Winnipeg....Car Theft Capital of Canada

Well I thought I would start my Wednesday morning off right and get up and go to the club and workout. So 6:15 a.m. I head out to my vehicle, it is getting a little cooler in the mornings so I hit the auto start before I got to my car. I noticed the blinker light was going and thought that was odd...I must have hit it on my way out last night. So I proceed to unlock the door (using my remote unlock button) and get into the vehicle. When I get in the car my passport is laying on my seat, things from the glove compartment are on the floor, the panels that cover the steering wheel area by the ignition (not real good with car terminology!) are on the floor, so there are wires exposed and my ignition unit is totally ruined. Somebody tried to steal my car last night, they couldn't get it to start, so just left it damaged so I couldn't drive it either.



So I proceed to call the police. They take the information, but do not come out and look at the vehicle or anything. Apparently there are approximately 40 car thefts every couple of days here in Winnipeg! I than call our insurance company to report the damage. The vehicle needs to be towed and brought to a repair shop. Thank goodness for the internet! I have no clue who to call so I just start looking for the info on the net. After about 3 hours I finally get the car towed, call a taxi and make it to the club. Thank goodness I did not have anything real valuable in the car and that they didn't steal my passport, can you believe they didn't take my Kenny Rogers CD's! Unfortunately it sounds like it is going to take 4 - 5 weeks to get the vehicle fixed. Apparently it takes an adjuster up to 2 weeks or so to go look at the car.

The rest of the day I just felt frazzled (I am not even sure that is a word). So I was looking forward to the end of the work day. Well about 6:30 one of the members lets me know that one of the toilets is clogged. So I go check it out and it is not just one toilet, but all four!! Holy...welcome to owning your own business....in a big city.....in another country, and all by yourself! Gals....I sure needed a couple of teas tonight!