Hello, my dear readers. I am writing to advise everyone out there to BE CAREFUL and lock up all your valuables. One sad by-product of a downturn in the economy is the rise in crime, especially theft and burglary, particularly now that the holidays are approaching:
Yesterday afternoon, in an attempt to get a head start on my Disneyland trip, I came home from a deposition and parked my truck in the driveway while I loaded in Kyle's stroller, extra diapers, etc. in the back of the truck This was about 4:30 pm. Kyle was inside taking a short nap. I went inside and left the truck unlocked because I was going to be leaving in 15 minutes for a 5:00 pm hair appointment. I got Kyle up, fed him some dinner, and when it was time to leave, I loaded him and his diaper bag into his car seat. I then opened my door and noticed that the center console lid was up. "That's strange," I thought. "I don't remember leaving that lid up, or even opening up the console today." I then noticed napkins, papers, and other detritus strewn across the front seat, and my old Treo phone, the one with the inoperable battery, missing from the cupholder. I looked in the center console and the old black Coach purse that I had left in the console was gone as well. Someone had obviously come along during the 15-20 minutes that I was inside, got into my vehicle, and just grabbed whatever they saw that they wanted. Luckily, my new real iPhone and my real purse (that contains my wallet and real valuables) was inside my house and unscathed. I bet that jerk was disappointed when he found out all he got was a broken, 3 year old phone with a burned-out battery and a battered Coach bag with nothing but business cards, pens, and lip gloss in it.
In any event, I got lucky, but the moral of the story is in these times, NEVER leave your car unlocked, not even for a minute, not even in your driveway, even if you live in a good area. And NEVER leave valuables in your car. There are too many drug fiends, thieves, and other general losers out there that want to steal your stuff!
1 comment:
Wow, I'm glad you came out okay. That's too bad that people have to do that. We have to be especially careful here in MI where times are especially tough for most people--and because we live in an apartment complex! So far we've been okay. Actually, I'm chuckling right now because I don't think we have too many valuables that people would want, anyway. That's a benefit of being poor students right now, I guess! ;)
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