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Posted:
Thu May 03, 2007 1:20 pmby Gambam
80's toyotas are known to only have a few differences in keys. Thiefs used to sell each other copies of the keys, so any parking lot they walked in they had a ride home.
When they used to have two keys per car, GM had an issues with door keys. My 90 s-10 door key would open my dads 89 astro and my brothers 90 full size.
camperee comes to an end
Posted:
Thu May 03, 2007 1:44 pmby retiredcamper
The host camperee here at the state parks ended this morning and I was accepted as part of the family. I made it a point to talk to everyone and slowly I was able to meet almost all of the other camp hosts and volunteers.
I've also received my first assignment and will be painting camp numbers on the pavement and watering newly seeded lawn at Lake Chelan State Park. I start May 10th and will work til June 19th. Then I stay on as a regular camper for 10 days before goibng to my next camp site which is about 30 miles down the road.
My 60 day camp venture has now grown to 100 days.
Re: camperee comes to an end
Posted:
Thu May 03, 2007 2:06 pmby apratt
retiredcamper wrote:The host camperee here at the state parks ended this morning and I was accepted as part of the family. I made it a point to talk to everyone and slowly I was able to meet almost all of the other camp hosts and volunteers.
I've also received my first assignment and will be painting camp numbers on the pavement and watering newly seeded lawn at Lake Chelan State Park. I start May 10th and will work til June 19th. Then I stay on as a regular camper for 10 days before goibng to my next camp site which is about 30 miles down the road.
My 60 day camp venture has now grown to 100 days.
Being a camp host sounds like a blast. A good way to be camping and get paid a little bit and having fun.
I am a long ways from retirement and I don't think my wife would go for that.
Re: camperee comes to an end
Posted:
Thu May 03, 2007 3:06 pmby retiredcamper
Being a camp host sounds like a blast. A good way to be camping and get paid a little bit and having fun.
I am a long ways from retirement and I don't think my wife would go for that.
Volunteers are not paid and my wife doesn't like me to leave her and go camping but understands I would go crazy staying at home. The camps are only a few hours drive so she can visit me on weekends.
Re: camperee comes to an end
Posted:
Tue May 08, 2007 12:01 amby Gage
retiredcamper wrote:The host camperee here at the state parks ended this morning and I was accepted as part of the family. I made it a point to talk to everyone and slowly I was able to meet almost all of the other camp hosts and volunteers.
I've also received my first assignment and will be painting camp numbers on the pavement and watering newly seeded lawn at Lake Chelan State Park. I start May 10th and will work til June 19th. Then I stay on as a regular camper for 10 days before goibng to my next camp site which is about 30 miles down the road.
My 60 day camp venture has now grown to 100 days.
And your going to be doing it in a Lil Guy? Well at least you'll be in a CUTE little Teardrop. 
cute camper
Posted:
Tue May 08, 2007 1:19 amby retiredcamper
And your going to be doing it in a Lil Guy? Well at least you'll be in a CUTE little Teardrop.
lol
Hey I like your Ford pickup. Is it a 55? I had a 54 and a 56 and loved them both.
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Posted:
Tue May 08, 2007 7:02 amby Arne
I'm a bit paranoid about this, especially since I'm often many hundreds of miles from home.... but my drill is:
hideakey under the van. since most bumper covers are plastic, I made a metal tray with lips on all sides to hold the hideakey and screwed it to the plastic so I can reach inside the grill opening and get to it...
In the rear cup holder, extra keys for trailer lock and trailer doors.
In the event I ever need to get to any of them, I use them and next thing is I immediately replace them where they belong...
So far, so good (like my plan to live forever)....
Posted:
Sat May 19, 2007 5:50 pmby BrwBier
Gaelen wrote:> I mean, I'm happy you didnt have to break a window to get in but, to think someone could just try their own key and get in your TD. Scary! <
Mk, mmm...one of the funniest/scariest experiences I ever had was in a parking lot at a dog show. At least half the exhibitors at the time were using Dodge Caravans or Plymouth Voyagers, and they ALL looked alike within the narrow Chrysler color palatte. One of my friends went looking for her van and we were accidentally one row over from where we should have been. So she hit her remote door opener--and to our not-warm-fuzzy-surprise, lights began flashing and hatches popped on at least three Voyagers/Caravans within range.
Apparently, teardrop doors aren't the only things keyed alike.
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I have worked at a mopar dealer for 12 years, we sometimes have up to 400 cars on the lot, I never got a remote keyless entry to work on the wrong car. You should buy a lottery ticket.
Posted:
Tue May 29, 2007 10:49 pmby AlaskaJack
Lol... the older I get ...the more keys I seem to hide! I have them stashed everywhere (complete sets for everything!) and often "rediscover" old forgotten hiding places!
.... then sometimes forget to lock the doors!
In my opinion, locks are only to "keep the honest folks honest!" .... someone wants your stuff they're gonna get it. JMHO
Posted:
Tue May 29, 2007 11:19 pmby dovaka
i have a master key ring in the center console of my truck which is basically one of everything no matter what it is and if i happen to lock my self out of my truck there is a cell phone integrated into a computer that i put in so i can call it and unlock my doors or just roll down my windows
just hope that there is signal where it happens
Posted:
Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:35 pmby SIXTOTWO
Mistaken car identity would never happen with my pig sty of a car!!
They'd get in and say "This can not be my car???"
That is my deterant.
Posted:
Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:54 pmby PaPa Smurf
Lock's are only made to keep good people out....
Posted:
Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:48 pmby Geron
Wow! a resurrection! This thread was 2 1/2 years old.
As to common keys the CH751 is used on tons of RVs. Check your key ring, you probably have one. Had to carry the wife's boat key to the marina (yeah, I don't boat!!!!). Glanced down at it and it was a CH751. Had one on my keyring!
Posted:
Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:37 pmby digimark
My wife and I were walking out to our silver Honda Odyssey from the grocery store, arms full of bags. I clicked the remote to open the trunk lid and it slid open, so we started loading our food.
At which point the owners of the car came up behind us and asked what we were doing. After a moment of confusion it became obvious to us that our car was one row over, and the couple that owned this one must have come out just behind us and clicked the button on *their* remote at the same time. Ooops.
Posted:
Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:35 amby Arne
Long ago, I owned a plymouth duster... lived in Chicago and was parked on a typical crowded and poorly lite side street.. went out, put the key in, opened the door and went to climb in and said. this isn't my car.... same color, same model, same key. My car was a couple down in front...
I keep an extra t/d key in the van... and the van has one of those 'hidden key' boxes for an extra van key.