endorphin74 said:

I know...ghetto folks can be a pain. And it probably costs too much to get a garage space.

A Car Battery? that's so WRONG! so sorry kitty. That totally totally sucks ass.

Anxiety said:

Again your brilliance never ceases to amaze me.

Maybe Althom has a pair of undies you can toss in there. No one in their right mind would touch your car then.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Or spray battery acid in their face.

GangstaFam said:

Like a key that would be needed to open the hood???? SO you can keep your car unlocked but Crackhead Jimmy can't get under the hood.

endorphin74 said:

If it's hard to unlock...they'll move to the next car. That's my thinking. I do see your point though...putting a lock could cause more damage if they do something to break the lock. But I think a crackhead won't have a crowbar with him to get at your battery, it's make way to much noise to crowbar your hood. And it's so much easier to break the window on the car next to you than to really go at the hood of a car. I mean if there were DRUGS or MONEY under the hood, then I can see them doing their worst but a battery...they will just move to the next car.

yer crackin me up superspaceboy!

Not again!

Why you?

No fucking way. I'm sooooo sorry Endo!!!!


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superspaceboy said:

quite harsh isn't it?

missfee said:

it's sad

after ALL the vandalism that's happened to my car, it's sapped the last bit of personal compassion I have. I'm a social worker for fucks sake and all I wanna do is rig my hood to chop the hands off the next fuck who messes with my car...







okay, I'll get a grip again

I hate mine too....

My car stereo was stolen..thankfully they didn't find my cds under my seat
his car stereo was stolen
his brother's was stolen too
a car was stolen out of our yard
out garage and shed have been broken into many times
a house across the street held dog fights
there was a shoot out in front of my house when my daughter was just born
someone was murdered in my garage

there's more I just don't wanna think about it that I'm still living here

I never checked my messages this morning and apparantly Amy's car wouldn't start because of the -8 temperatures so sometimes even having a battery isn't good enough.

But then again she drives a KIA and as Carrot Top said they should give you boots, hats, and gloves when you buy a Kia because if it snows or is cold you will be walking

endorphin74 said:

Back when I owned a Miata, I remember one of the favorite topics on Miata discussion forums was whether to lock the doors or not. One side argued that locking your door was asking to get your covertible top cut open with a knife. The other side argued that leaving your car unlocked was an invitation for people to rummage around in your car. (One owner found a homeless person sleeping in his car... you'd think one could find a more comfortable car to sleep in than a Miata.) There were also stories of people who got a hard time from their insurance company when their car was stolen after being left unlocked.

I personally kept mine locked, left absolutely nothing of value inside the car (so the crackheads would pick someone else's car), and carried good comprehensive insurance coverage. Nobody ever messed with it.

IMHO the Club isn't much good, except against inexperienced car theives who are looking to steal the car itself. I know of two ways to defeat the Club. In fact, I've read stories of people who went to their car and found an empty space, with their Club on the ground.

Sorry to see this has happened to you often enough that people knew this thread was about you getting your car broken into.

It makes me think of the scene in Robocop where they have a "commercial" for a car alarm system that blows up the thief in the drivers' seat when they try to steal the car.

endorphin74 said:

My Fiat Spider had an aftermarket hood lock installed, presumably by the original owner. However, the battery was in the trunk. The one good thing was that I could disable the car by disconnecting the distributer wire and then locking the hood to prevent anyone from reconnecting it (if they could even guess why the car wouldn't start).

BTW, pre-2006 Miatas and some BMW's (e.g., the 1987 325 I used to own) have their batteries in the trunk as well.



Nope, nobody seems to want factory sound systems... not even the Bose I had in the Miata. (And anyone who stole it would be in for an unpleasant surprise... the Bose head unit won't work with standard car amplifiers and speakers.)

Anyway, I'm sorry to hear about your theft.

endorphin74 said:

Well shit! I've been there! At least you should be at your deductible.

Do you have an alarm on it too?

Seems like the alarm & the club would make them have to work too hard & deter them

daaaaammmmmnnnnn

I've had quite a mild time of it, in the last few months (touch wood).

My only problem at the minute is that my mail goes into a mailbox within the lobby and somebody keeps stealing it! I haven't figured out who or how and I'm seriously considering investing in a hidden camera.

I'm sorry about your car battery.

Don't you just hate it when people advise you to move: like you can just wave a magic wand and transplant your home to a nicer neighbourhood?

I was wondering if it might be possible to temporarily remove the hood latch at night so it would be a pain to try and pop it. I'm not sure what kind of car you have or if the handle comes off but it might be worth a try.

missfee said:

Not really, though I was being facetious. If it was your car that was broken into repeatedly, you might feel differently. I think It'd be a good lesson to learn and they would never do it again.

matt said:

I think the Club has a guarantee about your car not being stolen...but I am probably wrong.

This so reminds me of when I had to "watch" my friends car while he was out of town. To avoid tickets and a high parking garage fee, my friend found an area where where he can keep his car and only have to move it once a week. SO that "job" was mine. Of course the area of parking was in a not so great neighborhood. I recall after the first week...I went to move the car and found the steering wheel all janky and then look and there was litter in the car. People had been hanging in it and sleeping in it...even tried to steal it.

By a certain time, I just gave up and stopped looking after the car as there was nothing I could do. When my friends got back the car was so very trashed. I just don't know what gives people the right to do trash like that.

I have no tolerance for thieves.

Isn't stealing a car battery kinda tough, aren't crackheads to strung out to do that?

Justin1972UK said:

People steal mail/packages from my lobby all the time Not out of the boxes though (they're locked) but big packages - I've had 2 stolen so far

CalhounSq said:

Break in the mailbox and take the checks, no wonder we live is the called projects.

CalhounSq said:

But that's the thing - mine's locked too. I'm beginning to wonder if somebody's picking the lock with a paperclip, but surely that would take a while and why would they risk getting caught just to steal my mail?

I always get parcels delivered to my parents' home.

lilgish said:

Crime is everywhere, I don't live in the projects... just wanted to say that

Justin1972UK said:

Yea, I'm using an alternate address for package deliveries too

Maybe there's a problem with your lock? Have you asked the postal service or building managment about replacing the lock?



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CalhounSq said:

They're coming on Thursday to replace the lock. However, half of me wants to leave it and post something to myself in a hand-written envelope as bait and arrange some kind of stakeout. They only take hand-written envelopes.

The last time it happened (last Tuesday) I was so pissed off that I phoned the police and it's been logged as a crime.

They're like wire baskets with locks on (rather than boxes) so you can see what's inside them. I saw that I had Air-Mail when leaving for work on Tuesday morning and by the time I returned home, it had vanished. I was in a rush for the bus when leaving for work - otherwise I would have unlocked the basket and taken the mail to work with me. I'm gutted that I didn't. I still have no idea what it was.