boadman Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Just a little heads up, a friend's car got broken into and cleaned out this weekend at the LTW parking lot. There were a ton of people there for the work party, and definitely a few non-climber shady characters. It's probably a good idea to leave your car empty, and your doors unlocked for a while. Quote
wetslide Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 yikes. definitely saw a few shady characters there last Thursday lurking around the parking lot that scattered when I came back to my car. Who wants to do a stakeout? Quote
Tyson.g Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Bastards - stop judging me! I may be shady but I ain't no thief! Quote
Buckaroo Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Probably the methheads that live nearby. Ive seen them casing the cars before. White trash pukes. Quote
Off_White Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Who wants to do a stakeout? Â Not a great idea, there are a lot of ways that sort of thing can go very wrong. Â Â Quote
Tyson.g Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Who wants to do a stakeout? Â Not a great idea, there are a lot of ways that sort of thing can go very wrong. Â Â Wetslide is a strong young buck, let him go for it. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Who wants to do a stakeout? Â Not a great idea, there are a lot of ways that sort of thing can go very wrong. Â Â Wetslide is a strong young buck, let him go for it. Â Cops won't do it; people need to be "afraid" to do it. Just let the tweakers have their way. Crappy all around. Quote
ivan Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 this kinda shit don't happen if you drive an adobe Quote
ivan Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 Just let the tweakers have their way. Crappy all around. you can always take comfort in the fact that tweakers, like 'skeeters, are an unavoidable part of life, and that they too have a short season before shuffling off their mortal coils... Quote
pink Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 I Lived in the NW for 9 years and got all kinds of crap stolen out of my car and at the base of crags. The NW has a serious problem in that regard. Rock Salt seems to be pretty affective Quote
ivan Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Bath Salt seems to be pretty affective  wait, i thought bath salts made tweakers turn to zombieism? Quote
Tyson.g Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 yes, and no one thinks twice about shooting zombies, problem solved. Quote
ivan Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 yes, and no one thinks twice about shooting zombies, problem solved. true, though folks don't generally seem happier in zombie-flix! Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Just let the tweakers have their way. Crappy all around. you can always take comfort in the fact that tweakers, like 'skeeters, are an unavoidable part of life, and that they too have a short season before shuffling off their mortal coils... Â You can spray DEET to scare off 'skeeters, and you can swat them when they bite, and they will bite no more. Â Quote
ivan Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Just let the tweakers have their way. Crappy all around. you can always take comfort in the fact that tweakers, like 'skeeters, are an unavoidable part of life, and that they too have a short season before shuffling off their mortal coils... Â You can spray DEET to scare off 'skeeters, and you can swat them when they bite, and they will bite no more. sure, and yet, if you spend an evening at hardin flat, you can put on all the deet you want, and swat all the 'skitters you wish, but if you don't sleep in a tent, you end up w/ welts all about you Quote
tvashtarkatena Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 The residents of Klearkuttia have been annoying the piss out of their betters since Lewis and Clark first wished they'd brought along more ammo. Quote
denalidave Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Two words... Booby Bootie Trap! How about some kind of paint/mace bomb exploding on the perps, like they put in the bank robbers loot? Quote
denalidave Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Two words... Booby Bootie Trap! How about some kind of paint/mace bomb exploding on the perps, like they put in the bank robbers loot? OK, I call dibs on the exploding car alarm paint/mace bomb. I'm taking pre-orders now. Visa, MC, cash and gold accepted. Quote
denalidave Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 How about one of these... [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc Quote
denalidave Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 How about one of these... [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc I think they are on sale at Car Toys... Quote
mattp Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 I left my car unlocked much of the weekend, with nothing real theft-attractive inside. Hopefully the vandals will check the doors before they break a window. Quote
markwebster Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 I've always been nervous about leaving my car unlocked, even empty. I get the logic. And maybe the windows rolled down too. It just seems like it makes it too easy for anyone to hop in and sit down. I guess if it was a beater car I could do it. Â Now obviously, lots of people leave stuff in the car that has no business being left out, like smart phones and computer bags. Â But on a road trip, you have to have your camping gear in there. The best solution I've come up with is an armored box. One guy had an old Korean war ammo box chained to the car frame, in the back seat. I think it was Alan Kearney at Smith back in the '80s when he was shooting video. You would have needed serious bolt cutters and a torch. Â I do something similar now on road trips for camera gear. It slows down the smash and grabbers. Â But the best solution is a big ugly yellow screaming rubber chicken, right in the middle of the front seat. Don't know why it works, but I've never been ripped off. And keep yer hands off my chicken! Â Â Quote
Rad Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) Instead of a plastic chicken I have three kids car seats plastered with stale cheerios that seem to do the trick. But the real solution is to keep valuables with you or completely out of sight. Â My dad used to leave the doors unlocked on our old Honda. I don't think that works well in this day and age because car thieves, at least the urban variety, are all about opportunity. Get in, grab, and get out in under ten seconds. Â Oh, and sorry to hear about your friend's loss. Edited August 1, 2012 by Rad Quote
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