WANTED... (San Jose &/or Scotts Valley)

…my god damn SAAB emblem back. Someone stole it off my car, and, as you can clearly see, the dirt is a poor substitute. I first discovered it missing about a week ago, but it wasn’t until this morning when I saw another Saab, same make and model, with his emblem, that I realized what I was missing...

It was a bad commute day; the traffic was heavy for a Wednesday. I arrived at work ten minutes late and all the closest parking was taken. I turned around and parked as close as I could; turned off the engine, gathered my things together, and got out of my car. It was only then that I realized a car was upon me. I turned just in time to see a black primer colored Saab drive past. As he continued down the block, I realized I could still see that his car clearly read: SAAB in the left corner of his hatchback. I walked to the end of my car and looked down. I could vaguely see the outline of the lettering; but only thanks to my daily drive on a dirt road, my refusal to wash something that was just going to get dirty again in less than 12 hours, and the fact that the rainy season was still weeks away.

I walked into work realizing that my Saab was label-less. Even though I knew the emblem was gone last week, it was today that I realized how miserable my car must be feeling. Someone violated and stole from him when no one was around to protect him, and he didn’t have the means to protect himself. Now with his name gone, how is Saab supposed to know who he is? He’s lost, confused; his name a vague outline only slightly clearer than the average jail tattoo after a few years. My poor little Saab, how could someone do this to you for a means to their own end? Now I’m angry that someone took his badge of honor; the badge that he proudly sported, the badge that proclaimed he was a Saab, a descendant of the gods – assuming the gods of cars are jets, as they dwell in the heavens and occasionally touch down on Earth.

So I’m asking, if someone has met this beautiful and rare green Saab, in and around San Jose or Scotts Valley and violated him whilst I was away, know this: I JUST WANT MY GOD DAMN SAAB EMBLEM BACK!!!