And some idiot tried to break into my house...
He was clearly an idiot because:1) I was home
2) There were over a hundred witnesses playing at recess across the street (and these kids see things because I see them watching me when I'm outside)
3) He was thwarted by a wooden gate
Now I was in bed and heard loud noises coming from the side of my house, but figured it was either the neighbors or the kids at recess. When I went out to get the mail, however, I saw car tracks in my driveway (it snowed last night) and footprints going from the car around the house to the gate. The gate had quite clearly been pushed and shoved very hard. Happily, my gate isn't so much locked as held in place by iron bars stuck deep in the ground. Right now, these bars are quite frozen into the ground.
Had the bastard actually made it through the gate and tried to break in the back, he would have been met by my fierce attack dog and an angry E (and one would hope quickly the police).
posted by E @12:15 AM