| Show Mans Man's Best Tool is Reason By Justin Wood Feature Editor In 1984 the film Man detailed detailed detailed de de- de- de tailed the strange career of car re re- re possession Although this satirical film was tinged with science fiction fiction fiction fic fic- tion it captured the real violence and danger men encounter every dayShawn dayShawn dayShawn day Shawn a pseudonym was in involved involved involved in- in in sales for 20 years and got involved repossessing cars through a neighbor He estimates that since that time he has performed between to repossessions Usually he repossesses anywhere from 5 4 to 14 12 cars per week During his career he has been approached by people wielding ball bats shotguns and pistols He has encountered most every situation imaginable More than once he has been approached by concerned neighbors who mistook him for a car thief On one recent occasion occasion oc oc- oc- oc casion while attempting to tow a acar acar car he found the owner asleep in the back seat Apart from slim-jims slim and tow trucks a mans man's most important import import- ant tool is reason Shawn finds that if he can talk to people first very few of them get angry He never mentions the word repossession repossession repossession repos session By doing so so he feels he would be alarming and setting them off In his line of work Tough lough guys get just there to pick pickup up the car he states He takes care not to damage cars carsin carsin carsin in any way preferring his operation to be clean and simple Since no two situations are alike a man never knows what to ex ex- There are no averages with repossessions On some occasions he sets his alarm for am a.m. to re retrieve retrieve retrieve re- re trieve cars His advice to car buyers is to let the creditor know of any problems If youre you're behind in bills or have problems and are going to be late call or go in person and tell them They dont don't want your car back |
