MAN, DOG DIE INSIDE LOCKED HOT CORVETTE

Police in the Southeast Texas city of Port Arthur say a 72-year-old Texas man and his dog died of apparent heat exhaustion after not being able to get out of his locked sports car. Police believe James Rogers did not know how to manually unlock the 2007 Corvette he recently purchased. On Monday, Rogers stopped at a Waffle House for coffee. He went out to the parking lot to check on his dog and left his cellphone in the restaurant. Investigators believe a cable became loose after Rogers got in and shut the door, with no power to operate the horn or locks. The man and his dog were found dead about four hours later by another restaurant patron. Temperatures outside reached the 90s. Firefighters had to break the window to get to Rogers. Tricia Hernandez, Rogers’ daughter, said that it’s “heartbreaking” her dad’s dream car would claim his life.
* Should’ve used the drive-thru.
* It’s always something with a used car, am I right?
* Ironically, “having a hot car” was on his bucket list.
* Even Snoop Dogg never got this baked.
* Don’t get me wrong: I feel bad about about this, but not as bad as Chevy’s lawyers are going to feel.
* Wow, that Prince song could have gone a whole other way. “Little Dead Corvette, baby you’re much too hot.”
* He left the dog out there with the windows closed? That’s not too cool either.
* Anyone want to take a guess at what rock icon came out of Port Author, Texas? (Janis Joplin.)
* Of course, Janis would have broken the window out with the bottle of Southern Comfort she was drinking.