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So, today I got a call from the campus police (I go to Texas A&M) and apparently someone broke into my truck and took my set of Craftsmen tools. I should have gotten a tool box in the bed to put thief temptations into. Luckily they didn't take the truck and just broke the vent window. Makes me want to hide out in the parking lot one night and catch this kid in the act and show him a thing or two about Karma.
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start checking the pawn shops for your tools.
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that sucks- so do thieves
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Yep, I doubt the thieves even know how to use the tools, they were probably just looking for something quick and easy to steal and sell for some quick cash....and probably for their next 'high'.

My wife and I go round and round almost every day about this...she has a very bad habit of leaving the keys in the ignition, with the windows down, and her purse (with the checkbook, credit cards AND cell phone) sitting out on the seat! :nono: Granted, we live in a small town where it's less likely to get ripped off, but there's no sense in actually inviting thieves by leaving your valuables out in the open. Thieves are much less likely to go to the trouble to break into the trunk of a car or a crossbed toolbox just to see if there's anything of value....but if they can see it, that's all the encouragement they need.

Heck, a couple years ago I rode my new mountain bike to church. Came out an hour later to find it gone (didn't think anyone would actually have the balls to steal it from a church! :eek: ) . It was found a few hours later dumped in the alley a few blocks away. Probably just some kids out for a 'joyride', but it drove the lesson home to always always keep my stuff locked up and preferrably out of sight. It'll at least help keep the semi-honest people semi-honest. ;)
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It irks me that I have to take my keys out just to go into the store cuz that little commie thank you barcode thing is on there. I take 'em out in the city but around town I leave the keys in and the windows down.
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wb- are you referring to the "anti-penalty" card that "they" call a discount card :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I had my aluminum tool boxes broken into 3 times and tons of tools stolen. ( they had good locks and hasps on them) I decided to build a tool vault to slow them down. 2 1/2 years and they havnt broken into this one. Rawson Koenig 12 guage steel box and Master Locks high security bolt cutter proof Hasps and Master locks High security bolt cutter proof locks. It takes me two minutes to get in it with the keys. Its a shame it had to come to this but I,m winning so far now.
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is that your design? looks real good :thup: :thup:
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JD, Its some one elses design adapted to my tool box. Heres a close up. I just cut a tail gate protector to cover the top as I haul my big cooler to the farm and deer lease on it when I,m loaded
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cjs- thanks for the closeup- that's what it takes to keep 'em out alright- working in KC MO i lost everything including my seabag of dirty clothes out of a suburban- tools ,briefcase- everything but the clothes i was wearing- i'm sure they have 'em in Big D but i saw some Abus based lock systems for vans while i was in New orleans that were quite impressive- d-a-m-n a thief
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One of those tool boxes would have come in handy this week for me. :-(
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I hate thieves, they ought to get their fingers lopped off. :x
Also, people, correction, scum like to help them selves to whatever you keep in the back of a truck. Even if it's junk. I guess they figure it's there, they're there and it's easy so what the heck.
People that use other people's trucks as trash cans tick me off too. :x
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As kids We never locked our trucks, never took the key out, if it would even come out, we just parked them and went into the show on main street with our girl (if we were lucky) Back then our two Staffordshire terriors ( thats pit bulls to the UKC people) we used on cattle never let me leave home with out them. They took their truck guarding duties seriously Never taught them to do this they just did it. Never lost anything out of my truck with them around.
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:yt: A fun thing grandpa did is remove the diesel emblems and stickers off of his truck. He hoped that whoever had the nerve to siphon one of the tanks was looking for gasoline. :D
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Ivansgreat, You show up here with the box and the locks and we will put it together and put it in for you. I,ll even have lunch prepared by a former student, "class of 76" (my wife). Charles
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