Thank you for all the kind words.
Yeah I recently read your thread Vegas. That's horrible. Didn't realize that my number was pulled next. It's one of those things where you don't think it's going to happen to you. Or more accurately, one of those things that you HOPE don't happen to you.
It's a real disappointment that it happened on our court since we basically know everyone here very well. It's just the surrounding couple streets that we don't know as well. As a matter of fact, we live within spitting distance of many law enforcement, corrections, former military, etc. Everyone here is hard working middle class. It's just the ONE house at the the end we ALL worry about. The rental property who has ALOT of traffic going to them, lots of visitors. We really watch out for each other but there's nothing we can do when either we're not home or someplace in the house doing something.
They got through the garage door because it's the older wooden frame style that swings upward rather than steel sliding. We found out last night that when you tug in the middle it won't budget. But when you pull up on one of the lower corners, it twists bad enough that you fit a person in it. Once inside, they just pulled the emergency release. Our rottweiler inside the house at the time made sure they stayed outside the house. Apparently one of the neighbors heard her going nuts all the way through the doors and walls of our home and looked outside but saw nobody.
We used to have a simple alarm installed 7 or so years ago before I moved in. However, my buddy designed it to keep people IN, not out. He's got two teenage kids who were in high school and jr high at the time who liked to sneak out late at night. The house is sealed pretty tightly unless they shatter a window or break down a door. We're further securing our home today and obviously changing our behavior around here. We are looking into the camera setups. I actually have one and been wanting to install it at the house now for 2-3 years. Wouldn't of mattered, it would have recorded. Its purpose was to be able to flip to channel 3-4 when the dog barked outside to give us a clear view of all our cars and front of the house.
Financially, we are VERY VERY VERY lucky they did not get in the house. They could of stolen anything in the house but my laptops and papers are priceless. We're a household of people who go big on all the things we like to do.
The feeling of violation really shook up buddy's daughter. She couldn't shake it loose till the three of us sat down and drank some wine and gotta a little tore up. She still can't shake the feeling, she was upset that were talking about what could of been stolen and she was more worried about what if she was home at the time. She's going to be going through the course and purchasing herself a handgun VERY soon, my buddy will make sure of that part, and it was her idea to learn after last night. As guys, we can't help but let our rage and money issues fluster us when things go bad. For women, it's the other way around. For me when I went to bed, I didn't know if I should stay enraged and angered because of the theft, or if I wanted to cry because they took my little girl's motorcycle. Maybe a combination of the two.
Yeah, my daughter is a wonderful little girl. She's good on the 50 even if she can't control the shifter or brakes. She actually sits in front of me on it and I simply let her control the throttle to her little heart's desire. She's been doing it now for about a year and is turning 4 in march. She gets a kick out of me freaking out because she'll goose it hard enough that we'll somehow go sliding around corners on the tiny 50 and I'm barely able to keep us upright when she does so lol. As long as I have control over brakes and shifter, we're good to go because I still have most of the control lol.
My daughter is a little trooper. She loves doing the things I do, probably just because she likes doing things with her dad. From riding around the neighborhood on the aprilia scooter, to riding her 50, to bicycle rides with her in the trailer, to even riding around on my longboard where she'll stand on the same big board and hang onto my thigh and especially, being co-pilot in the nsx.
