Evening All,
Re. the thread on simple anti-theft devices, here are a couple.
One chap got sick of people jumping into his Spitfire, not necessarily to
steal it. So he got two 1ft. square piece of thin plywood. Drilled lots of
tiny holes in one, pushed through lots of specially sharpened darning
needles then glued the other piece of wood on underneath. Then, he fitted a
foam pad a little thicker than the length of the needles and added a cloth
cover.
This seat 'cushion' worked fine, as was proved by an agonised yelp at 2
a.m., followed by running footsteps as a youth fled with the cushion still
attached to his butt.
The inventor recommends a red cover for obvious reasons :-).
The other was more serious......
Plagued by repeated thefts of radios from his Ford, a friend rigged a BIG
charging capacitor to a pair of wires. the wires led to two separate strips
of aluminium cooking foil glued to the leading side of the steering wheel,
out of sight.
One night...BANG.....Scream......running footsetps.
All the inventor found was some blood, and a front tooth embedded in the
upper curve of the steering wheel. He still has the same radio.
Yours Evilly,
Dave Hill, UK.
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