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samhain7
Explorer
May 03, 2015

Long day

Have to share this.
Very excited to go get the trailer today. I'm excited...kids are excited...
Load up my battery get the keys and head out to first return a chainsaw I rented to fell a tree in my trailers spot...
Drop the tailget..get the chainsaw and return it.

Head out for my 35 min drive to my storage. Get there and discover that someone stole my battery from my truck. And my wife's UGG's.

35 min drive home to get another battery. 35 min back to storage. 35 min home.

Good news? I have a beer and the trailer in my driveway....
  • Shavano's avatar
    Shavano
    Explorer
    May 07, 2015
    CampingN.C. wrote:
    Well this thread sure did spin off in a wild direction, as most do here lately.


    Agreed, thread closed.
  • SoundGuy's avatar
    SoundGuy
    Explorer
    May 07, 2015
    rangerbait wrote:
    My complaint with the OP's post is that it completely neglected the most important detail: what kind of beer was it? :-D


    The GOOD stuff ... Canadian beer. :p
  • rangerbait's avatar
    rangerbait
    Explorer
    May 07, 2015
    My complaint with the OP's post is that it completely neglected the most important detail: what kind of beer was it? :-D
  • Nvr2loud's avatar
    Nvr2loud
    Explorer II
    May 05, 2015
    samhain7 wrote:
    profdant139 wrote:
    Crime in Canada?? Say it ain't so! Every time we go to Canada, we are amazed at how civil and pleasant it is, especially compared to urban Southern California (where we lock everything, all the time).


    This is not the norm, in fact, I was quite shocked it happened.
    To give you an idea how infrequent this is, I asked the rental store about video surveillance, and they don't even have any. All of their tow able tools are out in the parking lot in a chain-link fence enclosure. Which would be pretty to steal with some simple bolt cutters.


    Of course, what they are not telling you, is that they have GPS tracking devices in almost all towable equipment.

    I'm north of you in Muskoka, and some little jerk broke into my van a couple of years ago in my driveway. The van was unlocked already, but the moron broke the door handle to access the lock rods....

    It is so rare here for theft, that I have left keys in the ignition for weeks at a time (never intentional, just forgotten until I need the vehicle again) We even had a bear move into our garage for a week because the door didn't close properly. No one came into our house all week and it was completely open, perhaps the guard bear kept them away LOL.
  • Nvr2loud's avatar
    Nvr2loud
    Explorer II
    May 05, 2015
    samhain7 wrote:
    A really expensive pair of ugly boots.


    Careful or you might have a mob of high-school age pumpkin latte sipping girls angry with you!
  • Doug33's avatar
    Doug33
    Explorer
    May 05, 2015
    jwoods61us wrote:

    Did I read your second post correctly and you left the tailgate down? If so, is it possible that the battery slid out the back and you didn't notice? I hate to rain on the "crime" parade, but while taking a leaky battery core back to the parts store last week I was surprised by how easily a battery will slide around in a truck bed.


    not when you have a rubber liner like the Avalanche does - NOTHING slides on that thing....which presents a difference issue sometimes.... :)
  • westend's avatar
    westend
    Explorer
    May 05, 2015
    I guess that day means that the rest of your camping days are only going to be better. Wishing you some better luck, anyways!

    I wouldn't worry about formatting Forum posts. Within a few years Google or someone else will be translating them and compiling whatever seems to be more reasonable, with perfect grammar and punctuation. Your futuristic post may have contained a story about your wife, UGG, and her efforts to clean a battery with a chainsaw on the tailgate of a truck.
  • jwoods61us's avatar
    jwoods61us
    Explorer
    May 05, 2015
    samhain7 wrote:
    samhain7 wrote:

    Closed the tailgate.
    Went inside to return the chainsaw.


    I stand corrected. I guess I was feeling warm and fuzzy and wanted it to be an accident instead of criminal. :o
  • samhain7's avatar
    samhain7
    Explorer
    May 05, 2015
    samhain7 wrote:

    Closed the tailgate.
    Went inside to return the chainsaw.

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