---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment John, It makes no sense because it depends on where you live and on the=20= society you are living in. I live a society of average everything with some extremes in craziness,=20= like in most countries on Earth. Conditions like the Bronx in NYC you will not find here, but walking=20 through the red light district where a great number of prostitutes sit=20= behind windows (which sometimes reminds of visiting the aquarium at the=20= zoo) is another extreme you will not find so blatantly in most cities=20 either. For 26 years I have lived in the very centre of Amsterdam, 8 minutes=20 walking away from the red light district. I personally find that area (the red light district) absolutely scummy=20= and revolting, but the funny thing is that it is absolutely safe.=20 Hordes of Chinese and Japanese tour groups hobble over the cobble=20 stones gawking and yelping at the nude women. You will not be molested,=20= your car is reasonably safe till 1 in the morning (after 1 am I would=20 not vouch for that). The area I lived in for 26 years is called the "Grachtengordel". It is=20= the most beautiful old part of Amsterdam with its canals circling=20 around the heart, the oldest part of town. That's where I had most of my break ins and burglaries, but I am sure=20 that most of it was caused by scummy junks. Now I live in a very quiet residential area just outside the=20 Grachtengordel. A lot of older folks (like me haha) live here and it is=20= a real geriatric neighborhood. Nobody here is very rich but they are=20 well off, so to speak. When I came back from vacation, a whole lot of cars along the canal=20 where I live on had been damaged with a sharp object and my car maybe=20 looked a little too nice, so they had broken into it and thrashed it. Just 200 meters away starts the real rich "south" called the "gold=20 coast". That's a place where every house has burglary alarm, fences, security=20 patrols and dogs. I know that the Bronx is really much worse and I guess where I live is=20= comparable to many other places. maybe we can learn something from them A-rabs after all? They love=20 chopping paws and heads.... The older I get, the more I'm for it.......... Andr=E9 Oorebeek On 15-jan-05, at 16:54, John Ross wrote: > Would you guys, who have things stolen from their vehicles make a list=20= > of=A0your locations. I want to avoid those locations. :-) > Seriously, I consider myself very lucky, I have been driving for over=20= > 50 years, and never had a vehicle broken into, or anything stolen,=20 > from myself, house or car. > After reading about the woes of people on the list, I guess I will=20 > have to watch myself on my way to the next convention. I always drive=20= > to them. > =A0 > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Keith Roberts > To: Pianotech > Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 10:56 AM > Subject: Re: piano techs and their cars > > Andre, you are right, the beat up vehicle gets left > alone. You still make the mistake of locking it. That shows you are=20= > afraid of losing something. I went to a concert in Oakland and parked=20= > on the street and the woman I was with had me roll the window down so=20= > someone could just =A0get their arm in. We came back and everybody's=20= > window on the passenger side was broken except ours. She was irate=20 > when she found they took 30 and=A0some odd cents in change from her=20 > console. > =A0 > I lock my car door where I live to keep the kids honest but I know if=20= > someone really wants to take my stuff, they will, and quickly, locked=20= > or not. > =A0 > Keith > friendly greetings from Andr=E9 Oorebeek Vita Dura Est ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 5074 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/63/a8/ac/0e/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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