I’ve spent the weekend glued to my TV watching Hurricane Irma bear down on Florida. Both of my daughters live in the West Palm Beach area. One daughter opted to ride the storm out. The other daughter and my granddaughter evacuated Thursday with four horses and four dogs to ride out the storm in the Panhandle.
And you know how that went now. They went right into the eye of the storm. The best-laid plans and all that. And Tuesday morning, the storm will be right over my area of Mississippi–not that we’ll get anything near what Florida has been through. Now I’m praying that Jose will travel out to sea and not hit any land.
Just now the TV is showing as the eye passed over Naples and the terrible wind and rain simply ceased. I am always so amazed at the power of these storms and then how in the eye it’s so calm. My prayers are ongoing for Florida.
P.S. It’s Monday afternoon and my family is safe and dry. No power, but that’s a minor inconvenience compared to what could have happened.
But now I think we need a little laughter so onto something a little lighter. Here’s the answer to last week’s dumb criminal questions and the answer.
- A man broke into the apartment of a 93-year-old man who happened to be a still practicing Karate black belt. Let’s just say even though the Karate master was 93, he still had what it took and knocked the burglar out.
- A 37-year-old man drove a stolen Lexus to court on the day he was about to be convicted for an unrelated auto theft charge. Make that two charges.
- A burglar broke into an antique store in the middle of the night, triggering an alarm. When the police arrived, they found the burglar inside a coffin, pretending to be dead.
- Krystal and Denis rifled a delivery truck looking for the urine samples they had just given to their probation officer. They found the samples and destroyed them, but were caught. Then they had to give a second set of samples which turned out to be positive for meth. The kicker? The original samples were negative.
And the answer is…#1. Congrats Linda, Nancy and Jerusha on guessing correctly!
And now for this week’s Mystery questions. I found these crimes under the heading of some of the most idiotic criminals ever caught. As usual, three are true and I made up the fourth one.
- A woman was looking for a drug dealer so she posted an ad on Craig’s List saying she wanted to purchase some marijuana. The police read her ad and set up a meeting with an undercover cop. She showed up and was immediately arrested.
- A man thought a Shop With A Cop charity event would be the perfect time to steal items from Walmart. He didn’t figure on the cops monitoring the surveillance cameras and was caught on the spot.
- A man decided to steal a flat bottom fishing boat stored in a boat house by lowering it and rowing it to a waiting truck and trailer half a mile away. His trouble started when water started filling the boat because the owner had removed the drain plug. It ended when the police responded to a security alarm that went off when he lowered the boat.
- A man ordered marijuana from a dealer for $10. When the dealer didn’t return, the man…are you ready for this? He called 911 for help. The rest is self-explanatory.
Okay Super Sleuths, what’s the stupid criminal story I made up?
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#2 is made up and the other 3 are true
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Hi Cindy! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. We’ll see next week if you are correct.
I’m going w/ #4 this time but they’re all hilarious.
AND glad your family is safe.
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Yes, I think these are all hilarious, Delores. And we’ll see next week if you are correct. Thanks for joining in the conversation.
So glad to hear your family is safe!
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Thanks, Sandra.
I’ll go with 2 being made up. Thankful you and your family are safe!
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Paula, I appreciate your concern. I think everything is going to be okay. The daughter who evacuated is on her way home now.
I’m going with #2. So glad your family is safe. We’re getting wind and rain from the storm today.
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Sally, I hope you don’t get much rain or wind! We’re getting very little out of the storm. Thanks for stopping by.
Thankful your family is safe! I’m choosing # 3.
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Thank you, Lisa. And by the way, one of my daughters is named Elisa but we call her Lisa. Thanks for stopping by and we’ll see next week if you’re right.
I think you made up #2.
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Good morning, Edward. We’ll see next week if it’s the one. 🙂
I’m thinking the made up story is #4. Glad your family is all ok.
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Thanks, Nancy! My granddaughter made it home today about 5, safe and sound. Thanks for stopping by!
I think it’s #2, but all are stupid .
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Totally agree, Martha! It’s hard to believe people actually do these things. 🙂 Thanks for dropping by and joining the conversation.
I think #4 is made up.
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Hi, Lisa! Thanks for stopping by. We’ll see next week if #4 is made up. 🙂
I’ll go with #2. So glad your family is ok. We are in NE GA and had tons of rain and wind….no power for 52 hours, but we are still blessed! One small tree down. Just able to get back online!
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Oh, Wow, Jackie! I didn’t realize NE Georgia had it so bad! I have friends in Newnan, down below Atlanta. Used to go to Hiwassee sometimes, too. Thanks for stopping by! And glad your power is back on!
I’m guessing #3 is false this week. I can’t believe I guessed correctly last week! It’s been so long since I’ve gotten it right. 🙂 So thankful to hear you are safe and sound, Pat. I hope your daughters are safe, as well!
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Hi Jerusha and yes, all of my family is okay and getting back to life in Florida. We’ll see if you’re two for two next week. 😉
Happy to hear your family made it safely throuh Irma. My house is being gutted thank to all the rain from Harvey. This is my first flood experience. I’m guessing #3 is false.