- To: Sydney Linux Users Group <slug@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [SLUG] parking for the meeting
- From: Ken Yap <ken@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue Nov 28 17:51:30 2000
- Reply-to: ken@xxxxxxxxxx (Ken Yap)
>> Buy an oldish car in a crap colour and don't leave anything valuable in
>> the car. Most car breakins are for mobiles/change etc rather than to steal
>> the whole car.
>
>Sorry, even that doesn't work. I have an old car in a crappy colour that I
>leave unlocked cos there is nothing of value in it.. so they trashed the
>inside anyway. If you think you can win, forget it. Of course, you could
>walk..... but don't wear fancy trainers.....
Those thieves are really dumb or stoned. I heard a story of a victim who
left his driver side window down so they wouldn't smash it---nothing of
value in the car. They jimmied the lock on the other side of the car
anyway.
Take the train or bus.