---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment After further discussions with others and some introspection I have decided that laziness is out and peace of mind is IN!!!! (and so is my gear..) :) Stranges On Nov 14, 2005, at 8:54 PM, David Skolnik wrote: > Hmm. OK. Let's see - > > Your issues are: > 1) Theft > 2) Damage > 3) Forgoing the beneficial exercise derived from carrying the > stuff. You don't burn off THAT much playing pool, you know. > > Theft - > It's to be assumed that you're not parking in a garage. What are > the statistics of car break-ins in your neighborhood? Like so many > other aspects of life, (such as your myriad investments), you want > to ascertain your level of risk tolerance. If you decide to leave > some of your tools in the vehicle, you should have a detailed list > of what's there. You should have some back-ups of some of the > basic items, such as tuning supplies, etc. You should have the > tools organized so that items likely to be damaged by cold > (electronics, glues, other liquids, etc.) can be brought in. Any > one-of-a-kind tools should come in, unless the risk factor is > extremely low. For example, while I have a driveway, on a quite > street, (as opposed to what I had when I lived in Manhattan), I > know that the local weekly paper has a police blotter, detailing > the various nefarious goings-on, such as thefts in school, and > from parked cars. I've been fortunate, thus far. And another > thing. Syracuse is not small town, from what I can see. What, if > any, concerns do you have with this stuff in the car when you go on > an urban job? > > Damage > > Other people have already dealt with this. If you're worried about > the car getting too cold, maybe you could run an extension cord and > plug in a damp chaser! :O? > > Forgoing the...whatever... > > Actually this isn't a good reason to bring stuff in. You already > get plenty of exercise, curling and ice fishing, NO? > > > Comrade in lassitude - > > David Skolnik > > > > > > At 10:25 AM 11/14/2005 -0500, you wrote: >> Hi folks.. >> >> Maybe it's me and my (more than a titch) anxiety/OCD but I am >> wondering about leaving gear out in my car regularly. >> >> Yeah- it could get stolen too. (I have insurance, but still...) >> >> Here's my question: >> >> My gear as well as all of ours, gets on the heavy side. I'm lazy. >> Most nights I *do* bring it in the house- and mostly out of concern >> of theft and my accu-cheater getting damaged by the temperature. >> >> But I am wondering if all my expensive tools might not apprieciate >> the same consideration? >> Can these become damaged/rusted/??? Should I just make a habit of >> bringing my gear in every night? >> >> I leave strings and stringing tools outside all the time- but I'm >> now wondering about all these as well. >> I know LOTS of people who regularly leave their stuff in the car. >> >> Anyone? >> >> :) >> >> yours- >> >> stranges >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/b3/63/3f/7a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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