Seriously people! Here is my rant for the day.
Had to run to the store to get some nails for a cub scout project. BlackBerry was in my jacket pocket and got in the way of buckling the seat belt. So I placed in the the tray between to seats. Sun was out so I also cracked the window. Got to the store and the boy and I went in for maybe 5 minutes. Forgot to grab my phone from the tray in the car and didn't bother to lock the door. Why would I? Nothing worth stealing in the car anyway. (I know, I know tell me how naive I am later. I should know better) I noticed my fuel card was on the floor board when I got back in the car and thought that was strange but it didn't occur to me that my phone was gone until I got home. Thief must have grabbed the phone and did a quick check of the little storage spot under the radio for money or CDs. (Good luck bub I don't have either.) Well the joke is on them because I called Verizon and had them list it as stolen, so some poor sucker on ebay or craigs list is going to buy something they can't even hook up.
It doesn't stop there! In the last year.
1) Somebody decided to do a hit and run on my wife's car. $2300 damage.
2) Somebody stole meat out of my neighbors freezer and broke into his tool trailer. (actually this may have been within the last 18 months or so)
3) I caught some kids (late teens) on bikes looking in vehicles on my street for stuff to steal.
4) Somebody stole my ladder out of my back yard.
5) My buddy had a pistol stolen out of his truck.
Yep all of this within a 2 mile radius of my front door.
I hate feeling like I need to lock my doors. I am a nice guy and want to trust other people and be a part of the world around me not locked away from it. But these darn thieves seem to be everywhere. Makes me glad I am not a LEO. If this was all I saw every day it would be very hard for me not to lose faith in my fellow man.
Rant Off. Thanks for listening. Oh and the jokes on that thief because that old BlackBerry has been dropped a lot and was in need of replacement anyway. I was just to lazy to throw out a working phone because I hate switching all the information over.
Had to run to the store to get some nails for a cub scout project. BlackBerry was in my jacket pocket and got in the way of buckling the seat belt. So I placed in the the tray between to seats. Sun was out so I also cracked the window. Got to the store and the boy and I went in for maybe 5 minutes. Forgot to grab my phone from the tray in the car and didn't bother to lock the door. Why would I? Nothing worth stealing in the car anyway. (I know, I know tell me how naive I am later. I should know better) I noticed my fuel card was on the floor board when I got back in the car and thought that was strange but it didn't occur to me that my phone was gone until I got home. Thief must have grabbed the phone and did a quick check of the little storage spot under the radio for money or CDs. (Good luck bub I don't have either.) Well the joke is on them because I called Verizon and had them list it as stolen, so some poor sucker on ebay or craigs list is going to buy something they can't even hook up.
It doesn't stop there! In the last year.
1) Somebody decided to do a hit and run on my wife's car. $2300 damage.
2) Somebody stole meat out of my neighbors freezer and broke into his tool trailer. (actually this may have been within the last 18 months or so)
3) I caught some kids (late teens) on bikes looking in vehicles on my street for stuff to steal.
4) Somebody stole my ladder out of my back yard.
5) My buddy had a pistol stolen out of his truck.
Yep all of this within a 2 mile radius of my front door.
I hate feeling like I need to lock my doors. I am a nice guy and want to trust other people and be a part of the world around me not locked away from it. But these darn thieves seem to be everywhere. Makes me glad I am not a LEO. If this was all I saw every day it would be very hard for me not to lose faith in my fellow man.
Rant Off. Thanks for listening. Oh and the jokes on that thief because that old BlackBerry has been dropped a lot and was in need of replacement anyway. I was just to lazy to throw out a working phone because I hate switching all the information over.