'the boomerang'

[geo <gamills@ns.sympatico.ca>]

Any Canucks have this system in their car?  Anti-theft
device, ~$800 cdn.  I suppose you could call it a 'passive'
device in that it doesn't do anything to stop the theft, but
the car can be located within a 'few yards' after the fact
using cell phone technology, i.e. satellites.  Seems to me
that a thief could easily figure out where it was installed
in the car and disable it, unless each car had a 'custom'
install so that it could be placed anywhere.  Must work like
a beacon on planes that go down enabling searchers to find
it (unless they sink to the bottom of the ocean).  From what
I understand (and they are pretty secretive about how it
works), after a theft you call and give your personalized
number, the module is activated via phone, and 'they' zoom
in on the location.  Doesn't work if the car is in a steel
box, i.e. cargo container on a ship :)  Perhaps this is
available elsewhere? If so, comments would be welcome.  It's
a 'Brave New World.'

Geo - down to two probs on the 5kq.  Think I'll stop fixin'
for awhile.  Time to smell the flowers.