When will people ever learn?
I just read online where a man had his car stolen from a parking space in front of a convenience store. Why? Well, it seems as if the man was just going to be inside “for a moment,” so he left his car running and his doors unlocked. HELLO? Can you say…stupid? There are thugs all over the place, watching these convenience stores, just waiting for the one or two stupid people to leave their cars running and unlocked…..it’s an easy steal for them. Many years ago, I did the same thing and then realized how stupid and careless I was. I would leave my truck running and “run” into the store for just a second. It takes just a few seconds for someone to hop in and take off. In the Winter, when the mornings are cold, many people still leave their cars running at stores. If they are going to do that, they need to have an extra key made and lock their keys in their car. The car may be running, but the desperate thief ONLY wants an easy steal. The unlocked cars are easier than trying to get in a locked car that is running.
I remember reports where a car was stolen and a child was inside. When it is dark outside, the thief does not look in a dark backseat. All he is interested in is the car. He is car thief, not a kidnapper. Selfish, stupid, people are the only ones that would leave their child in an unlocked, running, car. To me, that’s child neglect. If the car thief is caught, he should go to jail for stealing, but the parent should be written a ticket for child neglect, or child endangerment. You should never, ever, leave a child in a car unattended…running or not. If I ever see a child left unattended in a car, I will call the police.
Last Saturday was a very busy day for me. I went to prayer breakfast at the church early Saturday morning and then helped set up the sound system in the gym for the Pinewood Derby Races…..the state finals. The associational races were last Saturday, but this Saturday was the statewide races. All I had to do was set the sound up. The representatives from the BGCO were in charge of the state races, so I had some free time. I went home at around noon and took a nap. I had to meet the students at the church at 3:00 pm because we were all going to Winter Jam 2011 at the Oklahoma City Arena.
We left the church at 3:40 pm and arrived at the arena at 4 pm. The doors opened at 5 pm, so we wanted to get there early to guarantee we would get seats. The construction downtown is horrible. They schedule all these events and activities in Bricktown, yet you can’t hardly get anywhere. Traffic is a huge mess. We waited outside the arena until 5 pm. When they opened the doors, we paid $10.00 each to get in and then found us some good seats. There were so many people there, they had to turn some away because of the problem of overcrowding. At one point, they would not let anyone in….and if you left the arena for any reason, you could not get back in.
We did have some pretty decent seats, except they were behind the performers. The music was ok at first, but as the night went on, the music seemed to get louder. For that reason, I had my earplugs with me. I was not in any way embarrassed to wear them, although, I think I embarrassed some of the students sitting by me. There were around 7-8 different bands/individuals performing, so we were there until around 10:00 pm. I enjoyed the bands and really had a great time. The special effects were awesome as well.
Yesterday was my day of rest. Our quartet sang for the worship service (I felt we did well) and did a good job. Karla and I went to Harry Bears for lunch and then I went home and enjoyed a three hour nap.
Today, when Karla gets off work, we are going to sign off on our income taxes. We aren’t getting much back, but at least we aren’t going in the hole. Since we sold our house, bought another one….and took on some of Karla’s mom’s financial stuff, it put us in a position where we didn’t get much money back. We will do better this year.
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