[Shotimes] Someone stole my plate!

[Josh Salaets]

Hey Everyone,

Late Friday night or early Saturday morning, someone scratched up my front
bumper really bad breaking the front license plate bracket off the car.
What really sucks is they snapped the bracket off, smashed the plate cover,
and then stole the plate.  I don't understand why they didn't just unbolt
the plate and leave the bracket alone, since they took time to unbolt the
plate from the bracket AFTER they snapped it off.

They were *nice* enough to leave the bracket laying on the ground.  It looks
like the bracket might be salvageable, but now the plates are listed as
stolen and I have to come up with a new plate for the car - I can't reuse "I
SHO U."  Anyone have any ideas for a new custom plate?  I am hoping SHOGUN
is finally available, but I doubt it.  I also came up with MNY PIT and
SHODWN if they aren't taken, which they most likely are.

So now I am stuck with a badly scuffed and scratched front bumper (no
structural damage, just paint), no plates, AND the decision on whether or
not to make another claim on my insurance in less than a year!  Last May my
car was broken into and the radio was stolen.  I really don't want to make
another claim, but the front bumper looks pretty bad now.

It sucks that people have such little respect for other people's property.
I can't wait to get into a house with a garage so I can finally protect my
car from random acts of vandalism.

If anyone has any plate ideas, or sees an Oregon plate with I SHO U on some
other car driving around, please let me know!

Thanks!
Josh Salaets
95 SHO MTX (See it at: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
85 Omni GLH-T (Yeah, it's fast)
NWSHOC Member
Aloha (Portland), OR