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Date:         Sat, 5 Apr 2003 11:58:28 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Loaded van broken into
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>It seems obvious to not leave a loaded van sitting overnight on any street >now a days. It seems like a lot of work but a prudent person would unload >everything overnight and re pack in the morning. > >A friend last night just had his passenger window smashed in and all the >contents stolen. Sufboard gone, skateboards gone, knee pads gone, luggage >gone, and a $180 window to be replaced. The saddest thing of all was hearing >him say "I guess I just can't trust any more." > >It is one thing to leave a van loaded in a garage or in a driveway >especially if you have an alarm system that you can hear, but to leave any >vehicle loaded on a public street with poor lighting? > >William

This is a reflection not on the van owner, but on the sort of people there are out there.

I have had several breakins (never damaging the vehicle, fortunately... lock-pickers), but don't keep anything valuable inside... except for the SVX engines which lived in my Corolla wagon daily driver for weeks! -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut


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