Life Lesson Learned

We have all heard,

"Don't ever leave valuables in your car."

"You can never be too careful."

"It can happen anywhere."

Well it did happen.  In our driveway.  On Saturday night.  Probably about 4 in the morning. 

Brian and I were out on Saturday night and didn't get home until close to 3 am, so it was sometime after that.  We didn't know until we sent Halle outside around noon the next day to get the trashcan.  (We were in Jack's room working on his floors and needed the large trashcan from outside.)  Halle ran inside in a panic to tell us that Brian's side truck window was shattered.  We run outside to check it out and sure enough there's glass everywhere.  His work laptop is also gone.  Stolen. 

Brian usually brings his computer inside the house when he gets home from work everyday.  This time for whatever reason, he didn't.  He forgot about it and it was sitting behind the driver seat in his very high truck on the floorboard.  The truck was pulled up close to our garage, not in the street.  Someone must have been walking up and down the street with a flashlight peeking into all of the car windows looking for something valuable to take. 

This saintly person used a screwdriver to pry between the doorframe and window, thus shattering the window.  This person not only busted the window, but did body damage to the door, making the repairs very costly.  Although that computer is highly important to Brian, we are thankful that the laptop was the only thing taken.  But also we are very angry because of all of the damage done to the truck.... just for a computer. 

When someone steals your personal belongings:  You feel violated.  You take it personal.  You feel unsafe.   You feel helpless.  Most of all, you feel pissed off.  You are pissed that people in this world are selfish, and you are pissed at yourself for not taking more precautions.  Then at the same time you are pissed that you have to take precautions in the first place.  Why can't people just be honest and respect one another? 

And seriously, bad guy, why can't you be more considerate when breaking into someone's vehicle?  You are already stealing something precious.  Can't you at least try to minimize the vandalism?"  Kidding, of course.  But really, come on!

Poor Halle, she was in tears.  She was scared because a "bad guy" had been so close by.  Arden kept saying over and over, "This place is not very good."  They were both shaken up.  Arden didn't want to sleep in her bed that night because she was scared of the bad guys.

Well we learned the hard way. "Don't ever leave valuables in your car.  You can never be too careful.  It can happen anywhere."