For the second time in a year and a half. The people who break into my car use slim jim and normally take change, or little things that are hard to notice, but they also got my check cards and ID. All of this stuff is easily replaceable, but the fact that it is happening bothers me.

I've found out that my neighbors are experiencing similar things and since we live in a town home community I guess we're easy pickings for this type of thing. I really want to do something to deter the thieves from coming into my car, but figured I would come here for some "creative" suggestions.

Right now i'm thinking about buying a bunch of razor blades and putting them in the glove compartment.

9/5/2010 8:44:05 PM

this r serious thread.

sorry about the car

9/5/2010 8:45:35 PM

Leave a door ajar and stay up all night with a shotgun looking at the car through a window in the townhome

9/5/2010 8:46:03 PM

van de graaff generator in the driver's seat

[Edited on September 5, 2010 at 8:47 PM. Reason : a]

9/5/2010 8:47:10 PM

Setting up claymores would work... but you'd have a helluva mess to clean up afterwards, nevermind the innocent bystanders and collateral damage involved... All I can think of is don't keep anything of value in your car. Evar.

[Edited on September 5, 2010 at 8:50 PM. Reason : .]

9/5/2010 8:48:59 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrzMGdYWZc

9/5/2010 8:49:02 PM

There's not a whole lot you can do except move.

I've had my car broken into twice... and have come to the conclusion that people break in JUST to see what's inside

The cops don't give a shit about car break-ins

Pawn shops don't do the right thing, and log electronics that walk into their store/report this to the police



As shitty as it sounds, all you can do is 1) have good insurance, 2) don't leave anything in your car that is of value, 3) get a good car alarm (though this won't stop them from breaking in) 4) pray that these low level thieves learn how to pick locks so they won't have to damage your door/break your window, and 5) be thankful that they at least left your car there.

9/5/2010 8:49:29 PM

I have always implemented the dont lock my car method, and dont leave anything worth while inside.

9/5/2010 8:50:07 PM

move

9/5/2010 8:50:17 PM

Who leaves check books and debit cards in their car?

9/5/2010 8:51:09 PM

speaking of claymores, you could try parking your car at one of the three domination objectives, and putting a C4 plastic explosives charge in your car...when the announcer says "we're losing A/B/C!", detonate the C4

9/5/2010 8:53:06 PM

just curious, where do you live?

9/5/2010 8:54:22 PM

Camera system mounted on your house to view the car.

Don't leave anything valuable in the car.

Motion Sensor Spotlight/Alarm attached to your house pointed at the car

9/5/2010 9:01:43 PM

Pop up machine guns in the bushes, trees, storm drain, etc near your place.

9/5/2010 9:32:52 PM

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"speaking of claymores, you could try parking your car at one of the three domination objectives, and putting a C4 plastic explosives charge in your car...when the announcer says "we're losing A/B/C!", detonate the C4"

LOL

9/5/2010 9:47:58 PM

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"I have always implemented the dont lock my car method, and dont leave anything worth while inside."

ditto

i, too, would like to know where this occurred

9/5/2010 9:58:58 PM

i own the home so moving most likely won't happen. we live in a nice area of town, but then again I guess that is what is attracting the thieves. i think i'm going to set up some sort of motion detector and then light them up with my paintball gun next time they get in there. Since they're removing the change from my car and going through the side pockets, glove compartment and center console a good 3 - 5min is spent inside.

plenty of time to call the police and tell them to look for the the people wearing neon green paint all over their bodies

9/5/2010 11:39:20 PM

Isn't the critical part of your plan that the police will respond?

And that the guy breaking into your car doesn't happen to have a gun.

9/5/2010 11:53:21 PM

Y'all need to invest in adt signs and community watch signs.

Its also not shit for some to call a cop to patrol your hood every now and then

9/5/2010 11:57:09 PM

Make one of these http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/03/infrared-nerf-autocannon-hunts-predators-little-sisters-too-vi/ attach the output of the motion sensor to a flood light above yer garage or where ever your car is parked(ideally somewhere you wouldnt be able to see it). Position the nerf gun above the flood light for the element of surprise. Coat the tip of the darts in something that will stain(more than likely theyd be wearing black clothes so this might be tough). Id recommend trying some sort of sex lube mixed with phosphorescent paint and deer piss(lube bc you dont want it to evaporate/phosphorescent to glow in the dark/deer piss cuz it smells horrid).

Another slightly more realistic idea....if you know yer neighbors well you could purchase a few security camera housings and post signs that say the area is monitored. The housings arent expensive and they dont have to actually have cameras in them.

9/6/2010 12:48:51 AM

why would you leave check cards and ID in the car when you're at home?

9/6/2010 3:29:29 AM

I actually think i'm going to put a lot of mouse traps in the glove compartment and center console to surprise the shit out of them when they rummage through it.

^because when I am at home I don't need it and the only time I need to use them involves when I am getting in the car.

9/6/2010 11:23:29 AM

uhhh, car alarm?

also you can talk to your HOA and have them set up a motion detector light & possibly a camera system.

9/6/2010 11:51:49 AM

9/6/2010 11:54:12 AM

Leaving check cards and ID in your car is just idiotic.

9/6/2010 11:54:26 AM

hopefully they will steal the POS next time

9/6/2010 11:55:53 AM

and use it to run over blackdog

9/6/2010 12:00:51 PM

^^Car is nice, i guess thats why it gets broken into.

^^^ no more idiotic than leaving anything in your car. the check cards and ID being in the car isn't what promoted the stealing. They were looking for change or whatever of value they could find. More was gained by them from the change stolen than the check cards

9/6/2010 5:34:30 PM

why would they not stay in your wallet

9/6/2010 5:59:37 PM

it's sentences like this that make me detest ass-clowns who claim that "you can't end a sentence with a preposition"

suppose you want to express the exact sentiment of the thread-topic...what the fuck else are you gonna say?

9/6/2010 6:16:46 PM

"Someone broke into my car."

That also eliminates the passive voice.

However, I agree that ending a sentence with a preposition is not a big deal.

9/6/2010 6:24:49 PM

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"suppose you want to express the exact sentiment of the thread-topic...what the fuck else are you gonna say? "

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""Someone broke into my car." "

aha

9/6/2010 6:26:45 PM

true....but that's not quite the exact sentiment

suppose you don't want to dignify the asshole who broke in by referring to him/her

honestly it occurred to me that one could rephrase it like that...but it's not quite the same thing

9/6/2010 6:27:48 PM

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"suppose you don't want to dignify the asshole who broke in by referring to him/her"

Unless the car was broken by a gust of wind or a rogue chimpanzee, you're implying that a person did it simply by referring to the act.

9/6/2010 6:30:55 PM

My car was looted/vandalized/robbed/some other verb.

However, I agree that ending a sentence with a preposition is not a big deal.

9/6/2010 6:31:11 PM

exactly,

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"rogue chimpanzee"

9/6/2010 6:32:28 PM

but doesn't mentioning it at all dignify that damned dirty ape?

9/6/2010 6:35:34 PM

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"no more idiotic than leaving anything in your car. the check cards and ID being in the car isn't what promoted the stealing. They were looking for change or whatever of value they could find. More was gained by them from the change stolen than the check cards"

well, the check cards & ID are what was stolen when someone broke into your car...

and

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"why would they not stay in your wallet"

9/6/2010 6:35:45 PM

^^
yes, but not as much as if you said "Someone or something"

there are farfetched Jane-Goodallesque contexts in which it might just be the most tactful thing you could say

9/6/2010 6:41:02 PM

i haven't owned a wallet in the better part of a decade, and this is the first time it has been an issue. why own a wallet? The only difference is that if I had a wallet that would have been in the car and would have been stolen too. then i'd have to buy a new wallet as well.

as for the grammar, notice the ellipsis the topic was meant to flow into the first line.

9/6/2010 7:04:16 PM

why would your wallet be in the car?
its people like you that give thieves more reasons to break into cars

9/6/2010 7:46:48 PM

PAY WHAT YOU OWE

9/6/2010 7:49:19 PM

^^ To keep their $15 in, SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT!

9/6/2010 7:50:52 PM

so just stop leaving valuable shit in your car

[Edited on September 6, 2010 at 8:39 PM. Reason : ]

9/6/2010 8:38:23 PM

I think that you all are missing one important fact...


PEOPLE OFTEN BREAK INTO CARS JUST TO SEE WHAT'S IN THERE


yeah, it's double pwnt if they actually find something. but often, they'll still break your goddamn window just to see what's inside.

9/6/2010 8:41:18 PM

And a lot of times they will bust the window even if it is unlocked.

9/6/2010 8:46:59 PM

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"car is nice"

Its a fact that more shit boxes get broken into than nice cars.

9/6/2010 8:51:57 PM

My car was broken into a couple weeks ago at the beach. I always make sure to keep nothing of value in sight. Of course I left my wallet in the car in the center console because I assumed it'd be safer there than in my beach bag. They slim jimmed into the car and took it, as well as the gps which was in the center console. FML

9/6/2010 10:37:16 PM