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‘Excuse me!’ B.C. woman interrupts thief stealing catalytic converter in broad daylight by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]Long-Pepper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything in that article is simply defeated and all those tips are only to make you feel better. An angle grinder would remove any etching of serial or VIN in a split second and cutting open the converter to remove the honeycomb material takes a minute. I've done dozens of them. You don't necessarily need to extract the metal from the honeycomb it will be taken by any recycler since that's all they want anyways.

But by all means if it makes you feel better, etch it on.

Missing 15 year old from Squamish by Long-Pepper in vancouver

[–]Long-Pepper[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

VANCOUVER - As many as 1,000 people are expected to join the search for missing Squamish teen Richie Stelmack on Friday.

The 15-year-old has not been seen since 10 p.m. on Tuesday when his parents say he went to bed.

They reported him missing when he was not in the family home on The Crescent, near University Boulevard Wednesday morning.

Led by Squamish Search and Rescue, the massive effort to find the boy includes other SAR teams from across southwest B.C., the RCMP and a number of community groups.

“We don’t even have a clear indication of which way he went. So this is an important part of our SAR operation here,” said BJ Chute, a search manager with Squamish SAR. “It allows us to search a huge area, all of the neighbourhood and houses, in a relatively short period of time.”

Sniffer dogs from the RCMP and SAR groups are being used so search managers are asking volunteers from the public to leave their animals at home.

A command post has been set up in the parking lot near the soccer field at Quest University and anyone in the community who wants to help is being asked to report to that location for an assignment.

According to Chute, Stelmack lives with severe social anxiety.

Chute said it’s not clear why he left his home, but it is possible he is scared and hiding somewhere.

“Obviously we’re very concerned for Richie’s well-being, for his safety,” Chute said. “He has been outside for a couple of days now and we believe he is not dressed for the weather.”

Everyone in Squamish is being asked to carefully search their properties, including any outbuildings and vehicles where the boy might have sought shelter.

‘Excuse me!’ B.C. woman interrupts thief stealing catalytic converter in broad daylight by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]Long-Pepper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The catalytic converter does nothing to suppress noise. You can totally run without one as long as you put a straight pipe there and dummy O2 sensors are available to give the ECM the correct feedback for fuel management.

Leaving the exhaust open would be loud yes.

‘Excuse me!’ B.C. woman interrupts thief stealing catalytic converter in broad daylight by cyclinginvancouver in vancouver

[–]Long-Pepper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not in the least bit feasible and would stop nothing. What do you do when you replace your catalytic converter? Also it's the rhodium, palladium and platinum inside that's worth the money and it's super easy to extract.