Fireman break in to my FD!
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From: The Houston Club's Resident Lush.
Originally posted by PVerdieck
Yet another argument against turbo timers.
Yet another argument against turbo timers.
Yes, you can be your own turbo timer, but I kind of like mine and won't rip it out just becasue of this thread.
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From: Mesa, Arizona
Originally posted by mad_7tist
hey get the station and the shift number that was on the call. you realy are not supposed to just break ****
hey get the station and the shift number that was on the call. you realy are not supposed to just break ****
Some of you really don't pay attention/actually read.
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From: Pulling you over
Re: Fireman break in to my FD!
Originally posted by JSpec
Check out this story! I get a knock on my door by two policeman, they ask me if I own a 94 RX7 in garage #28 (apartments). "sure do." You need to follow us. I look outside and see a fire engine and 4 cop cars in front on my garage. ?!? what the hell could this be all about. Apparently my turbo timer (Blitz DTT-DC) decided not to shut off my car after 3 minutes (hasn't been a problem since I installed it 9 months ago) and it'd been running for an hour or so. Neighbors walked by and assumed there was someone inside trying to commit suicide and call the cops. 10 minutes later everyone shows up and spends a few minutes trying to track down the owner of the garage (my apartment is right in front of it) with "no luck" so they bust down my door with hatchets (scratching the HELL out of my bumper), then try to pry my UNLOCKED door open because they can't find the door handles (they're not THAT hard to find), then pop my hood and start pulling fuses. They happen to miss the 120A main fuse and decide to cut my battery cables. They whole time walking by scratching the car to hell with their equipment.
I don't know about you guys, but it just doesn't sound right. I can understand them opening the garage door (though they never tried to contact the manager and see who's it was), but after the door is open and they see no one's inside, wouldn't it be prudent to leave the car alone and find the owner. I'm obviously home if the car is in the garage. There was a toolset sitting next to the car, use a socket wrench on the battery lead, not a pair of lops. Good god man, it just doesn't seem right. I've had suggestions as to put together a suit against the city, and I've got statements from the manager and mainanence guy.. Does this seem like a suit against the city, an insurance deal (comprehensive, trying to get the deductable waived), or just an unfortunate event that I have to pay for? I don't think I signed up for "Fireman Break into Your Garage and Tear Up Your Car insurance"..
Check out this story! I get a knock on my door by two policeman, they ask me if I own a 94 RX7 in garage #28 (apartments). "sure do." You need to follow us. I look outside and see a fire engine and 4 cop cars in front on my garage. ?!? what the hell could this be all about. Apparently my turbo timer (Blitz DTT-DC) decided not to shut off my car after 3 minutes (hasn't been a problem since I installed it 9 months ago) and it'd been running for an hour or so. Neighbors walked by and assumed there was someone inside trying to commit suicide and call the cops. 10 minutes later everyone shows up and spends a few minutes trying to track down the owner of the garage (my apartment is right in front of it) with "no luck" so they bust down my door with hatchets (scratching the HELL out of my bumper), then try to pry my UNLOCKED door open because they can't find the door handles (they're not THAT hard to find), then pop my hood and start pulling fuses. They happen to miss the 120A main fuse and decide to cut my battery cables. They whole time walking by scratching the car to hell with their equipment.
I don't know about you guys, but it just doesn't sound right. I can understand them opening the garage door (though they never tried to contact the manager and see who's it was), but after the door is open and they see no one's inside, wouldn't it be prudent to leave the car alone and find the owner. I'm obviously home if the car is in the garage. There was a toolset sitting next to the car, use a socket wrench on the battery lead, not a pair of lops. Good god man, it just doesn't seem right. I've had suggestions as to put together a suit against the city, and I've got statements from the manager and mainanence guy.. Does this seem like a suit against the city, an insurance deal (comprehensive, trying to get the deductable waived), or just an unfortunate event that I have to pay for? I don't think I signed up for "Fireman Break into Your Garage and Tear Up Your Car insurance"..
This is just one of the many reasons why I will NEVER own a turbo timer. His $100 useless piece of crap electronic caused him a lot of not-needed stress. He is lucky that he didn't need to buy a rebuild for his FD too since it was left idling, locked in a garage. cooking for a HOUR.
IMO, he lucked out.
Last edited by Fumanchu; Jun 21, 2004 at 05:37 PM.
for a water/oil cooled turbo it's not really needed (maybe a benifit after hard long run).
but aftermarket turbos that are only cooled by oil can benifit from a TT.
A car should be able to idle for hours............ even in a desert.
It is a car after all.......
but aftermarket turbos that are only cooled by oil can benifit from a TT.
A car should be able to idle for hours............ even in a desert.
It is a car after all.......
Re: Fireman break in to my FD!
wow... you've got some SICK luck!
as for the stolen goods... the city IS responsible.
TINT... don't make it a big deal and they will replace it
if you have receipts, pictures, and proof that the car in the pictures is yours, they should cover EVERYTHING!
wow
as for the stolen goods... the city IS responsible.
TINT... don't make it a big deal and they will replace it
if you have receipts, pictures, and proof that the car in the pictures is yours, they should cover EVERYTHING!
wow
Originally posted by JSpec
As a police officer yourself, would you know who I'd need to talk to about this? With the stolen goods, I'm not sure if that'd be considered the city's fault, the apartment complexes for not putting up another garage door, or my own for not taking EVERYTHING out of my garage after the incident. The garage door was the only enterence into the garage, and they're all individual garages so I do understand them opening the door. Though you're right, the neighbor should have gone around and checked who's garage it was before calling anyone. I've only got a 50% tint on the front windows, I'm sure it's borderline illegal, you can still see inside with a flashlight. Any advice would be MOST appreciated..
As a police officer yourself, would you know who I'd need to talk to about this? With the stolen goods, I'm not sure if that'd be considered the city's fault, the apartment complexes for not putting up another garage door, or my own for not taking EVERYTHING out of my garage after the incident. The garage door was the only enterence into the garage, and they're all individual garages so I do understand them opening the door. Though you're right, the neighbor should have gone around and checked who's garage it was before calling anyone. I've only got a 50% tint on the front windows, I'm sure it's borderline illegal, you can still see inside with a flashlight. Any advice would be MOST appreciated..
PEOPLE!! R-E-A-D!!
The last post on this thread was 10-17-01!!
I just wanted to see if the guy was still around and what had happened in the end. If he's not around anymore, you guys are basically commenting for yourself lol...
Man...what did I start??
The last post on this thread was 10-17-01!!
I just wanted to see if the guy was still around and what had happened in the end. If he's not around anymore, you guys are basically commenting for yourself lol...
Man...what did I start??
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From: Pulling you over
Originally posted by FDNewbie
PEOPLE!! R-E-A-D!!
The last post on this thread was 10-17-01!!
I just wanted to see if the guy was still around and what had happened in the end. If he's not around anymore, you guys are basically commenting for yourself lol...
Man...what did I start??
PEOPLE!! R-E-A-D!!
The last post on this thread was 10-17-01!!
I just wanted to see if the guy was still around and what had happened in the end. If he's not around anymore, you guys are basically commenting for yourself lol...
Man...what did I start??
I know n00b
Just wanted to comment on the fact that tt's are worthless.
Originally posted by Fumanchu
I know n00b
Just wanted to comment on the fact that tt's are worthless.
I know n00b
Just wanted to comment on the fact that tt's are worthless.
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From: Detroit, MI
Though this post is old... I will throw in my two cents anyways. Seeing as how the car probably has a manual transmission, the logical thing to stop the car would be to stall it. Why didn't the fireman just find the door handle, open it, and stall the car?
People giving advice on this is hilarious. The guy obviously got his car fixed somehow, and I'm gonna have to lean that either hes fallen off the face of the earth or he's wrecked or had the car stolen and thus dissapeared off the forum.
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