4. Write a blog post inspired by the word: found.
My friend Marie’s Kia van was stolen right out of her driveway a few weeks ago. The hoodlums broke a window, tossed out the carseats and went joyriding until crashing the vehicle about 30 minutes away.
There is a huge issue with Kias and Hyundais being stolen ever since TikTok showed everyone that many of them can be stolen easily with a USB cord. It became a challenge and the thieves even have a cute gang name. So the Kia Boyz got Marie’s car.
After her incident I decided to buy myself and my girls a steering wheel lock because with two Hyundais and one Kia, our driveway is a tiktok challenge goldmine.
Maile and Laina were reluctant to use the steering lock and I kept reminding them that they’re really going to regret not using it if their car gets stolen. I know it’s an extra step and our neighborhood feels safe enough, but you just never know!
Imagine my surprise the other evening when I went to empty our trash can only to find my Kia van missing from my own driveway. And just like that, I fell victim to the dreaded Kia Boyz. I had gotten home around 6pm that evening and did not put the steering wheel lock on because I thought I might be leaving again. I emptied the trash around 11pm and the van was gone. After all that chirping to Maile and Laina, my car was the one to go.
It took police about 1 week but my van was found abandoned. To the Kia Boyz credit, they did not take any of my Taylor Swift CDs, but the van was trashed. It won’t turn on, the battery is shot and they left their weed cartridges behind. I suppose I should feel flattered that they signed my steering wheel with a black marker, but with all the added costs of damage, my insurance is declaring it a total loss.
The silver lining is that I was ready for a different vehicle now that I don’t have a van full of little kids to tote around. But the reason we have not made that move is because we know the van works great and did not necessarily want to sell it and take a gamble on a different car. Now it seems we’ll need to, except that after our deductible is subtracted we will have much less to work with.
Currently Pat and I are sharing his vehicle and I want to see how long we can manage this way. It’s crazy to think how many lives are being distrupted by the stupid tiktok challenge. And yes, Maile and Laina have had the steering locks on their cars ever since. That was a good lesson for them to learn…through me. What a sad way to say goodbye to my little kid transporter!
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The Prompts:
1. Write about an inconvenience.
2. Tell us about something you learned in October.
3. Share 3 things you are thankful for.
4. Write a blog post inspired by the word: found.
5. Tell us about a pet peeve you have
Abby says
WHoa! I didn’t know of the tik tok challenge or that Kias and Hyundais are so susceptible. So sorry your van got stolen and totaled, I would feel so violated!
Patty says
I’m just so sorry you had to go through this, Kat. The village idiots over at TikTok need to put up material demonstrating police arrests, court and jail time for these bottom-feeders who act out on the asinine “challenges”.
The big issue IS, our judicial system which seems only to be prepared with a patronizing slap upside the head IF these thieves are caught! Seems that most crimes are not to be taken too seriously.