On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, S.Harrison wrote:

> Anyway, my question is- do you have an alarm on your van, how is it
> setup, and has it been an effective deterrent?

I just don't see the benefit of car alarms.  Approximately two a night go
off in my apartment complex, usually on cars that are sitting there
totally unmolested.  After a steady diet of this most people totally
ignore the things except to direct bad mental energy in the direction of
the car owner when an alarm goes off at 3 am.  There oughtta be a law...

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon