Goodbye 2005...

how I loathe thee something fierce! Ok, sure, there were lots of good things that happened in 2005; my first anniversary, TC going to high school, life in general. There were also a lot of forgettable moments, cherry-topped this afternoon by (first) DW performing a rather silly operation remotely on her work server which forced her to leave home and drive to the other side of the city to fix it and (second) her subsequent discovery of the driver side, passenger quarter glass being smashed in and the glove box having been rifled through.

Yes folks, we were robbed right in our own *(&^(*&^ driveway!! Dear politicians, in case you were asking the answer is "No! NO, I do not any longer feel safe in Toronto! Now, do something about it you lazy f@@ks!"

Ahem, anyhow, since DW drives the POS 99 Corolla, one of the preferred cars to be stolen, it would seem the asswipe(s) tried to make off with the car. You see, originally we thought that they broke in because of the wrapped tires on the rear seat which may have bene mistaken for packages. We dismissed that because even a stoner idiot savant could tell they are tires. Then we thought they broke in for the radio, loose change or anything else that could be hocked for quick bucks. Since the radio is a Kenwood Mask (stealth faceplate that rotates into the dash) and she only had about 27 cents (which they left), we ruled that out too.

The evidence (emptied glove box and pulled down visor) suggests they thought the owners were one of the many stupid owners out there who leave the means to disable their anti-theft devices in the vehicle for the theives to quickly disable them and make off with the goods. In our case, both keys for The Club(tm) that protected the steering wheel reside in the house on our respective key rings. We believe that is the only reason we still saw a vehicle in the driveway when we poked our heads out today; the Apple Auto Glass people ($138 in repairs later) agreed with DW's statement.

So, sigh, I had DW make an official report to the police enroute to her job to fix that silly faux pas of hers. The Apple Auto Glass people also told her that several cars were broken into this week in the southern Scarborough corridor. Nice. Guess it is time to move to BF Everett or some other sleepy town that is progressive (they no longer hang my people) and has high speed access (ANYONE but &^%(*& Bell or ROgers PLEASE!!) will do just fine.

Well, we are ending the year with PS, MS and another couple (the husband works with MS and I) so the year will end on a proper note. Next year, 2006, will open with a bang when TC returms home to find out that DW and I know a lot more than we did before she left to spend the weekend with her grandparents. Her year will not be starting out so bright; learning the hard way still. :)

Best wishes to all, a safe rest of the holidays and a bright and properous New Year to everyone. Take care and see you in a few hours. I will try to catch up on so much stuff from the last few weeks.

Peace.