No, no.... I intentionally resized the pics, but left them large so people could see them in all their horror.

But yes, at 2:15 a.m. my sleep aids finally started to kick in and I decided to not go through the final sorting process. You got me there.

 

Knowing how tough it is to find parking in SF, the owner ought to complain to the city about the nuisance tree.

 

OMG! WTF?! It looks like they parked under a Mardi Gras. Let's sneak down some night and swap that out for a Honda Civic. They'll never notice the diference. MINI Rescue Squad ACTIVATE! (group touchs rings -bright flash of light -ooo, no. Way too much spandex here..)

 

The purpose of the post, to those who take light offense, was 1) so people would appreciate their MINIs, feel good tucking in your MINI kind of thing; 2) to horrify; 3) to kid a little about the horror; and 4) to actually consider an "intervention."

I am going to check it out today. I don't know how I would find out who it is, but if he or she is incapacitated, then I would volunteer to take it to the car wash [albeit I would question that solution if the inside is as bad as the outside.]

Details of the pics indicate the MINI owner is driving [and the cheery tree sap and cherries may be recent, from the past few days.] It has been about 93 degrees the last few days. Note the pics show the cherries are NOT "baked" or dried out. And the ones by the wiper have been freshly crushed from operating the wipers.

The smears on the windshield indicate someone used the wipers and drove the car. Possibly to simply move the car?

I go that route every bike ride. I have not seen that car since my last ride, about two days ago. So that MINI was recently parked there.

Since parking is hard to find in The City, here is what I think:

The MINI owner possibly cannot or does not take care of the MINI [the dent in the fender has not been repaired, the alloy wheel appears damaged, and you can see what part of the car is grime and what part is the recent cherry tree damage.]

I suspect that the MINI was parked in that spot a few days ago and the owner has not driven it since. The cherries and sap are fresh, so I don't think the owner is aware of the current "damage." While the sap and cherries are fresh, the grime is old and built up. The person is unable to properly care for the car [e.g., cannot afford to take it to the car wash] or the driver does not give a rip about the car, MINI or not.

So all in all, this is either a sign of "criminal" neglect or someone is possibly disabled and not able to properly care for the MINI.

If incapacitated I would be willing to help the person out [note, I said "person" not the MINI.] If the MINI is a sign of someone in need, the person needs assistance, not the MINI.

The secret washing idea, that has been done by me. When in college a beautiful, but filthy, Golden Lab showed up at my door. He wanted to visit.

So I stripped down and took him into the shower. Gave him a one hour scrubbing, grooming, etc. Then he wanted to leave, so he went outside and to someone's house down the block, clearly the owner. I don't know what the owner thought, his grimy dog going out to play, but later showing up squeaky clean.

My GF of the time [who is still my good friend] loves animals, but she thought I was nuts. She had a good laugh over it, a stranger dog and myself both naked in the shower. But hey, the dog was really, really dirty. His beautiful coat needed rehab, big time.

 

It was dark last night so I was not able to properly exercise my duties as self-appointed community watchdog of MINI morals [aka being nosy.]

I'll go by there today with camera in hand and investigate further.

 

What's up with photo #6?
That doesn't look like a 'horror to me!

 

Please wash my MINI please"with cherries on top"

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A test to see who is paying attention. You get an "A" for the day.

 

Interesting thread in deed - and lots of interesting ideas about what "could" the problem be.....

It's obvious that SOME MINI owners just are not as passionate about their cars...I'm hoping that whoever owns it - is just not capable of taking good care of it and would WELCOME the generosity of another MINI owner to help make it beautiful again...

Donna

 

It IS a horror! Someone stole the roof off his ca... oh, wait. Never mind.

 

+1 for the emergency car wash intervention plan!

Mike, I definitely think you should try to track down the owner if you can. It might belong to an elderly couple who are unable to wash the car themselves, or some other folk that don't have the resources to do so. The one time offer from you, a concerned, fellow MINI owner, might be enough to show this poor MINIs owner the error of his/her ways!

*goes to hug her MINI after recovering from the horror*

 

I like the way you think.

 

Just a thought, Michael, should you go through with the MINI washing: there might be laws against doing that naked on a city street.

 

Actually, in any city but this "now-especially-screwball" City, I would agree with you.

I wish I was mayor of this town because I would clean up the place, literally and figuratively. Do a Google search under "San Francisco nudity" and click the "images" tab. You will see what I mean.

If I washed that MINI in the nude, it might:

Take two or three hours for anyone to take notice;

Another two hours for someone to call the police;

About 60 seconds for the dispatcher to chew out the caller for using 911 for such a call;

And maybe the next patrol shift for someone to drive by the scene [emphasis on "drive by" meaning the officer would not bother to stop.]

By that time, my work would be done.

Hmm... maybe I can have someone pass a hat around looking for money while I wash the MINI. There's money to be made on this while at the same time being kind.

 

is the private property of someone else. They bought and paid for the previlage of treating the car how they want. how presumptuous for many here to condisder doing different without permission.

Matt

 

True. But this is SF. Weirdness abounds in SF. It's the way of things there.

Michael, I have a portable washer. Maybe a commando style grooming is in order. Only have to hope that car doesn't have a motion alarm!

 

"It wasn't washed... no, a very localized thunderstorm just happened to form over it and clean it."

 

I don't think anyone is intending to actually do an intervention.

If the person is incapacitated, I think someone extending help would be a nice gesture. In other words, if the person is suffering, their MINI going to waste and being damaged just adds to their misery and depression.

But if the person is simply a slob, mentally and physically, for sure, that person has the privilege of trashing their MINI. Subject to civil and criminal law, people can do anything they want.

That said, if the owner is simply a pig, we too can exercise the "privilege" of commenting on it.

 

I have to walk over to that area, kind of. Will let you know what I find out.

 

It may be someone else's messy car, and I doubt anyone of us will actually wash it (who knows?), but it's kinda fun to talk about doing it. At least shows the good intentions of some folks here.

Interesting image, a nude person washing a stranger's car while some cop stands by, saying "Move it along, nothing to see here..."

 

http://www.heartinsanfrancisco.com/MINIHorror6.jpg

Was that you on TI yesterday afternoon?

 

Thank God I'm just the opposite.

 

Is one of MINI's big selling points "No two MINI's are the same"? Isn't the whole MINI customization thing billed as "self-expression"? Obviously this owner is expressing himself. I'm just a little more concerned that folks in the People's Republic of California feel a need to tell this obvious refuge from Haight-Ashbury how to run his life.



I'm just yanking your chain, bro.

 

Actually, not having access to the owner, no one is telling them to do anything.

This might be considered in the same vein, and mowing the lawn of an elderly neighbor. Street beautification if you will!

 

Maybe it's for sale and he wants to advertise it as in Cherry condition?