As far as we got…..
Posted by Rich on 16 Oct 2008 at 08:57 pm | Tagged as: General
Here are two pictures showing how far we got adding things like siding, doors, windows.
Wow, it’s starting to look like something.
OK, here’s the scoop. For nearly two years, I have left a few minor hand tools in the corn crib. Each summer, the generator is there. I even left my compressor there most of this summer. Two weekends ago, we added a wall, and a door, and a lock. I finished this up Tuesday night, and thought to myself that I would be back by Saturday. I have a locked door, I should leave all my tools here. So, I tucked them all away in the side room.
I show up Saturday, and guess what. No tools. Some complete waste climbed up and over the plywood, to get over the door. I know this, as a pair of loose boards used as blocking to keep the door frame square was kicked out. Once inside, they unlocked the door and carried everything out.
The list so far is: Craftsman pneumatic framing nailgun, Craftsman 12″ compound miter saw, 2500 nails, gas weedeater, the large propane heater, a sawzall, a Mccullough chainsaw, a few random tools, some nice plumbing goods, and hundreds of feet of electrical wiring. Thankfully, they left the compressor and generator, which are now at my house.
According to the Sheriff, we are about the 5th place “in the area” with small tools missing. Since they were checking into every single box in the shed, they must have not realized that their shoes were making perfect footprints in the dirt. The Sheriffs loved this and even came back to take extra pictures. We even had good tire tracks.
Afterward, I added a little more plywood to cover the entrance point, and we have locks everywhere else. Since I am a tech geek, and we just got power, it didn’t take long for a trio of hidden webcams making a live Internet feed to a motion activated recording system. I did pass on my brother in-laws idea of having power saws turn on and fly at the door. So, if whatever asshat comes back to look around again, make sure you smile. If you are stupid enough to come back, I might let loose the saw wielding robot, aka Robot Wars style down there.
Anyhow. I’ll probably go get a new nail gun, and NAILS (you jerk) and see if we can finish up some of the siding before it gets too cold down there (due to same jerk who stole the heater)
Oh Noes!
That totally sucks. You should check ebay though…it seems that lately a lot of criminals have been caught selling stuff on ebay.
Either way I hope they catch the asshat.
Those dirty rotten scoundrels!! (I wanted to use a different word for them.) Stuff like that makes me angry. I guess it could have been worse had they taken the compressor and generator. Still it makes you feel violated. On the brighter side it is good to see some more progress on the barn.
Wow, what a bummer. I had this happen to a home I was renovating before moving in. The theives emptied my shopvac in the middle of the living room before stealing it. I feel your pain.
Arrgh. Well, at least it’s insured, but that’s small consolation.
Unfortunately, I see theft on the rise as our economy tanks.
The barn looks GORGEOUS! I am SO sorry about all of the bad stuff that’s been happening. Keep your chins up, guys! They may trip you…. but they can’t keep you down!
Sorry bout the stuff — that sucks! Karma will make it all better…….
The barn is looking GREAT — GOOD JOB!