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I mean some people...

God, just as I was about to make me some tea I heard footsteps outside, then I said meh, it's just a cat or some neighborhood animal. Then, the neighborhood dog started barking incessantly so I went into the bathroom in order to hear better near the window what the hell was going on in the backyard. I heard screeching... Immediately I went outside holding my phone with the flashlight turned on, and there he was.
A thief, probably ten years younger than me, trying to break off one of the copper rainwater downpipe.
He seemed experienced, since you could actually bend that in two minutes' time. I yelled, "What the hell are you doing?" He just went nonchalantly and then started running into the nearby house, then disappeared. The pipe was damaged, so I bent it and took in the shed/workshop.
The most incredible part is that this thief was so dedicated that he even came back 25 min. later, and I was still standing there. 🤣 🧐🤳He ran away again...

I mean, what could he earn even if he sold that pipe, like 4-5 euros?
My personal belief is that his purpose might have been actually a vice or obsession than stealing.

Huhhhhhh.
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JupiterDreams · 31-35
You should've grinned at him and said, "Lookie here, my next meal."
arkod · 36-40, M
@JupiterDreams 😐 He didn't seem dangerous.
We were both like:

Me: "Hey, dude! What are you doing?"
Him: [internally speaking] "Well... I was just about to rob you. 😕"

Good thing it was only one person. You could never know what could happen if there were more. On the spur of the moment, one could always take a knife and stab you.
JupiterDreams · 31-35
@arkod That kinda stuff gives me anxiety 😶
arkod · 36-40, M
@JupiterDreams It does.
He didn't seem violent so I was cool with that.
What I wasn't cool about is that I need to fix that pipe -- and that takes time.
SW-User
@JupiterDreams I'll do it for you, I'm very handy with knives, I work in a deli