[larrybuck]

Out of the blue, I got home Sat. night to receive a message to call officer
----- at a town 20 miles from me.

I get the news that 1 of my 2 cars stored at a mini storage was plundered.
I ask which car? Not the Monza! Sales appointment set for Monday.

No, it's my poor Quantum wagon, still awaiting a diesel transplant.
When I was forced to move a few weeks ago, this was the safest choice that was affordable for me.

I know I still won't get to that project for a while, so I put 4 jackstands in place, just barely up to relieve suspension/wheel bearings...the like.

It would have taken a very sharp eye to notice the car raised up at all, as a tarp is over to guard against any potential sunroof leak. I half buried small blocks of wood under the tires in the gravel to make it look like the tires were touching.


Anyway, the officer said that the owner of the storage place caught sight
of 4 guys working on my car, and he chased them off/called police.
He ran them off before the 4th wheel/tire was pulled. The 3rd. was lying by
the fence. He has that secured for me until he is open to see me on Monday.

The police caught the 4 guys smoking dope about 5 miles away in possession
of the other 2 tire/wheels in their car. I was told that 1 of the 4 ( probably
their gang leader) guys has a VERY serious wrap sheet.

I was told to wait until Monday, when their goods department is open for retrievals.

My 1st thought was: " I wonder WHERE the lug nuts are?"

I would have thought that mid '80's stock light weight VW wheels would be
pretty boring to today's kids; but I guess I'm wrong.


I thought it safer there with a monthly 4 digit gate code, than at my Dad's where tree limbs in the wind break off, denting cars. Sigh!


My 1st car was broken into ('67 Chevelle) to attempt stealing the 8 track player. It had a security bar padlocked far under the dash. They mangled the face up, and left my driver's door slightly open, (2door HT)

Later on, I stored some cars at a fenced off yard only open during business hrs. run by the local garbage company. I had a complete '32 Ford 5 window
coupe body, and a fiberglass frontend for a '55 Chevy just walk away!

I then had to sell a black on black '57 Chevy 2HT Belair less eng/trans that I had intended to keep for life, just to get it out of there, not to be stolen.
Only paid $200. for it in early '70's.

Then there was the aftermarket shifter taken out of my $500. '68 Camaro.

One gets a little tired of this!


So on Monday, I'll be carrying my very heavy but nice floorjack in the CRX
(bad tank mpg you know) on a 40 mile round trip, and wondering if I'll
have to buy lugnuts!!??!!