Getting her put back together
Returned to my second home for a real shocker....pulled up and something didn't look quite right. House, shop, boat and motorhome all broken into, wiring cut off for a few cents worth of scrap, control wiring cut out of CNC router table, Kawasaki diesel mule stolen, arrrrgh! The boat and motorhome are the real heartbreakers, tho, cause those are the fun machines. Plus I hate to think of my faithful mule possibly doing duty in some criminal activity along the border.
Don't want to get into too much of a tale of woe, but there is one piece of info I could use if anyone knows. On the 50A mechanical shore power reel, how long is the cord, and how does it terminate into the coach? Seems like it might be a twist lock but not sure. My cord is now 6 feet long.
Things learned: They accessed the coach by removing weatherstrip around entry door window and jimmying it open, reaching in and unlocking deadbolt. This was after, of course, driving a screwdriver into the lift handle. I may look into an alternate locking mechanism, possibly a double cylinder deadbolt to be used only when coach is unoccupied.
The engine battery compartment on my coach had no lock, maybe it's a safety mechanism but those red tops and sections of cables disappeared. It will have a lock on it. Natch, speaker systems, TV, amps, personal items were grabbed, around $35K in all not counting damage.
The big lesson, though, is there are real estate agents who can help nip this problem in the bud. This property has been in my family for almost a hundred years, but Houston is getting too close. Hopefully she is pounding the sign into the ground today. When you get too much stuff, it owns you.
Topic: Getting her put back together