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    Tool Security

    I am all for ensuring one's tools are safe from theft. At on of my offices (in a professional building) a contractor was yelling at his men to lock the side door to his trailer so no one would steal his tools and equipment. Here is a picture of the trailer with the side door padlocked closed. Notice any issues? He also has a double wheel lock on the other side of the trailer.

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    Did they leave it like that or someone already broke in ?
    Around here they just steal the whole trailer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce King View Post
    Did they leave it like that or someone already broke in ?
    Around here they just steal the whole trailer.
    I believe the contractor removed his cargo door. Apparently there must be something magical that prevents thieves from stealing out of the opened back area. Unique.

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    I'd like to think that thieves stole the rear door.

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    Is it possible that there is a wall of some sort between the missing rear door and that side door?
    Maybe he hauls lumber or other supplies to a jobsite in the open section (like an open pickup truck bed).

    Or maybe it really is a dumb as it appears.
    "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."

    “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

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    Look closer at the image. It looks like there is a chain net at one side of the door.

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    Look REAL close, and you'll notice the doors might still be there


    here's a hint:
    door.jpg

    --just not closed, or some trick photography...
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    I bought a used screwdriver that someone had engraved to reduce theft. Must have been done back in the 1960's when it was recommended to engrave your social Security number. I was able to find the guy had died ten years earlier, last address, id photo, etc all online.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev Williams View Post
    Look REAL close, and you'll notice the doors might still be there


    here's a hint:
    door.jpg

    --just not closed, or some trick photography...
    I barely know how to take a regular picture on the iPhone, let alone trick photography. When I work via the remote office this week I will have to take a better up close picture of it.

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    I thought maybe you posted someone elses pic -- but that DOES look like a latch handle, yes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev Williams View Post
    I thought maybe you posted someone elses pic -- but that DOES look like a latch handle, yes?

    Is this like a convertable with the top down, having the doors locked?

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