Crowbar to the rear hatch? Wouldn't breaking the window be less effort? Within the last year i've had my car broken into and my appartment broken into, so the argument could go either way. The only time I get real nerverous is when I end up with my backup and my regular player in the car at the same time.

Personally, when my car is sitting in the garage below my appartment, my empeg will not be in it. It sits there way too much, for many hours without any supervision. If I'm out around town however, i usualy shove it in the glove compartment and leave it at that. I know I'm more likely to drop it than have it stolen, and insurance won't pay to replace it if i drop it. And I've got a backup.

Matthew

Crowbar to the rear hatch? Wouldn't breaking the window be less effort?

They needed to get at some stuff locked in the trunk under the deck lid. Grr.

well, my car isn't exactly what i would call theft-bait, it's pretty ordinary looking. everything about my install is completely stock looking (the OEM head unit is still in place and functional, via a sony switch), and my amp is buried underneath a seat that would have to be removed to get it out. the empeg is low-key looking enough that even looking in the window, it doesn't exactly catch your eye the way most aftermarket head units would.

it also helps that my install location is just low enough in the dash that the empeg can't be removed while the shift lever is in park.

besides, i'm a lazy bastard(tm), too.

--dan.

ah, no worries there. i have my mp3's on three other empegs in active use in various locations, as well as on my main mirrored RAID server. i'm not losing my music anytime soon.

--dan.

I take it with me anytime I leave the car. The bag I use actually works as a belt-pouch, so it's not too much trouble. I do sometimes have to give the "It's my in-dash MP3 player. They don't make them any more, and even if they did, it would cost 3 times what I paid for it, so no thanks, I'll just hold onto it." speech.

I have, on exactly 2 occasions, intentionally left it unattended in the car, because it was simply impractical to have it on me where I was going, but I wanted music on the trip. In these cases, it was in the trunk, UNDERNEATH the spare, attatched through the (full sized, steel) spare and the mounting bolt on the trunk floor, with a thick laptop security cable. The unit was zipped in its case so it wasn't obvious what it was, and all of this was under the spare carpet cover and a bunch of junk and tools.

Even if a thief managed to FIND it, the only way he could have gotten away with it would be to reove the mountin bolt and lug a p235-75-r15 around, because the way I had it situated, there wasn't even room to cut the cable.

In fact, the second time I did this, I had trouble reaching the combination part of the lock in the dark, and had to leave it in there until I got home.

i think we need car safes

i think we need car safes

Or, of course, safe cars

I live in Headingley/Adel. You ???

Out at Sicklinghall, you know where the Scotts Arms is?

I've been reading your CV and I don't believe you look like your website!

Radio controlled helicopters, I hear those things are near impossible to fly - I built a real steam, radio controlled paddle steamer, that's about as good as I get.

I used to have a guy working for me who spent all winter building a plane, then religiously crashed it on the first decent day of spring!

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I've been reading your CV and I don't believe you look like your website!

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Ok, I am completely gullible and out of touch with the world at large. I read this post and thought " Huh... I wonder what he looks like..." The next thing I know I'm sitting in my CHURCH office with a website up that scares me to death as the secretary walks in. Thank God for Alt. F4. I've got to get a clue....

I wonder what he looks like..."

If a babe like that is flying radio controlled helicopters and boozing in Yorkshire....the Lord does indeed move in mysterious ways.

I can recite all the books of the bible from memory (the names, not the text), any use if I'm passing one sunday?

Heh, Rev, I think we need to put a cybersitter program on your PC.

Its amazing.... most people but filters on their computer to keep their kids from looking at stuff they shouldn't. I'm going to have to put it on mine to keep me from assuming there won't be a naked woman on the link I hit.

I'm going to have to put it on mine to keep me from assuming there won't be a naked woman on the link I hit.

One of those new-fangled radio-locating brooches for your secretary might be less work!

I've been reading your c.v. - Minnetonka, are you near to those moccasin manufacturers, whose driving model are the only shoes I can use to drive my MG comfortably?

Great value, until you want them repaired, I order a new pair, every couple of years - and they do size 13!

- no, I have no connection whatsoever with the company!

most people but filters on their computer to keep their kids from looking at stuff they shouldn't

Can you get a filter to cut out all the gadget manufacturers sites that have new products that I can't do without? - I don't have a problem with porn!

I'm not sure...what is their address?

I'm not sure...what is their address?

Good point, now I look at the site, it gives a PO box in the Bronx, but I guess that with a name like Minnetonka, they must have started out in your part of the world!