lizard_brain

I would post a TR, but I only go on boring climbs. But at least I do them often.

What.....did you sit down and your hemroids flaired up? Other order, actually...

Holy crap!!!!!!!!! Even more fun than smashing windows! These tweakers know how to par-tay! (I'd like to take an axe to them... )

P.S. No sympathy - Just...Ouch!

Ouch!

By the way, I'm no speed climber, but I am somewhat fast-paced, and another hobby of mine is distance running (okay, marathoning). I do at least one long run a week, and one speed run a week, and decide on the other runs based on mood or what I feel I need. So what I'm getting at is I train for the marathon by running (what do you know). When I'm getting ready for a particularly heavy-duty climb, I train by going up steep hills with a pack full of extra weight. Hmmmmm... Let's see here... Training by doing. I think we have a correlation. Got hills?

Too bad. I love to run. I will say though, that running and climbing are definitely two different things. I still get sore from climbing, even while running 3-4 times a week in addition to climbing 2 days a weekend. Doing is the thing. When I have a hard or fast climb coming up, the weekend before I throw 3 - 4 gallons of water in a pack and head up Mailbox or Muir (depends on the weather, usually) as fast as I can. If I'm up to it, then I go for Si on my way home.

Oh come on, smashing windows is fun!

"cod"?

P.S. I'm not a mod.

What's a dictionary?

I can't imagine how you got this moniker. Some people have asked this question, quite frequently, and haven't had a clue how they get these.

I can't imagine how you got this moniker. Some people have asked this question, quite frequently, and haven't had a clue how they get these.

The main reason I don't go to exit 38. Never will. addendum: -Unless you drive.

That's a too.

The only problem for me is that even after denuding the truck of anything that would make it easy for them to gain access to my house or credit - there's still a bunch of stuff that I keep in my truck that I'd rather not have anyone steal. I've got a basic set of tools, a big flashlight, a headlamp, a shovel, come-along, tow-strap, one of those portable jump-start deals, light-sleeping bag, therma-rests, etc - basically the stuff I need to fix the more common stuff that can hose you if you are 20 miles from the last fork on the logging road, or if I need to crash overnight someplace - and while none of it is particularly valuable - I have a hard time with the "unlocked door" idea for some reason, even though I know that the kind of person who is jacking cars at trailheads wouldn't be the least bit reluctant to smash every single window if it stood between them and something they wanted, and/or provided some momentary amusement. What's everyone else do? Locked or unlocked? Anyone ever have a vehicle stolen from a trailhead, or know someone who this has happened to? I've got my fairly new Outback, with some of the stuff you mention under the back floor - jumper cables, headlamp, basic tools, work gloves, shovel - but this is all stuff that nobody could sell for meth. It's worth about $20 altogether. I keep a ratty old blanket in the back instead of a sleeping bag for the occasional crash, just because it looks unattractive to thieves. I keep nothing else in there except my change clothes and a lawn chair when I park it at the TH. I leave it locked, and as I said, I may start leaving the glove compartment open, just so prying eyes will see it's empty and hopefully move on.

You know, I did go through my car after work, not just the glove compartment, but the cubby holes and the visors, etc., and I found at least 10 pieces of paper with my name and home address on them - mostly receipts. Jiffy Lube, the dealership, Les Schwab, and so on. They don't need your registration to get your address, but I am going to make a blacked-out version of that tomorrow. I may take the light bulb out of my glove compartment, and start leaving it open at trailheads, just to show there's nothing there.

I've been doing that for years, but it contains cash, drivers license, credit card, Geico card and health insurance card. I just take my car key and home key - why carry the rest? The rest stay at home.

I thought it was gonna be something to eat....

No kidding. I like the idea of keeping a copy of the registration with blacked-out info in the car. I'm gonna get rid of all the other stuff like receipts and crap with addresses on them right after work.

I remember this was even mentioned somewhere in The Complete Walker. Colin Fletcher talked about traihead theft, and how someone could just sit there with a pack "waiting for a freind", and clean out your car while you're gone. This was 40 years ago...

I tend to think that without keys they wouldn't go after your home- why bother when there is easier prey right there? But I may still be a little naive... They have your address from your registration, and your car sitting at the trailhead is like a big sign that says "I WILL BE AWAY FROM HOME FOR HOURS OR PERHAPS DAYS." They only have to get back to your house before you do to clean it out. No keys needed. They have your address, and hopefully noone else is home. Knock on the door - no answer - break in - help yourself. With a few cars at a trailhead, there's bound to be at least a couple that will produce a nice score. How much do you have at home worth stealing? TV? Computer? Laptop? Climbing gear? Jewelry? Furniture? Electronics? Applicances? What else? How much time do they have while you're off climbing? For all you know, they could have even watched you park your car and head up the trail. If you had a sleeping bag and a tent and a thermarest pad on the back of your pack - even better! Plenty of time! At exit 38 some people used to break into cars for credit card receipts. That was in the days before electronic scanners, when they always used those big plasic jobs to print mutiple copies of your credit card. People would break in, steal receipts, and steal the credit card numbers off of the receipts. Very resourceful, these tweakers.

I've only gotten broken into once at a trailhead, and that was years ago. Must have been kids, since they took everything, including my socks and underwear. Not much in that car but cassettes and clothes to change into when I got back. Anyway... The I-90 corridor is really convenient for tweakers. (Obvious statement of the year?) I'm just surprised there not a lot more going on at the Mout Si TH. There's a 197-car lot there! Cash in, tweakers!