IMHO this is what people generally do, and it results in a colder world. Tighter, tougher, more suspicious.
What would be nice is if folks would instead become looser, understand and accept.

--- On Wed, 6/11/08, John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Violated - LVC but Vanagon related
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 10:24 AM

Right On!

Thieves are like the parasitic worms (that they are) that make the
general resistance of the body stronger. When you take a theft hit, you
tighten up, strengthen yourself, your resolve, and take more steps that
it doesn't happen again.

Whatever "improvements" they may force us to take, make, I
hate'em anyway!

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Neil2 wrote:
> Correctamundo.  Tho' thieves don't do karma or they wouldn't
be thieves
> would they?  They have their station in life.  Down low.  They fulfill
their
> purpose.  Refining those above, in the Vanagons (content).
>
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:47 AM, chris Moyles
<chris@fauquierhousing.org>
> wrote:
>
>
>> Stealing is a bad thing all around, but stealing a custom bike,
that's
>> just asking for instant karma in the form of a serious wreck....  Same
>> thing with climbing and kayaking gear.
>> The gods don't take kindly to that stuff.   Then again it might be
>> another form of natural selection!
>>
>>
>> Stephen Grisanti wrote:
>>
>>
>>> "What a jerk. So much for having a sense of community."
>>>
>>> I know the feeling.  I was roused by an alarm call from my
workplace at
>>> oh-dark-thirty one morning and the cops had collared the guy who
was one of
>>> our customers.  He'd broken in to steal a custom bike on
display and the
>>> kicker here is that I had stayed after hours on a recent Saturday
helping
>>> him with parts he "had to have" in order to be ready for
some event.  Glad
>>> you got off so lightly.
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
> --
> Neil2
> '82 Diesel Westy (Duckie)
>
>
>