Do the police give you crap about your license plate placement?

 

Only one time. But when the deputy that pulled me over realized that he knew my wife (she works for CBPD) he just turned around and was like ok buddy see you later.

 

Hopefully you won't be like me and wake up 3 times a night to look out the window and see if anyone is messing with it.

 

Im still pretty paranoid. My only saving grace is my wife works for the Local PD and my buddy is a detective lives across the street, then my other friend who is a deputy lives a few doors down.
Then we live in a cul-de-sac so, there's no easy way in or out.

 

Make a kill switch electrical or fuel or something. Then tell nobody but those who drive it. Make them tow it if they want it. Just my 2cents.

 

Thats on my long list of things to do

 

Started this today.





Hopefully get it cut out tomorrow.

 

At first I thought you had someone trying to get your truck. Glad to hear that is not the case. We miss our third gen extended cab and they are some great trucks. One truck she regrets getting rid of. The more toys you get, the more repairs you have. I get to do some plumbing work on our camper. Sure you wont miss the maintenace of it. It does help having the local cops on your side. Saves a lot of headaches.

 

One way in one way out...I like your style Mark!!!id hate to be the poor ba$tard that tried messing with your belongings.our dobey let's us know when someone's around our house but you never know these days.

 

It's crazy out there. In glad that I have a big dog that looks like a killer. He keeps a lot of people away.

Pizza delivery guy refused to come onto out porch yesterday. Even after I told him it was ok he absolutely refused. Since diesel was sitting at the door. Here he is. He's down in weight 106lbs

He's always with my boys.

 

Thats awesome! I have a lab/pit mix and she barks like crazy when ppl pull in the driveway. She's very intimidating but it's all show and no go lol. The only thing I've ever seen her try to attack is a raccoon that was up in my engine when I started one of my trucks years ago.

 

Guess I jinxed myself there. Truck was a stolen an hour ago. Cops have told me they. Have found it ditched.

 

Man I'm so sorry to here that!!!!

 

Thats terrible man. Making me think that I really need to put in a kill switch

 

Holy crap, sorry man whats the update?
I'm glad i keep mine in the garage, i would never sleep otherwise

Gizler00- nice work on the bumper reinforcement plate

 

It was recovered shortly after the theft. No damage except for some reason my truck seems to be wandering to the right. I wonder if he popped a curb or something.

 

I think in going to put in a kill switch if some sort this week.

 

Not just a response to liveoffroad but in general, hopefully to save someone the headaches I went thru.

A lesson I learned the hard way. I kept mine in the garage and like most everybody else you think it is safe there. Problem is you keep the keys in the ignition or on a handy key rack near by and it is easily found. Also most garages have a door button that is most likely lit and easy to access or you have a garage door opener in your truck.

I got broke into and unknowingly provided him a truck to get away with. The guy was a two time felon and cops even told me that basically it was going to take him the three strike law to get him for good. Hopefully he is doing life as he was a hard core criminal. Ronald Seth Banks is the buzzards name. Still haven't forgotten him.

From the lesson I have learned the hard way, I have shocked a lot of people just by telling them what I did. Just imagine me looking at your house, I can see where your garage is at. How long would it take me or any stranger to make way thru your house and to your garage and find keys or a door opener?

Another lesson I learned the hard way. I thought my truck being in the garage the house insurance would cover the repair of my truck as he did wreck it. Nope... Truck insurance covers the truck and house insurance covers the house. I wasn't home and I had to pay each deductible, one on the house and one on the truck. With what I had to pay in deductibles, I felt like I was the one getting punished for something I wasn't even in the same state at the time.

Hide them keys if you have your truck in the garage. Use the same scenario of you looking at someones house and where the keys and door opener is at and think you will find you shock some people with what you say.

Locks are only going to keep people out. A crook, a door lock and glass is just a minor barrier. I had my dead bolt and door lock locked and that actually caused more damage. It ripped recesses in the door frame and I could not lock my house for the night. Only on lock is really needed as a crook can just bust his way in if he really determined.

 

Some very good points. Sorry to hear that happened to you. It seems these Toyotas only bring empty wallets and frustration some times. Then you get out on the trail and it all is worth it.

 

So true Terry!! Another thing I always try to do is leave nothing in the vehicle that has my info/address on it. If they break into your car and get your garage opener and insurance card, that has your address.....well you get the idea.

This happened to my uncle outside of Cleveland, OH a few years back. He used to park his explorer at the T station to go to work. He came back from work one day and his truck had been broken into. They pilfered through his car and removed the center caps. Not really thinking anything of it, just guessing that they needed the caps.

Wrong.. They marked his car so they could find it again. They also had info from his registration and insurance card that he kept in the vehicle.

They came back about a week later......enough time to scope out the house, and stole his truck.

What happens next is sickening.

They then proceeded to take his stolen explorer straight to his house and use the garage opener to get inside. Actually pulled it in and shut the garage door behind him.

Neighbors even saw the truck come home and thought it was my uncle stopping back or getting off work early.

Needless to say the guy got away with alot of valuables as he had alot of time to do what he wanted.

They never caught the guy, but some firearms that were stolen surfaced in robberies and shootings across a few states away. Some as far as Florida.

Moral to the story. Listen to Terry and hide your keys. Do not leave them in the vehicle or near it.

And do not leave anything in the car that has your address on it!!!!