Okay no more venting! the police caught the guy!! DH is heading to the police station right now to get our stuff which was in the duffel bag when the punk was arrested for something else. We made a list of what we thought was taken and it will be interesting to see how close we were.
washed & cleaned everything in the camper. For him to reach where we had meds and headlamps he had to lie on the bed. UGH! grossed me out.... into the washing machine! no one who saw this punk called 911, which they should have done as one neighbor confronted him and this was after he had the duffel bag. will talk to everyone, thank them, and make sure they understand the police don't 911 calls on suspicious people. If a neighbor had called, it would have saved everyone a bunch of headaches. I described the punk. he left the meds in their bottles with DH's name on them so weren't hard to find. ( disappointing to a druggie .. BP or migraine meds!) not expecting the cash will be there but this is a more than decent ending.
This kind of petty crime is rampant here... related to drugs and homelessness, plus the damn casino. we are considering getting cameras to monitor outside. most of these people are walking.... daytime robberies when people are home. this was similar to what's happened to most of our neighbors. we both were here, except for my brief run to the PO. working outside you may have a shed open, door to house open but you're working and not watching the door every second. one neighbor lost a chain saw and a bike that way. can you imagine someone riding down the road on a bicycle ....carrying an huge orange Stihl chainsaw? think something was fishy? these people on foot quietly sneak in and help themselves, and walk away. no car in the driveway to alert you.
Lynda, I think punk saw me leave, picked up a rock and walked to the house planning on smashing a window. where the rock was left, he could have seen DH in the yard.... digging out a garden wall. He left the rock, and on his way out tried the door on the camper. the house blocked DH from seeing or hearing anything. then I came back, drove into the garage, closed the door. punk headed back to the road, not up the the driveway, and a neighbor saw him come out of the trees carrying the duffel. he should have called 911.
Deb so glad you were able to do a workout!. but I did TBM plus a chest muscle meltdown. really liked that part. I like doing repeats of the same exercise working the same body part. giant sets I think? I felt well worked but didn't get sore.
Lori your timing was impeccable... getting out before the storm.
I need to go back and re read what everyone has been up to. got so preoccupied with this. Thank you all for listening to my venting.