On 12/4/12 7:46 AM, Sonny wrote:
About a month or so ago, we discussed T1-11 siding for someone's
shed
and I was one who commented, with regard to my garage and shop T1-11
siding. That thread spurred me to dress up the interior of my garage,
reprime and repaint.
Yestersay, about half way through the job, I had 2 reupholstered
foot
stools to deliver to the decorator, not far away, and left the garage
open, while gone. 15 minutes was enough time for some thief to steal 3
cans of primer and 2 cans of paint.... about all he could reasonably
carry off, I suppose. Seldom is there anything of value stored in my
garage to be of interest, otherwise.
I mentioned the theft to the paint attendant at Lowes. He said
thieves
try to return items, hoping for cash refunds.
Thieves will steal anything, especially this time of year, I
suppose.
Take extra care, this time of year, to secure your property, even
items of nominal value. It's frustrating having to deal with thieves,
this way.
Sonny
Unfortunately, as with many other things in society, the idiots are
making it tougher on the rest of us to go about our every day business.
Both Lowes and HD have had to revise their return policies for that very
reason.
If you return more than a certain amount in less than a certain time,
you are now "flagged" and some time later, are forbidden from making
any more returns.
Many stores have gone to issuing only store credit to cut down on stolen
items being returned. It had become the meth-heads' new ATM around here.
Shoplift a few small expensive items through one door, return for cash
through the other.
BTW, if you ever lose jewelry to thieves, forget about checking the
local pawn shops who still have to keep records for pawns/sales (at
least in this state). Burglars' newest and easiest laundry service are
the "cash for gold" stores who don't even have to check a person's ID to
buy "their" gold jewelery. Best part is the evidence gets melted down
within days.
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