Re: Victim of a Theft

Rita wrote:
On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 09:37:59 -0400, "Hal Hanig"
<halhanig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Evelyn" <evelyn.ruut@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:h05k76$2cm$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Dan C" <youmustbejoking@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:pan.2009.06.03.03.33.50@xxxxxxxxxxxx
On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:15:51 -0700, Rita wrote:

I was the victim of a theft today. The items stolen were two boxes of
cookies, three bananas, a bag of frozen corn, and 6 small containers of
tapioca pudding.

I left the supermarket and pushed my cart after paying for my groceries
to the end of the raised plaza where there are 3 steps down to the
sidewalk where my trike was parked and chained 20 feet away. I
transferred two bags of groceries to the trike's big basket, unchained
the trike and went back for another bag containing the items listed
above.

They were gone. Vanished. The cart was out of my vision for about a
minute.

I thought perhaps a store person who rounds up carts had removed them
and went in and talked to a floor manager. She took me out where three
guys were sitting at a table near the front doors whom she said were
security -- I would not have known that as they appeared to be three
guys just shooting the breeze with each other around a table there. Had
they seen anything? No.

The store person talked to the manager who said they would replace the
items free and she went with me to find them from the list printed out
at checkout. She said next time to ask the security guys to watch my
cart for me while I transferred items to my trike.

Well, I hope the thief enjoyed the cookies.
Are we supposed to feel sorry for you, or what?

Keep a better eye on your stuff next time.

<shrug>



Wow you are a really big hearted guy. An 80 year old lady.... ANY old lady, who is partially disabled gets robbed at the supermarket and that is what you have to say? Now I know why people say such bad things about so called "conservatives".
When people like that jerk make comments like that, it only serves to point out that they're so lacking in morals and character that petty thievery is OK with them. I suppose that one could only hope that that compassionate soul never gets to be 80 years old and learns to his dismay that he wouldn't be exempt from being the object of such thievery just because he was or is a conservative.

Hal

Well, Hal, as I said in another post I thought it might be clear I
found the incident to be odd but by no means rising to the level of
a crime that would be really upsetting to experience. I still can't
figure out how the person did it and got away so fast given the
configuration of the area it occurred in. Given the speed, the person
had to just snatch the bag and run without even examining the
contents.

I am not a slow learner and I'll take heed in the future. After
replacing my groceries with the help of the nice store employee
I rode to Starbucks, chained my bike outside and rather than drag
all my groceries inside with me while getting a latte made I asked
someone at one of the outdoor tables to please keep an eye on my
trike for a minute or two.

I am somewhat proud of my ability to still ride an adult trike
around and live without owning a car. I have a burning need to
be independent as long as possible. That requires problem
solving from time to time. Rather than throwing one's hands up
in the air and giving up doing the things I want to do.

One thing I don't need is advice from turds like Dan. C.


On the news this morning, a guy attempted to rob a convenience store with a baseball bat. The owner pulled out a gun and the would-be robber pleaded for mercy - was desperate to feed his family, hadn't done that sort of thing before. The owner gave him $40, a loaf of bread, they talked it over, prayed together, and parted company.

Sign of the times? A gullible store owner? A glib robber? We'll never know for sure, but the owner exhibited compassion and there is not anything that I can see as wrong in that.

Being a victim of theft is alarming, but who knows what the back story is. Glad to see that you are taking it in stride. An event in your life that caused you to reflect on your independence. Not a bad thing, all things considered!
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