Break and Enter

Last week my next door neighbors were robbed. This week their next door neighbors were robbed. Another B & E in broad open daylight. The burglars broke the back window in the house, climbed in and helped themselves. I was home, my next door neighbor was home; neither of us heard a thing. I did see a stranger in the neighborhood this morning and I watched him until he moseyed on up the street, but other than that, nothing. I hope these brazen thieves don’t make the mistake of breaking in on me when I am home, I would have no compunction about shooting them. Make no mistake about it, I am armed and I am pretty sure my other neighbors are armed also. My feeling is they are coming through the back of the properties after watching to make sure people leave. Rottwielers are good for people like that; so are Dobermans. The only good thing about this is the responding PSO told the victims today that there had been quite a few break-ins in our neighborhood and there has been a huge increase in police presence.
Now that I have plenty of time on my hands and am going stir crazy with nothing to do and no one to talk to, I have been visiting local businesses. I spent some time in Artistic Floral watching the owner, Kim Wolfe, construct arrangements for a funeral for a relative of our neighbors to the north. Kim also showed me pictures of other arrangements she had done for other funerals they had; a bigger than life Gucci bag in pink and a huge pink high heel shoe; seems the deceased had a thing for pink and designer clothes. Flabbergasted is the word that comes to mind and with the description I am sure it leaves no doubt as to which northern neighbors I am referring to. Kim is also very talented with real flowers. Somehow she and Donna take a pile of assorted flowers and turn them into works of art and her prices can not be beat.
Publix is reorganizing, upgrading, and bringing in new inventory every week. You need a map to navigate but I have no doubt that when they are done it will not take long to get used to the changes. I think the changes are taking a toll on the staff because it used to be in and out, no waiting in line, everyone was friendly and pleasant. The last couple of weeks everyone has seemed confused and on edge but they will probably settle down once the makeover is complete. I love the changes especially the new things that are coming in.
If you have never tried the corned beef sandwich at Firehouse Subs you have no idea what you have been missing. I buy a whole one cut in half, one half for now one half for later, but it never works out that way; I end up eating the entire thing then mentally beat myself up for it. They have another sub that is almost as good and is piled high with two or three types of meat and a ton of cheese.