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That kid and father should've never gotten their accumulated parking fines. Losing a car is very difficult. I'm finding it hard to believe you just "lose" a car when you parked it. Was the kid drunk or high? Doesnt' matter, shouldn't have had the parking costs waived nor get a free bluetooth device. You're just rewarding idiot behavior so the next wall-flower idiot will think, "if I appeal to everyone with my first world sob story, I'll be fine!" Had I been the father, I would've just said, "sorry son, you're not coming home until you find that car."

I didn't think it was a hard-fast stereotype that Canadians are nice. This example just floors me. Kid got lucky he was an idiot in such a forgiving country.

Poor bastard is about to find out what an EV spot is.

Yep. Hopefully they're level headed and just take it as a lesson to pay attention next time or not take shortcuts in life.

 

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Here is the article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/22/teenager-loses-car-toronto-three-days-metallica-gig/
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[Update] There is more to the story, Mr. Strickland, the teenage driver had lost his Nissan Versa once before attending a different concert. That time he dropped his spare key next to the Versa. Someone took the Versa for a short ride, he later found the Versa undamaged. Seriously, if you had a teenage son with a history of losing his car, would you want him driving to Canada to attend a Metallica concert, alone?

Thank you for the article. It just depresses me to see people like this. Youth often gets a 2nd pass at times but this youth needs to start developing some common sense survival skills. I grew up without GPS and just Mapquest, and I was grateful! No reading and planning my trip on a tiny ass map that's about to disintegrate in my hands from frequent folding in a cramped car cabin. Getting lost is not an option, and when I went for my first interview about 2hr drive away, I made damn sure I planned my route with alternates and practiced the route on the weekend and the weekday so I wouldn't eatup my pre-interview arrival time.

This kid should've at minimum taken notes on how they left their parked car to get to the concert. He had a freakin' phone. That's easy mode. Even without cellular network, he could've just easily made notes of where he turned from and such.

Probably was too busy "frontin'" with his bros showing how manly he is to bother figuring how to get home to daddy.