So, I awoke circa 04:30 this morning from some strange sounds out
in the street. They were strange clunking sounds along with
shuffling footsteps. I went out there and saw a guy try the door on
my neighbor's car. In just my pajama bottoms (at roughly 55 F, by
the way), I follow the guy for 2 or 3 blocks watching him try
several of the car doors and even walking up to some houses (that
had porch lights on).
It's not clear what I would have done were he to find an unlocked
car while I was following him... being nearly nude and all ...
without a weapon. But, luckily he didn't. In fact, I did make some
noise and I suspect he finally figured out he was being followed.
He outpaced me (I was barefoot, you see) and after I'd lost him, as
I was heading back to my place, I saw what I suspect was him on the
porch of a house talking (or pretending to talk) to someone else.
The porch was pitch black; so I couldn't see his baseball cap or
duffel bag, which I presume he was using to carry any recently
aquired loot.
Anyway, he probably doesn't know that I have a webcam aimed at the
road, which caught him in the act. Unfortunately, I don't suppose
flipping the handles on parked cars is actually a crime. ;-) So,
technically, he didn't do anything wrong the entire time I followed
him.
Oh! And over the weekend, we made the trek down to Albany and
picked up some of that killer Chili Beer brewed by Calapooia
Brewing. It is an awesome beer. -----