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I get to work at five in the morning and use the same spot EVERY day. Some people asked me if I just leave it there. Um....no but I can see why they think that if they get in at six or seven.
I think most people commenting must not be reading the article. She was from California and her car had the dark tinted windows that's quite common in CA. There was also a sunshade on the windshield. I imagine she went undetected because noone could see in.
I think most people commenting must not be reading the article. She was from California and her car had the dark tinted windows that's quite common in CA. There was also a sunshade on the windshield. I imagine she went undetected because noone could see in.
Just one of those things you don't think about really.
If the window's are tinted and sunshade up, could be hard to spot a body in there overnight, especially if it's Walmart.
Employees did notice the car there for the past few weeks so they thought something was not right. What I find odd is why they noticed this recently, and not from months ago since apparently the car was parked there since December.
At any rate, I think one of the reasons why this story seems to stir such emotions is because it seems to reinforce the view that this world has become a cold, apathetic place, a soulless place where nobody cares about each other.
When I worked at Home Depot, my vehicle was in the same spot for 10+ hours a day 6 days a week. No one ever commented on the car to management. It stands out. The vehicle has a noticeable NASCAR theme with lots of Home Depot orange and black along with numbers on the vehicle. Trust me, it stands out.
I see my neighbors vehicles almost every day. I couldn't tell you what they all drive or even what color all their vehicles are. And I've lived here for over 3 years! I couldn't even tell you what color cars I parked next to today.
There's only 2 vehicles I can even remember noticing. One is a white old school Lincoln....it sits right in front of the Wendy's here. It's not there 24/7. I'm thinking it belongs to the manager. The second is an abandoned car that is sitting in the parking lot I use at work. The lot is technically owned by Verizon, but they don't use it and they have an agreement with my building's landlord. Many of us talk about that car. Like we want to know the story.....why are there 15 VHS kid's movies on the front seat? Who leaves notes on the windshield periodically? The license plates are long gone. The registration expired over 2 years ago. There's only like 15 parking spots so it's noticeable to us regulars. Who do I mention it to? My landlord? He doesn't like to hear about problems like that. His answer is usually that's what it's like in the city.....huge city of 13,000 people.
Nobody noticed a body in an outdoor parking lot for 3 months? It almost validates her belief that there was no one out there to help her. Really sad and cold story.
This is like the story where some guy died sitting in a chair on his porch around Halloween and nobody reported it for like a week because they thought he was a decoration.
Also like many stories of people dying in ER waiting rooms and no one notices until rigor mortis sets in. People go about their business and just don't see the obvious.
So, I'm selfish because I'm getting my glasses out, looking at my shopping list in the parking lot, dropping my keys and don't look into cars?
The security cop for the store parking lot was the one that was amiss...at 2-3am...come on,
same car there ...this is not about 'uncaring people' or society as a whole.
I'm with you Miss Hepburn. I'm usually too focused on whatever errands I am doing to bother looking in the windows of the other cars.
Where I used to work, a guy got kicked out of his house and spent months living in his van in the parking lot. Everyone just assumed he came in early or was working late and he was able to stay there for months before security caught on.
It is very sad to think of that girl dying alone in the WalMart parking lot. Also very sad for the family who went months not knowing where she was.
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