Well, crap and a half!!!!
Buck and I went down to our shop in town to open it this morning. Parked in the back as usual. I was out of the car first and went to the door to wait for Buck to unlock the door. Unfortunately I didn't have to worry about using anyone's key. I tapped the door with my index finger and it swung wide open. There's a deadbolt lock that is always locked when we're not there. The deadbolt was still thrown and the strike plate from the door jam was on the floor in the entry of the back of the shop. We'd been broken into.
I entered the shop to find our shop cat, Julie, anxious to see us. Someone had clearly upset Julie. Guess we could figure out who.
Strangely, all of Buck's expensive power tools and hand tools were still where they should've been. All my equipment, sewing machines, etc. were where they should've been in my workspace, too. The only thing that looked like it had been disturbed was a large cardboard box sitting on a chair in the front showroom. The front door was undisturbed.
We immediately tried to call the police only to discover that the phone lines had been cut, so Buck drove down to city hall to report the incident to the police chief and the mayor and to call the phone company.
It's been several hours and we've since learned that 4 or 5 other businesses/buildings were also broken into sometime last night. What a mess!
The police have already taken pictures and made a report, Buck's repairing the door frame and is waiting for the phone company to repair the phone lines. As a matter of fact, as I am typing this, I received a call from the phone company asking for information about the business location.
We're on our way to getting back to normal. However, I'm uneasy about entering a weekend when we'll be away from the shop for a couple of days. I think I might just have to check in a couple of times before Monday. Julie was so upset, he threw up this morning. This just sucks!
Barbara
