Every time you drive into a mall parking lot, there is a guard shack and the guard hands every car a laminated "pass." We remember Jeff telling us to be careful with the parking pass and not to lose it. So, when we have been to a mall we would put the pass on the dash so any guards who walked by our car would see that we had it. After awhile, I asked Stephen why they gave us passes in the first place as it just didn't make sense to pass them out and then collect them when you drive out.
On Saturday we went to La Gallerias (mall) with Jeff and Paula. It's farther than the other two places where we normally go, but worth a visit. As Jeff was driving in he got the typical parking pass and I asked him why they hand those out. He said it is to prevent car theft, i.e. if someone walks into the parking lot and steals a car they won't have a parking pass to give to the guard when they exit. Oops--guess that means we shouldn't be leaving it in the truck! We didn't know it, but we were inviting car thieves to take our truck by leaving our parking pass in plain sight on the dash! Yikes--lesson learned and we will now be taking it in the mall with us! Thanks for divine protection during our naive stage!
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