Throwing a Rock Through the Window of Our Soul

[El Dingo]

Actually our living room.

I came home yesterday to find someone had thrown a rock through our front window.

Suspiciously close to my Obama sign.

Now I must ask myself; was it an innocent juvenile prank or do my neighbors take umbrage at the one white family on the block displaying Obama support?

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

O'who? The US will never elect an Irish-American. We're not ready.

[Drunk Monk]

aren't your hounds black?

[The Queen]

Not really related to this thread, but whatever... I saw this and thought I'd pass it along for your consideration/entertainment:

"If you had purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago, you would have $49 left. With Fannie Mae, you would have $2.50 left of the original $1,000. With AIG, you
would have less than $15 left.

But if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drunk all of the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling refund, you would have $214 cash.

Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle!" :partyman:

[Drunk Monk]

http://www.yeswecanaroundtheworld.com/index2.php/?p=433

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

Another Boat missed.

[Drunk Monk]

Just before I left for ATL (http://brotherhoodofdoom.com/phpBB3/view...=18&t=1440) we discovered we had been robbed. We think it was Monday, because Mrs. Dm came home and discovered our sliding glass door was left unlocked (thought it was an oversight of one of us) and an odd light was on. We were so wrapped up in the elections that we didn't catch the details. I noticed my Dali Tarot deck was knocked over but figured it was the cat. Later, I noticed some lapel pins were on the floor, which was weird because I keep them in an old tea container, and it was on the shelf. Then I noticed my cache of pin money was gone, along with a sack of pocket change that I was meaning to take to the coinstar soon. The perp got around $300-400 in cash and the diamonds that I've given Mrs. Dm over the years - about $1Ks worth. Still not sure about the total damage. The perp was smart and managed to snag some pin money that was in a very un-obvious place (and y'all might remember how messy I keep my study - it's worse than ever now). I suspect the guard pom led the perp to that stash.

Tomorrow I'm taking a comp day to replace the locks, check for more losses and such. It's also t's 9th b-day, so there will be festivities to attend.

[El Dingo]

That sucks. The worst thing is that nagging thought - "Did he see something he wants to come back for..."

Personally, if I broke into a house covered with martial arts decor I would rethink my cunning plan.

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

replacing locks? I know how to replace locks. You will of course have to ask the bitch boy wood butcher master if I can be excused. I'll call you if I don't here from you. Maybe after lunch.

[Drunk Monk]

and it was t's b-day too.

it's still messed up. i have to take it back to the locksmith tomorrow because his apprentice messed up on the re-keying. now we can lock it, but we cannot remove the key while it's locked. :roll:

i'd be more interested in glynch services to cut a dog door through a wall. we don't have an available door to the backyard, only a sliding glass door, and those inserts are so insecure. so we want to cut it through the wall. got some extra time? can dm get some sloppy-second post-ppfy-woodbitch love? we'll feed ya...

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

I'm only working for reach arounds these days.

Do you have a solid door that needs to be cut through for the doggy door? If I cut through an exterior wall, it could get ugly. Maybe Tuesday post work party.

Wait a second, a doggy door for the pom? Can't it just chew it's way through the wall like the rest of the rats?

[Drunk Monk]

there's no solid door, just a sliding glass door. i could handle a solid door myself. done that before. it's one of the funky things about our house. there's only two potential wall spaces and they're both near outlets. would it be more prudent for us to just hire a real contractor? if only we had some money lying around that didn't get stolen...

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

Time to get the drywall saw out and do some exploratory surgery on the walls. Have you got stucco on the outside? You should take a picture and post it or email it to me.

Is it on one of these walls you need to make the hole? I vaguely remember something about a fireplace.

[Drunk Monk]

...i mean 'tape measure'! you left your tape measure. yeah. it's a thick hearty tape measure, the kind that real men use.

[Greg_phpbb3_import1]

Don't touch it with your non-carpenter hands. You'll just ruin it with your essence.

I'll be returning to it on Friday. I even have a dog door for it to meet. Now, you just have to get a dog to use it. The tribble doesn't count.