"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...

On 6/26/2017 3:05 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...
>
> On 6/26/2017 12:58 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>
>> I never liked to lock my car for the same reason. It seemed kind of
>> pointless. These days, I keep equipment in the car for my business so it
>> has
>> to be locked. I'm not sure what can be done about that.
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Our cars have alarms. If anyone opens it in any way without first
>> turning
>> off the alarm ... and it is very loud!
>>
>>
> Yes, that alarm keeps the 10 year olds out of it. By 14 they know how
> to bypass them and steal your car.
>
> ==
>
> How? Not sure how they could do that here, if someone even bumps against
> the car it goes off.
>
> If the dog is in the car when we leave it, I can't lock it electronically
> because it will trip the alarm. I have to lock it on the key.
>
>
>

I'm not a car thief so I don't know how. I have seen it done on TV and
I know a person that had her alarmed car stolen during the day about 15
feet from her office window. Its done every day all over the world.
Your sense of security is less than you can imagine.

If one human can make a code, another can break it.

==

Interesting! I haven't heard of any other than with modern ones, where
people can interfere with the cars electronically.


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