Pisser

No, this post doesn't have anything to do with the new litterboxes. Everything in that department is moving just fine, thanks.

This afternoon we ducked out of the office early and made a run to the RV to drop off the new memory foam topper. When we pulled up to Bullwinkle, we noticed the latches on two of the basement doors were pulled up. (Boris, you see, is fastidious about making sure each bay is latched and locked.) The doors were still locked, but something wasn't right. We opened the big curbside bay and made the disturbing discovery.

Our new Weber Q is gone.

See what we mean? Pisser.

Also vanished is the grill cover and brush, and a box that contained four bottles of propane and one bottle of distilled water. Everything else in the basement and inside was fine. We went to the office of this "safe and secure" storage facility. They offered little help. And, we got the feeling this wasn't the first time this sort of thing has happened.

Thankfully, Bullwinkle wasn't damaged in this caper. And, nobody was hurt. Another lucky break was that we spotted it was missing before we arrived at a campground ready to grill a couple of steaks. It could have been much worse.

So, we'll be shopping for a new Q soon - and perhaps a new storage facility, too. We'll store the Q safely inside the rig until we hit the road fulltime.

That can't happen soon enough.

1 comment:

Gordon Pierce said...

B&N,

We're so sorry to hear about this. I guess we were just lucky during the couple of years that we stored our rig under I-80 in Benicia.

One thing I might suggest is the purchase of a barrel lock set for all of your critical storage areas. The regular keys provided for coaches is pretty much "universal" for almost every rig in the US. You may have already done that and someone just forced the lock. These latches keep out only the honest.

I know that storage areas in the Bay Area are at a premium, but I would certainly find one with better camera security. The lack of interest on the part of the storage lot operators is unforgivable in my view.

You can take comfort in the fact that, as long as we have been camping, we have NEVER had anything stolen from us. I know that some campgrounds are beginning to reflect general conditions of society, but we have only seen a few instances of theft in parks that we have visited.

Again, we are sorry to hear about your experience with low life thieves...you will find your nomadic fellows much more considerate!

All the best from your cyber friends in Port Orford, OR...

Gordon and Juanita