Someone please explain to this 50 year old guy in rural flyover country what a "tweaker" is? Are they car club guys who are criminals/gang members???? Heck, the only hot rodders in my area are mostly 55+ grey hairs and in the gang AARP and the only thing they steal is power parking spots.. BTW: Kevin, glad you got your stuff back.
great that some is found, but that stuff is so popular that some could already be shipped out of the area-don't take anything for granted about security at your place-house/shop/car- my house got hit during the day while I was out looking for car parts just before Christmas-for those in Nor Cal you may have heard that old car parts man Don Knotts of Don's Antiques in Niles was robbed and beat up during the day recently
Glad to read you got alot of your stuff back. I can't stand people that steal because they're too F'n lazy to work for it.
Great news and a HERO HAMBER! How about the rest of the story about how a stupid tweaker stole his stuff ? Maybe it could help in the future how we could prevent a theft.
So happy to hear about this last night! Kevan is one of my closest friends and i've been praying all his stuff would be recovered! I greatly appreciate the anonymous person and I know they will be blessed for their part in helping Kevan and his wife recover their stuff. God Bless them and the HAMB and everyone who has been doing whatever they can whether scouring the swapmeets or keeping their ears open and spreading the word or shooting up some prayers on Kevan and his wife's behalf... keep up the good work cuz it's working! "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success!" ...Henry Ford.
That's actually a great idea - a story with mention of a "reward" might bring folks out of the woodwork that "found" the stuff. ~Jason
"Tweekers" are essentially meth-heads. Your basic low-life piece of shit who'll steal from anyone, even their loved ones and friends, jst to get another high. If our society had the same black outlook on them as we do terrorists the plague would surely slow down some. It's not a local thing either. Every major city/suburban area is crawling with em like roaches and even in rural America, dozens if not hundreds of small towns are seeing a rise in meth-heads. I saw a documentary about it and it said Billings, Montana not far from the top of the list of worst meth outbreaks. I say beat em senseless if you catch em ripping you off. It's not a disease, it's a choice so, fuck em. I'm glad you're on the road to recovering your stuff. Somebody knew the fucks and turned em on to you. A 1 light garage during a thunderstorm would be a good place for one of em to spill their guts. All hate aside, congrats dude.
its nice to hear the beginning of a positive ending to this! Hope the rest of the stuff is recovered for you Kevin
Someone please explain to this 50 year old guy in rural flyover country what a "tweaker" is? Are they car club guys who are criminals/gang members???? I'm glad you asked that, I had no idea either, must be something us old guys have in common. I was gonna ask something else, what the fuck was it ?
Thanks everyone! Here is a list of my wife's vintage clothes and accessories that were taken. I know the clothes are not car related but if we find the clothes then maybe we can find the rest of the parts. Were going to more scumbags houses today so keep your fingers crossed! Wifes stolen stuff: Box of Maternity Clothing - Some new some old (various ones were Kevan's Mother's) everything from tops to pants to skirts some sets one set has airplanes on it. Swim Suits - Various Vintage and New (one is a leopard print one piece, one is a blue leopard print top by OP but many others) 3 Piece Lady Baltimore Suitcase Set - Green (pristine condition) Vintage Gloves - long black, short cream colored, short brown Scarves - one white angora, one furry balled one, a few that are striped, one is green and black with a Tinkerbell on it, one purple, one regular old black one, various others Knit Hats - (winter) pink one with matching gloves and a white one with matching gloves Pair of pink leopard print heels by Betsey Johnson in a size 6 1/2 stretched out a bit so they are more like a seven but they are marked a 6 1/2 Purses - Various Vintage and new purses. (one of them is a Juicy Couture bowler bag in brown, another is a black bag with a bright pink interior, quite a few are souvenir bags from Mexico. Lingerie - guarder belts, corsets, under ware, various ones from Victoria's Secret and Fredricks including pantyhose from Victoria's Secret (some still in wrapping) Play Suits - vintage play suits including but not limited to: one green and black 2 piece play suit (country style) with checkered pocket area on green shorts and matching neckline of green top. Red and white two piece play suit also country style (I believe it is marked a size 32) One skirt to match the one I currently have in my possession. Yellow and light pink and blue top with white trim. White two piece play suit from the royal Hawaiian has red white and blue detailing stripes. Halter tops - black ones, floral ones, striped ones, (brown Roxy one with orange and brown detailing of a butterfly and flowers, another is scarf like in a plaid with a ring in the center of the chest) Red Club Shirt - Apple Valley Rancheros with a cowboy in spurs on the back Belts - Approximately 50 plus belts some newer and others vintage some go to dresses I own (including one that is white with embroidered raspberries on it, another is muskrat brown plaid) Some are metal. Belt Buckles - One is engraved Best Beer Bitch or ex-Beer bitch, another has a buffalo on it, one says stew screwed and tattooed, another has two revolvers and some roses on it, one is a Fonzie belt buckle, one is a horseshoe (red), one has a bird on it (suppose to be a peacock) all made by hand, and many more too.
Ya, and they'll do $10,000 dollars worth of damage to steal $500 worth of copper to take to the scrapper. Tweakers, waste of skin and a drain on the oxegen supply.
Some interesting tweeker/tweaker definitions on Urban Dictionary... HAHA! http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tweeker http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tweaker I love when they use the word in a sentence, on that site.
Cool , I hope the snowball keeps getting bigger , recovering more stuff & putting more scum behind bars.
"drain on the oxygen supply" ... that's great. Hope you don't have the copyright 'cause I am definitely using that line. Fantastic that the stuff is making it's way back home ...
Funny but sad as hell, I watched Johnny search through his bag with one hand while making something with the other,he is such a tweaker.
People who abuse Meth regularly are known as 'tweakers'. Tweakers often behave or react violently. Keep in mind, the tweaker may not have slept in three to fifteen days and may be irritable and paranoid. If the tweaker is also using alcohol or other drugs, the danger may be intensified. The tweaker craves more Meth, but no dosage will help recreate the first rush. This may cause frustration and leads to unpredictable behavior and violence. To support their habits, tweakers often participate in spur-of-the-moment crimes, such as purse snatching or burglaries. Tweakers are often involved in domestic disputes and automobile accidents. They may also be present at raves or parties. They may at first appear to be normal. A closer look will reveal eye movement ten times faster than normal, a voice with a slight quiver and jerky movements. The "funny" thing about tweakers is they will steal your shit and then hep you look for it, where Crackheads will steal your shit and then disappear.
Man kevan , I feel so bad for your wife, she is always a sharp dresser, and I know she really enjoyed her clothes, hopefuly will get her stuff back for her.
Sons of bitches stripped all the copper pipes from my late Mom's house. Cost me over $7,500 to replace. Glad to hear some of the missing stuff was recovered and hope you get it all back. Thieves are the lowest of the low. Satan has a special place reserved for you next to the hottest fires of Hell with a pitchfork up your butt.
They caught a guy in my area recently,stole $200,000 worth of concrete forms and scrapped them for $1k.
This states the cause of this whole huge problem. They should have been in jail, and they were loose on the streets. Everyone knew them and what they were up to and they were set loose on the streets. We all need to put maximum pressure on those that are letting them go.........and stop wasting time talking about GPS, dogs and how baddass we can be. To our anonymous HAMBer: Thanks for stepping up and helping. It's not always easy to do, and you did the right thing. We are all proud of you.
Drugs like crack and meth are a true evil and those pedalling them should be strung up. Junkies and tweekers get nothing from jail but should be forced to rehab and "reprogramming" as their illness of addiction makes them a danger to society. Addicts will steal from anyone even family all that matters is the next fix.
Easy solution, arrest the junkies. Then build a jail with only one big cell and put them all in it. Last man standing gets extra pudding at chow time.
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