May 18, 2003

• Take It Away! Please!
  
  My cousin complained not too long ago about people at her school stealing stuff that she was supposed to sell for a fundraiser. That sucks royally, since the stuff that was stolen wasn't actually hers, but something meant for a good cause.
  
  I've had stuff stolen from me too. Most recently, it is the last day of school. All these college students are moving out, and one smart-alec decided to steal my brand new welcome mat. The funny thing is, if they knew the truth about it, they wouldn't have even wanted to touch it.
  
  Matt and I went to visit his best friend at their new pet treat store. My mutt loves the stuff they sell there, so when we can afford it, we go up there and buy him treats. Dogs are allowed in the store, so we brought our dog in, and while we're busy chatting with Dana, Buddy pees on this welcome mat that is for sale.
  
  Now, Buddy knows not to pee indoors. So, the only reason I can explain why he pees every time we're in Dana's store is that lots of dogs have already peed on things, and he's just re-marking whatever it is he's peed on. Still, it's mortifying.
  
  So, Dana cleans it up with some of her special cleaner, and I take a look at the price tag. Eh. Not too bad. I say, "I'll take it."
  
  Now, we bring it home, and it sits in the trunk for 4 days because I'm really just not sure what to do with it. Our old welcome mat is kind of old, but still serviceable. So after a couple of days of it taking up space in the trunk, I get sick of looking at in there and plop it down on the steps. It looks pretty good, actually. But, well, dogs have peed on it. Ew.
  
  So, I didn't throw away my old welcome mat, because I'm just so attached to it. Plus, I know Buddy has never peed on it. No dogs have ever peed on it.
  
  This morning, I'm out cleaning the yard and I notice, the mat is gone. I couldn't believe my eyes. I gave Matt a call at work and asked him, "Did you move the new welcome mat?" "Nope." "Are you sure?" "99% sure." So the offensive peed-upon mat is gone.
  
  Yay!!!! Problem solved! And in retribution, some weirdo has dog pee on their hands.
  
  (Another time I had a shop vac stolen from my porch. Too bad the thief didn't know it had asbestos in it. Our state law states that asbestos disposal from self-home repair does not require mandatory special dumping, and since no one would handle the little pile of asbestos tiles I had, I left it on my porch to deal with after my exams. Problem solved again! Yay! Unfortunately the thief was in such a hurry, they didn't ask for the extensions. Anyone want free shop vac extensions? These don't have asbestos on them. So if you ever see a used yellow Genie brand shop vac for sale really cheap, you might want to wash it out really well.)

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