Here's a twist on Van security.   A friend of mine takes his van out
in the boonies frequently and rather than locking it up tight, he he
parks it in the open and leaves all the doors and hatches open(except
during foul weather, but few crooks steal when it's raining, just
like few cops write speeding tickets when it's raining!)).  It gives
the would be crook the impression that someone isn't too far away and
he's never had anything ripped off and the added plus is his van's
glass has never been broken out either.  A little extreme, but it's working.

DM&FS

At 11:22 AM 8/6/2005, Donald Baxter wrote:
>Americans have irrational fears of things that aren't back up by
>statistics--even in Iowa City kids aren't much allowed to even walk to
>school--this in the day when statistically, across the country, crime
>rates are actually down from the 1960s and 70s.  Property crimes may
>be up--but our physical selves are actually safer.
>
>The baby boomers grew up--and most crime is perpetuated by persons who
>are younger and have much more energy than most of us have left :-)
>
>O
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>Donald Baxter
>316 Ridgeview Avenue
>University Heights, Iowa 52246
>www.onanov.com