Since the beginning of the semester, my car has been vandalized on three separate occasions. Two times an egg was thrown at it, and another time the GPS antenna was ripped off. Do you know how long it takes to clean egg off of a car? About three hours with three people, when it’s all over the side of your car; and it’s really really hard to do. Do you know what the egg does to the paint? It ruins it, which costs money to get fixed. These senseless acts of vandalism, which seem to be happening to my car at a rate of about one incident per month (it’s absolutely ridiculous) have cost me money (to replace the antennae and fix the paint) and lots and lots of time (spent vigorously rubbing the egg off with three different kinds of polish and three sets of hands, or spent waiting for the police to come when I filed a report).
My question is WHY? Why has my car so frequently been the target of these immature and inconsiderate acts? What has my car ever done to anyone? She’s pretty nice as a matter of fact, and she’s just a baby! She doesn’t deserve to get treated like shit. Plus, I give lots of rides to people in that car all the time. Don’t Wesleyan students have better things to do than commit stupid acts of vandalism? Aren’t we, as a student body, educated and mature enough to be above this? How much pleasure does one really get from egging a car – about 10 seconds worth? Those awesome 10 seconds translate into a huge waste of my time and my money, and quite honestly I’m sick of it. It’s not like I need to tell anyone this, but seriously, a car is an expensive possession; I really don’t appreciate having my new car egged, twice, and having the antenna ripped off.
Maybe someone has some kind of personal vendetta against me. I’m not aware of having crossed anyone but if I have, please come talk to me and leave my poor car alone. Maybe someone doesn’t like the fact that my car is a big SUV. Well you aren’t the one who’s driving it, and egging it isn’t going to make it go away (or consume less gas). Perhaps whoever has been doing this isn’t even a Wesleyan student – but then what did I pay to register my car for if it can’t even be safely parked on the Wesleyan campus? (But I suppose that’s another issue entirely). Maybe writing this Wespeak will precipitate a whole slew of new eggings, but please…
All I’m asking for is a little consideration – the next time messing with someone else’s possessions presents itself as a fun night-time activity, please think about the fact that while it might mean nothing to you, there’s a person on the other end who has to deal with your mess.
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