well here am in Gurnee Illinois........

4 days here and 4 days in Minneapolis with my new baby sitting on top of my truck before my entry at PP. Even though I have a cable lock through the hull I'm still a bit nervous leaving it out all night. Geico wouldn't insure it and my homeowners only covers 1k.

tonight I did something that may be of value to some other folk and hence the reason for this post. In an effort to thwart bears from obtaining my groceries I purchased a "motion detector" alarm. With a fairly loud siren and flashing light I figured it would scare the daylights out of any self respecting bear. I couldn't of been more wrong as the bruin on Sawbill made short work of my oats and granola all while the alarm was blaring............but I digress.

This motion detector alarm is slightly larger than a cell phone and is designed to hang on a doorknob. Open the door and off it goes. It fires only if you move the unit. Tonight I armed the unit and slid it into the hull. Might be just enough to scare someone off. I picked mine up at radio shack for about 20 bucks. It could be a little peace of mind at that remote mom and pop motel in the middle of nowhere.............