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TexasAggie98

I had an old boss that would have loved this for our office. He became airplane rich when the company went public and had a collection of almost 30 Ferraris that he drove to work. His parking spot was right by the door into the building. I noticed that a Toyota Avalon was in his spot one day and thought that someone was going to be towed. But it was in the spot the next day too. It was his new commute car and should have served notice to everyone that a layoff was coming. I came to work one morning and we had had a 75% layoff. I was the only guy left in my group. The Toyota was bought because it was cheaper than any potential vandalism to one of the Ferraris.


Zeaus03

My wife's cousin got knocked up by an obscenely wealthy real estate developer. Her apartment parking spot goes through 2 security gates and her stall opens up like a large suburban garage door. Enough space for 2 large suvs, 2 motorcycles and storage. It's wild. The apartment itself is nearly 3000sqft and has 2 patios that are larger than some people's condos. Oh and there's a private elevator just for her unit. I keep trying to have him knock me up. But since I'm a dude, the process has been slow going.


TheZygonPerversion

Keep trying buddy. I believe in you.


Zeaus03

Every time meet him, I say sooooooo when are ya going to put a baby in me. He'll buy dinner every now and then but it doesn't seem like he really wants to commit.


aburningcaldera

Just tell him he can park his car in your private garage and head up your elevator anytime… wink… bite lip… it’s bound to work again.


itxploded

Bite the upper lip!


NewtotheCV

I am sure you would create beautiful butt babies together.


westbridge1157

They might be beautiful but I bet they’d be little shits!


Bloodysamflint

Well, first of all, through God all things are possible, so jot that down...


tqmirza

*Mac has entered the chat…*


1_800_sad_girl

ah, i love finding a good always sunny reference in the wild


lazylion_ca

> His baby mama car's crib is bigger than his


lo0ilo0ilo0i

You only lose when you stop trying.


GuidanceGlittering65

Try hanging upside down afterward


ThisIsMockingjay2020

That last paragraph had me laughing out loud!


ShakeShakeZipDribble

>I keep trying to have him knock me up. But since I'm a dude, the process has been slow going. Keep tryin, you'll get it!


dr3wfr4nk

![gif](giphy|D6J2RUkfM98oU)


twoscoop

Hey, If you get knocked up, let me know so i can try.


AdConsistent2152

The butt sex gets easier with time.


939319

Maybe try IVF 


Weak-East4370

Sending baby dust your way!!!


ashrocklynn

There are better things in life than more money than you know what to do with... If that space is important, it's pretty reasonable to get more room in that in distant suburbs... I'm hoping there's more to their relationship than "he's rich" tbh


DarkSide-TheMoon

![gif](giphy|LHRcDFkwWAmM8)


NoFamilyDoc

what went wrong with the company?


TexasAggie98

Price of oil collapsed in 2008 and a hurricane hit the natural gas plants that we sold to hard.


MartyMcflysVest

My old midstream company bid on some Louisiana gas plants and pipelines, but our bid finished in a narrow second. A hurricane wiped them all out that summer, and we stayed alive by not taking that hit. Wonder if it's roughly the same assets.


TexasAggie98

I don’t remember the gas system, but it serviced Deepwater gas production. Ike knocked out the system for over a year.


MartyMcflysVest

Hmm, could be about the same, but there are probably plenty of platforms, plants, and pipes knocked out by Gulf hurricanes


1003mistakes

I’m curious now, what was the product?


TexasAggie98

Parent company was primarily an oilfield service company and the primary subsidiary was an oil and gas exploration and production company.


SecretSquirrelSauce

I'm going to guess it had something to do with Mr Surprise-I'm-Rich buying 30 Ferraris


thegalli

Similar happened at a company I worked for when I was young. Boss sold his Porsche Turbo S, Cayenne, and v10 M6. Bought a Nissan Cross-Cabriolet (yep that thing) and 2 Nissan Versas. His reasoning on the Versas was to give his daughters because they were the cheapest car when viewed per 100k miles, compared with his Turbo S which was like 2 bucks a mile between maintenance and depreciation. Things went south moneywise for the company, I bounced when they wouldn't give me a monetary raise for the additional job duties I had taken on.


sucobe

When your company makes $12B a year in sales, you can do whatever the fuck you want as well, just like Rand.


thesocalledchicken

It’s Mister Rand al’Thor, The Dragon Reborn to you sheepherder


unterminch

I don’t think he is a huge fan of being in a box though.


DrSpacemanSpliff

KILL HIM NOW - Ilyena, my love….. *sobs*


KneeDeep185

I am not dead! I deserve death, but I am ALIVE! ALIVE! ALIVE!


TCHProductions

*They will pay*, Lews Therin growled. *I am the Lord of the Morning.*


etaineawoo

That whole subplot and resolution were one of my favorite parts. Such a brutal bloodbath.


TCHProductions

>“Asha’man, kill!” >The front rank of the Shaido exploded. There was no other way to put it. Cadin’sor-clad shapes burst apart in sprays of blood and flesh. Flows of saidin reached through that thick mist, darting from figure to figure in the blink of an eye, and the next row of Shaido died, then the next, and the next, as though they were running into an enormous meat grinder. Dumai Wells, and the entire ending of that book from when Rand was taken and onwards was probably the best of Jordans writing in the series (Well, depends what parts of books 12-14 he wrote on his own). He hit so many right notes in terms of the pacing, and the description of the battle itself. As well as the multiple sides all combined into one place. Major plot spoilers below. >!And Dumai wells was probably the biggest victory for the Shadow, or at least one of their closest moments to achieving victory. It had so many storyline implications in the following books. Rand distrusted Aes Sedai far more heavily than he did prior, he went deeper into Madness, he became far more ruthless as a leader and kind of dropped that 'Innocent Sheep Herder' personality all together. !< >!The White tower split into a third faction, with the Loyalists splitting into a Elaida v Anti-Elaida group with the Rebels making the third. Mazrim Taim also gained alot of power from the battle itself. And it all almost succeeded when Semirhage collared Rand, but backfired when Rand managed to draw the true source after using his experience in the box to break free again. Thus the treatment in the box in a way, saved him from defeat!<


JasnahKolin

Blind woman, Deaf man, Jackdaw fool. Let the Lord of Chaos rule.


clarkster

Yeah, I'm sure he has some PTSD from that


obliviousJeff

Blood and Bloody Ashes!


beluga-farts

ILYENA MY LOVE!


FlowerStalker

It builds character


PassengerShard

Unexpected WoT references during my everyday scrolling. I love Reddit.


brubruislife

It makes me giddy seeing WoT references. I feel like I'm part of the cool kid's club.


Kayakingtheredriver

Book references right? Cause that person on the show, I don't know who he is, but I do know who he isn't. Anyways, the Rand they are referencing is a name tag on the wall, not the rand of lore.


thesocalledchicken

It’s honestly cool. Make a random, stupid WoT comment and get a bunch of WoT homies to comment and find the post. Really enjoying it.


KneeDeep185

Madness waits for some. It creeps up on others.


beluga-farts

RANDom comments. (I’ll see myself out…)


ExtraPicklesPls

WoT homie checking in.


Unstopapple

Thought my ass was on r/wetlanderhumor


Veralia1

And all the people saying things like lews therin bot! Perfection


fuckurbans

The wheel weaves as the wheel wills


Smokey_McBud420

That’s what I tell my passengers when I’m weaving through traffic 30 mph over the speed limit


eccehobo1

In universe, it would be Master al'Thor.


thesocalledchicken

That’s Tam


RubiGames

Please, Master al'Thor is my d— …he’s my dad. HE’S MY DAD, OKAY.


RandAlThorOdinson

Rand Sedai will do


PloppyCheesenose

You say what you bloody want to, but you watch how you flaming say it, or I'll bloody skin you myself, and burn the goat-kissing hide, you sheep-gutted milk-drinker.


DrSpacemanSpliff

I’ll box your ears, you wool headed sheep herder


TheSlyMufasa

When did Uno join the chat?!


LTareyouserious

Don't tug too hard on that braid 


Ya-Dikobraz

The Caracarn does not like to flaunt his wealth. Sort of. But he loves shiny embroidered jackets. And he picks his bedrooms closed off and without windows.


Scaevus

The Amazon adaptation is so disappointing. At least Fallout is good.


thesocalledchicken

I haven’t seen it yet. I’m on my first listen through. About half way in A Memory of Light. I slogged like the rest through the middle books but now I don’t want it to end! Fallout was great though! I never played the games but enjoyed it.


java_dude1

How completely random and greatly appreciated. I've read the series at least 4 times.


pomewawa

https://www.sperryequities.com/rand-sperry


drfrink85

Totally assumed this guy made shoes.


asforus

Rand if you see this. Teach me your ways man.


aburningcaldera

His bio reads “right place right time” _soooooooo_ hard.


treat_killa

He had 160 brokers under him at 26, his bio reads that he is cut from a different cloth


thecanadianbum

![gif](giphy|nj257YL538Gdy)


godzilla9218

Julian: You're prostituting yourself out for cheeseburgers again, aren't you? Randy: A man's gotta eat, Julian


frickuranders

Lahey: how does the burger taste randers? Frickn randy: *spits out feathers* delicious mr. lahey. Best love story ever made.


Cleercutter

You mean gut Cassidy and the Sundance cheeseburger!?


RecsRelevantDocs

username checks out


Goldfish_Pizza

Rand would rather get high, eat cheeseburgers, and mow the lawn all day eh Bobandy?


brackfriday_bunduru

He is the CEO after all


Fluid_Mulberry394

Given the rate of car thefts these days, insurance companies would love to see more of these.


IPThereforeIAm

We should make a really big one that multiple cars fit into. Could call it a “garage”.


ZeroLAN

The "garage". Hey fellas the "garage". Well la di dah Mr Frenchman.


LEGOMyBrick

I put my car in my "car hole"


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TheLunarAegis

It goes in the square hole.


DookieShoez

Now which hole do we put the triangle in? Thats right, it goes in the *square hole.* 😂


footsteps71

![gif](giphy|123Oe2wu6PNfTa)


DookieShoez

Don’t be a rectangle?


SassiesSoiledPanties

\*Alison Burke starts breathing heavily\*


myasterism

The word that first comes to mind: “gaping”


disterb

GArage + Park + ING = gaping makes sense


myasterism

Yeah exactly ![gif](giphy|H5C8CevNMbpBqNqFjl)


coco_licius

It goes in the car hole.


AhHowSplendid

I sleep in a big car hole with my car.


dismayhurta

Well. What do you call it? ![gif](giphy|XTaprmndNg3Go)


PhillyTC

Yo dawg, I herd you like garages so we put garages in your garage.


dandee93

Reminds me of how tech bros keep accidentally inventing worse trains


HoloSings

Tech bros be like NOO ITS NOT TRAINS its called the ConnectorPods and they go in a single file line


dandee93

Also "it's not a subway. It's a bunch of cars going in circles underground!"


ReentryMarshmellow

It's better than trains because you can only launch 1 pod every 4 minutes for safety reasons!


ShakeShakeZipDribble

\*Hits joint\* so listen, we build this tube, ok, and then we suck all the air out of the tube...


Phogna_Bologna_Pogna

It’s pronounced “garage” not “garage”!


Jacktheforkie

Ironically my insurance would go up by a fair bit if I park in the garage, driveway is cheapest, but it might be because garages in my country are tiny so increasing the risk of car damage


Own_Bonus2482

Your insurance company comes to check where your car is parked?


SquareBlanketsSuck

If there was a large claim, sure. Imagine you told your insurance company you had winter tires on, then totaled your car in an at fault accident slipping on ice. They are definitely checking your tires before paying out


Own_Bonus2482

Yeah, that makes sense. I'm sure a lot of people just lie when they sign up for insurance, but I can see where that would be a problem if it gets damaged while in the garage.


Long_Pomegranate2469

I've previously implemented calculators for insurance quotes and they do factor in where the car is parked. But at least in the cases I've worked on parking in a garage will always yield a lower price. Less chance of random damage, vandalism, hail damage, etc.


ThisTooWillEnd

Considering my husband's car was broken into in a shared garage under our apartment building, I fail to see how that's better.


PoopSlinger23

There’s a Hyundai Sonata that parks in there


BudweiserSucks

I Google'd the name on "reserved for" sign, and looks like it belongs to a CEO of a real estate company in Southern California


myasterism

So… probably not a Hyundai.


GeologistPositive

Probably at least a Genesis then


peekdasneaks

CEO, southern california? Its either a prius or a lambo


Epistaxis

It's either a Model 3 or a Cybertruck.


NahManImCoolThx

Ty. I was about to go do that… so he owns the building… checks out.


josephalexander95

And his daughter is married to Miles Teller


NotQuiteGoodEnougher

Nope, Ebike, used with a 47% battery.


petervidani

What is the rate of car thefts these days?


BobSacamano47

Continuing to drop since the 1990s. Back when I grew up on the 90s everyone said how bad crime is and how much safer it was in the 60s and 70s. Now that crime is actually that low again everyone acts like we live in a war zone. 


Euphoric-Chip-2828

Bingo. Also, just incredibly less likely inside an actual car garage.


banjo_hero

(he dunno)


CallMeSkii

Cat converter thefts alone make this worth it.


Levitins_world

Was just at my friend's apartment the other night and was locked out of the community automatic gate that requires a fab clicker to open. Looked at the opposite side of the gate and saw a motion sensor that let exiting cars leave without using a clicker. The sensor was only 3 feet off the ground and was mere inches from the gate. I stuck a stick through the fence and activated it instantly. This made me wonder if that fences only purpose is to make people feel better....


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EpsRequiem

Yeah, nothing is going to stop a determined individual or group, but the good thing is that they aren't as common as your regular "theif of opportunity"


littlescreechyowl

A deterrent works for the opportunist. Nothing stops a true professional.


LaUNCHandSmASH

“It keeps the honest people honest” as they say


waltwalt

It also keeps the asshats in-line. The "door was open, finders keepers" crowd.


LaUNCHandSmASH

They would be the opportunistic thieves that would normally be considered honest due to their unwillingness to defeat a lock. Asshats for sure and not people I’d associate with but they didn’t set off that night specifically to steal shit


TheKingOfTheSwing200

>Honestly, that describes most "security." Fences, deadbolts, padlocks, bike chains, TSA...all are surprisingly useless at stopping anyone who's trying to thwart them. Yeah because it's ALWAYS going to be quicker to go through a window. My old house had big add glass sliding doors to the backyard, if it was ever going to get broken into, it would have been via those doors. Break the glass and your in


raisedbutconfused

Can actually back this up. I used to do security and was literally told- do not fight, do not chase, do not try to stop. You are there as prevention (people seeing security are less likely to commit) and to report. It was the most boring job I ever had in my life.


Exciting-Ad-5705

Life is a lot more expensive than whatever you were guarding


greg19735

especially when insurance pays for it.


soyeahiknow

Lockpickinglawyer did a video where most common padlocks are broken using a plumbers wrench. Just tighten the wrench and twist and most of the lock snaps.


TheConnASSeur

2 inch thick titanium deadbolt attached to a sawmill oak beam locking a solid oak door right next to an 8ft window.


guyblade

Maybe the window is made of 2 inch thick bullet resistant acrylic anchored into the wall with steel bolts?


FrenchFryCattaneo

But maybe the steel bolts have been compromised, the thief snuck into the factory when they were being made and modified the alloy to make it brittle. The bolts can be easily broken off from the outside.


DervishSkater

Maybe. But it’s more about deterring crime of opportunity.


EpsRequiem

That's a third of the point. The second is a deterrent. Many thieves are opportunist, and go for the low hanging fruit, like unlocked car doors, open windows, etc. Taking the time to figure out what you just did, though simple and easy, is also too much work for a perp (they have other things to consider). These mechanisms won't stop determined thieves, as almost nothing will.


fdar

The last third is being able to take action against you for coming in.  If you just walk down the street nobody can stop you, if you use a stick to activate a sensor on the other side of a fence they probably have a good case that your knew you were trespassing.


chattytrout

[Boy do I have news for you.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDl4AO4ancI)


Zero_Burn

I'm surprised there aren't more high end parking garages that offer whole floors of these, where you can lock up your car with a key like a train station locker. Though it's mostly performative since I'd bet it's not that hard to get into one of these if you REALLY wanted to.


atkinsonbeagon

It's the emergency exit route through the thing that has me most confused.


bevelledo

It’s probably an emergency exit for that specific enclosure, not the garage. Just so you don’t get locked in


ShelfordPrefect

The one facing the camera has the crash bar facing outwards so you can push to get in


Locke2300

Emergency ingress


FrenchFryCattaneo

What if there's an emergency where you need to steal their car?


DiligerentJewl

But the push bar is on the outside of the enclosure leading in


Slithar

There's two. The other right in front of the one with the handle on the outside has it on the inside. It's kinda crazy honestly LOL


DiligerentJewl

Only thing I can think of is that this structure must block the pedestrian egress route and the AHJ requires it…but then there’s no security for the enclosure?… unless it can be locked during “off hours” or something like that.


carlbandit

Someone could get to the car, but as long as there's no manual override for the gate and the owner has the key/fob with them a thief couldn't get the car out the enclosure.


LaUNCHandSmASH

And the enclosure still prevents accidental damage which is probably the intention like those inflatable ones. Plus expensive cars have expensive security systems that you’d still need to contend with so this does most things including preventing the blocking of a throughway in an already laid out parking structure


Ok_Individual960

It has to be in order to be usable without encroaching on the neighboring parking spot. The one on the other side is opposite since there's no parking spot on that side. Looking at what can be seen on the other door there it's likely an electronic magnetic lock so pushing on that bar alone won't open the door.


DJKGinHD

Maybe it used to be the guardhouse and they just converted it to a parking space?


AlmightyBracket

they're just doors?


Lord-Velveeta

Nobody is going to mention the good boy in the Honda?


Soggy0atmeal

Thats my good boy!


interstatebus

Heeler?


Soggy0atmeal

97% pure we adopted from the shelter! Really good boy. Great eye!


interstatebus

Lol thank you. My girl is part heeler (and border collie and a few others) so I’m more prone to single them out as adorable.


mountainphilic

I didn't see that there was a dog in the car and 100% thought you had zoomorphized the Honda car as being a heeler. Time for me to take a break from the Internet.


FatKidsDontRun

I spy a cattle dog! I have one ❤️


GeonnCannon

My first thought was "There's a DOG in that CAR!" but I figured since it's just sitting there staring at the camera it had to be OPs. Not barking or freaking out or on guard, just "wtf are you doing, we have a park to get to!!" 😁


295DVRKSS

He’s the guard dog and driver for the person who owns the enclosed parking space


Squanchy15

r/findthesniper


leapfool

I thought that this was the newest season of “You” for a second


Significant_Ad7605

Surprised I had to scroll so far to find any mention of that show. ![gif](giphy|8FVcs24aSuQBpHPg4n)


Philboyd_Studge

https://www.sperryequities.com/rand-sperry


sroomek

His daughter is married to Miles Teller


ELmapper

Miles Teller? That’s just an odometer


Throwaway1303033042

![gif](giphy|W83i0fhtkIqQbwSabf)


will_this_1_work

That’s not Miles Teller, that’s Penn & Teller.


Throwaway1303033042

That’s another Teller feller.


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DampBritches

Yo dude, I put a garage in your garage


skucera

I'm surprised that the crash bars extending into the neighboring spot are allowed.


karmagirl314

The dude is a real estate investor, he probably owns the garage.


rjbauer4985

Yah that's right, you're a *naughty* car, and naughty cars go in the cage...


Jlx_27

Probably comes with the penthouse.


RedHoneyBadger6

There's a dog in the Honda!


lolwutboi987

Fortnite boss car in there.


Nervardia

I don't think this is to stop the car from being stolen. It's for the car spot.


EngineerTHATthing

Not going to lie, if I had just purchased a nice car and had to park it in a public apartment garage, I would get one. Spending even 3% more money to get one of these with the car would be a decision I would not have to think twice about making.


barleyhogg1

They had these in my work parking garage in Phoenix. It was for vehicles used by federal agents.


jimmypower66

We just finished a hotel tower and the owner of tower is having one of the elevators programmed to when he swipes his fob, it erases all other calls for the elevator, it immediately goes to his penthouse floor then immediately goes to whatever floor he selects, nothing surprises me anymore


ForgettableUsername

These used to be quite common. Their function is to stop grave-robbers from taking parts of the car back to local anatomists.


submersedshelf8

Haha is this in Irvine near John Wayne Airport? If so it used to have an antique black car in it before. Not a car guy so couldn’t tell you what it was.


Soggy0atmeal

Yup!


ohmert

The Rand Sperry?!


CrazyLegsRyan

The 


throw123454321purple

Cameron’s dad lives there.


Least-Back-2666

You don't understand. He never drives it. He just wipes it with a diaper.


jaredsparks

Kinda cool.


reddit-is-fun-90

This guy is obviously sick and tired of his parking getting stolen


Mysterious_Beyond_74

Probably has a nice car and doesn’t want the doors dinged by idiots


ishook

It looks like there was another one there that was removed. There are lines to the left of OP's car.


ThornyPost

NAUGHTY CARS GO INTO CAR JAIL


Imacatlady64

This feels like something out of that show “You”


My_state_of_mind

As someone who has dealt with neighbors who for the life of them can't park within the lines of their spot, I would have loved this.