It happened many years
ago when we were living in Melbourne's far northern 'burbs.
My brothers and I were
at the Stables shopping centre with Dad, I can't remember what we
were there for, groceries or perhaps a couple serves of minimum
chips, what I do remember is what happened next.
Back in the day, my Dad
didn't drive (sound familiar?) so it wasn't too much of a surprise
when Mom appeared and offered us a ride home. I guess we were tired
or just full of deep fried goodness as we jumped at the chance to
avoid having to walk home. As we walked across the car park to where
she had parked our old Mitsubishi Magna Mom spotted another vehicle,
one she really liked. It was a green Toyota Torago and as she made a
bee line for it she exclaimed;“I always wanted one of these!”
It was bad enough when
she decided she wanted a closer look at this dream car, worse when
she next began peering in through the windows , oohing and ahhing at
the fittings and upholstery. When she thought she should try her car
key in the door lock we all thought she had finally lost it.
Ok, so the jury is
still out on that point, but what is undeniable is the shock we
experienced when the Magna key unlocked the Toyota!
I remember backing away
from the scene as Mom brazenly used her amazing luck to open all the
doors and then start the engine as well, and then called at to her
retreating family that we should take it for a drive.
That was the day my Mom
stole a car.
Ok, so she actually
didn't steal the car, she had traded in the Magna and purchased the
Torago earlier that day and had arrived at the shopping complex to
surprise us with it. And she had us all totally convinced.
I remember this little
prank to this day, the fear of getting caught and the trouble that
would follow. It was terrible so of course, I couldn't wait to do it
to my kids!
Only this time, the
prank was filmed
Enjoy
Oh, about Mom going to
jail, that part is true but happened much later when she accepted an
administration role at Port Philip Prison.
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