It's not that I'm all that concerned about it, so please don't misread this post to mean that Laguna Beach is some sort of crime ridden area. It's not.
However, I don't want to ignore the report of Laguna Beach's recent increase in crime as it relates to this weekend and our Wrinkles Dive and BBQ in that area.
Since it's been reported that there have been more breakins concerning divers' vehicles while they are in the water, I'm bringing one of those Krypto cables that are virtually impossible to break or cut and a couple of beefy Master Locks. The cable is 30 feet long and those of you with Pelican (or other brand) cases that lock can bring your own locks and attach your cases to the cable which we'll attach to something solid. They may still break into a car, but I'd rather that they didn't find anything of value if that happened.
Because we are such a large group, we typically have people at the picnic tables while others are in the water diving. So there are generally people around to watch stuff while others dive and the safest place to keep your stuff is with our group. This is one of the advantages of diving at our Wrinkles events. We've never had any sort of problem in this respect, but I feel that it's because we pay attention as a group and keep an eye out for each other.
I'm confident that we'll have no problems, but I also believe that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". So, I'll have the cable and a couple of locks and will probably make this a standard part of what I bring from now on. I'm usually on site at about 6:30am setting things up. Bring your own locks if you are interested in locking your stuff to the cable.
Christian
whwhwhwhaaat's that wwwway over there?!:1poke: 
(And only $5!)
