The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 560

omk3 · 03-10-2010, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Oh, you guys really scare me

Exactly what I was going to say! Some scary people in here!

vivaldirules · 03-10-2010, 02:41 PM

I keep my trusty marshmallow shooter with me at all times. You just can't tell when one of those suckers is going to sneak up on you and envelope you with sticky goo.

Sparrow · 03-10-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

DAMMIT! Someone broke in last night - while we were asleep in bed - and stole my laptop!

That's horrible - so sorry to hear that DixieGal

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Any chance the police'll get it back; or is that hopelessly optimistic?

omk3 · 03-10-2010, 02:47 PM

This latest wave of avatar theft has to be dealt with!

We are too scared to leave our homes!
Or stay in them, there are guns and vindictive marshmallows in there...

kennyc · 03-10-2010, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Oh, you guys really scare me

no need to worry unless you plan on skulking around my bedroom at night.

WT Sharpe · 03-10-2010, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

DAMMIT! Someone broke in last night - while we were asleep in bed - and stole my laptop! It had all of my books on it, which I had been thinking needed to be backed up to a CD-ROM. And also lots of personal info, all nice and neat for them in my tax files.

That really sucks. The worst thing that thieves steal when they break in is your peace of mind. I hope the varmint (the word I really want to use here is not fit for a family forum) is caught and you get your laptop back. Above all, I hope your information isn't misused.

Bilbo1967 · 03-10-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

no need to worry unless you plan on skulking around my bedroom at night.

Well, if I was considering that before (which I wasn't), I sure as hell aren't now!

WT Sharpe · 03-10-2010, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by omk3

Password protected, I hope?
There's something deeply disturbing about people being in your home without you knowing - while you sleep, what's more...
Was the laptop the only thing they took?

That's the main reason why I never put financial or important personal information on a laptop, and why I use password protection on my desktops.

vivaldirules · 03-10-2010, 02:52 PM

Being burglarized while you're sleeping is a really scary thought. It's probably safe to say that they wanted to avoid contact with anyone and so the risk to your person was hopefully low. But still....

DixieGal · 03-10-2010, 02:53 PM

The thing is that we are pretty sure who did it. The old man who lived next door died a few months ago, and his junkie son and his trashy woman and all of their junkie friends moved in. They are constantly jumping the fence, needing to borrow gas money or use the phone or whatever. Well, yesterday, they were fighting. He locked her out of the house and then left. She came over to use the phone, and she was messed up badly, too high to stand up. She came back a few minutes later and asked if she could stay here. Tim said no, and she proceeded to act like a Jerry Springer person.

They came in through the unlocked living room window, took only the laptop and 2 disks of The Simpsons season 4. The case was lying on the chair arm next to the comlputer, but one disk was in the DVD player and one was lying loose out in the yard under the window. They shoved a chair from in front of the window and bumped the end table. We never woke up. Luckily, it was pouring rain, thunder, and lightning all night long, which did wake us up several times. I hope they catch pneumonia from being outside in it.

They also broke into the garage, but didn't steal anything. Just tore out the window screen and left the door wide open behind them when they left.

I had been working on some gemstones, cataloging them and so forth. They didn't touch $20,000 worth of stones that were lying right there in the lightweight and convenient case, or the iPods in their chargers or my purse which hangs on the dining room chair or my really good jewelry collection in the big case in the hallway. Just the laptop and cartoons.

One of the stones in the case that they missed is a huge tanzanite weighing 41.44 carats, absolutely natural medium cornflower blue that shifts to purple, not the synthetic dark blue that is so abundant. I cut it myself just the other day from out of the surrounding matrix rock that it grew in. They missed quite an opportunity there!

Our neighborhood has always been safe. The windows are seldom locked, and quite often we leave the doors unlocked when we go to sleep. Now, Tim is in there putting safety locks on everything.

kennyc · 03-10-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Well, if I was considering that before (which I wasn't), I sure as hell aren't now!

poohbear_nc · 03-10-2010, 02:55 PM

Lock your doors & windows! Don't let them in for anything - they're just casing your place! There is a limit to being "good neighbors".

Get a territorial Rottweiler!

kennyc · 03-10-2010, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

The thing is that we are pretty sure who did it. The old man who lived next door died a few months ago, and his junkie son and his trashy woman and all of their junkie friends moved in. ...

I hope you told all that to the police!

kennyc · 03-10-2010, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

...

Get a territorial Rottweiler!

I love the idea of a big dog!

DixieGal · 03-10-2010, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

I hope you told all that to the police!

We did.

03-10-2010, 02:53 PM	#8395
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	The thing is that we are pretty sure who did it. The old man who lived next door died a few months ago, and his junkie son and his trashy woman and all of their junkie friends moved in. They are constantly jumping the fence, needing to borrow gas money or use the phone or whatever. Well, yesterday, they were fighting. He locked her out of the house and then left. She came over to use the phone, and she was messed up badly, too high to stand up. She came back a few minutes later and asked if she could stay here. Tim said no, and she proceeded to act like a Jerry Springer person. They came in through the unlocked living room window, took only the laptop and 2 disks of The Simpsons season 4. The case was lying on the chair arm next to the comlputer, but one disk was in the DVD player and one was lying loose out in the yard under the window. They shoved a chair from in front of the window and bumped the end table. We never woke up. Luckily, it was pouring rain, thunder, and lightning all night long, which did wake us up several times. I hope they catch pneumonia from being outside in it. They also broke into the garage, but didn't steal anything. Just tore out the window screen and left the door wide open behind them when they left. I had been working on some gemstones, cataloging them and so forth. They didn't touch $20,000 worth of stones that were lying right there in the lightweight and convenient case, or the iPods in their chargers or my purse which hangs on the dining room chair or my really good jewelry collection in the big case in the hallway. Just the laptop and cartoons. One of the stones in the case that they missed is a huge tanzanite weighing 41.44 carats, absolutely natural medium cornflower blue that shifts to purple, not the synthetic dark blue that is so abundant. I cut it myself just the other day from out of the surrounding matrix rock that it grew in. They missed quite an opportunity there! Our neighborhood has always been safe. The windows are seldom locked, and quite often we leave the doors unlocked when we go to sleep. Now, Tim is in there putting safety locks on everything. Last edited by DixieGal; 03-10-2010 at 02:55 PM.

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03-10-2010, 02:41 PM	#8387
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I keep my trusty marshmallow shooter with me at all times. You just can't tell when one of those suckers is going to sneak up on you and envelope you with sticky goo.

03-10-2010, 02:47 PM	#8389
omk3 Wizard Posts: 1,454 Karma: 37243 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Europe Device: pocketbook 360, kindle 4	This latest wave of avatar theft has to be dealt with! We are too scared to leave our homes! Or stay in them, there are guns and vindictive marshmallows in there...

03-10-2010, 02:52 PM	#8394
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Being burglarized while you're sleeping is a really scary thought. It's probably safe to say that they wanted to avoid contact with anyone and so the risk to your person was hopefully low. But still....

03-10-2010, 02:55 PM	#8397
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,687 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Lock your doors & windows! Don't let them in for anything - they're just casing your place! There is a limit to being "good neighbors". Get a territorial Rottweiler!