<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">After further discussions with = others and some introspection I have decided that laziness is out and = peace of mind is IN!!!!<DIV>(and so is my gear..)</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>:)</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Stranges <DIV><DIV>On = Nov 14, 2005, at 8:54 PM, David Skolnik wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> 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: = <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite" class="cite" cite="">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: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl"> = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A> </BLOCKQUOTE> = </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>=