Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 18:59:08 -0800
Reply-To: Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: thefts, security
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<P>This is a pretty involved question I could answer it with a number of devious answers.</P>
<P>One that comes to mind is, "Make sure that the VANAGON labels are kept clean and easily readable." But that only works for those thieves that have owned vanagons in the past or know a friend that owns one.</P>
<P>Seriously, I live in Capital hill-Seattle. Our apartment was burglarized three weeks ago and pretty much all the major valuables were taken. We lost over ten grand of important stuff. The lost computer has been an extreme PITA that I'm still dealing with. Criminal are predators preying on, most of the time, working class folks that are just trying to get by in this world with a little dignity. The rich folks who can "afford" to lose from petty thievery usually have pretty fancy security systems leaving themselves sittin' pretty. </P>
<P>Sorry for the rampage, but I've built myself an ANGST pile to burn, since most of my valuable that I lost in the incident were in the vanagon shortly before we left for dinner. I took them out since I thought the apartment would be safer than the vanagon......wrong! Here's why:</P>
<P>My van was bought with a VIPER alarm system on it. ( I've seen in for about $100) Any doors or any bumps and that damn siren goes off and it is really, really bad. Just hearing it makes you want to go find the jacka*s that owns it and beat the cr*p out him. That true for myself include, however, I'm the owner. Usually it only goes off when the garbage truck is going by. (vibrations). Aside from that, If you really own the "kind" equip., put the curtains up. Thieves don't break into something unless what's there and it's a sure thing for something they can turn into liquid$$ to go buy dope. Keep your CD's out of view. I have a stereo with a removable face AND a fake cheap-a*s AM radio face to take its place if I'm in a bad area for parking.</P>
<P>The last suggestion is to get insurance for such a horrible event. Because we should all keep in mind, that there is NO system that is completely secure!! (that goes for national security as well, even though I tried really hard to keep politics out of this.)</P>
<P>Brian Cochran</P>
<P>84 westy </P>
<P>seattle</P>
<P>From: Maximiliano Goldschwartz <<A href="http://lw4fd.law4.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?curmbox=F000000005&a=2f54e38a4b608b117131b6475f99acbd&mailto=1&to=maxito@PACBELL.NET&msg=MSG1004831177.37&start=853652&len=40240&src=&type=x" target=_top><FONT color=#000099>maxito@PACBELL.NET</FONT></A>><BR>Subject: thefts, security<BR><BR>Anybody has experience on how to increase the vanagon's security?<BR>I mean make it harder for someone to break in and steal the huge amount of<BR>stuff that's in the cabinets.<BR><BR>Extra locks?<BR>Alarms?<BR>Explosive handles?<BR><BR>Dangerous animals inside? :)<BR><BR><BR>max<BR><BR><BR></P><BR><BR><BR>
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