What's worse than somebody breaking into your house and stealing some of your stuff? When it's one of your neighbors doing the stealing.
I foolishly left my garage door open for a period of time and when I went to close it, discovered that my bicycle and several tools were missing. Several things scattered on the floor as if I might have interupted the scumbags work. I peek outside and see my neighbor trotting across the street into his house....then I see him peering out the window.
I know he did it. Nothing I can really do about it. The police in this city are no help at all when it comes to stuff like this. I can't even get them to come over which would at least shake my neighbor a bit and maybe keep him away from my house in the future. I'm not going over to his house to confront him and risk getting a bullet just for a bicycle.
I'm just going to take the loss..which pisses me off. Not because some stuff was stolen, but the idea of other people stealing stuff. I work hard for what I have. It angers me that there are people who don't want to do the same.
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"the idea of other people stealing stuff. I work hard for what I have. It angers me that there are people who don't want to do the same."
Exactly why it PISSES me off too!
It's unfortunate how we must live in order to protect ourselves and family. We can never let our guard down; we can't forget to close and lock our doors or windows; we have to screen any conversation we have with anyone including our friends and the list goes on.
And if we should become a victim or even witness a crime ... sometimes our safety ... heck, our lives can then become an issue if we should take it to the authorities.
I grew up in a hot and arid part of the country and remember leaving the door open so that the night breeze could help cool the house. I can't even imagine doing that in these times.
I hear ya Jay! We also work hard to have the things we have but there are so many people in this world that don't give a rat's a$$ about that. They just find it easier to steal your stuff instead of working for it.
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