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Tales of the Bizarre, part 1

I'll start with this since it's probably the easiest thing to write about. In my day job, I interact with a lot of different people and hear a lot of things. It starts here. I'm talking with one of my plant engineers at a place where I do a little business. We were walking outside when we passed a beautiful convertible BMW, 6 series or something. I said "hey, check out my new company ride!" He replied, "don't think so, let me tell you a story about that car." Right then, I should have grabbed a blanket and settled in, because you cannot make this stuff up. He proceeded to tell me a story about this doctor who owned it. Poor guy, several months ago, someone ran a red light, totaled his car (I'm sure it was nice) and broke his neck. The doc has since recovered from the crash and went out and bought this Beemer to replace his other car. This doctor is also pretty much chained to this hospital, he puts in a lot of hours. One day, he parks this car ou...