You know, I have just about had it with kids running around at all hours of the night without supervision. Why the sudden increase in my nausea level? Simple, they just torched my girlfriends ‘ car. What an incredible way to celebrate the Forth of July! Set off fireworks inside a van and add lighter fluid. Wow what a cool thing to do.

So who is to blame? Well it is certainly not my girlfriend. Even though she left windows open, she did not invite some idiot kids to torch it. How about the kids that did it? Are they to blame? Yeah, they hold a lot of the blame; in fact the principle blame must be set squarely on their stupid, dumbass shoulders. They threw lighter fluid into van and then set off fireworks INSIDE the van. It does not take anything more than about an eighty IQ to figure out what would happen. So don’t tell me these teens did not know they were committing arson and about to heavily burden someone who relied on that van.

How about the parents? Where the hell were they? I know that when I was growing up that my parents watched where I was and who I was with very closely. They were not doing this to be intrusive but rather to stop me from doing stupid shit. If I knew my parents knew what I was doing and where I was and who I was with, I was a lot less likely to do anything that would really get me into trouble.

So, where were the parents? I hold a huge amount of the blame directly on their shoulders for allowing their kids to be roaming the streets with nothing better to do than to setting cars on fire for kicks. If it were up to me, I would have these kids set their parents cars on fire too so they could get a taste of what us unknowing citizen must endure because they let their monsters roam the streets.

Finally this all took place in a gated community. There is ostensibly a security patrol, but the complex management is quick to point out this is a courtesy of the complex and they are not responsible. Well, if they bare no blame, then why bother with gates or a patrol at all? I mean I am paying for the security with my monthly rent payment. Don’t tell me there is no culpability here. It will be interesting to see what a lawyer has to say.

So where we are, celebrating the day after the forth with runs to the police, fire investigators, insurance, towing company and half a dozen other things. Tomorrow… emergency car shopping… fun.