On Jan 14, 7:13*pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> On Mon 14 Jan 2008 11:03:47a, Nancy2 told us...
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> > On Jan 13, 11:56*am, "Dave Smith" > wrote:
> >> I had to laugh when I read this news item from this morning's Toronto
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> >> Man steals two donuts, car
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> >> Sarah Boesveld
> >> Staff Reporter
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> >> A craving for a sweet treat and a joyride appears to be the motive
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> >> a vehicle theft at a north-end donut shop earlier this morning.
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> >> Police responded to a call for a stolen vehicle just after 5 a.m. this
> >> morning at a Coffee Time at Credistone Rd. and Hwy. 7.
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> >> Police said witnesses reported the man reached over the counter, grabbed
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> >> wo donuts and fled the shop, driving off in a vehicle left idling
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> >> Police did not identify the make and model of the car, nor the flavour
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> >> freshness of the stolen donuts.
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> >>http://www.thestar.com/News/article/293594
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> > There has been a sharp increase in car thefts in this area this year -
> > people taking advantage of others leaving their cars running while
> > doing a quick errand, or starting it and letting it warm up while they
> > go back in the house.
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> > It's an actual charge in the big city close to me - "letting your car
> > run while parked," or something like that. *Seems a little extreme to
> > me, especially insulting after it gets stolen. *LOL.
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> It's a charge in any city that I've ever lived in. *Extreme, NIMO. *If you
> hadn't left it running, it's far less likely that it would have been
> stolen.
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> Smart folks who want to leave their cars running to warm up or not cool
> down carry any extra key so that the car can be locked while it's still
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> > N. *(14 degrees F., wind gusting at 25 mph)
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> Yep, that's cold, but still not really an excuse.
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> Date: Monday, 01(I)/14(XIV)/08(MMVIII)
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Oh, I agree. I have keyless entry, so mine is always locked, running
or not.

N.