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i suggest u lock yoyr water tank ,cos people pixzxz in the tanks .... Peter

You obviously haven't been to Alice for a while...
The other night a lady chased of sniffers 3 times within an hour before calling her husband home from work!
Some car yards were leaving fuel out next to cars because they just couldn't afford the damage getting done to cars while people were trying to siphon them.
I had my car siphoned while it was parked in front of a friends place.....and so on, and so on ,and so on.....Alice has changed!

Hi Peter, yes Ill agree with you there, never been broken into except at a motel at Dubbo. We stayed there on our way back from holidays to go to the zoo, come out in the morning to find the passengers door handle hanging out the door. Wasnt impressed to say the least few choice words and never did go to the zoo was too bleep off I wont stay in Dubbo again seems to be getting worse. Id rather stay out of town seems to be alot less happening. It is obviously locals and tell you if I had cought them I would have wrapped the tyre lever round the back of there heads bloody scum bags. Reported it to the cops and even they said they were having some major trouble in the town with theft, abuse, and break n enters, and damage and break ins with all types of motor vehicles. Regards Steve M

Agree with Hairy as when we went to fill up at a servo we went into pay and by the time we walked back out there was two of them rummaging through our console and glovebox looking for smokes draged one out by the hair the other by the scruff of his neck and with held myself from punching the shi##er out of them. When we were driving off they spat at the windows and one was hanging onto bullbar yelling out to give him smokes I just give it a gutfull then hit the brakes then ran over his foot on the way out didnt stop kept going. I wont mention who they were but you would have a fair idea. Make sure you lock the vehicle when even refuelling. They will even pick up the nozzle out of the bowser and try and get every drop of fuel out of the nozzle to put in there cans around there necks diesel or petrol but more petrol. We had diesel but still got the drops out.Regards Steve M

Once upon a time there was a "stolen" generation, now it appears in some places for there to be a "stealing" generation!

Remind me not to visit Alice, just imagine what international tourists must think.

While on the Stolen Generation.... Dont forget to buy your flower for "Sorry Day"

Willem,
I agree, some places in Brisbane are worse than Alice. Had a vehicle stolen and one broken into, both in Brisbane, no events in Alice to date, (touch wood). When in Alice, we make sure that larger valuables are locked tight and smaller valuables are removed, just like we do in Brissie, sydney etc. We also leave our vehicles, as much as possible, in the secure camping grounds in Alice and catch a lift into town. Just use common sense as you would in any strange town. I'm 6ft2" and 115kg but I still dont walk around certain parts of Brissie at night.

"politely took turns, and gave him a breather between rounds"

ROTFLMAO

Things obviously have changed Hairy, but there has always been a problem in the Alice, even when we lived there in the late '70's early '80's.

A mate of mine was woken up in the early hours of the morning by an aborigine walking around his bedroom flicking a cigarette lighter on and off. By the time my mate got over the shock said offender had taken off like a rocket.

He could not have been too drunk or under an/any influence 'cos he took his shoes off before breaking in.

Ahhh the memories.........

Cheers
Michael

As hard as it is you have to try and laugh.
A bloke down the road (works with my Mrs.) is leaving town because someone murdered someone on his front pourch the other day.
Jeeze... a few litres of blood strewn around.....kids a bit traumitised but hey.... they werent hurt.....just, the realies didnt like it ( visiting at the time).
There is always a bright side..... I might get his job and the bloke from last night still has time to come back.
Cheers