Distracted driver destroys family's treasured 1931 Ford Model A - Sensationalist Headlines

If somebody took something I spent a lot of time and money on, that has historical value, that is rare and full of sentimental value, and took a huge, anus gaping shit all over it to ruin it, I wouldn't be thankful that the person didn't get hurt tearing their shitter over something I treasure. I certainly wouldn't think the immense amount of time, money and work I'll need to do to somewhat fix it without proper compensation is no big deal. People value objects, objects can be valuable, people don't like it when other people negligently destroy things they own, it's not a hard concept to grasp and being some kind of elitist because you don't value things just makes you look like a fedora topper.

Y'all please pray for SKS he's lost up on top of his oversized soapbox and may not be able to get down on his own. Call the fire department

click on the link and read the page, this is simple stuff man.

Actually, a lot. Model T's aren't particularly rare or expensive.

Also re-reading this, The car's a model A. Not a model T. The resources I pointed you at are for the model A though.

I know that. Why even mention this?

Because you posted about model T's you dingus

Are you serious. I brought that up as addition to my argument not because I thought we were talking about Model T's from the beginning!

Only people I've seen here seemed to ascribe the value the family had for this piece of property as personal rather than intrinsic, and a claim that beating someone senselessly to a pulp until the cops showed up isn't an acceptable thing to do, even when a highly personally valued object is damaged (even more so when this damage can be repaired). What is the source of intrinsic value for objects with history anyway, when said objects are copies based on factory blueprints and not irreplaceable originals? In the latter case I can see how such an argument can be made, but even then I would not call such value intrinsic, but instrumental (to understanding and appreciation).

If the fact that everyone is disagreeing with you hasn't put you off from your insensitive views, I feel like I'll chime in as well. I'll let you know I've read the entire discussion so I won't repeat what everyone else has tried to explain you like a parrot - but I will tell you I agree with the points people have made against your arguments. I'll make it short. You're incredibly insensitive. I imagine you don't like cars at all, that's fair. However, imagine if someone took your priced family possession or just something that you've cherised for many years (not counting the 45 years the car had been in his family), took them and ran them over, then tried to run away from the incident to get away scot free? Do you not realise why people are angry over this when you say "It's a car"? The fact that many were produced does not mean that it isn't a historic car to both automotive history and to his family. It's still history and it's still ruined, so it shows you lack an incredible amount of empathy when you blindly yell at people "oh it's just a car!". I won't go into the psychology behind your remark, but I do feel like it shows you have issues. Not just because if the fact that you're not a car enthusiast, but because all your posts in this thread have been incredibly awkward to read through, backed up by the fact that everyone is disagreeing with you and you're just ignoring it. It's really cringe-worthy and people are asking you to stop messing up the thread, but you just don't care with mindless posts as "It's a car" with clapping hands in between. I feel like this kind of behaviour shouldn't be allowed, but I imagine that's up for the moderators to choose. Anyway, to sum it up - if you can't see that the car has historic value and that "it's just a car", don't post. Everyone else realised quite quickly that it sucks a 45 year old cherised car has now been turned into a wrangled piece of metal because of a distracted DUI driver. You gain nothing in this thread by posting "It's a car" over and over when everyone else ise mourning the loss - it's just incredibly awkward. I feel like it's terrible that I have to go this far to tell you that you're lacking empathy if you can't see the awkwardness in the way you post, but I guess that's how far we had to go today. I hope this post made any sense to you.

Imagine beating the shit out of someone until cops pulled you off of them because they hit your car

Did you just ignore my entire post to write something non-sensical that has no actual relevance to what I posted? Take a moment and re-read my post - if I can't talk sense to you either, then you're a lost cause as several people in this thread have attempted to elaborate as well.

Did you read the original post I responded to?

Yes I have. If you read my post instead of arguing for the sake of arguing and not to listen to other people's views, you would have realised when I started my post with "I'll let you know I've read the entire discussion so I won't repeat what everyone else has tried to explain you like a parrot - but I will tell you I agree with the points people have made against your arguments". Nonetheless, you're taking his post about beating a woman over the car way too literally. Are you incapable of any kind of interpretation or something? It's obvious it's an expression for the fact that he's furious about the DUI driver crashing into the car. I don't read it as a literal "I would literally kill the person." It's normal social interaction with a little exaggeration and if you're not picking it up, then you really have no place in a discussion like this as this is completely normal social behaviour. Even if it should be interpreted quite literally, your posts very quickly went from being about the woman to arguing that "it's just a car, don't get upset". If a car with 45 years worth of family history and an 80 year full history being crashed is dealt with by you as a "don't get upset", then you could translate that to everything. Your house burnt down? Don't get upset! It's an incredibly terrible stance at anything worth money and I feel like you should re-evaluate your thoughts on the matter drastically - just like everyone else have told you in the thread. Take a moment, don't respond to my post before you've read the thread again. Everyone is disagreeing with your views. Take a moment and understand why everyone is disagreeing before you write another 1-sentence post that has no real meaning to the discussion. I'll be at work so I'll first be able to respond at a later time.

Seek 👏 professional 👏 help

As someone that was in a wreck where the driver didn't have insurance If your company won't sue her, YOU need to ABSOLUTELY sue the FUCK out of her

Imagine being this much of an attention whore.

What the hell kind of thought process is this?

You're 👏 a 👏 cunt 👏

Your anecdotes about your stupid as bricks friends does not general populace make

It's a car that people love and care for that was damaged due to malicious incompetence. I felt the same when my 4runner got totaled by a dumbass kid with no license / insurance. That ride was one of the last things keeping me going because I had lost so much that year and it meant so much to me. It was my first car, Dad showed me how to do basic maintenance and how to take care of it. I put a good chunk of work, love, and almost 100,000 miles in 4 years into it for a fucking 18 year old to pull out in front of me on the highway and total it. I almost died as a result. I felt like I lost a good friend when it finally sank in. https://i.imgur.com/xczcN4g.jpg https://i.imgur.com/1WKm75p.jpg A car is more than just an object to some, it's a symbol of independence and a hobby/passion.

SKS seems like the kind of guy to bulldoze a temple to make room for a new developments because "it's just a stack of rocks".

SKS is the kind of guy to willingly leave empathy and compassion at the door to "win" an argument.

I’m convinced they’re either shitposting under the influence or just trolling/flame baiting at this point.

SKS is ISIS confirmed

Honestly who drives a Model-T as a daily and expects it to never find itself in an accident?

This may surprise you but some people enjoy using the shit they own despite the risks. You could say the same thing about anything. "Why do X when Y could happen!" Or are you telling us that you'd put in all the time and effort to get it running only to keep it in a garage forever? I dunno about you but I see people driving classic cars all the time during the spring and summer where I live. Maybe not as a 'daily driver' but the risk is the same no matter what. Hell they don't even have to be driving it! Some git could steal it from their driveway, swerve off the road into their yard and hit etc, etc. Also, it was a Model A not a Model T, not that that changes your point. Personally I think he was baiting.

From what I can tell, the car was parked at the side of the road and I don't believe he actually daily drove it. I do agree with everything you said - I personally drive both a car from 1983 and 1970 and they're great fun, they're my hobbies and you really do take extra precuations not to end up in sticky situations. I feel like it's hard to avoid someone hitting your car when parked (and some could argue that it's not the best idea to park your car at the side of the road, I personally don't, but sometimes there is no alternative). I also agree with the fact that SKS most likely was baiting. Really disgusting behaviour, but that's what happens when someone doesn't get enough attention or has some underlying social disability. Whichever it is, I don't believe he's coming back anymore considering that he's been active elsewhere than this thread since his last post. Good for him - but I almost feel like the very insensitive posts are worthy of an apology.

Speaking as someone who just crashed their car, and while different, isn't even rare or uncommon by any stretch. It's not that simple. Mechanically my car is fine, but I'm still absolutely broken up over the entire thing. It's hard to explain, but people feel real emotional connections to there cars sometimes. Don't just assume that because you don't care about something, that no one does.

It's a fucking item. Yes people care about their cars just like I care about my PC but it can be replaced it can be repaired it's not life or death. People flip their shit too hard when it comes to consumer goods especially the rare kind. My point was simply, at least no one got seriously hurt or in the worst case, died. Yes it sucks for them but if you use your things they break, that's how it works.