What supplies should i get or carry around with me?

[MsSchroder]

Lori,

I would suggest a gun (and a permit), and the necessary training to use it properly.

You don't want to be one of the sheep.

Tammy

 

[wishuwerehere82]

Lori,

In case you don't know what Tammy is referring to.
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71213

How's the hurricane treating you Tammy? Wolves at the door?

 

[MsSchroder]

Lori,

In case you don't know what Tammy is referring to.
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71213

How's the hurricane treating you Tammy? Wolves at the door?

Good catch, Pete.
No wolves here at the moment- just a lot of garbage in the pool :L
But one must always be vigilant

Tammy

 

[WayneLBurnham]

I'm so glad you raised this....I touched on it

but didn't want to press it....

Amazing how things change for the good in 15 years. Such commonsense considerations are the norm now, not the exception - not instantly considered the ravings of whackos.

It's a pragmatic concern for those in opentop sports cars in bad or remote areas, especially at night and on weekends. While not as big a target as whatever the "carjack SUV/ricer/black forest spl. of the day" that brings top bucks at the chop shop is, if you have a remarkable vehicle there are lowlife who might target you for harassment or worse if they see you. Whether some rowdy teenagers or some worse hoods it's a lot better to be prepared than not.

Driving around the not too bad streets of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex at all hours, I've had occassion to be happy a weapon was at hand, although to date even a overt display has not proven necessary. (With the way it's running now, I can even have a refrigerator, toilet, TV and couch at hand when I'm in the vette! ad )

 

[Guy]

Hmmm is that the same thing as the lever in the battery compartment that kills the battery?? right now with the broken door locks, thats my new theft deterrent!

They look like this: http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=31111&dept%5Fid=1206&mscssid=HQMN9SVX90N29GR3HL8LVQTHNDS46PTD

or

http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=35201&dept%5Fid=1206&mscssid=HQMN9SVX90N29GR3HL8LVQTHNDS46PTD

You can find these in most parts stores.


Guy

 

[craig32]

9 hrs per Mapquest. Plus pit stops. No problem. Be rite there.

Pick me up on the way through, Bob!

 

[oceangal]

Pick me up on the way through, Bob!

Now I am going to have to buy a keg!

 

[oceangal]

Lori,

I would suggest a gun (and a permit), and the necessary training to use it properly.

You don't want to be one of the sheep.

Tammy

LOL,
Good point, I am glad I have a cell phone and AAA and for now I am not going to venture too far from home.

 

[Salisbury Steve]

I'm more like 9 minutes away, The beer will be nice and cold!

 

[oceangal]

I'm more like 9 minutes away, The beer will be nice and cold!

and plentiful before the others get here! course that means you have to do most of the repairs yourself

in 24 hours I will be driving the car home from Maine! yah!

 

[Vanity Plate Bob]

On the way Craig What a party. (they thot the Boston Tea Party was a party)

 

[Salisbury Steve]

and plentiful before the others get here!

Don't worry VPB and Bob, I'm not a big drinker. There'll be plenty left.

course that means you have to do most of the repairs yourself

This must be why it isn't always good to be the first one to show up at a party.

in 24 hours I will be driving the car home from Maine! yah!

 

[Mr. Chuck]

My 81 spare never seems to stay inflated, so I find that keeping a can of "Spare Tire" handy. The tire guys don't like it because it puts a sealent material inside the tire which cause a mess when they break the tire down to fix the leak. The sealent will get you home in short order as long as the leak / hole is small like a nail or the like. One note is that most canned sealents directions say that you should jack the car up so the tire inflates fully and you need to drive the car immediately to spread the sealent and plug the leak.