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Re: Jack be nimble

To: Chris Thompson <cthompson@rrinc.com>
Subject: Re: Jack be nimble
From: Mike & Kathryn <Tiger2@telus.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 14:24:21 -0700
Sounds like a security job for messrs. Smith & Wesson.

Mike Clark
B382100417

Chris Thompson wrote:

> Not that much more to tell - one funny thing was that it weren't no Porsche.
> It was some real beater.  She would wake up in the morning, find her car
> gone, and know exactly where in town to find it.  The police did nothing
> about it.  Frankly, I don't remember how she ultimately resolved it - I
> think she let him keep the car, and she bought another one.
>
> I live in a place where you can leave the keys in your car and your wallet
> on the dash, and you don't have to worry so I don't know too much about all
> these fancy devices.  Once, though, when visiting in the Washington DC area,
> I left my car unlocked out on the street.  In the morning, every car on the
> block had the drivers side window smashed out and something stolen from
> inside the car.  Every car but mine, that is.  The bottle of orange juice on
> the front seat was warm and half gone anyway....
>
> Chris Thompson
> B382000331
>
> Chris, this sounds wild. Can you tell us more about this?
> I remember reading in Road and Track or C&D many years ago about a reformed
> car thief recounting his escapades. He said he repeatedly stole a Porsche
> from one enthusiast. The owner eventually built a wall around his driveway
> and the thief said he rented a crane to lift the car over the wall.  Hard to
> believe.

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