Before I left my house, I stuck my sunglasses in a sunglass pouch that I have clipped to a bag.....a man purse, that I take with me when I go out places. It also holds my cigars, money, some tools, etc. The sunglass pouch I have is neoprene and it is pretty reliable in keeping the contents safe.

The person who worked at the garage drove the truck into the bay and they worked for about an hour. I sat in the lobby and read. Note that my bag and sunglasses were IN the truck the whole time.

When they were done, I paid and drove the truck to my brother in law's house to drop it off. He is taking his father's truck.

My wife picked me up and we drove home. When I got home, I looked for my sunglasses and they were gone.

I called my brother in law to ask him to look in the truck in case they had fallen out of the pouch. This was VERY unlikely though and I knew it.

In the meantime I searched all around on the chance that I had been confused and never really stuck them in that pouch.

The whole time I searched, I kept thinking of that son of a bitch who worked on the truck. The most likely scenario was that he stole the glasses. They ARE $200 Costa Del Mar glasses.

As I searched I became more frustrated and began to determine my tact for approaching the situation with this garage. it took some nerve to steal someone's stuff right from their car, but how could I prove it????? I KNEW that the glasses NEVER "fell" out of that pouch, but would the owner of the garage believe this to be proof that his employee was dishonest. I had worked with these sorts before............I knew how difficult is was to prove they stole things or acted dishonestly in some other way.

I noticed a list of employee names in the lobby at the garage and I tried to recall these. Perhaps it would be better to handle this "one on one" with this thieving jerk and I began to allow some rage fantasies creep into my head.

Either way..........this piece of **** was going to get it.

Then the phone rang and it was my nephew............he found my glasses in the truck on the floor.

And then it runs rampant anyway....

So, if you do end up losing those sunglasses, make sure you replace them with a $50 pair and help restore this country to greatness!!!!

Rotten bastids.:-"

1. Andy, whip your nephews ass. He took the glasses out of the truck and had a change of heart and "found" them in the truck. Ask him, you'll see it on his face. Then immediately punch him in the stomach - he might be a ninja in training, you never know.

2. About expensive sunglasses. I used to get the cheap pairs and would still get head aches in the sun from what I thought was squinting. Turns out that the cheap sunglasses were actually causing my head aches. Went to an eye doctor and he told me that my vision was so good that the distortion in "cheap" sunglasses is what is hurting my eyes. Went and spent some big $$ on sunglasses (Revo's I think at the time, $200+) and figured out that he was right. Now I am an expensive sunglasses whore. Can't buy anything cheap anymore.

BTW - I define "cheap" by the materiels, that is the clarity of the lenses mostly. But to each his own. I really don't buy the weird articles ideas either....

IF the guy did take your sunglasses, he's probably just a survivalist. He wanted $200 sunglasses, but he didn't want to pay for them. You know how that goes.

Go have a beer with him - while he's wearing your sunglasses. That will show real tolerance and love.

Now if you excuse me, there's someone I need to get in touch with and forgive - myself.

Sorry, I farted. It's a long road ahead.

#-o

It could be worse... you could be required to get a smog check, which costs about the same, I guess, but it does nothing to get the folks who drive rattle-trap cars off the road. Probably one of a few reasons CA auto insurance rates are the highest in the country.

We have annual inspections here. Lack of a current sticker is another reason for the cops to pull you over and ticket.... If your vehicle is over a certain age, then you also have to get an emissions test. Mine is 14years old, so I have to get that also....... Cost 35$. Still see plenty of clunkers on the road though.

A few years back I was helping set up for VBS (vacation bible school) at the church. I was unloading a truck going in and out of the sacntuary. It was July so you can imagine the sweat pouring off my bald head.

So I got tired of whiping the lens of my Maui Jims and laid them on a pew. I would guess there were about 25 adults and kids helping set up that day. So about an hour goes by and I get ready to leave. I looked for my glasses on the pew and they were gone. I went to the office, thinking someone may have turned them in, and they were nowhere to be found. My mother was working at the church at the time and I asked her to keep a look out for them.

To this day they have not been seen. I can only think that someone walked off with them.

Maybe it was an accident but it still pissed me off. The glasses cost about $215.

When was the last time you bought an inspection sticker? They are $10 now!!!

I'm glad Andy didn't swat that guy. Imagine the guilt... :-"

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Here in NC, we have annual inspections and emissions checks. The emissions check is skipped if the make of your vehicle is prior to 1996. Everything is registered in the computer. Inspection stations have to be set up with the state and if you don't get and pass your inspection - you don't get your registration renewal in the mail. If you wait too long, they send you a fine. The inspection on my truck is about $40 and the registration renewal is $42.50. We don't see a lot of clunkers here, believe it or not.

July 1st...You got ripped off!

Troo dat Gringo.

I used to get eye fatigue from "cheap" sunglasses...........just by wearing them for normal things like driving, etc.

Costa lenses are optically "correct".............no strain on the eyes. Also, picking birds out of the sky in the open ocean is tough enough; try it with **** plastic lenses. Go to any sportfishing port in Florida and check out what all of the Captains and mates are wearing...................chances are 90% are Costas. Also, they will repair the glasses as required at a nominal cost.

I've had the same pair for over ten years............I hated the thought of losing them.

Pretty Good Snowwolf!!!!

I am absolutely guilty of disregarding my own advice at times. It seems that doing the right thing or feeling the right way isn't always the first impulse.

It's something I struggle with you know................trying to be a better person.

That's sort of why I related this stupid story............to show how your own mind can generate a false "reality" if you don't keep things in check (and make sure you are clear on all of the facts). Nobody likes to be angry and frustrated, but I allowed myself to become that way because of haste and stupidity,