Damn Snatch Thieves - Busted My Wife's Car Window

Thank God for Cool Armour. If not for it, my wife's handbag would have been snatched or, worse, she may have gotten hurt.

Fortunately, Cool Armour did its job. While it didn't stop the thieves from damaging the front passenger side window, the security tint prevented the window from shattering and collapsing.

This was despite the three hard blows the window received from the desperate snatch thieves who, having failed in their attempt to steal, sped off on their bike before anyone could really react.

My wife was shaken but not hurt. She even mustered to courage to threaten them by moving into 'D' and stepping on the accelerator.

But since the traffic light was still red and there were on-coming cars, she couldn't give chase.

After the fact, my wife and I had a discussion on what really happened. It would seem that the snatch thieves were eyeing her movements from the point when she bought dinner at the stalls near her office. They must have followed her and struck at the first available opportunity.

Moving forward, we're looking at this positively. Despite the scare, it is a timely reminder from Allah Almighty as well as a blessing - a small challenge through which much good will come as He mentioned in Surah al-Inshirah of the Holy Quran: "Verily, through hardship comes ease."

The window repairs will cost quite a bit and getting it coated with Cool Armour again is going to be a little arduous. But, all the same, we look to a better future.

And Allah knows best.

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Addendum: In my haste to send the Mazda6 for repairs and get to work, I didn't snap photos of the busted window. Oh, well...

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Addendum 2: Haa, my wife snapped a few. This is how the window looks about an hour after the incident. The window started to collapse because many of the small fragments began peeling off from the security film.