12.11.2009

Like a Thief...

The California city of Rancho Santa Margarita happens to be "One of the safest cities in the Nation"...making the top lists year after year... This is great because one can sleep sound at night, not having to worry about theft or crime. 


However, there is a problem that is overlooked when one is thinking about moving into a crime free city.... BORED POLICE OFFICERS!!!  A routine traffic stop becomes a police force meeting, as police cruisers from all over town don't want to miss out... jaywalkering is a excuse searched for contraband before being ticketed, and breaking up teenage parties brings a smile to officers faces with all the possibilities of the crime that could be occurring.


This was running through my mind last night as Elyse and I were out in the cold, dark, California night, searching for boxes for the treck to Idaho. 


There we were... in dark ally-ways... late at night.... Rummaging behind stores like Target, Albertsons, and Peir1imports...


Signs like "Smile, youre on Camera" and "Don't steal” hung on the wall, only reminding me about how we looked...


I was waiting for three things to happen... 1) A fight with the only homeless man for the best box's in town, 2) A sea of cops to roll up on us 

And 3) to open a box and find a dead body.


Luckily, like a thief in the night.... we got away with our car full of boxes!

2 comments:

Nikki said...

HEHEHEHEHE!! I remember doing that once at an office max and feeling SO guilty about it!

gr8apey said...

hahahahaha...that would explain the traffic stop outside of coto that one day with the teenage girl and 20 police cars!!!!!!