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dritschel

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I live in New Jersey and work in New York.

My problem is with one of my co-workers. The best way
to describe him is a that he is stuck in a Junior High
mentality (probably where he had some of the best
successes of his life). All day, he sits at his desk,
repeating stupid sayings over and over again. Or
singing or humming.

I pretty much ignore him and only deal with him when
necessary.

Here is my problem: Back in February, I went out to my
car, and the front fog light looked like it had been
kicked in. Immediately, I thought that he had done it,
but there was no glass on the ground, so I wasn't
positive that it was him. I thought that maybe I ran
into a pile of ice in a parking lot. I fixed it right
away ($100.).

I had reserved parking, close to the building, for
March and April during which time nothing happened.

In April I bought a second car, an 84 Mercedes and
drove it to work a couple of times a week. The front
left fender of this car was damaged by the prior owner
and the left signal light was loose. During May and
June, I had to park about 30 yards from the building,
since I no longer had the reserved parking. I thought
that I noticed more damage to the left fender, as
someone had kicked it, but I thought maybe I was
imagining it.

On Monday, as I was walking toward the building, I
looked back at the front of my car, thinking that I
should check and make sure that all of the signal
lights work (so I am 90% sure that all of the lights
were intact) When I came out for lunch, the front
left-signal light was completely gone. The only piece
remaining was a chunk of plastic about the size of a
silver dollar. The plastic around the circumference of
this piece was freshly broken. I immediately suspected
the guy from work, because he had just come back from
lunch.

After I came back from lunch, I told the head of
building security, explaining that this was the second
time and the second car that this had happened to
since February. He said that they do not have security
cameras in the parking lot so there is little he could
do. He suggested calling the police and filing a
report. He also suggested that I park the car
somewhere else.

When I showed the police officer, he said there's no
evidence that anything was done, since the fender had
prior damage, and there was no broken glass on the
ground.

So now, I park my car outside of the window closest to
my desk and set up a Quick Cam to watch it. I am on
the sixth floor, and the car is about 30 yards from
the building, so the picture I get is not that great.

Now, instead of focusing on work, I'm watching the
parking lot every time this guy leaves his desk. Also,
comments that he's been making sound like he is
responsible and thinks it's funny. There are two other
people that he goes to lunch with who would know
whether he is responsible, and all three are
constantly joking and giggling about something.

He's also trying to bait me into a fight, since I'm a
Black Belt in Karate and he was on his High School Wrestling team.
 


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Senior Member
dritschel said:
I live in New Jersey and work in New York.

My problem is with one of my co-workers. The best way
to describe him is a that he is stuck in a Junior High
mentality (probably where he had some of the best
successes of his life). All day, he sits at his desk,
repeating stupid sayings over and over again. Or
singing or humming.

I pretty much ignore him and only deal with him when
necessary.

Here is my problem: Back in February, I went out to my
car, and the front fog light looked like it had been
kicked in. Immediately, I thought that he had done it,
but there was no glass on the ground, so I wasn't
positive that it was him. I thought that maybe I ran
into a pile of ice in a parking lot. I fixed it right
away ($100.).

I had reserved parking, close to the building, for
March and April during which time nothing happened.

In April I bought a second car, an 84 Mercedes and
drove it to work a couple of times a week. The front
left fender of this car was damaged by the prior owner
and the left signal light was loose. During May and
June, I had to park about 30 yards from the building,
since I no longer had the reserved parking. I thought
that I noticed more damage to the left fender, as
someone had kicked it, but I thought maybe I was
imagining it.

On Monday, as I was walking toward the building, I
looked back at the front of my car, thinking that I
should check and make sure that all of the signal
lights work (so I am 90% sure that all of the lights
were intact) When I came out for lunch, the front
left-signal light was completely gone. The only piece
remaining was a chunk of plastic about the size of a
silver dollar. The plastic around the circumference of
this piece was freshly broken. I immediately suspected
the guy from work, because he had just come back from
lunch.

After I came back from lunch, I told the head of
building security, explaining that this was the second
time and the second car that this had happened to
since February. He said that they do not have security
cameras in the parking lot so there is little he could
do. He suggested calling the police and filing a
report. He also suggested that I park the car
somewhere else.

When I showed the police officer, he said there's no
evidence that anything was done, since the fender had
prior damage, and there was no broken glass on the
ground.

So now, I park my car outside of the window closest to
my desk and set up a Quick Cam to watch it. I am on
the sixth floor, and the car is about 30 yards from
the building, so the picture I get is not that great.

Now, instead of focusing on work, I'm watching the
parking lot every time this guy leaves his desk. Also,
comments that he's been making sound like he is
responsible and thinks it's funny. There are two other
people that he goes to lunch with who would know
whether he is responsible, and all three are
constantly joking and giggling about something.

He's also trying to bait me into a fight, since I'm a
Black Belt in Karate and he was on his High School Wrestling team.

My response:

Wowie, Zowie, that was just so damn incredible !

Thanks for that wonderful story !

It should be turned into a "Movie of the Week" !

You spend 3 hours writing that most disinteresting story, wasting my time, and at the end, not one damn legal question ! Did you ever hear of the word "brevity" ?

Thanks pal.

IAAL
 

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