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JesusPotto t1_j6gb8al wrote

Can’t have that Kia getting yoinked, gotta park it on the porch

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6gc12w wrote

That’s my thought, repo man gotta work for this one

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Tiny-Impression3526 t1_j6gfahi wrote

Worst, teenagers with USB cables and TikTok accounts.

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bennypres t1_j6ggwnb wrote

I just posted something along those lines. So you’re also seeing teens with screwdrivers, USB, cables, etc posting car thefts on social media?

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AntelopeRecent7578 t1_j6gofyj wrote

No, we're seeing them in person stealing everyone's cars.

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bennypres t1_j6grt90 wrote

No shit, Sherlock. But my question was related to a perceived influx in thefts being uploaded to social media apps. Go find another thread to intrude with your nonsense

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TANTRUM27X t1_j6gupit wrote

Yes, that was your question and they said "no" to answer it. Then gave you their reasoning instead of the one you offered. They did nothing wrong. Maybe step away from the computer for a min and take a breath.

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bennypres t1_j6gushg wrote

Can you read? Or do you prefer manipulating information? Asides from a true webpage, where else do they post videos of car thefts? At their local community centre bulletin board?

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TANTRUM27X t1_j6gv7wa wrote

I think I and everyone else can read that you think you own the comments and can dictate what others are allowed to respond, Yes. What I prefer, is people to conduct themself with reason and maturity. Seems I may have made a mistake here starting this conversation. My apologies. I'll see myself out.

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bennypres t1_j6gvixm wrote

I don’t own anything here. I am simply standing my ground because somebody chose to make a snide comment, and probably thought they were being clever. Sadly, and on multiple accounts by separate people, there was a lack of consideration towards whether my question was misconstrued. Why not just ask somebody to reiterate the question?

I asked you a series of questions, but I did not ask you to leave. And I don’t really mind you being here. Since when is passive aggressiveness congruent with maturity? I see plenty of the former, but I’m curious where the latter is. You seek something you don’t posses yourself, which is ironic. And it’s your intrusive, holier-than-thou behaviour I’m not particularly fond of. Your lack of questions and ability to step back from the situation seem to suggest a lack of reason (you jumped in hung-ho without asking questions then abruptly decided to leave).

And here we are down the rabbit hole, completely astray from my initial question regarding whether you are also seeing car theft videos being posted on social apps more now than before.

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WellThisSix t1_j6jrhgi wrote

Third party here, what did you gain from this exchange?

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bennypres t1_j6jrsa2 wrote

Hello, third party. To answer your question, I stuck to myself — I don’t care about popularity. What have you gained from asking me such question? Sincerely, Benny

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GJenkins675 t1_j6igrso wrote

Repo man will just hook up to the tongue on the end of the house, package deal.

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Stay-Thirsty t1_j6gabdx wrote

Maybe they are expecting a hail storm and don’t want the car damaged?

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6gch34 wrote

Nope, just rain and a bit of snow in the forecast. He’s got 4 others in the driveway

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fredthegreat t1_j6iqm8p wrote

If there is rain in the forecast, maybe he had some giant sugar cubes to bring in the house and didn't want them to dissolve.

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lrrrkrrrr t1_j6g76tn wrote

It’s called a porage.

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Irishpanda1971 t1_j6gevna wrote

The "porage"? Hey fellas, the "porage". Well ooh-la-di-da Mr Frenchman.

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herotomo69 t1_j6gfja1 wrote

Well what do you call it?

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Irishpanda1971 t1_j6gi1af wrote

The porch hole.

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akirawut t1_j6goosw wrote

No one watched Seinfeld I guess.

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circular_file t1_j6ins3s wrote

I was still watching TV when Seinfeld was on, and I just didn't find it amusing, like at all. Nor did I enjoy Friends.
Something wrong with me I suspect. :/

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cmd_iii t1_j6j8sgh wrote

I'm in your corner, dear Sir or Madam, or Non-binary entity, or.... Sheesh, this is getting out of hand! Dear Carbon-Based Lifeform!!

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circular_file t1_j6jkd7b wrote

LOL. As my daughters are so ready to point out, I'm 'SO cis-het-white-male'. As far as they're concerned I'm only a few steps this side of Trump because I'm pro 2A, when in reality I'm a few steps to the left of Bernie. So, call me what you will, I have no objections; I can guarantee you I've been called worse, although I cannot say 'by better' because I don't know you at all.
Have a great afternoon!

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MedievalHag t1_j6gemb9 wrote

Trying to keep the Kia Boys at bay.

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bennypres t1_j6ggq5y wrote

Some late model Kias have feeble ignition cylinders with a lack of anti-theft technology. 2nd gen Souls like this, or 3rd gen Optimas. Similar aged Rio and Sportage models, too.

There seems to be an influx of dummy kids sharing amateur how-to’s on YouTube, etc. I’ve seen a couple ignition cylinders broken with easy.

Give an impressionable, mindless youth a tutorial on how to steal a car and they suddenly think life is GTA without consequences lol

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6gj381 wrote

Thanks. This is a very insightful comment and I bet this what he’s doing.

This neighborhood is all low income housing basically off of a country road with a reputation for unruly kids and police calls. 2 sheriffs were just down the street at another house. Break ins are more common than most other areas. (Basically a trailer park)

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bennypres t1_j6gjuhu wrote

Agh, I’m sorry to hear things are that tough for your (or this) community.

An SUV was stolen from someone’s driveway down the street last week.

It’s beginning to transcend communities where I live, and the safety of peoples property and lives are becoming increasingly threatened.

The person living next-door, their sister — she lives a few streets away and her son’s newer Wrangler was stolen a couple weeks back.

It’s no longer something you’d only have to worry about by being in the wrong place and the wrong time.

Pretty sad times we live in

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Exeunter t1_j6govlw wrote

There was an apartment across the street from me that always had a motorcycle stowed overnight way up on a high-floor balcony. This was a BIG, 800-lb cruiser bike - there was no space left for anything else on that balcony.

It was a very unexpected thing to see...and if you think about it for a minute, you realize that every night, the owner had to take the bike into and up the elevator, push it down the hallways, and wheel it into his unit and across the living room to the balcony...

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NorthernDen t1_j6iat00 wrote

I wonder if it was everynight? Or did the owner have a car downstairs in his parking spot, and on weekends would take out the bike?

This seems like a more likly scenerio, but I have seen weird things like this to.

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Exeunter t1_j6igxej wrote

It was every weekday night - the bike would be gone by 9 or 10 AM.

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CuseBsam t1_j6kdkds wrote

Guy is getting his workout in on his commute home

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the_amazing_red t1_j6htadx wrote

Oof that can’t be good for the elevator

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seamustheseagull t1_j6j5mkz wrote

I'd be more concerned about the balcony. Standard ten person elevator is rated for about 1600lbs IIRC.

A balcony is usually..not

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phormix t1_j6iozg5 wrote

Probably OK if it's a cargo elevator.

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seamustheseagull t1_j6j6s4a wrote

I wonder was that some kind of malicious compliance. Insurance wouldn't cover it without a secure lock up, building management refused to provide some, so he decided to make his own.

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6gc94b wrote

Northern Ohio, guy had 4 cars in the driveway and the house has a 2 car garage. My thought was repo man is hunting for this one.

House door swings in… but that screen door swings out.

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minicoop78 t1_j6ge4sx wrote

This makes sense. I don't think anything else possibly could. Lol

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BashiG t1_j6gi6e7 wrote

I have but one question, what the car doin?

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Artai55a t1_j6gtn07 wrote

Back in the 80s my neighbors had a toyota corolla which was small and light. When we wanted to play basketball, four of us could lift and carry it out of the way.

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permadrunkspelunk t1_j6kbslh wrote

Corollas from the 70's and 80's still weighed 2000 lbs. I am a fit adult construction and I cannot lift up 500 lbs. 4 of you would all have to be averaging that. I dp not believe this unless the engine was missing

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Artai55a t1_j6l3qr0 wrote

When lifting with four people above the wheels, it wasn't that hard to lift a millimeter and move several feet and set. It was about timing the lift and distributing the weight. Sometimes we had five or six of us and one time as a joke we hid the car in the back yard.

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RPDRNick t1_j6gbcp7 wrote

"Oh, did you say you drive a Porsche?"

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StompinTurts t1_j6jehvf wrote

“No, I drive it into my porch!”

Insurance agent: “yeah, I think we’re saying the same thing here. That’ll be $600 a month sir.”

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sicurri t1_j6g8pxq wrote

The door opens inward on the house and the left side of the porch where the front of the suv is connects to the concrete of the driveway. No ramp needed and likely that whole left side of the porch either has no enclosure or it opens outward.

No questions needed when the answers are all logically there.

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Cryterionlol t1_j6gd1dj wrote

Yeah I agree. You can see a fence directly behind the vehicle though. But IMO if somebodies willing to park their car on their porch, they're probably more than willing to unscrew their fence from the supports then put it back

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sicurri t1_j6gd88x wrote

Or more willing to put a small set of wheels on one side and hinges on the other to open it like a door.

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I_am_pooping_too t1_j6gj0i5 wrote

That screen door def opens outward. Or it would if some dummy didn’t park their fucking car on the porch.

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Hello_Gorgeous1985 t1_j6gmmm0 wrote

The screen door most definitely opens outwards, and I think that is a sidewalk, not a driveway.

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CheeseSteak17 t1_j6g9q9f wrote

It’s perspective. It is just covered parking. They simply backed in…

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6gbxti wrote

It’s definitely their front porch. They use to have chairs on it.

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CheeseSteak17 t1_j6gcg8g wrote

Only like 20% of people actually put cars in their garage. It is covered parking. Zoom in where the fence ends on the left and you can see the concrete slabs extend into the covered area.

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6gcw7j wrote

I don’t need to zoom in, I drive by all the time. The house is on a slab, and the porch is concrete. Guy has a driveway full of cars and today he parks it on his porch. I am guessing repo man is looking for this one

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Hashtag_Username1 t1_j6g7qpz wrote

I only have 1 question… how come luck charms hasn’t came out with an “oops, all charms” cereal?

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Ok-Street7504 t1_j6g9uex wrote

Some grocery stores sell nothing but the marshmallows in a bag. I've seen them, I don't know if they are Lucky Charms though.

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azdood85 t1_j6kd5ch wrote

To the top page of r/funny with you.

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Engineered_Hamburger t1_j6g8ls4 wrote

We call this backing in. Also known as Backsies and Heinekens.

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Goldfingeraz117 t1_j6gl4b3 wrote

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"

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usafmsc t1_j6il0yg wrote

Now, how in the hell am I going to get that out of my head. Thx/s

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geekgodzeus t1_j6h57sj wrote

Leave it alone. It hasn't hurt a SOUL.

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Small_Rocket t1_j6i89ck wrote

This is a mobile home.

The car pays rent. Is smoking on the patio

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MadMan018 t1_j6gga39 wrote

So we just gonna ignore the demon standing in the woods?

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ominous-cydex t1_j6ggh4f wrote

looks like they ghetto turned their garage into a room or studio apartment with separate entrance and their patio into their new driveway. On some white trash slumlord shit

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KAG25 t1_j6ghzcv wrote

I don't even see steps or a ramp, maybe to keep alligators away from the Kia

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bocephus205 t1_j6gknt6 wrote

too bad street view decided to skip this neighborhood

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AleeeeshaB t1_j6go1rz wrote

Huh. Yeah. Yup. This is interesting. Why was such a choice made???

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IHateMath14 t1_j6gp9um wrote

Anyone else notice the giant pair of glowing eyes behind the house in the woods?

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_IceCreamCake t1_j6gpzdx wrote

Maybe extra security for the house?

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Ok-disaster2022 t1_j6h68ay wrote

Looks like a hail storm is predicted overnight.

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hippielips t1_j6h7lgz wrote

Is it possible this is AI generated?

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6hyqwt wrote

Nope, I have additional photos. Came across this last night driving home.

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Adh1434 t1_j6hdhg6 wrote

They DoorDashed a car and this is the picture to prove it was delivered.

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thebarkbarkwoof t1_j6hesna wrote

When you work from home but miss the commute

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boersc t1_j6hkvyt wrote

Exactly. How come they didn't clear that patch of snow? Infuriating!

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KaiWenXiao t1_j6hrddf wrote

Now you can go with this, or you can go with that!

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zionritz t1_j6i45uf wrote

Standard kia security function

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goldengirl613 t1_j6i4t45 wrote

Like a cat, if it fits it sits lol. 😂

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Consistent_Parsley91 t1_j6icvdz wrote

I think the porch opens up in the back - hence the dead grass near the neighbor's yard.

But why not park on the street or make a driveway?

He/she must really love that car.

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Anasetsuken t1_j6id4od wrote

Maybe they're disabled or mobility limited and park closer to door for ease of access

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Drafgo t1_j6ifm2a wrote

Keep your friends close, and your car closer.

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SwissKver t1_j6ijz78 wrote

Maybe they're disabled it sure looks like it's a good fit.

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circular_file t1_j6inljn wrote

The door opens in. The ramp is on the back.

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6iqp6z wrote

ramp is on the left. (or lack there of a ramp, it's a sideway up to the porch

door opens in, but screen door opens out. It's a concrete porch tho.

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kennythinggoes t1_j6ioqt6 wrote

TikTok steal a Kia challenge champion?

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fanywa t1_j6isjlx wrote

Knock! knock!

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Adventurous_Shake161 t1_j6it60e wrote

I was playing this game called ark few years ago, I initially started with a raft base, then that got stuck and I just decided to build a massive base around it. I feel this may be the case 🤡

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Sweet-Sale-7303 t1_j6iwsad wrote

You can steal kias that have regular keyed ignitions with a usb cable. Probably trying to protect it.

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6j1q6m wrote

this is the most likely answer. house is in a bad neighborhood

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partrx t1_j6iycwn wrote

They have a lot of soul! And probably too many usb cables.

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cld1984 t1_j6iyqtw wrote

Judging by the ruts in the grass, whatever happened didn’t happen quickly or easily! You can see ramps against the building

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6j23za wrote

he backed in from the left, its a concrete sidewalk up to his concrete porch.. those ruts are on the neighbors property. That guy has a bunch of off-road vehicles.

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YeahMeAlso t1_j6jbqe8 wrote

I'm guessing its just a mini carport with a gate where the driveway starts on the right side there.

That's the only explanation I've got.

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Ninjabanana420 t1_j6js69i wrote

The only question I have is who built that porch? Is it wood or is it made of concrete/asphalt?

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6jzhx3 wrote

the house sits on a slab and the porch is concrete.

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TieDyedGemini t1_j6k0yga wrote

"Park in front and come around the back"

"You sure?"

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violentpac t1_j6gjn0j wrote

I got a question or two.

What exactly are you questioning?

And did you talk to them and get their permission to take pictures of their home and post it on the internet?

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nope79 t1_j6gkl5l wrote

Like who drives a Kia Soul?

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Ekillaa22 t1_j6igubu wrote

My moms has a 2015 she still drives kinda like it kinda hate it

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Octsober t1_j6gpbkh wrote

…whats that thing looking back to the right of the car in the woods? 😱

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pancakesfordintonite t1_j6h1ral wrote

Is that not a carport? Looks like the driveway goes right to it

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6hz68h wrote

its a porch, it normally has chairs on it. although It is a concrete porch.

Lot of these houses have added on metal awnings for porch roofs, cheap and fast way to add some shade.

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pancakesfordintonite t1_j6jcmgs wrote

Ohhh yeah to me I just thought it was a carport right next to the house. Cuz I see that a lot too

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Scott668 t1_j6ib1xi wrote

r/UnintentionalCarport

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harveyroux t1_j6irimn wrote

The only thing I can figure is maybe he has some serious sound equipment in there? OP, whats the skinny on this lol?

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6iybjg wrote

Rough neighborhood, guy 3 other cars in his driveway and a 2 car garage.

I guess from other comments these Kias are super easy to steal.

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Conservative-Point t1_j6iu1oy wrote

This way they can say the car has a car port if they decide to sell. Might add a few $$ to the selling price.

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Crafty-Independent20 t1_j6izd80 wrote

Hail country*

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6j1her wrote

Northern Ohio, hail is possible but rare and all we have in the forecast is rain and maybe a little snow.

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biest229 t1_j6j0joi wrote

Maybe his wife/kids feel unsafe walking down the drive to the car, if it’s poorly lit and they need to do so when dark?

I know it’s a short driveway and they have lights, but I literally got the shit scared out of me by someone in my front garden once. Very short driveway. He meant no harm, we lived near a low-security psych ward and sometimes someone would escape. He just liked collecting leaves and we had a lot of trees.

Another time I got the shit scared out of me in my front garden, the guy was high af and tried to attack me.

So, maybe this?

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cloudywater1 OP t1_j6j1a1j wrote

Maybe, he had 3 other vehicles in his driveway and plenty of room for the Kia. I was thinking making it hard on the Repo man or others have commented that these Kia's are extremely easy to steal.

House had a 2 car attached garage as well, so if he did feel unsafe he could have parked it in there.

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biest229 t1_j6j1zun wrote

I don’t know enough about how repossession works, or cars, so from my experience and not knowing about his garage, this is my only idea!

It does seem weird though. 100%

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seamustheseagull t1_j6j4xh1 wrote

He's blocking that door from being opened. Maybe the latch is broken or they've got something valuable in there.

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LT-COL-Obvious t1_j6ji0lj wrote

I’m guessing there’s hail forecasted

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netvoke t1_j6jk7i2 wrote

Must be small amount of hail because otherwise this won’t even protect the house much

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Mojave_1 t1_j6jkeac wrote

smart. I looks like they did it to protect it from.the snow.

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Shiny_Donut t1_j6jlkpn wrote

It's holding down that side of the house?

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SilverInvestment7847 t1_j6jws47 wrote

The car was misbehaving so they forced it to sleep on the porch

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oopsie-mybad t1_j6k2v60 wrote

Driveway/sidewalk in front of the house (to the left), just confusing perspective. Backed up underneath. Just has to pull forward to leave.

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