Thinking back this reminds me of a time the alarm went off on my 1983 BMW 323i. Back in the 80s it was
de rigeur to have a Blingmeister stereo and I'd got some rather nice ( :hand: tasteful) speakers on the rear shelf. I'd also fitted the twin ultrasonic alarm on the rear shelf but pointing forwards.
Anyway around 1am the alarm goes off and I'm roused from knocking a few back so go out to investigate. Someone had Stanley knifed the whole of the rear screen out but the alarm had been tripped and foiled their plans :wink: So I come up with a cunning plan and just put the glass back in the frame and decide to lie in wait :grin:
Within 30mins the scroat comes back for another go
Armed with a tasty lump hammer I'm out life Linford Christie with the baton and, whilst we share some physical similarities, whereas he would be wearing trainers I had the misfortune of double soled brogues and some deep wale cord trousers to hold me up.
The scroat was obviously alerted by my brogues on the gravel and got a flyer with me in hot pursuit flailing the hammer. I was closing but due to the light rain on the tarmac lost my footing and went down. When I recovered he'd long gone :nooo: Had I caught him, who knows :bandit:
Whilst I sorted the rear screen on the
Insurance windscreen excess watching the fitter's hand's bleed as he tried to get the original glass into a new rubber akin to OJ Simpson trying on a pair of gloves, it turned out rather expensive as I needed an invisible repair to my trousers :what:
Some years later I was telling this story to a work 'colleague'. "That's nothing" he retorted and goes on to tell me how he was having yobs congregate on the corner outside his house. He would dress up in a black tracksuit and balaclava and hide in the bushes. When they came round he'd make sure he grabbed one, dusted then up, with the offer of 'ripping their head off and shitting down their neck' :what: . He never had any trouble after that. His tales of when he was a doorman in Manchester were most entertaining. Sadly he died of alcohol poisioning :nooo: