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I have a poll: Do you think you're more careful with other people's property, or your own? Say if you borrowed or rented a car.

Posted by Max Jul 22 '10, 14:43

I watched a documentary called Love the Beast a couple weeks ago, about Eric Bana's long relationship with his Ford Falcon. He rebuilt it twice over the years to race it, then had a professional mechanic rebuild for a big race, in which is crashed and basically totalled the car.

In the documentary, Bana interviews Jay Leno, and Leno says, "You know why you crashed it? Because it wasn't your car. It was your car when you rebuilt it, but when you can someone else rebuild it, it was now *his* car you were driving. If it had been your car, you wouldn't have crashed it."

I think the reverse. I think I'm more careful with other people's property.

Responses:

I bet Leno thinks every car he owns is "his" and I also bet he restored maybe 1/10 of them with his own hands. -- nm - TWuG Jul 22, 14:58 1
- I think he may be right about the first part. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 15:12
I don't think cars are a typical kind of property, especially for people like Leno/people who love speed -- nm - con_carne Jul 22, 14:48 2
- "people who love speed" aka guys. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 22, 14:50 1
  - and lindsay lohan. - Beryllium Jul 22, 14:56
Once I am used to something new, equal. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 22, 14:48
I'm not careless with my own, but I'm certainly extra diligent about other's stuff -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 14:48
I'm with you. I treat other's stuff more carefully. Though I also agree with Leno. - Dr.Vermin Jul 22, 14:46 2
- Jeremy Clarkson interviewed: "Here's the thing about muscle cars: they look great, they sound great, but they're *crap.* The handling is crap." - Max Jul 22, 14:49 1
  - As was evident when they came to America on Top Gear and went to the salt flats. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 22, 14:51
I'm more careful with borrowed, less with rented and company vehicles. -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 14:46
I'm just careful, period. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 14:44
I have a pole too - groiny Jul 22, 14:44
i'm renting a car for OBX next week. i'll let you know -- nm - chuckles Jul 22, 14:44 1
- I will steal the Elizabeth II and point its cannon in your general direction! -- nm - Max Jul 22, 14:46

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