Mark,
you're welcome to borrow my digital camera for a few days.
I can drop it by whenever you like.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark J. Bradakis" <mjb@autox.team.net>
To: <bmcu@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 1:04 AM
Subject: What fun
> So the other day I get into the car after a 20 - 30 minute stop
> at a friend's shop. The noise from the business on the other side
> of the tracks seems a bit louder than it should be. I start to drive
> away and realize the noise level is louder because there is no longer
> a side window in the back of the Civic.
>
> Great. Based on the footprints in the snow somebody walking along the
> railroad track came over, walked along the line of parked cars and
> figured that my briefcase sitting on the passenger seat was an easy
> target. I still have the rock used to smash the glass. What I don't
> have is my wallet and the driver's license and cards that were in it.
> I no longer have my cell phone, or the digital camera, or my personal
> checkbook or one of my Fat Chance Garage checkbooks. I do still have
> the briefcase, though. And they didn't touch the stereo or my nice
> pool cue. Just dumped the briefcase, grabbed what they wanted and took
> off.
>
> Since I have been doing some TR gearbox work I had a mainshaft circlip
> tool in my briefcase. I reported to the officer who showed up that it
> was among the stolen items. Why on earth would some random person
> steal THAT?? Turns out the tool was under the seat, what they wanted
> was the bag it was in to haul off the rest of their treasures. So I'll
> be able to get that next circlip off in a minute or two, not an hour or
> two. That's nice.
>
> Hopefully by the time the Beach Party [ http://bradakis.com/Beach ]
> starts Saturday I'll be in a better mood. Sheesh. Actually losing
> the camera is too bad, I was just starting to build some momentum in
> photographing parts and getting them on Ebay, as well as my own
> database. Anyone have a relatively cheap but useable digital camera
> for sale? Or one I could borrow for a few days?
>
> --
> mjb.
>
> http://fatchancegarage.com
>
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