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Post by ozark on Jan 22, 2009 21:33:05 GMT -5
My main cabin stays unlocked and has several items that a thief would want. Microwave oven. Often a rifle or shotgun. radios, varmint callers, fishing rods, reels and lures plus other things. I have three hunting blinds which are actually small cabins and these have such things as pellet rifles, turkey callers and sometimes hunting rifles. This has been my habits for many years and the only thing we have ever missed was a butane tank. I suspect that was taken by a meth maker but don't know that. Why would I write this?? Simply to say that most people in this area are trustworthy and not out to pick up things that don't belong to them. Where else would this be a fact? Now that I have bragged on the basic honesty of people here, I will probably take a loss of something. I have always told people that if they want something I have, come to my front door and I will have no reason to think hard about them. Right now in my Sta-Cab there is a Crossbow, Binoculars, .17 Cal. Marlin with a Leupold scope, and probably other things I can't think of right now. This is Redneck country so: Three cheers for Rednecks. Ben
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Post by jims on Jan 22, 2009 22:02:25 GMT -5
Something similar at my place. I have alot of items there without any problems except once. I had been helping my brother build his home and had not been to my farm for two months. As I went there one day I saw bulldozer tracks heading down the lane. The only thing I could think of was there was a log jam in the river and the county went down my lane with equipment to get is out. I followed the tracks towards the river. I saw where a couple of vehicles had tried to drive through my "bog" to the river and got stuck and the dozer had pulled them out with a log chain. Parts of a broken log chain were still there. I had ruts in the soft ground from the vehicles everywhere. I walked up to the barn and my front wheel assist tractor was in my barn just covered in mud. My log chain was broken. Someone had gotten stuck as I found out later in their truck, used my tractor to try to get out. Got that stuck and then had to get the dozer. The person never told me about this as if I would never find out about it. He never cleaned up my tractor, nor replaced my chain, nor filled in the ruts. I had to bring in fill the last distance with my ATV and trailer as it was too soft to bring in my backhoe. Surprising he did not send me a bill for the dozer to get him out. At this point I do not think he knows that I found out about him. A shirt tail worthless relative, one can pick their friends but it is harder with relatives.
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Post by youp50 on Jan 23, 2009 5:24:46 GMT -5
Most problems with breaking and entering and thievery can be attributed to some punk teenagers. They often come from good families. It seems that they crop up every few years.
South of where I live is an abandoned Air Force base. It was privatized and there is an abundance of low cost housing. The State moved in many relief cases. It has been fairly quite there recently, but needs more police presence than anywhere else around here. Many of the residents out there are good people, but many were transplanted from the large cities and some brought their wicked ways with them.
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Post by chuck41 on Jan 25, 2009 21:45:38 GMT -5
Like Ozark we have little problem with petty crime around my place, However, my wife was raised in a town where her mother always locked everything so if I fail to lock a door or window she chews me out about it. Pointing out that all anyone who was serious about getting in would have to do is break a window just doesn't register with her.
Likewise all the curtains and shades must be closed and drawn at sundown. This despite our location over 500 feet from any road or trail and surrounded by woods. I just got back from a Caribbean cruise and she carried this same paranoia there. Cruising in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico with nothing outside for 300 miles the window shades had to be carefully closed!!
I can certainly understand such caution in the city, but us country folk are usually more trusting. Besides, who would waste the time to try to peak in the window of us elderly dudes or dudettes anyway? Shucks I would almost have to consider it a compliment.
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Post by raf on Jan 25, 2009 21:49:41 GMT -5
chuck41, you're a cruiser too? 10 more days and my wife and I are off again to the Carribean. That's 14 days in the sun and warm and away from the -31 we have right now
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Post by chuck41 on Jan 25, 2009 22:05:36 GMT -5
chuck41, you're a cruiser too? 10 more days and my wife and I are off again to the Carribean. That's 14 days in the sun and warm and away from the -31 we have right now We left New Orleans Saturday morning to a warm 72 degrees with clear skies and headed north at 9:00 a.m. At noon we stopped in Vicksburg MS to get fuel in the rain with a temp of 37 degrees. We almost turned around and went back to the boat! Spent two lovely weeks down there on two different boats and had a blast. Now with temperatures around freezing we are ready to hook up the 5th wheel and head for south Texas or Florida!! Can't imagine how it must be up in the far frozen north where you live. Did meet a guy from Montreal down in Cozumel. He rents an apartment for $300 a month and leaves Canada before the first snow in October and stays in Coz until the last snow is gone in late March or April. Sounds good to me.
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Post by raf on Jan 26, 2009 16:22:40 GMT -5
The folks from Montreal don't get the same weather we get. It warmed up today to a balmy -23 . Often wanted to head south for the winter. Could live cheaper that at home but my wife says no. Said she could bare to be away from our new grand daughter that long. Doesn't know how she handle the 2 weeks. We'll be stopping in Samana, Tortolla, Antigua, Barbados, St. Lucia, Grand Cayman and then Cozumel. I'm sure it'll be warmer there than here . Might do some fishing in some places. She'll be shopping for the grand daughter
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Post by chuck41 on Jan 27, 2009 10:42:06 GMT -5
The folks from Montreal don't get the same weather we get. It warmed up today to a balmy -23 . Often wanted to head south for the winter. Could live cheaper that at home but my wife says no. Said she could bare to be away from our new grand daughter that long. Doesn't know how she handle the 2 weeks. We'll be stopping in Samana, Tortolla, Antigua, Barbados, St. Lucia, Grand Cayman and then Cozumel. I'm sure it'll be warmer there than here . Might do some fishing in some places. She'll be shopping for the grand daughter Sounds like a great trip. We have been to all of those places except Samana over the years and managed to have fun at each. Hope you do likewise. With most the only regret was when we had to get back on the ship.
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