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- From: ravalent@mothra.syr.EDU (Bob Valentine)
- Subject: Re: Car alarms
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.220619.1057@newstand.syr.edu>
- Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
- References: <1992Nov16.022618.130@news.unomaha.edu> <1992Nov16.052253.6048@u.washington.edu> <4855@equinox.unr.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 22:06:18 EST
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- In article <4855@equinox.unr.edu> lemon@unssun.scs.unr.edu (John-John) writes:
- >[Second try, pardon if i was fooled and the first one worked. *grumble*]
- >
- >In article <1992Nov16.052253.6048@u.washington.edu> miolnir@stein.u.washington.edu (Scot Thorstad) writes:
- >> Anyone have any particularly nasty things to do to the bastards
- >>whose car alarms start screaming a 1:00 am and never shut up?
- >>(I expect something good from you a.t people)
- >>scot
- >
- >Drain oil from motor (Remember to catch oil in a container and
- >dispose of properly...perhaps on that blue Nissan over there...).
- >Replace oil drain plug (very important step). Walk away.
- >(I believe it might be possible to do this without triggering
- >the motion sensor, but you must be very gentle while doing it.)
- >Notice absence of said vehicle's vehement alarm the next night,
- >whilst you slumber in peace.
-
- No no no! Don't remove the oil. Just loosen the plug. That way,
- it will (hopefully) fall out while he is doing about 60mph on a
- curve. Oil gone, engine sieze.
-
- >Drawbacks:
- >Note this is _costly_ to the owner of the vehicle, so you should
- >not do this as a practical joke to a friend.
- >For that matter, it could be dangerous given the speed with which
- >things mechanical move when an engine is running.
-
- Isn't that the whole point?
-
- >John ;)
- >
- > John A. LeMon "Good my Lord, put your discourse in some frame
- > U. Nevada, Reno and start not so wildly from my affair."
- > lemon@unssun.nevada.edu --Shakespeare
- > "My voice will rise and be heard, even if it kills me (or my mbox)!" -- Me.
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