>>I remember a few years back, when three list members had had their hubcaps
>>stolen in the same month the suggestion to engrave your username inside
>>the rim went out.  That way when another list member picked 'em up at a
>>show & swap, they could pop out a quick e-mail the next day Hey So-and-so
>>at thingy dot com, your hubcaps are for sale by Sleazebag Motors out of
>>Sacremento.
>>Engraving every damn external part of the van seems like a lot of work.

It's a VERY good idea (I do this with my tools, computers, cameras
etc too). Do it in such a location that the thief CANNOT get at it to
remove the engraving, and engrave deeply (a Chicago Pneumatic
AirScribe is ideal).

However this does not mean the item won't be stolen, but it DOES give
SOME chance of later retrieval or even that almost-nonexistent thing,
justice.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut