In any case, Mrs J was pretty much down for the count and spent most of the day in her lounge chair with allergy medicine, water, a blanket and kleenex (lots and lots of kleenex).
The Safelite guy showed up on time and replaced the two windows from the episode in Wimberly last Thursday as well as the windshield from the encounter with the brick back in June which I'd never gotten around to fixing. So, I' spent the day shuttling between checking of Mrs J and the Safelite guy.
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Mrs J went to bed early last night, although the bed consisted of her lounge chair for to aid in not drowning. So, this morning I got up to check on her. Feeling somewhat better, but the pollen count is still high for today. We're prepping for breakfast when her cell rings. She answers it and I can hear a male voice in the background. Sounding somewhat official.
She starts talking about the events from last Thursday, giving details and describing stolen objects. I ask who it is and she says it's a Police Officer. OK, I figure it's the Hays County Sheriff officer that's been assigned our case.
She talks with him for a bit and then hangs up.
The officer was from the Pflugerville Police Department. They'd arrested a suspect and amongst other things he'd had possession of Mrs J's wallet. Credit Cards were gone, but driver's license, military ID and business cards were still there. Hence the call.
The Credit Cards had been cancelled as quickly as possible after the break-in, so we weren't overly concerned about them. Replacements arrived yesterday. We'd taken care of a new driver's license on Friday, so that wasn't a biggie either.
The Military ID though?
Those of you who've been in the military, know the dread that we were facing getting a new one of those. First, the two hour drive to Lackland. The explaining to the Airman at the gate why my wife could not show him her ID, two or three times. Then finding the CBPO (personnel office). Then taking a number and waiting, and waiting, and waiting. Then 5 minutes after your number is called (2-3 hours after taking the number), you leave the building to make the 2 hour trip home. In traffic.
So, yeah, we were very glad not to have to do that again.
The Jerk?
Well, seems he was stopped for something, and upon examination of his truck, several purses and other stuff were found in it. Seems the Jerk had been a very busy, if naughty, boy. The Officer said that more than 25 wallets and such were on him, none with ID that looked remotely like him.
So, Mrs J's passed on our Case number to the Pflugerville Officer along with the Investigating Officer's name. They'll send the Hays County Officer Mrs J's stuff (and hopefully mine, but that wasn't mentioned) which should be returned to us at some point in the future.
So, while an irritating series of events, all went as well as could be expected and the good ship "juvat" is back on an even keel.
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HUZZAH! HUZZAH! HUZZAH!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I agree!
DeleteMost excellent news juvat, now to keelhaul the ......ah.....individual. Texas has a rep to uphold.
ReplyDeleteNylon12-A Texas keelhauling. The possibilities are so vast that my mind boggles. I suppose that dragging the villain behind a horse through a field of cholla cactus would be a good start, and I think Texas has some sort of killer mutant plant that will put you in the hospital if you get it on your bare skin.
DeleteThe internet says it is bull nettle.
Good Ideas both of you. John's is a bit more promising given my proximity to the requirements he specified. Bull Nettle is not fun and extremely hard to get rid of once established.
DeleteAfter hitting publish, I thought of a good use for the Mesquite saplings I trimmed from our drive. To warm him up a bit.
DeleteNot keelhaul, keelrake. Hauling if from port to starboard, raking is bow to stern, preferably under a ULCC. Maybe have a time machine bring the JARHE VIKING forward in time.
ReplyDeleteDid not know that. I guess from side to side would minimize the risk of losing him permanently. The JARHE VIKING is Huge!
DeleteI know it is a barn door and horse thing. But I have some thoughts on secure storage.
ReplyDeletePickups, like our Foresters, lack a secure storage area.
I suggest adding a pistol lock box or a pair of pistol lock boxes under the front seats, and secure them to the seat supports with aircraft cable.
We bought these, and they come with a mounting cable. They wouldn't have saved the glass, but using them for temporary valuable stowage might have lessened the losses.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LW82KT4/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
We would have liked a slightly bigger box, (don't go there!) but a seat support bracket limited the space.
I didn't know I had allergies until I pushed through a large area of goldenrod at our friends farm. Not a good experience.
Good post.
The price is right on that, John. Think I'll order it as an interim solution until I can get something a little bigger.
DeleteThere are really secure storage boxes, but they need a substantial installation and are priced accordingly.
DeleteGood news! Most excellent, hopefully the jughead thief gets hies due "reward."
ReplyDeleteThat's my "boat" in the last picture, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) both daughters have served aboard her and I got to spend a day at sea on her. Good times. Right Glenn?
I knew that, there were several options available in the Carrier Hard Turn search results. This one seemed to fit the bill. I mean, President Reagan did right things after the Second Worst President Ever did his darndest to ruin things.
DeleteOn a lost or stolen MIL ID. Instead of going to Lackland go to a Reserve or Guard base and it does not have to be USAF. I use the Naval Air Station instead of going the the Air Force side of Dobbins.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that's going to make a difference for me. To the best of my knowledge, my options are Ft Hood, Camp Mabry (Austin) or Lackland or Randolph. None are much closer than the others. But I'll keep the Guard or Reserve in mind.
DeleteI'm driving on to the Army proving ground at Yuma last winter, the guy at the gate says my ID has expired (I'd turned 65), I explain I'm going in to get a new one. Not without an an ID! He would not give it back... "orders" he said.
ReplyDeleteHe finally let me in and we go to the ID office, without my old one to prove who I am they won't give me a new one, orders... Catch 22. Much talking on the phone by the person in charge with the security people and they did give me a new ID, this one is "Indefinite".
Nice people in the office, conflicting rules/orders among the folks who work there, a minor pain in the butt for me and in the end, just another day.
I hope you get your tools back!
A year or so ago, we were in Dayton to visit the Air Force Museum. Having never visited Wright Patterson AFB, we decided to do so. I'm at the gate, showing the A1C our IDs. He notes that mine has expired and that I can not enter. I go through the whole routine, he's not buying any of it. The line of cars is getting long behind me, and I'm getting very close to not G-A-S anymore, when a Staff Sergeant who'd been watching the whole routine from the guardhouse, comes up and asks the A1C how does he expect me to renew my ID if I can't get on base? Guess he said it in a different tone of voice, or perhaps a different dialect, than I did as the A1C waved me through.
DeleteAirman security types are naturally arrogant and stupid. DAMHIK
DeleteYes...I know
DeleteThe only thing more dangerous than a 19 year old with a gun is a 19 year old with a gun and a badge.
Glad they caught the SOB. I did the allergy shot regime several years back. It has really helped.
ReplyDeleteMe too.
DeleteI only rarely get a severe reaction to pollen and Claritin works for me. Mrs J however.... The only thing that works for her is whatever the active ingredient in children's dimetapp. So the shot thing may be in her future.
Good news. Being Texas, there will be no shortage of volunteers to do a keel haul.
ReplyDeleteMy allergy issues have nearly disappeared once I started taking one spoonful of local sourced raw honey in my coffee. The theory is the bees pickup pollen and minute amounts end up in the honey. Enough to trigger your own body's immune response.
Well, there's Mrs J and I and I'd say at least 24 other folks I think would volunteer.
DeleteI've heard that, but haven't found a local honey in the supermarket. I may have to visit one of the tourist traps on Main St. to see if any carry some.
Try finding a hobbiest.
Deletehttps://texasbeekeepers.org/honey-locator/
I hadn't thought of going right to the source. One of my former co-workers raises bees. I wonder if.....
DeleteThanks for the link.
Per the Perp: What, no fireant nest staking and covering with chili powder? Why? Because it's TEXAS!
ReplyDeletePer the ID: They are trained to say no. It's all their pea-sized brains can handle.
Per the Allergies: Bummer, dude. When allergies are bad I take Claritin, Benadryl (in larger than recommended doses, doses I take as per an allergist,) Flonase (which tastes really bad even though you shoot it up your nose) and am still a (more) miserable bastige (than normal.) Get her to do some sort of sinus rinse if she can hack it. Flushing out loose snot will help fend off the dreaded post allergy sinus infection.
I am really surprised the military hasn't figured out some way to do ids through the mail. You might check on that for next time.
All true, Beans.
DeleteShe does use flonase and apparently agrees about the taste. I'm with Paul on the likelihood of mail order IDs ever happening.
Well, this news just makes my day. I vote for the fire ants.
ReplyDeleteHope Mrs. J is feeling better.
Thanks, I think I'm holding out for "E. All the Above."
DeleteSo at least the tale ends mostly well. Is USAA covering the cost of the tool replacement?
ReplyDeleteAs to Andrew's last line, What! Are you nuts, son. Not before the heat death of the universe.
Thanks for the post.
Paul L. Quandt
Yeah, they gave me a couple hundred dollars off the deductible on the windows.
DeleteWell, not knowing what tools you lost, but a couple hundred will help, at least some.
DeletePaul
Not really anything of high value, more just things that are handy to have around the property or when visiting MBD and SIL's apartment. Screwdrivers, a Drill, Bits, wrenches, pliers, level, squares etc. But the Bag was cool. Backpack with a built in light on both the outside and the inside, so you can see things. MBD got it for me for my Birthday.
DeleteHappy to hear he’s been caugh and that your truck has been repaired.
ReplyDeleteEven happier you and Mrs J don’t have to deal with the “desk set” to get new ID.
Sorry about the Cedar Fever.
Oak trees do the same thing to some around here.
Thanks Skip. With Mrs J it's always something. Wheat pollen in Kansas. Pine pollen in VA and GA. Coral dust in HI and Oki. Even Tumble Weed dust in NM. Takes about a year to develop then starts hammering her.
DeleteThe above photo of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) turning with the wheel hard over (I'm guessing sea trials)---trying to imagine what it would be like to be the helmsman at that moment---putting the wheel hard over and feeling that ship respond.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I wonder what that would feel like onboard. Similar to the reaction I had, the first time I pushed negative g in the T-37. My first instinct was to reach up for the canopy to push back down.
DeleteI sort of figured it was more of a pain in the arse than anything. He didn't get much, and you just spend a ton of time replacing things. Glad the Lackland trip was avoided, but the DMV line and the deductible are probably the toughest to swallow. My mom got restitution from someone that stole her car. The dirtbag had to pay $50 a month for the damage as part of his probation. Something to look into.
ReplyDeleteActually, DMV wasn't that bad. But it is a small town though. About 15 minutes total about 10 of which was filling out the forms.
Deletevery glad they caught the twerp. Having been the victim of both a car and a home burglary many years ago, it really makes you mad. They caught the assholes who broke into the house, neighbor kids who were encouraged, the police think but could never prove, by one of the kids moms. Those guys were handed harsh sentences since they had hit a large number of homes - IIRC, they were sentenced to fifty years in jail here in North Carolina. The car burglary story is a good one for another time - happened in NY City back in the 80's.
ReplyDeleteAnd my sympathies on the allergies. Remember walking though a maize field in N. Texas when it was pollinating and having it be a constant, never ending sneeze session. Then I moved to Indiana and the ragweed there was debilitating. Tried the shots about 20 years ago, when I could still give them to myself instead of having to go to the doctor's office to get them. Worked OK for a while then for some reason lost their effectiveness - the immune system is flat out unpredictable and changes over the course of one's life.
For what it may be worth in the future, DoD now has an appointment program for the issuance of ID cards. We live in the Washington, D.C. area and there are a lot of places to go, all of which involve horrible traffic and endless lines. When I discovered the DoD program I checked and found that there was an Air Guard office at Jacksonville International. We would pass right by on our annual trip from cold, snowy D.C. to sunny Southwest Florida. I made an appointment and we were in, and out, with a new card for CINCHOUSE in an unbelievable 10 minutes. The website is: https://rapids-appointments.dmdc.osd.mil/ and it worked like a charm.
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