This afternoon has SUCKED. I almost got robbed, but chicken stock
saved the day.
Yesterday I simmered some chicken stock all night, and the house still
smelled like it. I opened the huge dining room curtain so that the sun
could shine in the sliding glass doors and help get rid of some of the
smell.
This afternoon I'm watching TV when I see a large Hispanic man outside
the glass doors on my patio, holding a big limestone rock from our yard.
The previous owners used limestone for landscaping but there's some
still just laying around loose and he'd taken one.
He walks off calmly with the rock while I wonder what the HELL some
guy wants with a rock, but I'm not about to holler after him because,
hey, he's got a big ****ing rock. Freaked, I called my husband, who
said he'd come home from work.
At first I didn't call the police but then it hit me -- the guy was
going to bash in our glass sliding doors and ****ing ROB us. Thanks to
sheer coincidence, the curtain was open because of the smell. He must
have seen me inside and left when he realized the house wasn't empty.
So I called the police. They're scheduling extra patrols around here
because of it. The officer looked at me like an idiot when I asked why
he thought the guy would steal a rock. Uh, to break a window, lady,
that's why.
We were planning on having a porch built for security so I guess we'd
better get that done ASAP. The neighbor has a dog that barks and we've
got a bright motion sensitive security light, plus we're picking up all
those loose rocks in the yard, so I think we're okay for now, but I'm so
freaked.

Stacia

Glitter Ninja wrote:

This afternoon has SUCKED. I almost got robbed, but chicken stock
saved the day.
Yesterday I simmered some chicken stock all night, and the house still
smelled like it. I opened the huge dining room curtain so that the sun
could shine in the sliding glass doors and help get rid of some of the
smell.
This afternoon I'm watching TV when I see a large Hispanic man outside
the glass doors on my patio, holding a big limestone rock from our yard.
The previous owners used limestone for landscaping but there's some
still just laying around loose and he'd taken one.
He walks off calmly with the rock while I wonder what the HELL some
guy wants with a rock, but I'm not about to holler after him because,
hey, he's got a big ****ing rock. Freaked, I called my husband, who
said he'd come home from work.
At first I didn't call the police but then it hit me -- the guy was
going to bash in our glass sliding doors and ****ing ROB us. Thanks to
sheer coincidence, the curtain was open because of the smell. He must
have seen me inside and left when he realized the house wasn't empty.
So I called the police. They're scheduling extra patrols around here
because of it. The officer looked at me like an idiot when I asked why
he thought the guy would steal a rock. Uh, to break a window, lady,
that's why.
We were planning on having a porch built for security so I guess we'd
better get that done ASAP. The neighbor has a dog that barks and we've
got a bright motion sensitive security light, plus we're picking up all
those loose rocks in the yard, so I think we're okay for now, but I'm so
freaked.

Those are good countermeasures, except for the rock thing. They
can bring those with them.

Get a gun and learn to how properly store and use it, if you
don't already know. You were lucky this time.

--
Reg

"Glitter Ninja" wrote in message
...
This afternoon has SUCKED. I almost got robbed, but chicken stock
saved the day.
Yesterday I simmered some chicken stock all night, and the house still
smelled like it. I opened the huge dining room curtain so that the sun
could shine in the sliding glass doors and help get rid of some of the
smell.
This afternoon I'm watching TV when I see a large Hispanic man outside
the glass doors on my patio, holding a big limestone rock from our yard.
The previous owners used limestone for landscaping but there's some
still just laying around loose and he'd taken one.
He walks off calmly with the rock while I wonder what the HELL some
guy wants with a rock, but I'm not about to holler after him because,
hey, he's got a big ****ing rock. Freaked, I called my husband, who
said he'd come home from work.
At first I didn't call the police but then it hit me -- the guy was
going to bash in our glass sliding doors and ****ing ROB us. Thanks to
sheer coincidence, the curtain was open because of the smell. He must
have seen me inside and left when he realized the house wasn't empty.
So I called the police. They're scheduling extra patrols around here
because of it. The officer looked at me like an idiot when I asked why
he thought the guy would steal a rock. Uh, to break a window, lady,
that's why.
We were planning on having a porch built for security so I guess we'd
better get that done ASAP. The neighbor has a dog that barks and we've
got a bright motion sensitive security light, plus we're picking up all
those loose rocks in the yard, so I think we're okay for now, but I'm so
freaked.

Stacia

OMG, I'd be freaked too. When I first saw this post, I thought you'd thrown
the stock at the 'would be' intruder. Then I thought perhaps the stock
really was stinky and scared him off!

I'm glad you're safe. Scaareey...........

Elaine

"Reg" wrote in message
om...
Glitter Ninja wrote:

This afternoon has SUCKED. I almost got robbed, but chicken stock
saved the day.
Yesterday I simmered some chicken stock all night, and the house still
smelled like it. I opened the huge dining room curtain so that the sun
could shine in the sliding glass doors and help get rid of some of the
smell.
This afternoon I'm watching TV when I see a large Hispanic man outside
the glass doors on my patio, holding a big limestone rock from our yard.
The previous owners used limestone for landscaping but there's some
still just laying around loose and he'd taken one.
He walks off calmly with the rock while I wonder what the HELL some
guy wants with a rock, but I'm not about to holler after him because,
hey, he's got a big ****ing rock. Freaked, I called my husband, who
said he'd come home from work.
At first I didn't call the police but then it hit me -- the guy was
going to bash in our glass sliding doors and ****ing ROB us. Thanks to
sheer coincidence, the curtain was open because of the smell. He must
have seen me inside and left when he realized the house wasn't empty. So
I called the police. They're scheduling extra patrols around here
because of it. The officer looked at me like an idiot when I asked why
he thought the guy would steal a rock. Uh, to break a window, lady,
that's why. We were planning on having a porch built for security so I
guess we'd
better get that done ASAP. The neighbor has a dog that barks and we've
got a bright motion sensitive security light, plus we're picking up all
those loose rocks in the yard, so I think we're okay for now, but I'm so
freaked.

Those are good countermeasures, except for the rock thing. They
can bring those with them.

Get a gun and learn to how properly store and use it, if you
don't already know. You were lucky this time.

--
Reg

Get a gun? Right, that's the answer.

Elaine

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:33:22 +0000 (UTC), (Glitter
Ninja) wrote:

This afternoon has SUCKED. I almost got robbed, but chicken stock
saved the day.

snip scary story

I'm so glad that you're safe, Stacia! Aren't you glad you made that
stock now? Please let us know what you put into the stock.

After I read that, I'm gonna have to filter the thread. It's already
turning into a gun control debate.

Carol
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

"Glitter Ninja" wrote

We were planning on having a porch built for security so I guess we'd
better get that done ASAP. The neighbor has a dog that barks and we've
got a bright motion sensitive security light, plus we're picking up all
those loose rocks in the yard, so I think we're okay for now, but I'm so
freaked.

That was really scary, I'm sorry that happened to you. ****es
you off, doesn't it? Crud of civilization, stealing people's peace
of mind.

nancy

Glitter Ninja wrote:
This afternoon has SUCKED. I almost got robbed, but chicken stock
saved the day.
Yesterday I simmered some chicken stock all night, and the house still
smelled like it. I opened the huge dining room curtain so that the sun
could shine in the sliding glass doors and help get rid of some of the
smell.
This afternoon I'm watching TV when I see a large Hispanic man outside
the glass doors on my patio, holding a big limestone rock from our yard.
The previous owners used limestone for landscaping but there's some
still just laying around loose and he'd taken one.
He walks off calmly with the rock while I wonder what the HELL some
guy wants with a rock, but I'm not about to holler after him because,
hey, he's got a big ****ing rock. Freaked, I called my husband, who
said he'd come home from work.
At first I didn't call the police but then it hit me -- the guy was
going to bash in our glass sliding doors and ****ing ROB us. Thanks to
sheer coincidence, the curtain was open because of the smell. He must
have seen me inside and left when he realized the house wasn't empty.
So I called the police. They're scheduling extra patrols around here
because of it. The officer looked at me like an idiot when I asked why
he thought the guy would steal a rock. Uh, to break a window, lady,
that's why.
We were planning on having a porch built for security so I guess we'd
better get that done ASAP. The neighbor has a dog that barks and we've
got a bright motion sensitive security light, plus we're picking up all
those loose rocks in the yard, so I think we're okay for now, but I'm so
freaked.

Stacia

Yikes! I'd be freaked out too. What a fool the cop was thinking you
were a loon reporting someone for stealing a rock, did she miss the day
at the academy when they talked about B&E tools? I'm glad that you
were airing the stock smell out of the house, a robbery would be bad
enough, but one when you are home ****ing horrific. Glad that you are
safe Stacia.

I've been there with the whole being robbed nightmare, both at home and
at the lake house. I can only say that I'm thankful that both places
were robbed by older teenagers, who weren't sophisticated burglars, and
thought that the best things to steal were what they could use and
easily carry without benefit of a vehicle. We only lost: beer out of
the fridge, mostly empty fifths, toilet paper (yep that's right), a
cordless phone, most of my costume jewelry and a couple of small TVs.
Thankfully we have a good safe (can't cart that sucker out with a hand
truck) and kept small valuables in that, otherwise I'm sure my jewelry
would have been gone too. With the home robbery I thought my husband
had been lazy and not put more beer in the fridge until I discovered
the missing junk jewelry.

Jessica

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:33:22 +0000 (UTC), (Glitter
Ninja) wrote:

This afternoon has SUCKED. I almost got robbed, but chicken stock
saved the day.

snip scary story

I'm so glad that you're safe, Stacia! Aren't you glad you made that
stock now? Please let us know what you put into the stock.

No! It appears to be a burglar lure.


After I read that, I'm gonna have to filter the thread. It's already
turning into a gun control debate.

I'm not looking forward to it going there either.

"Jessica V." writes:

I've been there with the whole being robbed nightmare, both at home and
at the lake house. I can only say that I'm thankful that both places
were robbed by older teenagers, who weren't sophisticated burglars,

That is lucky. My parents house was robbed when I was a little kid,
and my car was broken into once, but otherwise I haven't experienced
a home robbery. Yet. I knew this neighborhood had some security issues
but we just kept stalling about making changes. This was a wake up
call!
This potential robber was older, though, in his 40s or 50s, which was
kind of odd. Scary, too. I hope he was just planning on robbing and
not anything else. Brr.

Stacia

On 2006-04-13, elaine wrote:

Get a gun? Right, that's the answer.

Ya' sure, you betchya! You can get a short double barreled shotgun
for a few hundred dollars. I've never had to use mine. I think the
bullet hole in the window scares 'em off.

nb

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:34:11 -0600, Pennyaline
wrote:

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:33:22 +0000 (UTC), (Glitter
Ninja) wrote:

This afternoon has SUCKED. I almost got robbed, but chicken stock
saved the day.

snip scary story

I'm so glad that you're safe, Stacia! Aren't you glad you made that
stock now? Please let us know what you put into the stock.

No! It appears to be a burglar lure.

LOL! It sounded like she made some good choices. I'll bet the stock
is delicious!

After I read that, I'm gonna have to filter the thread. It's already
turning into a gun control debate.

I'm not looking forward to it going there either.

Nope, and it was just confirmed by the third person chiming in. I
must bid this thread good-bye. Hope it doesn't get too far out of
hand.

Carol
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

elaine wrote:

Get a gun? Right, that's the answer.

Elaine



So glad you agree

--
Reg

ms_peacock wrote:
"Glitter Ninja" wrote in message
...
This afternoon has SUCKED. I almost got robbed, but chicken stock
saved the day.
We were planning on having a porch built for security so I guess
we'd better get that done ASAP. The neighbor has a dog that barks
and we've got a bright motion sensitive security light, plus we're
picking up all those loose rocks in the yard, so I think we're okay
for now, but I'm so freaked.

Stacia


Thank gawd for chicken stock!! I'm glad he just walked off and you
didn't have to deal with him.

Ms P

Maybe he really was planning to do some landscaping

Just kidding, Stacia, glad it turned out okay.

Jill

"Glitter Ninja" wrote in message
...
This afternoon has SUCKED. I almost got robbed, but chicken stock
saved the day.
We were planning on having a porch built for security so I guess we'd
better get that done ASAP. The neighbor has a dog that barks and we've
got a bright motion sensitive security light, plus we're picking up all
those loose rocks in the yard, so I think we're okay for now, but I'm so
freaked.

Stacia


Thank gawd for chicken stock!! I'm glad he just walked off and you didn't
have to deal with him.

Ms P

"jmcquown" writes:

Maybe he really was planning to do some landscaping

Just kidding, Stacia, glad it turned out okay.

The idiotic thing is that I thought he was just stealing a rock at
first. Limestone rocks are used all over the place here in Kansas, and
people go out on country roads and to quarries or highway construction
sites and steal it, even if the state has a huge sign saying you will go
to jail if you take these rocks *laugh* I had a co-worker who got
caught stealing limestone once. So I thought maybe this guy really WAS
just stealing a rock.
A few minutes later I realized I was being stupid.

Stacia