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bajadogs
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Dear Ensenada Thief,
Thank you for not damaging my truck. You are quite ingenious in your ability to drop the tailgate under the locked shell without causing a scratch.
Don’t count on being able to do that next time I’m in town. It’s a shame you weren’t in the back of my truck 2 hours earlier. You would have had your
choice of clothing, household goods, shoes, bedding, toys for the kids... Nope, you were too late as you see I had just dropped the truckload off at
Casa de los Pobres in Tijuana and all you had to choose from were my meager camping supplies. Thanks for leaving the wife’s and kid’s sleeping bags.
I’ll miss mine since it’s fairly new and the first one I’ve owned that cost more than $30. It will keep you warm as you sleep in comfortable guilt. No
heat - tumble dry, OK? Thanks for not stealing my daughter’s Godzilla fishing pole. That sentimental pole should have given you a clue as to the
quality of the tackle in the box you ran off with. I’d love to see the expression on your face when you open that tackle box up an see the rusted out
hooks, wads of shredded fishing line, bottle caps, broken sand dollars, and many other various pieces of washed up crap my daughter has collected from
beaches all over Baja. I’m sorry it smells so bad. A chunk of squid was left in it last Thanksgiving. Feel free to discard that tackle box.
What comes around goes around and if I catch you next time something is going to come around real fast. Sleep warm.
To the samaritan who tied my tailgate back up with a rope,
I’m sure you prevented further theft. It could have been much, much worse.
Thank you,
bajadogs
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Diver
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Sorry about your loss.
Here's to "What comes around, goes around" !! 
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cpg
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sorry for your loss and thanks for the laugh!
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tripledigitken
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Sorry Dog. Good for you having a sense of humor about it.
How long was the truck unattended, and where did it happen?
I've scratched La Fonda and Rosarito off, Ensenada is in the wings.
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nobaddays
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don't forget to add San Felipe to the list. Crystal meth is an epedemic with consruction workers down there.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by nobaddays
don't forget to add San Felipe to the list. Crystal meth is an epedemic with consruction workers down there. |
Do they work any faster?
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bajadogs
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Thanks guys,
Ken,
I was parked one block east of the main drag on Calle Segundo, 2 blocks east of the flag pole park Saturday morning for maybe 1 1/2 hours. Ensenada
was very crowded. I consider myself pretty lucky having read about the losses others have suffered due to theft. Also lucky because there is no
telling how long the gate was left open for anyone’s enjoyment until the samaritan roped it up. Like I said, it could have been MUCH worse. At least I
don’t have to live with the guilt of what I may have done to the thief if I happened to be “napping” in the back seat next to the aluminum bat. As
much as I hate getting ripped off, this one will be an easy recovery.
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by nobaddays
don't forget to add San Felipe to the list. Crystal meth is an epedemic with consruction workers down there. |
Do they work any faster? |
Wheels Spin Faster .... Goes Nowhere !!
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fandango
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"drop the tailgate under the locked shell", NEVER occured to me. will now lock the tailgate.
thanks for the tip, sorry to learn it this way.
sbwontoo
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craiggers
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadogs
To the samaritan who tied my tailgate back up with a rope,
I’m sure you prevented further theft. It could have been much, much worse.
Thank you,
bajadogs |
Probably the same guy that ripped you off in the first place!
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Barry A.
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Fandango------
I would be very interested in how you actually "lock" the tail gate---------I have never figured out a satisfactory way, to date, but there must be a
way.
Thanks, Barry
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Crusoe
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Barry--- By using 90 degree conventional hasps and spacers to achieve correct allignment fastened to the inside of each side of truck bed, or weld on
correct and alligned fabricated configurations. Use correct size self tapping stainless steel panheead screws for hasps and matching keyed locks. Good
project.++C++
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craiggers
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadogs
Thank you for not damaging my truck. You are quite ingenious in your ability to drop the tailgate under the locked shell without causing a scratch.
Don’t count on being able to do that next time I’m in town. It’s a shame you weren’t in the back of my truck 2 hours earlier. You would have had your
choice of clothing, household goods, shoes, bedding, toys for the kids... Nope, you were too late as you see I had just dropped the truckload off at
Casa de los Pobres in Tijuana and all you had to choose from were my meager camping supplies. Thanks for leaving the wife’s and kid’s sleeping bags.
I’ll miss mine since it’s fairly new and the first one I’ve owned that cost more than $30. It will keep you warm as you sleep in comfortable guilt. No
heat - tumble dry, OK? Thanks for not stealing my daughter’s Godzilla fishing pole. That sentimental pole should have given you a clue as to the
quality of the tackle in the box you ran off with. I’d love to see the expression on your face when you open that tackle box up an see the rusted out
hooks, wads of shredded fishing line, bottle caps, broken sand dollars, and many other various pieces of washed up crap my daughter has collected from
beaches all over Baja. I’m sorry it smells so bad. A chunk of squid was left in it last Thanksgiving. Feel free to discard that tackle box.
What comes around goes around and if I catch you next time something is going to come around real fast. Sleep warm.
To the samaritan who tied my tailgate back up with a rope,
I’m sure you prevented further theft. It could have been much, much worse.
Thank you,
bajadogs |
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DonBaja
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What type of shell do you have ? Snug top or similar ?
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bajadogs
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It's a 99 Ram with a Leer shell.
Crusoe,
That sounds like a good idea. I'll look into it.
edit to add photo -
[Edited on 8-23-2007 by bajadogs]
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BAJACAT
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I fell sorry for your loss Bajadogs,put it this way your slepping bag will keep somebody warm.I will keep and eye on my Ram next time Im in Ensenada,
alot times I just leave things in the back, no more.....
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Crusoe
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Bajadogs.......Another problem for the canopy user is..... there is only about 6 different key configurations for all those little twisty lockable
canopy lever catches. A theif once in Seattle unlokced my canopy and removed about fivethousand dollars worth of very old woodworking tools and
re-locked it afterwords. A locksmith told me anyone can get, and theives have all the keys to fit those little locks and so a person needs to have the
canopy lock cylinder re-keyed to a one off custom type. ++C++ 
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vgabndo
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This works on my utility trailer
Yes, it is ugly, but so is the old pick-up bed.
The bolts where they are exposed by the open hasp have their nuts secured by a "Mexican cotter key" Very effective.
The hasp prevents the handle from being lifted.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Yakfishing
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Aftermarket tail gate locks
There are a few of them out there:
http://www.popandlock.net/
http://www.tailgatelock.net/main.htm
I installed one of the Bully locks on my Dodge Dakota. I added a couple of extra screws to make it more secure.
It is a little scary to know that there are only a few different keys for camper shells.... time to rekey.
Joe O.
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bajadogs
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Yakfishing
time to rekey |
Yep, I accidentally found out that my mailbox key has no problem opening the shell. I appreciate all the suggestions.
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