Posted 11 January 2011 - 12:20 PM
SMS GPS ALARM......my mate had a GPS fitted to his $50K Dingo (trenching machine) ,
4am one morning his phone sends him an sms with coordinates and that his machine is on the move.
Logs into google maps and there it is driving down the freeway. He watches it constantly update and finally stop in another suburb about 20 kms away.
He prints out the log and the map and drives to the location while continually checking his iphone, yup still there.
Goes to the address and the and checks around , walks up a driveway and looks under a tiny crack under the roladoor, Bingo!
knocks on the blokes door, 5:30am by now.
Guy opens the door with a what the frock do you want attitude, my mate says "Gday mate, sorry to bother you, but can i have my Dingo back plus $5000 for my trouble" He reckons the guy went pale white, said Frock off , dunno what your talkin about. My mate says My Dingo is behind your rolla door, this is your last chance , dingo and cash ...guy says Frock off.
mate goes back to his car, calls the police, cops get there and tell him they cant just walk into someones house/yard , my mate pulls out the printouts , shows the cop, cop says ..."That will be enough proof for me!" knocks on the guys door, makes him open his rolladoor and promptly arrests him, mean while his wife is going nuts at him saying "I told you , your mate <censored> would get you into more trouble."
all the while the other cops partner is taking down his mates name. (his missus has now dropped his mate in the shit too)
As he walks past my mate, my mate says to him "your legal fees are gonna cost you more than 5 grand and you are gonna have a record, shoulda taken me up on my offer!". guy says nothing and gets put into the cop car.
Seems he was going to take it up to the opal fields in SA and sell it to someone there. apparently once its in a mineshaft, it never comes out. Kennards have lost a few that they presume have been sent up there too.
LESSON ENDED!
