That happened to me a couple of times, Kathy. It feels like you've been
personally violated. I was living alone (pre-Frank days) and the house was
kind of isolated up on a hill, back from the road. Nothing behind but a
steep drop into woods and a little marsh land.

I got home with my dog in the car at around 11 PM. The dog went nuts as we
got close to the kitchen door. I opened the door and the first thing I saw
was a bottle of beer on the kitchen counter. I don't drink beer, but there
had been some in the fridge.

I rushed the dog back into the car and took off like a bat out of hell,
heading for the police station. That was before we all carried cell phones.
The assholes had broken down the front door and then broke sliders at the
back of the house to get out, and it was pretty clear that I'd surprised
them because of what they *didn't* take.

Shudder. I'm glad you are okay, and I hope you get good security advice.

Diana
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"Reka" wrote in message
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Oh, Kath! Everything okay otherwise??

Reka

Yes, everything's OK. Thanks for asking, Reka. Joe was home when the
idiot tried kicking in the door. Joe got a description/ car/ and license,
so the cops had an easy time of it. It was rather freaky for Joe, though.
Afterwards all the usual fears about 'what if'. [shudder].

K