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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2007-01-01 21:45 [#02025233] Points: 10965 Status: Regular
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 | We came home from shopping to find 2 young males skulking around in the bushes near our fence and when we entered our
 condo, we noticed that the screens were pried from the
 windows and there were pry marks and a broken latch on our
 sliding door.  of course by then the 2 guys were long gone,
 but we filed a police report and bought new hardware for our
 door, as well as some wooden dowels to jam in the doors and
 windows.
 
 Luckily they didn't get in,  but we can't help but feel a
 little vulnerable for our safety and that our our daughter.
 
 don't know why i'm sharing.  just decided to share.  for
 like, my own sanity or some shit.
 
 
 
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         |  ecnadniarb
             on 2007-01-01 21:52 [#02025234] Points: 24805 Status: Lurker | Show recordbag
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 | Try not to be to worried about it.  It is human nature to feel threatened by it, just natural survival instinct
 kicking in.  Most thieves are nothing more than
 opportunists, they probably left yours and went and did some
 other poor buggers house instead.  As they never managed to
 gain entry into your house it is unlikely they will return
 (oddly enough that is a statistically proven fact).
 
 
 
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         |  w M w
             from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-01 22:00 [#02025235] Points: 21639 Status: Lurker
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 | They probably just wanted to put some flowers on your table or something to surprise you.
 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2007-01-01 22:17 [#02025238] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to ecnadniarb: #02025234
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 | i think you are probably right.  the police officer that took our statements said they were probably after quick easy
 grabs like laptops, cameras etc.  nothing substantial.  so
 like you say, since getting in proved not easy, i can't see
 why they'd come back.  plus they got caught in the act
 really.  even though we couldn't really give a good
 description of them, we actually talked to them face to
 face, told them to leave the premises.  that can't make them
 feel to confident about returning.
 
 but mostly it makes me mad that now we have that anxiety.
 
 
 
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         |  Wolfslice
             from Bay Area, CA (United States) on 2007-01-01 22:36 [#02025243] Points: 5097 Status: Lurker
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 | You should get a dog help to protect your home at all times, punk kids wont mess around if they open the door and a
 rottweiler goes for their throat
 
 
 
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         |  b6662966
             from ? on 2007-01-01 23:27 [#02025249] Points: 1110 Status: Lurker
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 | Dont be afraid to say they were black. 
 
 
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         |  sneakattack
             on 2007-01-01 23:51 [#02025253] Points: 6049 Status: Lurker | Followup to evolume: #02025233
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 | That's pretty terrifying.  My ex-girlfriend's dad was tired one day so, after coming home, left his wallet on the
 kitchen table, and took a nap upstairs for two hours.  Upon
 awaking, the door was broken, and all money gone!  A laptop
 near by was not stolen.
 
 It's close to what ecna and the police say; these people are
 just make swift, shallow combings of easy pickings.
 
 As it stands, the result wasn't severe enough to warrant a
 serious police investigation, and therefore they are off the
 hook, essentially..
 
 I hate everything
 
 
 
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         |  w M w
             from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-02 00:42 [#02025267] Points: 21639 Status: Lurker
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 | Stealing has historically been one of the main ways to acquire wealth.
 
 
 
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         |  sneakattack
             on 2007-01-02 00:43 [#02025269] Points: 6049 Status: Lurker | Followup to w M w: #02025267
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 | hahahaha WAR 
 
 
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         |  w M w
             from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-02 00:45 [#02025270] Points: 21639 Status: Lurker
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 | yoink 
 
 
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         |  chr
             on 2007-01-02 05:14 [#02025323] Points: 64 Status: Regular
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 | someone raise the terror threat level 
 
 
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         |  zero-cool
             on 2007-01-02 05:57 [#02025338] Points: 2720 Status: Lurker
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 | ruff tuff break duda 
 
 
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         |  Dannn_
             from United Kingdom on 2007-01-02 06:02 [#02025340] Points: 7877 Status: Lurker
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 | you could get an alarm system, it helped my folks relax after they got some break-ins. Also my dad now sleeps with
 my baseball bat under the bed
 
 
 
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         |  Combo
             from Sex on 2007-01-02 06:27 [#02025352] Points: 7546 Status: Lurker
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 | At least they didn't try to rape your daughter yet. 
 
 
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         |  ebolawasher
             from Dublin (Ireland) on 2007-01-02 06:34 [#02025359] Points: 229 Status: Lurker
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 | An alarm is the best thing you could do. And a hammer too. 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2007-01-02 08:52 [#02025431] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to b6662966: #02025249
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 | they were black. 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2007-01-02 08:52 [#02025432] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to Combo: #02025352
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 | i can't wait to read the message you post after you have been raped.
 
 
 
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         |  bogala
             from NYC (United States) on 2007-01-02 09:05 [#02025436] Points: 5125 Status: Regular
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 | I had someone in my house stealing my stereo. I walked into the room just as they exited the window. That was scary
 
 
 
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         |  Ceri JC
             from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-01-02 09:38 [#02025441] Points: 23533 Status: Moderator | Show recordbag
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 | Sorry to hear about this. As Ecnad says, the fact they didn't get in means it's unlikely they'll be back. Even so,
 an alarm and getting a police officer out to look at the
 security of your house (checking you have the right sort of
 locks etc.) might help put your mind at rest.
 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2007-01-02 10:41 [#02025464] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to Ceri JC: #02025441
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 | (Ceri, here is a 'thoughest' response for you :D) 
 We did have a couple police officers out. they took
 photographs and tried to get fingerprints, but because of
 the rain, their fingerprinting stuff just turns to mud.
 
 I also think that, since my wife and i confronted them face
 to face in the parking lot and asked them to leave the
 property, we probably put some of the fear into them.  as
 far as they know, we got a good look at their faces.  even
 though i really couldn't remember much about their
 appearance.  funny  how unreliable memory is.  I guess if we
 had realized that they were trying to break in when we saw
 them, we would have paid more attention to their appearance.
 but people are frequently lurking around that area, usually
 just smoking crack or getting blowjobs from crack-whores.
 
 we are looking into getting some kind of alarm system.  we
 don't have a large condo, so it won't be too costly.  but
 being on the ground floor in our neighborhood, it would
 bring some peace of mind.
 
 It's funny though, our neighborhood isn't exactly "the
 hood."  the property value averages $500k+ per house and the
 condos are around 250K+.  But it is a neighborhood in
 conversion, encroaching on the ghetto, and very near a few
 sketchy nightclubs.  So we get some nefarious run off.
 
 
 
 
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         |  dave_g
             from United Kingdom on 2007-01-02 10:50 [#02025468] Points: 3372 Status: Lurker | Followup to evolume: #02025432
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 | Combo's post-rape topic would be something like "Wooo hooo Not a Virgin anymore!"
 
 
 
 
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         |  marlowe
             from Antarctica on 2007-01-03 22:00 [#02026154] Points: 24636 Status: Lurker
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 | omg this thread was a dull read. 
 
 
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         |  ecnadniarb
             on 2007-01-03 22:02 [#02026158] Points: 24805 Status: Lurker | Show recordbag
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 | If I had known you were so rich living in an area like that I'd have robbed your fucking house myself!
 
 
 
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         |  recycle
             from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2007-01-03 22:09 [#02026162] Points: 40933 Status: Lurker
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 | Combo, friend, totally fuck off for that comment. 
 evolume: im glad all three of you are well, that would be on
 my nerves/mind, way to much. Get out of the house, carry on
 regular activities and such, time will heal the wounds.
 
 ecnad: if your ever in the seattle,wa area, give me a buzz,
 you and i can both open evolume's door, walk through the
 living room while they are all watching "everybody loves
 raymond" or something, take what we want, and lock the door
 on our way out....
 
 
 
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         |  ecnadniarb
             on 2007-01-03 22:10 [#02026163] Points: 24805 Status: Lurker | Followup to recycle: #02026162 | Show recordbag
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 | Considerate AND Classy. 
 
 
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         |  evolume
             from seattle (United States) on 2007-01-20 14:36 [#02035186] Points: 10965 Status: Regular | Followup to recycle: #02026162
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 | we have a security system installed now so if you come in during everybody loves raymond the siren will make it really
 hard to hear Ray's delightful style of family friendly
 comedy.
 
 
 
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         |  w M w
             from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-01-20 15:14 [#02035213] Points: 21639 Status: Lurker | Followup to evolume: #02035186
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 | It reminds me of that other shitty show 'coach'. You know where there's like this coach and he has all these fag
 players that hang around, and he sometimes has lame parties
 where he serves chips and does a lot of talking. Both shows
 have this one large idiot fag. That's the main reason it
 reminds me of everyone loves raymond, which has a deceitful
 title by the way, because of that large low talking idiot
 fag. Large low voiced idiot fags arene't funny like the
 coache's star player and raymonds large fag brother. Also
 that large guy on murphy brown. I like man balls.
 
 
 
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         |  EVOL
             from a long time ago on 2007-01-20 15:47 [#02035234] Points: 4921 Status: Lurker
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 | almost exaclty a year ago to date i had my car stolen from my driveway in the middle of the night while i slept not
 more than 20 feet away in my bedroom.  that was in las vegas
 though so you got shitheads that do that type of shit
 everywhere all the time.  vegas as an area is quite small,
 it only takes maybe 40 minutes to drive from one end of the
 desert to the other completely through town.  so the ghetto
 is at least just a 20 minute drive form any upper class
 neigborhoods situated around the city.
 
 
 
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         |  phantom
             from Chicago (United States) on 2007-01-20 15:55 [#02035241] Points: 231 Status: Regular
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 | ever seen that show about 2 ex burglars breaking into peoples
 houses? teaching people the dangers of burglaries. its funny
 how pissed the people get even though they agree to let the
 2 guys break into there house when there not home HA HA :)
 
 
 
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         |  EVOL
             from a long time ago on 2007-01-20 16:00 [#02035242] Points: 4921 Status: Lurker | Followup to phantom: #02035241
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 | well, they have to get pissed otherwise it wouldn't make for exciting reality tv.  then advertisers would pull out and
 the network wouldn't be able to make money off you cuz you
 wouldn't want to watch some boring realistic television
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         |  elusive
             from detroit (United States) on 2007-01-20 16:35 [#02035263] Points: 18369 Status: Lurker | Show recordbag
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 | that is crazy be safe
 
 
 
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         |  chambre noire
             from Iceland on 2007-01-21 03:52 [#02035416] Points: 2515 Status: Lurker
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 | you americans are lucky, you have something called the second amendment. use it!
 
 
 
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         |  EVOL
             from a long time ago on 2007-01-21 10:47 [#02035555] Points: 4921 Status: Lurker | Followup to chambre noire: #02035416
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 | oh but we do sir!  it's called operation iraqi freedom! 
 
 
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         |  chambre noire
             from Iceland on 2007-01-21 11:45 [#02035576] Points: 2515 Status: Lurker | Followup to EVOL: #02035555
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 | what's that got to do with anything? 
 
 
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         |  stilaktive
             from a place on 2007-01-21 11:57 [#02035578] Points: 3166 Status: Lurker
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 | my face 
 
 
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