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Author Topic: Walking to your car Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 02-04-2006 11:04 PM                        When you walk up to your car, do you walk the long way around it, or do you go straight for the driver's side door?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-04-2006 11:13 PM                     Certainly.... The longest way around..... I do a walk around and kick each tire before I take it anywhere..... There's a scheister auto repair place next door and we have to be sure that ALL of the vehicle is still there before driving off in one..... BTW: we use Film Guard on all our truck tires.... keeps em shiny new! Mark  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-04-2006 11:17 PM                        I usually go straight for the door, but then I usually find that I am unable to walk through the car so I'm basically fucked at that point.  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 02-04-2006 11:20 PM                        Jeez, since reading this thread, now every time I walk to my car, I think of film-tech ... grr  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 02-04-2006 11:27 PM                        What car?  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: California, U.S.A. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 02-05-2006 03:33 AM                     Straight for the door. I never know what's going on with my passenger side. I could probably go days or weeks without noticing a dent or whatever on that side...heh. That's not something to be proud of is it?  |  IP: Logged Phil Blake Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 558 From: esperance western australia Registered: Nov 2003 posted 02-05-2006 04:15 AM                        depends on the situation , in the drive in cinema days particulaturly after screening a horror show i would have the car running and door open outside the bio box ready for a fast getaway, too bad if it had a flat , they drive ok on the rim!  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 02-05-2006 09:00 AM                     Straight for the door, I don't fuck around when it comes to me and my comfy car seat and radio playing my Frank Sinatra and Louis Prima...drives the ladys mad I'm told...just not sure if its with lust or hate!?  |  IP: Logged Dieter Depypere Master Film Handler Posts: 343 From: Deutsch-Wagram, Lower Austria, Austria Registered: May 2005 posted 02-05-2006 09:54 AM                     Straight to the door. Except at the gas station.  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 02-05-2006 10:35 AM                        First I check the "Rumble Seat" then straight for the door.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-05-2006 12:02 PM                       I'm not sure I understand the question. Depends on from which side of the road I approach the car?  |  IP: Logged Jon Miller Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 973 From: San Diego, CA, USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-05-2006 12:38 PM                     But, Tim, isn't your "car" a Freightliner?  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-05-2006 01:24 PM                     I use the keyless remote to unlock the door while I'm still a good distance away. This turns on the inerior dome light so that I can see inside the car before I try to get in. Then, while still far enough away from the car, I bend down to look underneath the car to see if there's anybody underneat or crouching down on the other side. If I have any doubts about the situation I'll press the panic button and blow the car horn. Then, when I'm satisfied, I'll walk the shortest path to the driver's side door, get in, start the engine and drive away as soon as I'm satisfied that the engine is running. Finally, I take a lap around the parking lot before heading out to make sure that there's nobody trying to follow me.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 02-05-2006 01:34 PM                     Where I park at work, I can see both sides of the vehicle when I begin the approach when leaving the theatre, thus I can see all four tires (in case if one has gone flat..or slashed since we have a bit of gang/breakin problems there) and I park underneath the parking lot light which I can be easily seen, plus the security camera is shooting in that general direction and is noticable on the security monitor.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-05-2006 02:47 PM                     quote: Monte L Fullmer plus the security camera is shooting in that general direction and is noticable on the security monitor. I would have to assmume that Bob is monitoring your car off site via his laptop er somthing like that...... Don't get caught chang'n that flat on his time.... . Just HAD to add that one Monte..... Mark  |  IP: Logged

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