<VV> Thievery Re: WINNER WEATHER... (in the Metroplex)

[Mike Jacobi]

Tim

When you think about it, being neighborly is the real American way...at
least it was at one time.  Especially out west.  So it all worked out OK and
now you have an excuse to do something nice for your neighbor...like take
him for a ride in one of your Corvairs!!

Mike (grateful for neighborly neighbors) in Michigan


On 2/12/10 11:37 AM, "shortle" <shortle556 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> This is a different kind of thievery than I anticipated. Recently we had a
> large dumping of snow in SW Colorado, around 3 feet in 3 days. At the same
> time my snow plow truck trans quit working. I called a couple of people that
> advertise snow removal. My parking lot is not very big, it's about 1/2 an
> acre. I advised them all I can usually clean it myself with my plow truck in
> about 20-30 minutes. The conversation went something like "About 30 minutes? I
> could do it for $200". I was floored. I was hoping for about 50 or 60 bucks. I
> guess it's the American way. Oh by the way, thank God for good neighbors. Now
> I owe 1 of my neighbors who came over here a couple of times and spent about
> 30 minuts each time.
> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
> Looking forward to the coming spring weather and Iowa in June
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: FrankCB <frankcb at aol.com>
>> Sent: Feb 12, 2010 7:50 AM
>> To: Ken Clark <kcvair at hotmail.com>, virtual vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Subject: <VV> Thievery Re:  WINNER WEATHER... (in the Metroplex)
>> 
>> Ken,
>>     From years of parking in NYC, and after my buddy "lost" a set of golf
>> clubs from his car I learned that you have to make things INVISIBLE to a
>> potential thief.  If he can look inside your vehicle and SEE something he
>> wants, you have a good chance of "losing" it.  Some high end radios even have
>> a nondescript facia that flips down to conceal the $$$ unit underneath.  I
>> still stuff things under the seat or simply hide them under shopping flyer
>> papers.
>>      Frank "what, me paranoid?" Burkhard
>> 
>> In a message dated 02/12/10 08:14:58 Eastern Standard Time,
>> kcvair at hotmail.com writes:
>> We enjoyed the convention also, except someone broke into our truck by
>> smashing a window and stealing radio and other components.  Caused over $1000
>> damage for less than $400 items.  This was while in the garage with security.
>> I don't hold this against Dallas as I know there are thieves everywhere.  Ken
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