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Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away

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In article <5331c43b$0$44263$c3e8da3$38634283@news.astraweb.com>,
Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> wrote:

> In article <ptGdnc1zk47cX6zOnZ2dnUVZ_tCdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
>  Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> 
> > Happened to one of our employees.  He left work at about 6 and his car 
> > was gone from the lot.  Called the police.   "We were wondering where 
> > you were..." they replied, "... your car has been found."
> > 
> > His car had been used, that afternoon in a bank robbery a few clicks 
> > away.  They didn't suspect him very much as the MO fit some other 
> > robberies where the first step was to steal a car in the hour before the 
> > robbery.  Still a couple cops spent close to an hour with him before 
> > bringing him to the car which had been found another few clicks from the 
> > bank.  A few hundred bucks damage and a good tale to tell.
> 
> In Ontario we have front license plates. A few years ago I was parked in 
> Montreal (no front plates in Quebec) and when I came back from 
> Schwartz's, I noticed that my front plate was missing (no, it didn't 
> "bounce off" -- I'm more anal than that). It only costs $10 to replace 
> your plates in Ontario, but I was worried all the way home that some 
> assholes had attached it to the back of their getaway car.

A couple of years ago the police here in New Zealand started a campaign
of replacing the license plate screws with "tamper-proof" versions to
try and stop people taking the plates and putting them on a different
car to the steal petrol from the petrol station (fill up and drive off
without paying, and the petrol station camera sees the wrong license
plate).

Problem is that no screw is really "tamper-proof" (from memory the only
difference was that these weren't able to be unscrewed using a standard
flat / cross head screwdriver). It's also a bit of a pain for people
like me who sawp the front and back plates every so often to even out
the road wear that occurs, or anyone who needs to remove the plates for
a reason (panelbeater, deregistering the car for a long term, etc.).

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Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-03-21 18:23 -0400
  Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-03-22 10:19 +1100
  Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-03-22 00:45 +0100
    Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-21 23:55 +0000
    Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-03-21 20:04 -0400
      Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 20:53 -0400
        Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-03-21 21:19 -0400
          Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-22 01:35 +0000
          Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-22 07:58 -0400
        Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-22 01:22 +0000
          Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-03-22 19:29 +0000
            Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-03-23 10:38 -0400
              Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-03-23 08:12 -0700
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-23 15:19 +0000
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-03-23 08:46 -0700
              Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-23 15:16 +0000
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-23 21:23 +0000
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-03-23 23:00 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-24 22:58 +0000
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-03-24 22:52 +0000
              Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-23 21:21 +0000
              Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Salmon Egg <SalmonEgg@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-03-24 19:09 -0700
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-25 13:11 +0000
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-31 15:58 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-04-01 13:01 +0000
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Salmon Egg <SalmonEgg@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-04-02 18:34 -0700
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-25 10:29 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-25 13:52 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-25 14:00 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-25 14:53 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-26 08:14 +1200
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-25 19:01 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 08:22 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-03-26 09:13 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 09:36 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-03-26 16:02 -0700
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2014-03-27 04:58 -0500
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 08:52 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-03-28 08:00 +1100
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 13:12 -0800
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-28 06:10 +0000
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-28 16:51 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2014-03-30 17:58 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-27 17:28 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-03-27 17:48 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 20:01 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-27 20:14 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away John White <jccw@comcast.net> - 2014-03-27 23:34 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-03-27 21:15 -0700
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-03-28 16:49 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-28 08:51 +1200
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-31 15:58 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2014-03-31 21:53 -0500
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-01 16:15 +1200
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-31 23:16 -0400
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft@me.com> - 2014-03-31 22:36 -0500
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-04-01 18:25 +1200
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Salmon Egg <SalmonEgg@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-04-02 18:30 -0700
                Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-31 15:58 -0400
    Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-03-22 13:43 +1200
  Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Barry OGrady <atheist@hotmail.com.au> - 2014-03-22 10:51 +1100
    Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Siri Cruz <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-21 16:54 -0700
      Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-03-21 20:07 -0400
        Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Mandy Liefbowitz <mandyliefbowitz@the.port.side> - 2014-03-22 00:39 +0000
          Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2014-03-21 21:22 -0400
            Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-03-22 14:18 +0000
        Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2014-03-22 02:44 +0100
  Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-03-21 21:35 -0700
  Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Salmon Egg <SalmonEgg@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-03-22 16:53 -0700
    Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-03-22 20:54 -0700
    Re: Free PowerMac If You Can Carry It Away Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-23 14:34 +0000

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