{"id":1139,"date":"2002-12-06T15:07:53","date_gmt":"2002-12-06T22:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8stars.org\/aa\/2002\/12\/06\/dumb-or-arrogant\/"},"modified":"2002-12-06T15:07:53","modified_gmt":"2002-12-06T22:07:53","slug":"dumb-or-arrogant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8stars.org\/a\/2002\/12\/06\/dumb-or-arrogant\/","title":{"rendered":"Dumb or arrogant?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After stopping in the neighborhood hardware store, I was unlocking my bike when I saw the following scene unfold: an inexpertly piloted minivan is backing out of a space, and visibly scrapes the car to its right, leaving a big green mark on the white polyurethane bumper. Once out, the driver stops to look at the other car (without getting out), apparently decides &#8220;oh, that&#8217;s no big deal,&#8221; and drives off.<\/p>\n<p>I was amazed&#8211;despite this being a busy parking lot, the motorist either figured &#8220;nobody saw,&#8221; &#8220;nobody cares,&#8221; or &#8220;I am immune.&#8221; Sorry, buddy. I wrote down your tag number on a scrap of paper, along with my own info, and left it under the windshield wiper. Expect a call from Officer Friendly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After stopping in the neighborhood hardware store, I was unlocking my bike when I saw the following scene unfold: an inexpertly piloted minivan is backing out of a space, and visibly scrapes the car to its right, leaving a big green mark on the white polyurethane bumper. 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