[lit-ideas] signs
- From: Eternitytime1@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 01:53:09 EDT
Hi,
Well, it is a most peculiar feeling to have a political sign stolen
practically right before your very eyes.
Upstairs, reading on the computer, I heard a noise--maybe my dog fussing a
little...and a vehicle that sounded too loud to be my neighbor's car (plus it
is a bit late...) So, I looked out the window (right by the computer) and saw
a van/truck/SUV (too dark to tell...) on the street kind of at an angle.
They could, obviously, see me lift the blinds to get a better look--and then
quickly jumped into their car and drove away. "Odd," I thought. (I'm
tired--and it took a moment for it to register as to what these people could
possibly
be doing.) "I don't see any lights on at Jennifer's house. And, no one
else seems to be awake--at least no lights are on that I can tell..." So, I
looked outside again. I could see Jennifer's Bush/Cheney sign still--and
then,
as I usually do [for comfort--not really any other reason but the fairness
piece is comforted...], I looked for my Kerry/Edwards sign. No glint of light
(usually is what I can see from this room).
I went downstairs, looked outside--and, sure enough, I could see the metal
where the sign used to be--but no sign. Looked like something next to it,
though. I tiptoed (no shoes on) outside to get a better look. There was a
Bush/Cheney sign crumpled up next to where my sign used to be--they apparently
were not just taking the Kerry/Edwards sign, but going to replace the metal
with the Bush sign. (I had not heard of THAT happening...)
I called the police and they just left. Nothing that they can do, of
course, but it did make me feel a bit better. I had an extra Kerry/Edwards
sign
still in my car (still have not gotten it to Ben's teacher...) so I went and
got it out--it is a bit closer to my house and I will leave the outside light
on so as to see it better--and to make them come up closer to the house in
order to mess with it--which hopefully would cause someone else to see them if
I
do not. I cannot see it as well from this room, though--so don't know if
that is the best spot for it.
I suppose I have to tell Ben about this tomorrow morning. I hate to do
that, though, as the sense of someone being 'on my property' and touching
something/taking down/changing something that I thought was important has
created a
most peculiar emotion inside of me. (I have decided that examining it and
the way it is making me feel is how I will cope with it--) But, I don't know,
really, how to handle talking to him about it without his feeling either that
he was not protecting me/us/home enough (mostly that is how I think he will
react) and/or his getting angry (instead of feeling the previous feelings of
inadequacy which is what he will really be dealing with--and I know he will
be going 'there' because he tends to do that alot. He has the same 'savior'
complex that I do...and I ache and feel responsible for all the wrongs that I
should have been able to figure out how to solve/had the energy to fix/etc
etc. of all and for all the people who I love/care for/am responsible for.
(it's pretty broad) So unless I can find some sort of humor in this (I'm
really
trying--it's kind of hard. The best I can do right now is to go the
direction of one of the other people in KC-area who has had this happen to him
numerous times as he attached a note to his sign telling them that by taking
the
sign they were supporting the Kerry-Edwards campaign as that was who he was
getting his signs from and it didn't bother him at all to keep replacing it.
[Prairie Village KS is really having this happen--though a woman put up a
webcam thingy and they caught one of the people doing it just
yesterday...maybe
that is what I will have to figure out what to do--or get some sort of
security system...<sigh>]
Short of sitting up with that shotgun which I don't have (yet) or the rifle
for deer hunting (which I also do not yet have <g>), I don't really know
what to do. I suppose it will be interesting to see if the *new*
Kerry/Edwards
stays up (or if the people will come back to try to either put up the Bush
sign or at least to get it back...must have really freaked them out as they
left it there...)
Signing off,
Marlena in Missouri
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