Jesus I could be screwed.

[jon-nyc]

Fortunately it was a Mitsubishi with Vermont plates. How many of those could there be in the Avis garage in Atlanta? It’s also conceivable I could get a friend to walk through the garage and find it.

Though, to Horace’s point, they should have a procedure for this. With millions of rentals per year this has to happen now and then.

[89th]

I usually rent from Alamo. Haven't had many problems but it always seems to be with Avis or Budget when I do.

[Copper]

I remember when we were building the systems for Nation/Alamo, they wanted to have an automated return system with a device in the car that we could detect when the vehicle was returned.

So the car would be checked-in just by driving onto the lot.

When I first heard about it I said the renter could just throw the device over the fence and then keep the car. I forget whether they ever implemented that.

[LuFins Dad]

Any update?

[jon-nyc]

The woman from Bangalore gave me an investigation ID number and said to check back in a week.

[LuFins Dad]

FFS

[Copper]

How to Avoid Being Accused of Not Returning a Rental Car

https://blog.autoslash.com/how-to-avoid-being-accused-of-not-returning-a-rental-car/

[jon-nyc]

The screenshot of the metadata is a good idea.

[kluurs]

Did you use google maps or Waze to get to the airport? That data is still somewhere.

[jon-nyc]

I can prove I was at the airport, as I took my flight. But they are the ones who can prove I returned it with video and the presence of the car in the garage.

It's pretty much impossible to get a car out of that garage without showing papers to the attendant. And they did check to see if there was an activity on the vehicle, and there wasn't.

[Horace]

I'm confident that someone bearing your passport, boarded the plane that day. I am confident of nothing else.

[Mik]

I suspect he looked a lot like Jon too. Really a lot.

[Horace]

I wouldn't be surprised if the person who boarded that plane looked almost identical to Jon. There's no telling how deep this goes.

[Mik]

Fucking Chinese spies.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in Jesus I could be screwed.:

Fucking Chinese spies.

Why yes, that’s exactly what he was doing.

[Mik]

Nah. Jon goes more for the Latin girls.

[Horace]

I just don't understand why anybody would go to the trouble of impersonating jon to board a plane in Atlanta, only to leave a rental car in the parking lot somewhere the rental company won't find it. Only one thing is certain, for now. Whatever this is, is huge, and terrifying.

[taiwan_girl]

@Horace Sounds like something for a true crime show.

Maybe we should start a podcast about the "Mystery of the Atlanta Rental Car"

[Horace]

@taiwan_girl said in Jesus I could be screwed.:

@Horace Sounds like something for a true crime show.

Maybe we should start a podcast about the "Mystery of the Atlanta Rental Car"

Maybe Jon will consent to being interviewed. Unless he has something to hide.

[89th]

@Horace said in Jesus I could be screwed.:

@taiwan_girl said in Jesus I could be screwed.:

@Horace Sounds like something for a true crime show.

Maybe we should start a podcast about the "Mystery of the Atlanta Rental Car"

Maybe Jon will consent to being interviewed. Unless he has something to hide.

Was fake-Jon in midtown NYC this morning outside of the Hilton?

Horace, you are right, this is a massive story.