[Mid] re: What is the Club?

     Ragni asked .... What's the Club?
     
     If no one else has satisfied your curiosity, I will try.
     
     The Club(tm) is a two-piece metal device with two "U" shaped metal
     brackets that hook inside the steering wheel. Once the two parts are
     spread apart, a key lock is engaged so that the "U" brackets cannot be
     removed from the wheel. One longer end of the Club(tm) is now
     sticking out from the wheel so that it will hit the legs of the
     driver, thus preventing a thief from steering the car. Hmmm, a
     picture of it would be better than my words.
     
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     Or maybe not.
     
     The Club(tm) can be defeated many ways (or so I am told) i.e. use a
     hacksaw to make a gap in the wheel so the club can be pulled off. Who
     cares if the wheel is damaged when it nets you the rest of the car?
     Spritzing the lock with a can of Freeze spray then smacking it with a
     hammer can shatter it. I had not heard of the hammer/file method.
     
     An amusing but aggravating story about the Club(tm) came from someone
     I worked with who discovered his car missing one morning. On the
     sidewalk next to his empty parking space was his Club(tm) and all of
     his CDs. I guess the thief was making a comment about both the
     pitiful security and his taste in music.
     
     I occasionally heft my Club(tm) and imagine using it as a weapon. The
     proper technique would be to hold it by the long end while it is in an
     unlocked state. Swing it vigorously at the would-be thief so that the
     small part flies forth, providing a short-range missile attack. Then
     you charge in wielding the larger part as a club.
     
     Actually that is B.S. I would flee in the other direction as fast as
     I could go. :)
     
     Edward the Quiet
From: Ron.James@carrier.utc.com (Ron James)
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Received on Mon Dec 1 14:25:14 1997