tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post6931135208660623614..comments2024-01-21T03:30:35.366-05:00Comments on Standing Outside Looking In: A Lesson Learned, the Hard WayStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-81996077923258289152011-10-23T14:55:23.574-04:002011-10-23T14:55:23.574-04:00Luke, thank you. We've all made the same mista...Luke, thank you. We've all made the same mistake. Thanks for stopping by and hope you'll return. That Tam is a sweetheart...Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-12167699181953986372011-10-23T14:32:18.544-04:002011-10-23T14:32:18.544-04:00Stephen,
Thank you for a poignant reminder..........Stephen,<br /><br />Thank you for a poignant reminder.......just walked back in with my XD45 that of course was in the truck, unlocked, overnight......duh!!<br /><br />Got here via TamLuke Skywalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-5566478775922726972011-10-20T21:55:27.563-04:002011-10-20T21:55:27.563-04:00kymber, thank you so much, Sweetheart...scuffs boo...kymber, thank you so much, Sweetheart...scuffs boot in dirt...ah, shucks.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-24929411553741947362011-10-20T21:07:31.876-04:002011-10-20T21:07:31.876-04:00Stephen - you used to be a friend. of which i have...Stephen - you used to be a friend. of which i have a few. but now you have moved into "super friend" status....of which i only have one.<br /><br />YOU are the reason we started a blog and YOU are the reason that we now regularly converse with Arsenius, Duke, mudbug, matt, PioneerP, PracticalP, North, JUGM, mmasse and a whole pile of others (if your name isn't listed here please don't be offended - i am just trying to get a point across!)...<br /><br />my point being that i come here to your blog to feel at home. and feel that i can express myself without judgement. and to feel like i can contribute and participate. and i thank you for that, dear friend. i thank you!<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-36507218913377733422011-10-20T17:21:42.007-04:002011-10-20T17:21:42.007-04:00Anon, thanks. Those serial numbers do make a diffe...Anon, thanks. Those serial numbers do make a difference.<br /><br />kymber, I believe I confused your comment with another and have already answered you above in another post...doofus time here. Anyway, thank you for the comment...you always make my day with your cheerful thoughts...God bless.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-23538351265762710372011-10-20T16:41:16.029-04:002011-10-20T16:41:16.029-04:00oh - i hate to sound cocky - but this story and al...oh - i hate to sound cocky - but this story and all of the comments left is the REASON that we moved here to a village of 50 people - <br /><br />YOU CAN'T STEAL ANYTHING WITHOUT 9 OR 10 PEOPLE KNOWING ABOUT IT! and no one here steals anything!<br /><br />our community is too small. if a strange vehicle drives up a road - 2 or 3 of us follow said vehicle...and we are really helpful...we help the people who aren't from here find their way...somebody is always awake - no matter what hour!<br /><br />move to the country!!!! my best advice to everyone!<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-28901758093948407622011-10-20T16:07:09.152-04:002011-10-20T16:07:09.152-04:00I had this happen a couple years ago. But it was i...I had this happen a couple years ago. But it was in a shopping center parking lot. The thieves watched me get out of my truck and walk into the store. I was gone no more than 15 minutes and they jimmyed the lock on door (all it takes is a screwdriver to open a Dodge Ram locked door) and took my 1911. <br /><br />NRA - same results. Since I had acquired the gun on a trade, there was no cash register receipt to make a claim with. I had to get sworn statements from 2 people that I did, indeed own such a firearm. <br /><br />Cops found the gun during a traffic stop. Cop who confiscated it found it on NICs (which I made sure the SN# got entered into) and made sure I got it back. Would have taken a lot longer had the thief not pleaded guilty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-38439846410175846562011-10-20T12:46:39.347-04:002011-10-20T12:46:39.347-04:00staghounds, same has happened here many times in t...staghounds, same has happened here many times in the past. Until that is a few months back they picked the wrong street and had their collective asses shot off. Thanks for the comment and come back anytime.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-45358630747180566732011-10-20T12:41:54.140-04:002011-10-20T12:41:54.140-04:00I often see cases where a trio of thugs drive into...I often see cases where a trio of thugs drive into a good, $300,00+ house neighborhood. Drop two at one end of a street about 3:30 A. M. wait at the other end. Just go into unlocked cars, which will be well over half of them. In an hour, they will clear a half dozen pistols, a dozen purses, sixty or seventy credit cards, $2-4,000, and about an equivalent amount of jewelry. <br /><br />The ones who bother to sell their stuff out of town never get caught.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-77392667498663413702011-10-19T17:28:08.181-04:002011-10-19T17:28:08.181-04:00HillBilly, I don't blame you. Neither would I ...HillBilly, I don't blame you. Neither would I give them my serial numbers. Sometimes you must make a stand and take your chances in life. Thanks.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-64559454549470136652011-10-19T16:32:16.505-04:002011-10-19T16:32:16.505-04:00My insurance company won't insure mine for mor...My insurance company won't insure mine for more than 5,000, and that was after telling them under no uncertain terms could they have my serial numbers and types. They said the'd never share the list with anyone, but wouldn't that be a great way of finding the gun you want to steal and all it's pertinent info? I also asked them if they would withhold it from the Guv'ment when they decided to take them all. They said "of course not". I told them they could take the premium with no list or no premium, period. They now take the money, but don't even offer a policy or rider for more than the 5,000. That sucks, because as you know, guns are a little pricey now-a-days. Oh well.Hillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008726043561193992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-8845832859051183072011-10-19T14:22:47.301-04:002011-10-19T14:22:47.301-04:00Mudbug, mine too. We have a few hollow cypress log...Mudbug, mine too. We have a few hollow cypress logs down in the swamp for such folk...<br /><br />Odysseus, I have what I fondly refer to as my truck guns. I keep a Glock 17 in my rig along with my Critter Getter. Each night I remove them. Never know...Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-31009290687382392132011-10-19T14:01:18.749-04:002011-10-19T14:01:18.749-04:00The only times I leave a firearm in a vehicle is u...The only times I leave a firearm in a vehicle is upon entering a lawful victim disarmament zone that I cannot avoid.<br /><br />Most times(when I don't have to leave a gun in the vehicle) anymore I leave the vehicle unlocked in the hope that a thief might try the door before they break a window.Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710666926746925370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-51376763070374685692011-10-19T13:35:16.145-04:002011-10-19T13:35:16.145-04:00Trespassing and theft are two of my pet peeves.
...Trespassing and theft are two of my pet peeves. <br /><br />I hope you catch them one day. I got plenty of desert out here for the coyotes to clean some bones.Mudbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483155829643371296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-11270249186713241012011-10-19T12:23:41.054-04:002011-10-19T12:23:41.054-04:00mmasse, I understand, many people have had the win...mmasse, I understand, many people have had the wind blown up their panties by the NRA. Like I said, they talk a good game.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-43159973981013479082011-10-19T11:48:39.890-04:002011-10-19T11:48:39.890-04:00mmasse, Bubba, good advice....but, I am a member o...mmasse, Bubba, good advice....but, I am a member of the NRA, have been since I was a kid. I contacted the NRA after my weapons were stolen. Long story short...I did not receive one red cent from the NRA. They wanted documentation and proof of prior appraisal and many other hoops for me to jump through before payment. Do you have written appraisals on your weapons...? By one of their approved appraisers. I didn't. Called State Farm, my insurance company. One phone call...check in mail for three grand. <br /><br />JUGM, good for you. I do still keep weapons in my truck...now I just remove them.<br /><br />Matt, what can I say...their thoughts. <br /><br />Dani, if I find the person/s responsible...well, it'll not be pretty. Thanks. Oh, no they will not be standing afterwards...I don't say these things lightly, not my style...I don't rooster and beat my chest. I keep my word.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-27017375953735983042011-10-19T11:26:45.514-04:002011-10-19T11:26:45.514-04:00Reckon if you find them, the dummies won't sti...Reckon if you find them, the dummies won't still be standing like the one in the last photo LOLDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-11794705463788333972011-10-19T11:18:58.148-04:002011-10-19T11:18:58.148-04:00What the police told you doesn't sound right t...What the police told you doesn't sound right to me.<br /><br />IF it was a personal friend(s) they would have know to look for the magazines, they'd have probably taken more that what they did, as in all that stuff you mentioned.<br /><br />It sounds to me like it was a crime of opportunity, where someone came along and took the first thing(s) available and split. <br /><br />Sorry that happened to you.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967355941603195101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-87888481325567248712011-10-19T11:18:26.270-04:002011-10-19T11:18:26.270-04:00That is why I have started carrying either on my p...That is why I have started carrying either on my person, or a concealed carry purse. I had a friend of mine who carried a .357 she kept it in her glove box. and when her car was broken in to, among the other things stolen was her gun..its never been retrieved.Jacked Up Glock Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859265951050692498noreply@blogger.com