and odor free 
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Originally Posted by inFiniTE LooP
i had a hot starving girl in my car once and we stopped at a drive-thru, before she even ordered her food i told her she couldn't eat her burrito in my car let alone take it out of the bag to release the odor. she begged and pleaded and eventually i allowed her to eat her burrito out of the paper bag, yes, she had to stick her mouth in the bag to eat her food. call me stupid, cruel, or whatever, my car is clean and odor free
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Nothing stupid or cruel about that, I hate people who eat in my car, always get **** somewhere no matter how careful you are, and it stinks it up. If some one is really that hungry i'll just park the car somewhere and walk into the restaurant and eat with them. Cars are meant for transportation, not dinner tables.
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Originally Posted by inFiniTE LooP
i had a hot starving girl in my car once and we stopped at a drive-thru, before she even ordered her food i told her she couldn't eat her burrito in my car let alone take it out of the bag to release the odor. she begged and pleaded and eventually i allowed her to eat her burrito out of the paper bag, yes, she had to stick her mouth in the bag to eat her food. call me stupid, cruel, or whatever, my car is clean and odor free
