"Dave Smith" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:

>> So ... someone tried to rip you off, so you ripped off the insurance
>> company? Just wondering.
>
> Don't expect me to feel guilty.

Guilty? Eh. Just pointing out the irony. Break window, steal,
bad. Inflate value, get extra money back, good.

I am sorry that happened to you, nonetheless. Would
really **** me off. I've been pretty lucky so far, only loss was
a car radio once.

nancy

In article >,
(Stacia) wrote:

> Dan Abel > writes:
> > (Stacia) wrote:
>
> >> Maybe you said what you did because of the gun argument -- and I'm not
> >> even going to go there because I'm not on RFC to talk about guns -- but
> >> don't be a condescending jerk.
>
> >Yeah, that was it exactly. I'm sorry that you thought I was responding
> >to you, but I wasn't. I don't blame you for being scared.
>
> Ah, okay. I get it. I thought the comment about moving the rock was
> directed towards me. Sorry for jumping down your throat.


Yeah, I have something else to stuff down your throat. Please see my
thread about the almond roca. It was really good.


If you want, send me your address and I'll send you a sample. Won't be
soon, though, since it was gone in four days. We want more, though, so
probably in the next few weeks we'll make more.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

Nancy Young wrote:

>
>
> >> So ... someone tried to rip you off, so you ripped off the insurance
> >> company? Just wondering.
> >
> > Don't expect me to feel guilty.
>
> Guilty? Eh. Just pointing out the irony. Break window, steal,
> bad. Inflate value, get extra money back, good.

I didn't inflate the value. I explained the situation to the owner of the
store. He provided a written estimate.

> I am sorry that happened to you, nonetheless. Would
> really **** me off. I've been pretty lucky so far, only loss was
> a car radio once.

I wish they would start locking people up for that for a long time. It is
a big problem. There aren't many people to do the stealing. It is a small
group who do it a lot.

I was lucky. These guys had been breaking into a lot of houses. The cops
were on to them and caught one. He ratted out his friends. They acted on
the information they got from him and it just happened to be my place where
they caught up with them. It was good police work.

It was the court that let everyone down. The kid who was charged for
dangerous driving (with cops hanging out the window) got 2 years.......
probation. They were all young offenders. The driver was from a welfare
family, 17 years old and owns his own car, which he uses to supplement his
income in the burglary business. Another one of the kids was on "student
welfare". He was out on his own recognizance and got busted at a jewellery
store three days later. It was funny. He went into the store and asked to
see some rings. The clerk got a tray of rings out of the display case and
set them on top. The kid grabbed the tray and took off running for about 20
paces before pulling a Charlie horse and went down like a ton of bricks.
He was still cramped up when the security guards grabbed him. I would have
paid to have seen that.

jj - rfc wrote:

>>>Thank goodness most buglers aren't into home invasion type robberies.
>
>
> I wouldn't think so -- you could hear most buglers coming a mile
> away. ;-)

Except for the two men who did it to my mom 2 weeks before Christmas.
Knocked on the door & asked for an ambiguous person. She told them to
go away, and they ended up kicking down the door while my mom was
talking to 911. They first took her purse money & wouldn't leave. My
mom took a opportune chance & bolted out the door to the neighbors house
across the street (where a large black man resides). They followed, but
ran off when the neighbor opened his door. Then my mom almost passed
out. She hasn't heard anything from the police since.

>>Home invasions are all too common in Memphis. These days these punks don't
>>seem to care if you're a home or not. It's scary which is one reason why
>>every time I move I go further from the city.
>
> I don't blame you, Jill. I'm glad I live out in the boonies...
>

We live in the boonies too, but there was a rash of burglaries lately,
they caught them. It was something like 4 or 5 Teenagers &
early-20-somethings.

Dan Abel > writes:
> (Stacia) wrote:

>> directed towards me. Sorry for jumping down your throat.

>Yeah, I have something else to stuff down your throat. Please see my
>thread about the almond roca. It was really good.

Sounds good. You're brave for making candy. I've never made candy
myself, not even fudge.

Stacia

Denise~* wrote:
> jj - rfc wrote:
>
>>>> Thank goodness most buglers aren't into home invasion type
>>>> robberies.
>>
>>
>> I wouldn't think so -- you could hear most buglers coming a mile
>> away. ;-)
>
> Except for the two men who did it to my mom 2 weeks before Christmas.
> Knocked on the door & asked for an ambiguous person. She told them to
> go away, and they ended up kicking down the door while my mom was
> talking to 911. They first took her purse money & wouldn't leave. My
> mom took a opportune chance & bolted out the door to the neighbors
> house across the street (where a large black man resides). They
> followed, but
> ran off when the neighbor opened his door. Then my mom almost passed
> out. She hasn't heard anything from the police since.
>
>>> Home invasions are all too common in Memphis. These days these
>>> punks don't seem to care if you're a home or not. It's scary which
>>> is one reason why every time I move I go further from the city.
>>
>> I don't blame you, Jill. I'm glad I live out in the boonies...
>>
>
> We live in the boonies too, but there was a rash of burglaries lately,
> they caught them. It was something like 4 or 5 Teenagers &
> early-20-somethings.

Seems to be a gang initiation sort of thing to crash into peoples homes
while they are there. Unfortunately, some of them are weilding guns and
don't know when to stop. Your mom was lucky.

When I was still a teenager all the houses around my parents house were
burgled. The burglers watched and knew who left for work and at what time
the house would be empty. They also knew my mom was always home so our
house was skipped.

My brother Scott was burgled by someone backing up a van to his garage and
jacking it up. Most of the neighbors weren't home. He came back after work
to find his front door broken in and all his stuff missing. He got it
replaced by his insurance and a month later they hit him again. The police
told him that's another thing they do... wait for the insurance replacement
and then go back for the goodies. After that he had an alarm system
installed and any little thing will set it off and automatically call the
police. It's scary living alone, it really is.

Jill

It's scary living alone, it really is.
>
> Jill
>

Jill, I'm with your sentiments. Keep yourself safe in all manner. Even now
when we are driving down the hwys and see young women driving alone, I worry
for them. "Crime is everywhere nowadays."
Dee Dee

On 2006-04-14, jmcquown > wrote:

> and then go back for the goodies. After that he had an alarm system
> installed and any little thing will set it off and automatically call the
> police.

But will the police respond? The police in Fremont CA now refuse to
answer most burgler alarms. See below:

http://www.securityinfowatch.com/art...on=407&id=7757

nb

Denise~* wrote:
> jj - rfc wrote:
>
> >>>Thank goodness most buglers aren't into home invasion type robberies.
> >
> >
> > I wouldn't think so -- you could hear most buglers coming a mile
> > away. ;-)
>
> Except for the two men who did it to my mom 2 weeks before Christmas.
> Knocked on the door & asked for an ambiguous person. She told them to
> go away, and they ended up kicking down the door while my mom was
> talking to 911. They first took her purse money & wouldn't leave. My
> mom took a opportune chance & bolted out the door to the neighbors house
> across the street (where a large black man resides). They followed, but
> ran off when the neighbor opened his door. Then my mom almost passed
> out. She hasn't heard anything from the police since.

Are any of you out there telling me that it wouldn't be satisfying to
put bullets in those guys?
>
> >>Home invasions are all too common in Memphis. These days these punks don't
> >>seem to care if you're a home or not. It's scary which is one reason why
> >>every time I move I go further from the city.
> >
> > I don't blame you, Jill. I'm glad I live out in the boonies...
> >
>
> We live in the boonies too, but there was a rash of burglaries lately,
> they caught them. It was something like 4 or 5 Teenagers &
> early-20-somethings.

--Bryan

Food Snob wrote:

>
> Are any of you out there telling me that it wouldn't be satisfying to
> put bullets in those guys?

Are you one of those who has huns around for self defense and are just dying for
the chance to defend yourself/?

notbob wrote:
> On 2006-04-14, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> and then go back for the goodies. After that he had an alarm system
>> installed and any little thing will set it off and automatically
>> call the police.
>
> But will the police respond? The police in Fremont CA now refuse to
> answer most burgler alarms. See below:
>
>
http://www.securityinfowatch.com/art...on=407&id=7757
>
> nb

I don't know about California but here they most definitely will respond.

Jill

Dave Smith wrote:

> Food Snob wrote:
>
>
>>Are any of you out there telling me that it wouldn't be satisfying to
>>put bullets in those guys?
>
>
> Are you one of those who has huns around for self defense and are just dying for
> the chance to defend yourself/?
>

I'm kinda wondering that myself. We have out own protection, but I
don't ever look forward to using it as such, but I am well versed in the
method if I had to.

I move I go further from the city.
>>
>> I don't blame you, Jill. I'm glad I live out in the boonies...
>
> If I move much further out I'll be in another state!
>
> Jill
>
Frank Lloyd Wright said to find yourself a place to live you like away from
your place of work; then move 50 miles further away. Of course this was many
years ago; probably he'd say to try another planet.
Dee Dee

Denise~* wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > Food Snob wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Are any of you out there telling me that it wouldn't be satisfying to
> >>put bullets in those guys?
> >
> >
> > Are you one of those who has huns around for self defense and are just dying for
> > the chance to defend yourself/?
> >
>
> I'm kinda wondering that myself. We have out own protection, but I
> don't ever look forward to using it as such, but I am well versed in the
> method if I had to.

Ever read Dune (Frank Herbert)? Something about the diff between
humans and animals being the point of the test of the "gom jabbar."

--Bryan

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> So ... someone tried to rip you off, so you ripped off the insurance
>>> company? Just wondering.
>>
>> Don't expect me to feel guilty.
>
> Guilty? Eh. Just pointing out the irony. Break window, steal,
> bad. Inflate value, get extra money back, good.
>
> I am sorry that happened to you, nonetheless. Would
> really **** me off. I've been pretty lucky so far, only loss was
> a car radio once.
>
> nancy

My brother Scott had his house broken into twice. He lives in a nice
neighborhood. One of those cookie-cutter suburbs where everything should be
Pleasant Valley Sunday (earworm!) every day.

Both times no one noticed someone had backed a van up in his driveway and
kicked in his front door. They then proceeded to haul away his TV, VCR,
computers, pretty much anything they could carry. After the insurance
company paid off and he replaced all his stuff, these same guys came back
and did it again. See, they know when you work and aren't at home. They
also know when you've replaced all your stuff. This is one reason I take
boxes for computer components and other expensive items to a dumpster at a
convenience store rather than setting them out by the curb. And I make sure
there is nothing on the boxes that indicates where the items were delivered.

Jill

Stacia wrote:
> Dan Abel > writes:
>> (Stacia) wrote:
>
>>> directed towards me. Sorry for jumping down your throat.
>
>> Yeah, I have something else to stuff down your throat. Please see my
>> thread about the almond roca. It was really good.
>
> Sounds good. You're brave for making candy. I've never made candy
> myself, not even fudge.
>
> Stacia

Candy making can be fun, although time consuming and often labor intensive.
And I don't even like sweets! My grandma McQuown always had homemade candy
available. Of course, she was of that rare breed who also baked many loaves
of bread every week (we're talking *decades* before bread machines were
available for home use).

Date Nut Coconut Candy
2 c. sugar
1 c. milk
1-1/2 Tbs. butter
1 cup chopped dates
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 c. shredded coconut
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Combine sugar, milk and butter and cook until it reaches the soft ball stage
(test in cold water - mixture will flatten but can be picked up). Add
chopped dates and cook 5 minutes longer. Add chopped walnuts, coconut and
vanilla. Beat by hand until thick.
Butter a 3 inch strip on 6 feet of waxed paper. Spoon the mixture along the
strip and spread with a knife into a square shape. Be careful, the mixture
is very hot. Let candy set, then cut into 1 inch squares. Wrap squares in
waxed paper.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote

> Except! John's mom's house in Rochester; the meter is inside. It is the
> house he grew up in and back then the meters were inside.

That was a major hassle for me a few years back before the
inlaw's old house was sold ... making appointments and driving
up there to let them in ... if they felt like showing up. Electric
and gas meters were inside.

nancy