Tag Archive for 'burglaries'

Finally.

Published by Carol on February 14, 2008 in Baltimore and Farkity Fark Fark. 22 Comments

Well we all knew it would happen sooner or later, right? My house was finally burglarized yesterday. Laptop, two cameras, my hammer (WTF??), some odd assorted bathroom products (again, WTF???) and my jewelry box…with the jewelry. They left cash and some other stuff — hopefully they won’t be back to get it anytime soon.  Oddly enough, this happened almost a week to the day that my next-door neighbor was burglarized.

I’m feeling very numb and calm about the whole thing, which has a few folks worried, since…if you know me at all…”calm” is not really one of my strong character traits. Perhaps that will change when I go make the rounds of pawn shops. Or if I see someone on the street wearing my jewelry.

Yes, I had an alarm. No, it did not call the police…for what reason, I have no idea. Yes, my doors and windows were shut and locked. I did all the right things, and a shit load of good that did me.

Ah well, it’s just stuff. But dammit, I really want that damned hammer back.

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You Know You’ve Lived In Baltimore Too Long…

Published by Carol on February 6, 2008 in Baltimore. 6 Comments

…when your next-door neighbor’s house is being robbed, and all you can do is complain about the noise level coming through the wall.

I feel like the worst neighbor ever.

Yesterday afternoon around 4, I was laying on the couch…trying to take a nap…and thought the neighbors on the other side of me had workmen on their back deck doing some work.  They’ve been renovating their house — not terribly noisy, but enough to know someone was over there working from time to time.

Only…the noise I heard yesterday was actually coming from the neighbor’s house on the other side of me.  Crashing and banging around.  Loud.  And in my Sudafed-induced fog, I got off the couch and muttered something about “the one time I actually want to take a nap…” and went about my business.

Had I gotten off my ass and poked my head out the window, I probably would have surprised the burglars and chased them away.  I feel terrible.  I vow to go back to being That Neighbor again, the one who looks out the window from time to time.  Ugh.

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