On Sat, 24 Aug 2019 16:35:09 +1000, jeikppkywk, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote:

FLUSH the 85-year-old senile asshole's pathological auto-contradicting

--
Richard addressing Rot Speed:
"**** you're thick/pathetic excuse for a troll."
MID:

On Sat, 24 Aug 2019 13:57:53 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


Makes a lot more sense to

The senile asshole knows it better! AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN!

--
Website (from 2007) dedicated to the 85-year-old trolling senile
cretin from Oz:
https://www.pcreview.co.uk/threads/r...d-faq.2973853/

On Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:07:30 +1000, jeikppkywk, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote:


I would go for noise.
Buy a cheap (£10) pin alarm, attach to underside of van and the piece of
cord extend it and attach to something on the ground, if they move it you
will have plenty of decibels + as it is attached to the van will continue
to sound as they drive down the street.

I wouldn¢t use a pin alarm

Of COURSE not, you auto-contradicting senile pest! LOL

--
"Anonymous" to trolling senile Rot Speed:
"You can **** off as you know less than pig **** you sad
little ignorant ****."
MID:

On Sat, 24 Aug 2019 11:02:10 +1000, jeikppkywk, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote:


What happened with the alarm ? Did it go off and was ignored or did it
never go off ?

From what I can see -and which you refuse to realize- it's YOU who is
getting ignored in this thread (and other threads), time and again. But then
you can't AFFORD to realize this, as this here is ALL you got in your
"life", psychopath!

--
Marland answering senile Rodent's statement, "I don't leak":
"That¢s because so much **** and ****e emanates from your gob that there is
nothing left to exit normally, your arsehole has clammed shut through disuse
and the end of prick is only clear because you are such a ******."
Message-ID:

"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
...
On 23/08/2019 19:01, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:


Ford based ones seem to have been especially targeted recently- at least
one of the insurers sent a circular out regarding changes in conditions.
It didn't impact us so I don't recall the details.


because you have an old junky Fiat junk.....

fords are quality ...

Low quality.

On Sun, 25 Aug 2019 06:39:57 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


fords are quality ...

Low quality.

Not as low in quality as your senile "life", senile idiot!

--
Website (from 2007) dedicated to the 85-year-old trolling senile
cretin from Oz:
https://www.pcreview.co.uk/threads/r...d-faq.2973853/

On 23/08/2019 18:59, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 23/08/2019 15:06, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:45:21 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Â*Â*Â* The Natural Philosopher wrote:
[quoted text muted]

[quoted text muted]

Then why do all the damage to the electrics?

Because that's what ****y scrotes do. It's why slow castration with a
serrated spoon dipped in phenolic acid is still too good for them.

Many years ago, a customer had his big ****-off diesel battery stolen
from his van. The ****s had *cut* the big power cable (which must have
taken longer than it would to have loosened the screw and slipped it
off), but they still had to bring the right set of tools to loosen the
13mm *clamps* that held it in.

Do you know how much a Diesel starter rated power cable costs ?

no

I didn't think you would. Are you always this helpful?

"Marland" wrote in message
...
Rod Speed wrote:


"T i m" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:25:15 +0100, MrCheerful
wrote:

On 23/08/2019 11:51, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Mate has just had his brand new camper van stolen from outside his
house.
Luckily, it has a tracker, and they located it about 3 miles away.
Lots
of
damage done to the electrics and so on. But they obviously managed to
drive it away, without the keys. So much for immobilisers.

Would a crook lock thingie or wheel clamp have made any difference in
these days of battery angle grinders?


The Thatcham approved steering wheel 'Disc-lock' certainly will slow
them down a lot, and is pretty well protected against an angle grinder.

+1

Coupled with an alarm with pager it will keep away most thieves.

Yup. The object of the exercise is to make it as difficult for them as
possible (you won't stop them) so they expose themselves as long as
possible, increasing the chance of getting seen / caught etc.

I would not bother with the old krooklok style locks as they are very
easy to remove and make an ideal tool to break the ign. steering lock.

Yup.

Even locking a folding seat forward onto the wheel (with a decent lock
/ chain etc) will deter most hoping to just drive it away.

Anything 'different' has a greater deterrent effect than stuff they
know and have practice on / with.

Even parking your car on your drive facing inwards is 'advised'
apparently to slow their exit and might also give a better picture of
their faces on your CCTV?

Ex bosses wife saw a caravan go past them (in the opposite direction)
that looked very much like theirs, only to find it was theirs when
they got home soon after. I think it actually got recovered (because
they got onto the Police quickly).

I wonder why more people don't put big security code letters (partial
CRiS) on the tops of their caravans / motor homes? Make them much
easier to spot from the Police helicopter and a bit more difficult to
sell on / hide.

Makes a lot more sense to have a concealed tracker that works
like the iphone find my phone system. That even takes video of
the perps so the cops can compare the footage with their mug
shots of known crims if they show up at the van with the perps
gone, waiting to see if the van has tracking and coming back
to pick it up again later if its still there later.

People should take your advice above all others,
as an Aussie there will be criminal genes within you

Nope, not one.

On Sun, 25 Aug 2019 07:16:36 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


People should take your advice above all others,
as an Aussie there will be criminal genes within you

Nope, not one.

Not that you could convincingly prove, senile cretin!

--
Website (from 2007) dedicated to the 85-year-old trolling senile
cretin from Oz:
https://www.pcreview.co.uk/threads/r...d-faq.2973853/

On 24/08/2019 22:16, Fredxx wrote:
On 23/08/2019 18:59, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 23/08/2019 15:06, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:45:21 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Â*Â*Â* The Natural Philosopher wrote:
[quoted text muted]

[quoted text muted]

Then why do all the damage to the electrics?

Because that's what ****y scrotes do. It's why slow castration with a
serrated spoon dipped in phenolic acid is still too good for them.

Many years ago, a customer had his big ****-off diesel battery stolen
from his van. The ****s had *cut* the big power cable (which must have
taken longer than it would to have loosened the screw and slipped it
off), but they still had to bring the right set of tools to loosen the
13mm *clamps* that held it in.

Do you know how much a Diesel starter rated power cable costs ?

no

I didn't think you would. Are you always this helpful?

he wasn't asking how much it cost ... he was asking if WE knew..... he
obviously does and he is implying that it is a lot .....I have never
owned a diesel...are you just out to cause trouble?....

On 24/08/2019 21:39, Rod Speed wrote:


"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
...
On 23/08/2019 19:01, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:


Ford based ones seem to have been especially targeted recently- at
least one of the insurers sent a circular out regarding changes in
conditions. It didn't impact us so I don't recall the details.


because you have an old junky Fiat junk.....

fords are quality ...

Low quality.
nothing is lower quality than a fiat .......

On 25/08/2019 09:10, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 24/08/2019 21:39, Rod Speed wrote:


"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
...
On 23/08/2019 19:01, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:


Ford based ones seem to have been especially targeted recently- at
least one of the insurers sent a circular out regarding changes in
conditions. It didn't impact us so I don't recall the details.


because you have an old junky Fiat junk.....

fords are quality ...

Low quality.
nothing is lower quality than a fiat .......
they are now ****ing up chrysler in the states....your new jeep is now
made from fiat parts ....

"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
...
On 24/08/2019 21:39, Rod Speed wrote:


"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
...
On 23/08/2019 19:01, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:


Ford based ones seem to have been especially targeted recently- at
least one of the insurers sent a circular out regarding changes in
conditions. It didn't impact us so I don't recall the details.


because you have an old junky Fiat junk.....

fords are quality ...

Low quality.

nothing is lower quality than a fiat .......

Thats very arguable with frog ****, yugos and east kraut ****.

"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
...
On 25/08/2019 09:10, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 24/08/2019 21:39, Rod Speed wrote:


"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
...
On 23/08/2019 19:01, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:


Ford based ones seem to have been especially targeted recently- at
least one of the insurers sent a circular out regarding changes in
conditions. It didn't impact us so I don't recall the details.


because you have an old junky Fiat junk.....

fords are quality ...

Low quality.
nothing is lower quality than a fiat .......
they are now ****ing up chrysler in the states....your new jeep is now
made from fiat parts ....

I dont have a new jeep.

On Sun, 25 Aug 2019 18:48:34 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


they are now ****ing up chrysler in the states....your new jeep is now
made from fiat parts ....

I don¢t have a new jeep.

He didn't even talk to you, you self-opinionated, self-important, senile
idiot!

--
Richard addressing Rot Speed:
"**** you're thick/pathetic excuse for a troll."
MID:

On Sun, 25 Aug 2019 18:47:37 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


Low quality.

nothing is lower quality than a fiat .......

That¢s very arguable

What's NOT "arguable" for you, you clinically insane "argumentative
asshole"?

--
Sqwertz to Rot Speed:
"This is just a hunch, but I'm betting you're kinda an argumentative
asshole.
MID:

"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 24 Aug 2019 16:35:09 +1000, jeikppkywk wrote:

"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:10:22 +0100, T i m wrote:

On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:45:24 -0000 (UTC), Jethro_uk
wrote:

On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:25:15 +0100, MrCheerful wrote:

On 23/08/2019 11:51, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
[quoted text muted]

The Thatcham approved steering wheel 'Disc-lock' certainly will slow
them down a lot, and is pretty well protected against an angle
grinder.
Coupled with an alarm with pager it will keep away most thieves.

Except the ones with a low loader and a crane.

That's where ground anchors can help. ;-)

One of my trailers is 'attached' to a tow ball welded to some heavy
steel box, concreted in the ground (with a crossbar at the bottom,
heads of the hitch nuts welded over). If that was right underneath the
caravan / motor home and over the axle it might also help a bit?

Cheers, T i m

If they really really want it, and can't disable the security without
you, they will take you (or family member) and make you disable it.

Trivial to ensure that they can't do that.

Graveyards are full of people who once thought that

No they arent.

Admittedly it's a rarity. but it happens.

Not with those who have enough of a clue to ensure that that can't
happen.

The first step in the clue is 100% vigilance.

Thats wrong too.

Personally I like to relax once in a while ...

I do every day.

Like I said, at some point you have to think about insurance.

I dont,

Good for you. Neither did Tony Martin.

His problem.

"Jethro_uk" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:50:36 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

They took it to a spot some three miles away. Police said they left
there to see if it was being tracked. If it was still there a couple of
days later, they'd move it on.

Many years ago, on this very forum, somebody suggested a good DIY project
was to knock up a device which exploded when 3 or 4 of it's kind were
gathered within a few yards, and fitting them to "Hobby" type touring
caravans (if you know what they look like, you'll know why ...).

Rather than **** around with "is it/isn't it" worry over tracking, surely
the easiest thing to do is to drive the vehicle into a Faraday cage and
thence into a Faraday barn ?

Easier said than done.

On Sun, 25 Aug 2019 19:48:28 +1000, jeikppkywk, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote:

FLUSH senile Australian asshole's stinking troll****

--
Website (from 2007) dedicated to the 85-year-old trolling senile
cretin from Oz:
https://www.pcreview.co.uk/threads/r...d-faq.2973853/

On Sun, 25 Aug 2019 19:53:49 +1000, jeikppkywk, better known as cantankerous
trolling senile geezer Rodent Speed, wrote:


Rather than **** around with "is it/isn't it" worry over tracking, surely
the easiest thing to do is to drive the vehicle into a Faraday cage and
thence into a Faraday barn ?

Easier said than done.

It certainly can't be as easy as you spreading your troll**** in every
thread in newsgroups that are none of yours in the first place, you senile
Ozzie pest!

--
Website (from 2007) dedicated to the 85-year-old trolling senile
cretin from Oz:
https://www.pcreview.co.uk/threads/r...d-faq.2973853/

In article ,
Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:59:43 +0100, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

On 23/08/2019 15:06, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:45:21 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
[quoted text muted]

[quoted text muted]

Then why do all the damage to the electrics?

Because that's what ****y scrotes do. It's why slow castration with a
serrated spoon dipped in phenolic acid is still too good for them.

Many years ago, a customer had his big ****-off diesel battery stolen
from his van. The ****s had *cut* the big power cable (which must have
taken longer than it would to have loosened the screw and slipped it
off), but they still had to bring the right set of tools to loosen the
13mm *clamps* that held it in.

Do you know how much a Diesel starter rated power cable costs ?

no

The manufacturer price was £300 from memory.

A lot of the rarer spare parts were priced according to demand, not cost
of manufacture.

you also have to consider the cost of storage and the cost of tied up
capital. Dennis, the Fire Engine makers, went bust keeping spares for their
products.

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On 25/08/2019 08:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 24/08/2019 22:16, Fredxx wrote:
On 23/08/2019 18:59, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 23/08/2019 15:06, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:45:21 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Â*Â*Â* The Natural Philosopher wrote:
[quoted text muted]

[quoted text muted]

Then why do all the damage to the electrics?

Because that's what ****y scrotes do. It's why slow castration with a
serrated spoon dipped in phenolic acid is still too good for them.

Many years ago, a customer had his big ****-off diesel battery stolen
from his van. The ****s had *cut* the big power cable (which must have
taken longer than it would to have loosened the screw and slipped it
off), but they still had to bring the right set of tools to loosen the
13mm *clamps* that held it in.

Do you know how much a Diesel starter rated power cable costs ?

no

I didn't think you would. Are you always this helpful?

he wasn't asking how much it costÂ* ... he was asking if WE knew

You are not a king so no need to use the royal prerogative.

Some of might know where and the cost of getting a suitable cable, and
be able to fit lugs if necessary.

You certainly weren't talking on my behalf, but showing delusions of
grandeur.




...... he
obviously does and he is implying that it is a lot .....I have never
owned a diesel...are you just out to cause trouble?....

On 23/08/2019 15:06, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:45:21 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
[quoted text muted]

[quoted text muted]

Then why do all the damage to the electrics?

Because that's what ****y scrotes do. It's why slow castration with a
serrated spoon dipped in phenolic acid is still too good for them.

Many years ago, a customer had his big ****-off diesel battery stolen
from his van. The ****s had *cut* the big power cable (which must have
taken longer than it would to have loosened the screw and slipped it
off), but they still had to bring the right set of tools to loosen the
13mm *clamps* that held it in.

Do you know how much a Diesel starter rated power cable costs ?

https://www.marinesuperstore.com/wiring/wires-cables

This was the first hit on started cable. Marine suppliers often keep
appropriate cable in stock but without knowing the CSA / diameter of the
cut cable I can't help further.

Marine cable should always be multi stranded to cope with vibration. It
is often tinned that's not necessary.

On 25/08/2019 14:10, Fredxx wrote:
On 25/08/2019 08:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 24/08/2019 22:16, Fredxx wrote:
On 23/08/2019 18:59, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 23/08/2019 15:06, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 12:45:21 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Â*Â*Â* The Natural Philosopher wrote:
[quoted text muted]

[quoted text muted]

Then why do all the damage to the electrics?

Because that's what ****y scrotes do. It's why slow castration with a
serrated spoon dipped in phenolic acid is still too good for them.

Many years ago, a customer had his big ****-off diesel battery stolen
from his van. The ****s had *cut* the big power cable (which must have
taken longer than it would to have loosened the screw and slipped it
off), but they still had to bring the right set of tools to loosen the
13mm *clamps* that held it in.

Do you know how much a Diesel starter rated power cable costs ?

no

I didn't think you would. Are you always this helpful?

he wasn't asking how much it costÂ* ... he was asking if WE knew

You are not a king so no need to use the royal prerogative.

Some of might know where and the cost of getting a suitable cable, and
be able to fit lugs if necessary.

You certainly weren't talking on my behalf, but showing delusions of
grandeur.




..... he
obviously does and he is implying that it is a lot .....I have never
owned a diesel...are you just out to cause trouble?....

you are off your head.....

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Exactly, anything can be stolen, thieves in Russia stole a bridge a few
weeks ago. But in general thieves are deterred by anything that slows
them down, makes a noise or attracts attention in any other way.


If you have ever had the misfortune to watch 'overhaulin' you will have
been struck by how easy it is and how little attention is paid to people
in hi vis loading a stolen vehicle onto a tow truck.


Everyone assumes its official or the owner ordered it

A hi-vis waistcoat and clipboard, especially if you're also smartly
dressed, will get you into a surprising number of places if you're
brazen enough to try it.

--
Steve H

"Steve H" wrote in message
...
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Exactly, anything can be stolen, thieves in Russia stole a bridge a few
weeks ago. But in general thieves are deterred by anything that slows
them down, makes a noise or attracts attention in any other way.


If you have ever had the misfortune to watch 'overhaulin' you will have
been struck by how easy it is and how little attention is paid to people
in hi vis loading a stolen vehicle onto a tow truck.


Everyone assumes its official or the owner ordered it

A hi-vis waistcoat and clipboard, especially if you're also smartly
dressed, will get you into a surprising number of places if you're
brazen enough to try it.

In this area of West London potential burglars casing houses
dress up in hi vis coats and safety helmets offering to do all
sorts of building work. I had a chap calling at my house with
an immaculate Stanley Tools T shirt under his hi-viz jacket
and immaculate De Walt or similar Boots that had clearly
never been worn in anger.

Last week a few streets away I saw two similarly clothed
chancers going house to house lugging a theodolite tripod,
minus theodolite natch, around with them. Unlike with my
chap who would have been hard to spot, these two would
stand out a mile if plod arrived quickly enough so I invested
15p and dialled 101. I'm not sure if lugging an empty tripod
around counts as "going equipped" but it would have been
interesting to hear their explanation had plod actually
arrived on time.


michael adams

....

On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:39:56 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

Oddly, it seems this £50 grand vehicle didn't come with an alarm
system fitted. Unlike every car I've owned in the last 30 years.

Just imagine how popular you'd be with all the other campers if you came
back from the pub to find your alarm had been going off for ages.
Much better to use a silent remote alarm and some sort of tracker, but
for those to be useful they need to be hard to find and disable - if
they were all fitted as standard, standard systems in standard places,
then they'd be relatively easy to disable soon after the stolen vehicle
had been removed.

On 25/08/2019 10:20, Jethro_uk wrote:
Rather than **** around with "is it/isn't it" worry over tracking, surely
the easiest thing to do is to drive the vehicle into a Faraday cage and
thence into a Faraday barn ?

I heard a story a few years back of a high end car being stolen, and the
tracker showing nothing.

Until it was unloaded from the container in Rotterdam...

Andy

Rob Morley wrote:
On Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:39:56 +0100
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

Oddly, it seems this £50 grand vehicle didn't come with an alarm
system fitted. Unlike every car I've owned in the last 30 years.

Just imagine how popular you'd be with all the other campers if you came
back from the pub to find your alarm had been going off for ages.
Much better to use a silent remote alarm and some sort of tracker, but
for those to be useful they need to be hard to find and disable - if
they were all fitted as standard, standard systems in standard places,
then they'd be relatively easy to disable soon after the stolen vehicle
had been removed.



It happened to us on our last trip. We had just got on the park an ride bus
in Bath ( we tow a car on a trailer), when the site warden called to say
our alarm had been going off for awhile. We explained we were already
heading back and would be about 20/30 mins. It was a hot day - the previous
hot spell a month or so back- so fortunately a lot of the adjacent campers
were also out and about, as we were. I visited those that werent and
apologised for the noise etc. All were very understanding.

It isnt uncommon. We were in Delft just after Easter. The people in a
motorhome opposite seemed to trigger their alarm every time they opened the
door. It was a rented vehicle ( company details on the side) and they
didnt seem to have got used to it.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Oddly, it seems this £50 grand vehicle didn't come with an alarm system
fitted. Unlike every car I've owned in the last 30 years. It was parked
close enough for the alarm to have been heard.

Our campervan doesn't have an alarm - it may only be worth £15k or so
today, but the list price of a new equivalent is well over £60k in Japan
today. It only has a transponder immobiliser, no alarm.
--
Steve H

Steve H wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Oddly, it seems this £50 grand vehicle didn't come with an alarm system
fitted. Unlike every car I've owned in the last 30 years. It was parked
close enough for the alarm to have been heard.

Our campervan doesn't have an alarm - it may only be worth £15k or so
today, but the list price of a new equivalent is well over £60k in Japan
today. It only has a transponder immobiliser, no alarm.

If new, I would expect most insurance companies to expect you to have an
alarm fitted. Some makes are
considered more vulnerable and extra precautions are required. 70k seems to
be the trigger point for a tracker unless the base vehicle or, if an A
class, the locks etc are considered to be a better class. 80k and I would
be surprised if a tracker wasnt expected.

Many people have additional locks fitted to the habitation doors.
Habitation doors vary, the better ones have multi-point locks. The poorer
ones have a simple lock near the centre.

In article 20190825204843.6a96a9b9@Mars,
Rob Morley wrote:
Oddly, it seems this £50 grand vehicle didn't come with an alarm
system fitted. Unlike every car I've owned in the last 30 years.

Just imagine how popular you'd be with all the other campers if you came
back from the pub to find your alarm had been going off for ages.

Vehicle alarms don't go off 'for ages' Unlike house ones.

--
*I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article 20190825204843.6a96a9b9@Mars,
Rob Morley wrote:
Oddly, it seems this £50 grand vehicle didn't come with an alarm
system fitted. Unlike every car I've owned in the last 30 years.

Just imagine how popular you'd be with all the other campers if you came
back from the pub to find your alarm had been going off for ages.

Vehicle alarms don't go off 'for ages' Unlike house ones.

I'm not sure my neighbours would agree after the episode with a damp
Porsche Boxster and a dodgy battery.

You'd just be getting back to sleep and it would go off again. And
again. And again.
--
Steve H

On 26/08/2019 14:10, Steve H wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article 20190825204843.6a96a9b9@Mars,
Rob Morley wrote:
Oddly, it seems this £50 grand vehicle didn't come with an alarm
system fitted. Unlike every car I've owned in the last 30 years.

Just imagine how popular you'd be with all the other campers if you came
back from the pub to find your alarm had been going off for ages.

Vehicle alarms don't go off 'for ages' Unlike house ones.

I'm not sure my neighbours would agree after the episode with a damp
Porsche Boxster and a dodgy battery.

You'd just be getting back to sleep and it would go off again. And
again. And again.


I was kept awake several nights running by a faulty alarm on a KA, I did
not know who owned it, so I put a note on the windscreen saying 'Please
get the alarm looked at, as it is going off during the night' nothing
else, the owner's husband (I later found out) took offence to this very
polite note and apparently muttered all sorts of foulness against me
(never came to anything, and they did get the alarm fixed.) quite
bizarre behaviour, I thought.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article 20190825204843.6a96a9b9@Mars,
Rob Morley wrote:
Oddly, it seems this £50 grand vehicle didn't come with an alarm
system fitted. Unlike every car I've owned in the last 30 years.

Just imagine how popular you'd be with all the other campers if you came
back from the pub to find your alarm had been going off for ages.

Vehicle alarms don't go off 'for ages' Unlike house ones.


House ones shouldnt either but sometimes the timer doesnt work. Ditto car
alarms.

I think domestic alarms are supposed to cut out after 20 mins but heaven
knows how many older designs there are still in service.

In article , Brian Reay wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article 20190825204843.6a96a9b9@Mars, Rob Morley
wrote:
Oddly, it seems this £50 grand vehicle didn't come with an alarm
system fitted. Unlike every car I've owned in the last 30 years.

Just imagine how popular you'd be with all the other campers if you
came back from the pub to find your alarm had been going off for ages.

Vehicle alarms don't go off 'for ages' Unlike house ones.


House ones shouldn‘t either but sometimes the timer doesn‘t work. Ditto
car alarms.

I think domestic alarms are supposed to cut out after 20 mins but heaven
knows how many older designs there are still in service.



A cousin of my wife's, designed, built and installed his own alarm system
and then went on holiday. The non-stop bell was remembered in the village
for many years - it even got a mention at his funeal !

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On 23/08/2019 18:58, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 23/08/2019 11:55, Andrew wrote:
On 23/08/2019 11:51, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Mate has just had his brand new camper van stolen from outside his
house.
Luckily, it has a tracker, and they located it about 3 miles away.
Lots of
damage done to the electrics and so on. But they obviously managed to
drive it away, without the keys. So much for immobilisers.

Would a crook lock thingie or wheel clamp have made any difference in
these days of battery angle grinders?


Interesting, the brand new £60,000 camper parked at the end of the
cul-de-sac has gone today.
was it down a dirt track with overhead services and dodgy drainage in
kent...Â* ?

No it was round the corner but will be at a lawnmower race meeting
this weekend just ending.

On 26/08/2019 14:48, MrCheerful wrote:
I was kept awake several nights running by a faulty alarm on a KA,


Wby on earth would anyone want to steal one of those ?

In article ,
Andrew wrote:
On 26/08/2019 14:48, MrCheerful wrote:
I was kept awake several nights running by a faulty alarm on a KA,


Wby on earth would anyone want to steal one of those ?

Perhaps a cat jumped on it .......

--
from KT24 in Surrey, England
"I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

On 26/08/2019 17:37, Brian Reay wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article 20190825204843.6a96a9b9@Mars,
Rob Morley wrote:
Oddly, it seems this £50 grand vehicle didn't come with an alarm
system fitted. Unlike every car I've owned in the last 30 years.

Just imagine how popular you'd be with all the other campers if you came
back from the pub to find your alarm had been going off for ages.

Vehicle alarms don't go off 'for ages' Unlike house ones.


House ones shouldnt either but sometimes the timer doesnt work. Ditto car
alarms.

I think domestic alarms are supposed to cut out after 20 mins but heaven
knows how many older designs there are still in service.




I put mine in about thirty years ago and that had an adjustable timer
set to max is 20 minutes only.