I wouldn't own anything nice or vintage when I lived in town.. too many doushebags with nothing better to do than key your stuff, bust the windows out, egg it, whatever.
Any vehicle that stands out from the crowd tends to be a target.
Out here in the country i've got 4 german bloodline sheppards who'll come after you like you're made of ham if they don't know who you are.. two of them ran a crackhead up a tree after he tried to steal my little brothers bike when I lived in town.
That was good for a laugh!
What really gets me is when a fella puts his blood, sweat, tears, and hard earned money into something, then some jackhole decides he's going to come along one day and trash it.
People like that outta be drug out into the woods and beaten with a rubber hose.
I can stomache alot of things, but jackin' with another persons stuff is the worst.. and the cops are next to worthless. They're more intrested in racking up speeding tickets then they are catchin' the jerk that busted your windows, stole your stereo, or egged your car.
When I lived "in town", i've had a stereo stolen out of my car.. cops didn't even come out.. just took a report over the phone.
I had a back window busted out and a guitar amp stolen.. what did the cops do? Came out, took a report, and pretty much told me, "You're boned. Have a nice day."
Now let them catch you doing 35 in a 30MPH zone and they'll have THREE SQUAD CARS on the scene in minutes.
Heck.. putting cameras up acts as a bit of deturrent, but hand the cops a tape of the criminal in the act, and it'll be in the bottom of their wastebasket by the end of the day.
Unfortunately, if you live in one of those neighborhoods, about all you can do is keep your stuff locked up, well lit, and pray.
Or move. Thats what I did. Now I don't even lock my doors at night.. heck.. I don't even think I know were the house key even is!
