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Judi W.
Citizen
Username: Judiwein
Post Number: 15
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 11:36 am: |     |
My husband left the shovel by the front door while he came in to get warm. A man came up the front walk and took the shovel! Luckily we were looking out the window. When my husband confronted him he said that he was shoveling our walk for $70! Fortunately he returned the shovel with some prodding. Beware Midland Ave area! |
Scrotis Lo Knows
Citizen
Username: Scrotisloknows
Post Number: 699
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:00 pm: | |
you should of threw some snowballs at him...  |
Innisowen
Citizen
Username: Innisowen
Post Number: 1536
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:02 pm: | |
Slap the shovel thief "upside the head" with the shovel. |
Scrotis Lo Knows
Citizen
Username: Scrotisloknows
Post Number: 700
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:03 pm: | |
Nice, I second Innis' notion! |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 1114
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:06 pm: | |
You shoot enough of these bastards, the problem solves itself.
http://www.nra.org/ |
Innisowen
Citizen
Username: Innisowen
Post Number: 1538
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:16 pm: | |
Case, we don't need "overkill" when a nice shovel slap will do the trick. |
Scrotis Lo Knows
Citizen
Username: Scrotisloknows
Post Number: 704
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:41 pm: | |
Hey-
Why don't hit em with the shovel then shoot em...? Nice! |
Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 2344
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:47 pm: | |
Judi W, ours got stolen, too, at the last snow. Right up next to the front door! And it was a brand new one with the ergonomic handle. We live on Warren, so must be our neck of the woods... |
Innisowen
Citizen
Username: Innisowen
Post Number: 1539
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 1:04 pm: | |
As we keep on saying to god the father, "lead us not into temptation."
Where I grew up, you can still leave your doors unlocked and your tools in your field while you're taking a break, and no one touches them.
We live in a suburb of NYC. I wouldn't leave a tool out in my front yard any more than I would leave my wallet on my front steps.
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Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3975
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 9:11 pm: | |
Cyn-Are you in Maplewood or South Orange? |
Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 2353
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 9:15 pm: | |
Maplewood. Did I relate to the wrong Midland? I just know there's a Midland [street/ avenue/ road] near me....thought that was what she was referring to. |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 3142
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 10:14 pm: | |
There is a Midland Ave. in SO.
Maplewood has Midland Blvd.
Just one more example of the duplicate or near duplicate streetnames in our communities. (two Laurel Aves in Maplewood, Rynda Roads in both SO and M, Franklin Ave, Franklin Terrace, Franklin Place, Oakland Road, Oakland Terrace, and the list goes on) |
emmie
Supporter
Username: Emmie
Post Number: 692
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 10:36 pm: | |
I had two of them stolen last year at the same time, again, right off the front porch. I am on a main drag. Now days when we shovel we bring the shovels into the center foyer even if we just rest. Also had a rake stolen off the front porch one lovely fall day. |
ess
Citizen
Username: Ess
Post Number: 1078
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 12:36 am: | |
Next time, tell the shovel thief to shovel your walk for free and then return the shovel. That'll teach him!
I am in the Midland Blvd. area. Have not yet seen shovel theft, but a car was burgled in my driveway -- while I was home (this was like 2 years ago, though). Also, let's not forget the errant dogwalker. |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3978
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 12:57 am: | |
Hmmm must be something wrong with the posting because your post said you lived on Warren. LOL That's why I asked. |
Oldstone
Citizen
Username: Rogers4317
Post Number: 534
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 8:57 am: | |
scrot, i like reading your posts and you sound intelligent but i cringe every time you say "you should of ..." instead of the correct "you should HAVE ...
you make that mistake over and over and it bugs me!
just a helpful, face-saving hint !
(i know, i'll get over it...but for someone with strong opinions, etc. it diminishes your intelligence when you speak/type incorrectly.) |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 12475
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 9:04 am: | |
And he said "should of threw"! 
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Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3985
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 9:05 am: | |
Well 'Old' if you want to throw rocks at people. I thought a sentence started with a capital letter. The same with someone's name and the word 'I.' |
Scrotis Lo Knows
Citizen
Username: Scrotisloknows
Post Number: 715
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 1:26 pm: | |
Oldstone-
Thanks for the corrections, I should OF caught em....HA! |
Oldstone
Citizen
Username: Rogers4317
Post Number: 535
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 1:39 pm: | |
my pleasure, scrotis. ;-)
who is throwing rocks, jta? i'm giving ol' scrot a piece of friendly, constructive criticism. you are the one throwing rocks. besides, i don't like taking the extra time to shift for capitals. think of me as the e.e. cummings of MOL, if that helps. |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3990
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 3:42 pm: | |
HeHe I didn't realize you said it 'tongue in cheek.' Sorry. I know the feeling with the 'caps' thing. MOL is about the only place I use them. |
Bob K
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 10664
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 4:39 am: | |
I consider stealing shovels to be only slightly less offensive than stealing wheel chairs and crutches. |
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