Friday, April 18, 2003

Repo Men go Digital

The life of a repo man is always intense. But today's repo men have gone high tech as they follow the receding tide of the economy. According to the New York Times, "the number of loans that require repossession has jumped 30 percent in the last three years, to almost 200,000 cars last year." Repo men now use voice-activated GPS systems to locate their prey, and computerized key-cutters and truck-mounted video cameras once they find them.
Bud: Credit is a sacred trust, it's what our free society is founded on. Do you think they give a damn about their bills in Russia? I said, do you think they give a damn about their bills in Russia?

Otto: They don't have bills in Russia, it's all free.

Bud: All free? My ass! What are you, some kind of commie?

-- Repo Man

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