r/Sacramento • u/NorSaxOG • 1d ago
Grinches gonna grinch
Gotta vent really quick: I'm currently out of town and got a call from my storage on Roseville Rd that some douches cut the fence and cut the locks on a few units, including mine. Have to wait until I get back to see what they stole. Uggh! Happy Holidays?
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u/femmestem 1d ago
Sorry to hear that. It happened to me on Thanksgiving night a few years back at a highly rated facility in a nice area. I was "lucky" I had just started moving things in, so they made a mess but didn't get any high value items. They took my washer, so I'm inclined to think it's organized crime and they had trucks waiting nearby.
When you check out your unit, check whether they cut the lock or broke the door hasp. Most padlocks are easy to cut. ABUS Diskus Padlock 20/70 Plus is expensive, but it's a better deterrent than most popular brands. A determined thief will get in given enough time, but it presents enough resistance that most opportunistic thieves will skip your unit to go for the easier ones.
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u/4CX15000A 17h ago
Be careful with Abus locks, check Lock Picking Lawyer's videos. Some of their models including one that U-Haul was reselling in their stores were vulnerable to a really dumb bypass. Basically a simple tool that looked like a comb could be used to push the pins and drivers right out of the plug because they left too much room up in the lock body where the springs are. I'm not aware of this being an issue on the disk locks but it was on some of the brass body padlocks.
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u/darkmoonshinesbright 21h ago
All of these storage facilities have cameras and codes to get in. Read your contract again. Your stuff is supposed to be safe in their care. If worse comes to worse you may have a civil suit.
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u/tastefulsiideboob 1d ago
Man that’s a shitty feeling. I’m sorry to hear that!