>It seems obvious to not leave a loaded van sitting overnight on any street
>now a days. It seems like a lot of work but a prudent person would unload
>everything overnight and re pack in the morning.
>
>A friend last night just had his passenger window smashed in and all the
>contents stolen. Sufboard gone, skateboards gone, knee pads gone, luggage
>gone, and a $180 window to be replaced. The saddest thing of all was hearing
>him say "I guess I just can't trust any more."
>
>It is one thing to leave a van loaded in a garage or in a driveway
>especially if you have an alarm system that you can hear, but to leave any
>vehicle loaded on a public street with poor lighting?
>
>William

This is a reflection not on the van owner, but on the sort of people
there are out there.

I have had several breakins (never damaging the vehicle,
fortunately... lock-pickers), but don't keep anything valuable
inside... except for the SVX engines which lived in my Corolla wagon
daily driver for weeks!
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut