So this morning I’m thinking about getting fingerprint dust off the linoleum. Somebody stole our TV set last night while we were sleeping. Not surprising that I’m thinking about that this morning.
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Aaargh! Looking at the empty space is such a strange feeling. I’m glad to hear that it wasn’t worse and also that it wasn’t on your walk!
I was robbed three times and all bike-related. Left unlocked for the time to go in the house, get something, go out-Didn’t I leave that bike right there?? Many years later, locked the old thing on a fence, had a nice visit, came out and found that I had not put the chain around the bike–Well, they left the lock! Newish bike, left in usual place on the porch in two-family house. Seems someone forgot to lock the door that night. Now this one is weird!! Go to get the bike to go to work the next morning and the SEAT is missing!! I am puzzled to this day why they did that. It was a nice gal’s bike seat, but really?? So I pedaled to the bike shop with no seat to buy one–ever try that for a few miles? It’s not so easy. LOL.
I hope you find a great replacement at a great price and have many, many years of use from it. And may that little bit of hardware in the stolen one go on the blink now!
Oh, that has to suck big time! I have had belongings stolen from my car and my truck but so far no one has desecrated my castle 🙂 . My castle, being my home, is a bit of a weak spot of mine because I spend so much time away from it with work. I have created a network of camera’s that will email me pictures if anyone enters my house while I am away so, with luck, I can go to the police with mug shots of the infidels after the fact. It really is hard to come to grips with someone entering your house and stealing your hard earned possesions.
That is so creepy to think that someone came into your house while you were still in it! Your positive attitude (could have been worse, no one was hurt) is to be applauded. I don’t know if I could be so calm about it.
BTW, I’ve seen you use the hashtag #tommw several times on Twitter but I’ve never made the connection that you were doing a podcast. Does this make it easier for you to get through the walk? I know that when I exercise I need major distraction because I hate it! If I did all of that “focus on your body” stuff, then I wouldn’t last five minutes.
@dani – the hashtag started as “tweeting on my morning walk” and i would tweet about the daily journey sometimes. I stopped walking for awhile but needed to get back in the habit. Many people have said, “Record something and we’ll listen. Doesn’t matter what.” So I plugged in my earbud and record on my phone for the last mile of my morning walk. It does keep me distracted but the big value is “I have to walk so I can talk and put out the podcast.” That added “obligation” to all the wonderful people who are listening while I ramble makes me do something that’s healthy for me.
@jane – We’ve added new protocols and talked to the kids. Things will be a little less open than they have been. At least it wasn’t a computer! :O
So sorry to hear about the break-in. Glad that in the big scheme of things, it was minor.
We were robbed many years ago & they spent most of the day in the house, like they had a shopping list. Even packed up our stereo componants in the original boxes from the spare bedroom closet and fed the cats (and themselves) leftovers from the fridge. Lots and lots of fingerprint dust. Lots of scrubbing.
Anyway, one word of advice. Be diligent about locking doors. Cops told us they often take older things, like TVs. You’ll replace it with a brand spankin’ new one and they’ll come back when they see the box in your trash. Cut up the box and put it in a trash bag.
As for what all those folks lacking higher (or even basic) credentials are doing? I think they represent most of the people I might encounter in a day, outside of my professional industry or in an educational or finacial environment. They’re driving the bus, delivering the mail, ringing up groceries, etc. They’re kind of invisible, but I think the day-to-day world runs on unskilled labor.
On the flip side, we’ve evolved into a world where you need a college degree to work in the mail room of a law firm or financial institution and we’re overrun with unexperienced professional students with MBA’s squeezing out the mere BS degrees for entry level white collar jobs. My step daughter chose not to complete her PhD (bio chemestry) because she’ll be compelled to ‘advance out’ of her current governmental job which she loves, into a managerial role she has no skills or desire to hold. Good scientists don’t automatically make good managers just because they spent more time studying….to be better scientists. Crazy.
Sar I think its about time you put a pad-a-lock on all your gates would have been a little hsrd to lift a 40″ over the fence
Scary :(. Glad your kids were asleep in their beds.
You were lucky
I live in California commonly referred as the granola state Fruits nuts and flakes and a lot more nuts
Thankfully it was not an Article 37
Your next ending to your podcast should be unlocking the back gate you never know who is watching
Your space has been violated. That feeling lasts a long time. Noisy little dogs are great alarms and serve as early warning systems and deterrents. And they will be your best friend. I add your rambling to my own during my morning walk, it is educational and entertaining, I thank you.
I’ve been lurking out here, listening to your podcast. As you might expect, many of us have had a similar experience and we all have our perspective. Home invasion in the night time is a scary thing, and you’re right: you only lost something that can be quickly replaced. Of course, it doesn’t do much for Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. How to keep it from happening again?
My wife put spring locks on all the doors. Close them and they lock automatically. Kids all got house keys to wear around their necks. Still have to remember to close the door…..
Keep walking. We’re listening.
The pain and vulnerability in your voice tells how much your were shaken by this. No small wonder, you had so much more to lose than a TV. Those wake-up calls are painful but a good learning tool. Just don’t kick yourself too hard about this, ok ?