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Old Jun 24, 2011 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by thebig33tuna
Lock your interior garage door. Problem solved. Garage door openers should only give thieves access to your *garage.* If they get into the house that way, you had a second problem.
Not really... it's not difficult to get through a locked door... especially if you can close the garage door behind you to conceal any damage you're doing in the process. But, yeah... you should still lock your interior garage door.
Old Jun 24, 2011 | 08:16 AM
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Ok, let me clarify. Yes, they could still close the garage door and bust in the door... however, they might just make a ton of noise in the process + it will take them significant extra time.

I mainly said that because MANY MANY MANY people, including most people I know with garages, just leave that interior door unlocked at all times. I'm just pointing out that if you're trying to prevent theft, that isn't a good idea.
Old Jun 24, 2011 | 01:45 PM
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I set my home GPS to work (which is close to home), they still need a code to disable the alarm. Otherwise, ring ring popo a coming.
Old Jun 24, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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In my gps I have my workplace as the go home option (in another city), my dads place which is on the registration with his name in Mexican (I name people funny things so if they ride with me they are like did it just say...), and my apartment as my name, which being a white dude, is a very generic name, I have a garage door opener and registration hidden in my secret compartment and its locked whenever I hide stuff in my trunk. GPS in the trunk, wallet in the spare tire at parties, etc.
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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I don't buy the pin number part of it either. If I gave anyone my ATM card and the pin and said go at it, they could only withdraw 300-400 max, not my entire bank account. And I think that is the max for 24 hours.
Still something to think about.
Old Jun 25, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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Raptor kind of has a habit of simply copying and pawting his emails into forum messages without any thought. He used to do it with jokes until too many people pointed out his email joke service repeated jokes rather frequently. He does it with political emails from morons like Pat Buchanan without any apparent realizationthat Pat Buchanan emails are inherently political and inherently stupid. Why should we be surprised he does it with every email he receives?
Old Jun 26, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by NuncoStr8
Raptor kind of has a habit of simply copying and pawting his emails into forum messages without any thought. He used to do it with jokes until too many people pointed out his email joke service repeated jokes rather frequently. He does it with political emails from morons like Pat Buchanan without any apparent realizationthat Pat Buchanan emails are inherently political and inherently stupid. Why should we be surprised he does it with every email he receives?
OK, then I'll stop sharing anything, just like I stopped sharing jokes. It seems to me that this thread generated some interesting discussion about a worthwhile topic, as did "The Dumbing Down of America." As I recall, a number of people were upset when I stopped the jokes, but pricks like you made it not worthwhile. BTW, learn how to spell.
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