Came home tonight to a house tossed by a burglar. He/She broke a window in the back to get in, stole a piece of stero equipment and emptied my change jar. I can't find anything else yet missing. Left computers alone. Waiting for cops now. It's a weird feeling sitting here right now.
Glad you are fine, Terry. In the spirit of misery loves company, three years ago, after we just moved into our Milwaukee home, our house was broken into during the early morning. Whoever did it just went into the kitchen via an unlocked back door (we fell into the bad habit of not locking our doors in Grand Rapids), stole some money I left on the kitchen table, and then left. Anne, Lloyd, and I snored through the entire episode and did not realize what happened until the next morning when our 82-year old neighbor called us to tell us someone had tried to break into her home. Well, I think Lloyd snored through this. It is possible that he greeted the robber who let him out to pee and then came back to our room for more zzzzz. P.S. I'll go on e-bay to see if anyone from the Houston area is trying to sell Bobblehead Bo.
:idea: Yup... This sounds like young teenagers who need money for drugs. The kid is probably a boy age 13-15 who lives in your neighborhood or who visits relatives there. He's watched your house and he has no idea where adults keep their valuables or what anything is worth. If the cops got fingerprints, his probably aren't even on file yet. :idea: 1. Get a large, mean dog. 2. Get a small, very noisy dog. 3. Steel screen doors run around $200.
I recall from reading "The Godfather" that when they went to the mattresses, they used small yappy dogs because they were better watch dogs than the big ones.
Glad they didn't take more Terry and that you are fine. Bobda, you are one of a kind. Our Poodle would no doubt wake us up trying to play with an intruder. Damn AJ, you can't even get a crook to keep that DVD.
I'm sleeping like a baby, I had this photo put on a sign and stuck it the front yard, sort of like those signs that say the house is protected by ADT or something. Lettering on the sign says, this man is inside waiting for you!