Reason to Lock Your Car

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I don't keep my cars locked in the garage

When I park it the rear end of the new car is only about a foot from the garage door and I can't open the lift gate while it is in the garage unless I park the nose almost to the wall and then I can't get my safe open

I let the dog into the garage last night to take her out before bed and she was racing around the car and somehow got close enough in under the rear bumper to trigger the kick sensor for the lift gate

The car beeped twice and the lights flashed twice and all I could see in my mind was the liftgate going up and crashing into the garage door

Luckily it didn't actually go up, I think she was under there just a bit too long or something and cancelled the lift

Moral of the story, both cars are locked now
 
We have to be careful about letting our new foster into the garage. He gets excited about the car now. Last time he jumped up onto the door before we had it open. Scratches aren't too bad but we need to have a car door open so he can get in instead of scratching the car.
 
Our dog won’t do that and hates getting in the car

I end up lifting her in and out

She’s not quite 9 months old and weighs 63 pounds

I got one of these in the hope I can get her to get in on her own and not scratch the car

The picture is not her, it’s off the website

I like how the cape extends over the bumper

She could easily jump in but won’t

She’s calm as a rock once she gets in and never makes a peep

She just hates the getting in and out

The boss says get a folding ramp

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My two get excited for every car ride, even vet visits. But they sit quietly while I'm driving, Buster looks out the back window, Ziva usually sits up behind the front seats, both with harnesses secured to lockdown points. I bought a thick rubber mat for them, as the plastic was way too slippery. They're both happy to jump up and in by themselves, even though it's over their head height, sometimes they're too excited, they've both tried jumping up before I've opened the door, lucky the spare tyre is there.

Another reason to lock your car in the garage, basic security. I read a story a month back about a woman who had her car stolen from inside her garage. Her husband's car was in the driveway, with a garage remote in it, they broke into that car, but couldn't steal it as the key was inside the house, so opened the garage to get in the house, but the wife left the proximity key in the centre console of her car, so they just stole hers. It was found a couple days later, completely trashed, but insurance is refusing to pay, because she left the key in the car, they don't care that it was locked in the garage, it's specifically listed in the policy that leaving the key in the car is considered negligence.
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Big Dave said:
My two get excited for every car ride, even vet visits. But they sit quietly while I'm driving, Buster looks out the back window, Ziva usually sits up behind the front seats, both with harnesses secured to lockdown points. I bought a thick rubber mat for them, as the plastic was way too slippery. They're both happy to jump up and in by themselves, even though it's over their head height, sometimes they're too excited, they've both tried jumping up before I've opened the door, lucky the spare tyre is there.

Another reason to lock your car in the garage, basic security. I read a story a month back about a woman who had her car stolen from inside her garage. Her husband's car was in the driveway, with a garage remote in it, they broke into that car, but couldn't steal it as the key was inside the house, so opened the garage to get in the house, but the wife left the proximity key in the centre console of her car, so they just stole hers. It was found a couple days later, completely trashed, but insurance is refusing to pay, because she left the key in the car, they don't care that it was locked in the garage, it's specifically listed in the policy that leaving the key in the car is considered negligence.
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Don’t get me started on insurance companies


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chilly said:
I don't keep my cars locked in the garage

When I park it the rear end of the new car is only about a foot from the garage door and I can't open the lift gate while it is in the garage unless I park the nose almost to the wall and then I can't get my safe open

I let the dog into the garage last night to take her out before bed and she was racing around the car and somehow got close enough in under the rear bumper to trigger the kick sensor for the lift gate

The car beeped twice and the lights flashed twice and all I could see in my mind was the liftgate going up and crashing into the garage door

Luckily it didn't actually go up, I think she was under there just a bit too long or something and cancelled the lift

Moral of the story, both cars are locked now
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Hopefully it was a sensor that sensed the garage door. Makes sense….


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Coatingsarecrack said:
Hopefully it was a sensor that sensed the garage door. Makes sense….


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When we were kids one house in the neighborhood had an opener that would fire up when you threw a basketball and hit the very top of the backboard he had mounted on the roof.

Had to be infuriating when we were playing hoops there…and even more so at other random times


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Not sure if this was an urban myth or not but people used to talk about slowly cruising a neighborhood wit the mic from a CB radio keyed up and slowly turning the channel knob until they hit a frequency that would open a garage door

I don't know enough about frequency compatibility to call BS or not
 
Thank God for home security camera systems nowadays to hopefully catch such crooks
 
That sounds like kids just fooling around doing that, I didn't interpret Chilly to mean that those people opening garage doors were going to steal something. But I'll let him confirm that.
 
Unfortunately, wondering if someone is going to steal is in the back of my mind. I'm very cautious when I have to have service men come to the house. You just never know.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
That sounds like kids just fooling around doing that, I didn't interpret Chilly to mean that those people opening garage doors were going to steal something. But I'll let him confirm that.
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I am not really sure what the motives were to be honest, this was literally 50 years ago during the CB craze and some guys I just kind of knew through our off roading club were talking about it
 
Bill D said:
Unfortunately, wondering if someone is going to steal is in the back of my mind. I'm very cautious when I have to have service men come to the house. You just never know.
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Sadly I am the same way anymore

Last summer when we started sorting and purging we sold and even gave away stuff by the boss going on FB Marketplace, but we would never let anyone come here to the house and look at it or pick it up, we would meet on neutral ground

She has bought stuff off FB as well and most sellers do the same thing

I don't want to advertise what is in my house or garage

We had a new housecleaning service start about a month and a half ago and I am honestly nervous, despite them being bonded, insured, etc

I don't leave small valuables lying around anyway but you just never know

Our new area is probably about 500% safer than Anchorage, and this borough (county) is one of the most heavily armed areas in the US

Still, I hate dealing with insurance and all that so I would rather be proactive regarding home security

Rant off
 
My parents always lock up and hide breakables and valuables when their housekeeper comes over. Better to not have something break or evenget stolen. Most people who come to the house may seem honest but it is so true that you never really know a person. Taking these precautions leads to peace of mind.
 
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