The Long Haul
I haven't been adding much dialog to the blog, to go along with the images of our newly constructed house, since last July. In July of last year (2006) Debbie and I returned to the "continent" for a respite from the daily grind of construction. We were on Cape Cod, in our Summer home, which is located in Harwich, Massachusetts.
Toward the end of July, I don't recall the exact date, I received a phone call from our builder, Arnold Jeffers. Arnold was concerned for our belongings, which were securely stored (we thought) in our 20 foot shipping container, on our property, almost adjacent to our front door. Arnold said that the container was open and a few items were strewn on the house floor, in our walls without-a-roof half-built dwelling. My antique Gibson acoustic guiter, still in it's case - apparently unharmed - was among the pieces of our life, as yet unclaimed by predators, in the bright sun of mid-Summer.
Inside the double locked, double doors, was every single tool I owned, mostly power tools. Some of them for electrical work, some of them for woodworking work. In all I accounted for a total loss of a little over $4,000.00! When Arnold called the police that night, the dispatcher said they didn't have the manpower to respond until the next day! Imagine, they asked my builder to leave the scene as he had found it, so as not to disturb evidence, as if - I found out later - it actually mattered! Instead of doing that Arnold had the container closed and relocked. We found out later - a full two weeks after the crime. Upon inquiring at the "Cop Shop" what the status of the investigation was, a young woman told her superior, in front of my wife Debbie, that she and "someone" had gone to the property that night (I guess they were bored, but didn't realize she had to file a report about the incident) and nobody was there to show them the crime scene. They didn't do anything when they got there? Can you imagine anything that outrageous happening in your town, with your local constabulary? How do we know these cops weren't involved in stealing some of the lost items, an open container - no one to account to for their time - you do the math!
If you can imagine, I was angry about the loss for weeks afterward! I have since recovered from the loss and I plan to take up where I left off, in late June of last year.
Toward the end of July, I don't recall the exact date, I received a phone call from our builder, Arnold Jeffers. Arnold was concerned for our belongings, which were securely stored (we thought) in our 20 foot shipping container, on our property, almost adjacent to our front door. Arnold said that the container was open and a few items were strewn on the house floor, in our walls without-a-roof half-built dwelling. My antique Gibson acoustic guiter, still in it's case - apparently unharmed - was among the pieces of our life, as yet unclaimed by predators, in the bright sun of mid-Summer.
Inside the double locked, double doors, was every single tool I owned, mostly power tools. Some of them for electrical work, some of them for woodworking work. In all I accounted for a total loss of a little over $4,000.00! When Arnold called the police that night, the dispatcher said they didn't have the manpower to respond until the next day! Imagine, they asked my builder to leave the scene as he had found it, so as not to disturb evidence, as if - I found out later - it actually mattered! Instead of doing that Arnold had the container closed and relocked. We found out later - a full two weeks after the crime. Upon inquiring at the "Cop Shop" what the status of the investigation was, a young woman told her superior, in front of my wife Debbie, that she and "someone" had gone to the property that night (I guess they were bored, but didn't realize she had to file a report about the incident) and nobody was there to show them the crime scene. They didn't do anything when they got there? Can you imagine anything that outrageous happening in your town, with your local constabulary? How do we know these cops weren't involved in stealing some of the lost items, an open container - no one to account to for their time - you do the math!
If you can imagine, I was angry about the loss for weeks afterward! I have since recovered from the loss and I plan to take up where I left off, in late June of last year.
posted by David at 1:28 PM
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