Sounds like the dictionary definition of a “joy ride.” Yes, the old lady had her precious $1900 clubs, $180 bag, and $40 in cash in the cart, but it sounds like the accused, Masanobu E. Massiah, wanted nothing more than to drive around in a small electric cart and then crash into other small electric vehicles. In all, he only caused about $1600 worth of damage which, these days, means he wasn’t trying very hard.
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Golf Cart Catches Fire, Man Burns Hand Retrieving, uh . . . Golf Clubs. Yeah, That’s It, His Golf Clubs
Okay, so there’s nothing funny AT ALL about a guy burning his hand–even moderately–after the golf cart he was driving catches fire.
Okay, it would have been a little funny if he burned it grabbing for his beer instead of his golf clubs, but if you have ever wondered what an electric golf cart would look like after catching fire, you have to check out the full picture at the Baxter Bulletin. (We’re only going to show a small portion here of the picture by Jerry Ott, but you have to see the whole thing. Actually, what little is left when a golf cart melts . . . and catches the course on fire.) Amazing!
We do have to wonder after seeing this pic: is this what the future for the Chevy Volt looks like? I’d keep my fire extinguisher handy in any case. Here’s more from the Bulletin:
Golfer Jimmy Sanders was playing the seventh hole when his cart began to malfunction. As Sanders was checking the battery-operated cart, it caught fire, Ott said. Ott says he was told by others Sanders’ hand was burned moderately while trying to retrieve his golf clubs, according to Bull Shoals fire chief Brent Mitchell, who said witnesses heard a loud popping sound or explosion.
The fire burned the cart to the metal frame and caught the fairway on fire. The fire began moving into the woods and towards a home before it was extinguished. Approximately one-half acre of land was burned, Mitchell said.
Teen Makes Off With Golfer’s Cart, Wallet, Money Clip and . . . Nice Sweater?
For those golfers out there who ever worried about someone stealing their cart while they’re putting, some teenager in Cape Coral, Florida just make your nightmare come true. Seems there were two old guys not paying attention to their electric vehicle and a much faster teen jumped in and took off. The good news? He tossed out their two bags of golf clubs (probably to lighten the load). The bad news? He kept a number of other valuable items, such as a wallet, cash, a GPS, a cell phone, a money clip, some golf club head covers . . . and a snappy sleeveless brown sweater.
So, BadJocks readers in Florida: be on the lookout for a teenager tooling around in a golf cart, talking on a cell phone, following directions from a GPS and wearing what looks like his grandpa’s clothes. Call the cops if you see him, but please take a picture for us first.
Here are a few details from the Lehigh Acres Citizen:
The victim, a resident of North Fort Myers, and his partner were putting at one of the holes at the Coral Oak Gold Course, at 1800 N.W. 28th Ave., when the man looked over his shoulder and saw his rental cart being driven off by an unknown teenager Wednesday afternoon.
According to a police report, the teen appeared between 15 and 18 years of age and was wearing a black and white shirt. The teen dumped both golf club bags, but he took the victim’s wallet, a GPS, a cell phone, a money clip, golf club head covers, cash and a sleeveless brown sweater. The stolen items are valued at approximately $693. The cart is worth about $4,000. It is beige and has the sticker “74″ on it.