So the wife and I are on vacation in Tucson AZ.We stopped at a couple of specialty wood stores, and she spent a great deal of time picking out some Desert Iron wood burl for some jewelry she wants to make. I got some nice figured walnut turning squares that I had plans for. Friday night we parked outside our hotel, Less than 50 feet from the room (I could see the car from the window. A couple of hours later the front desk called our room to inform us that our vehicle had been broken into.
The thieves smashed out the rear windows (what happened to the alarm). What did they take? A tripod, and the bag of wood we bought. About $3000 dollars in loss and damage, and what did they get? An old tripod that tries to bite my fingers off every time I use it, and a bag of wood chunks. The bag must have torn, because i I found two of the turning squares in the parking lot under other cars.
I can visualize it now. When they got to their car to inspect their haul... "What is this crap", as they tossed it in the bushes. The cop thought I was a human oddity when I told her they got a bag of wood. Her comment, what do you use that for. Too bad all that beautiful wood had to go to waste. I just wish I could find where they tossed it. Next time I go on vacation, I am going to take bags from expensive electronics stores, and camera shops, fill them with trash and if they get stolen, visualize the expression on their faces when they realize they risked jail for garbage.
We had planned on visiting a turning club meeting Saturday morning, where
Wally Dickerman was demonstrating, but instead spent the morning getting glass replaced it the truck. So, if you are in Tucson, near the airport, and you find some walnut turning squares and DI Burl pieces, there is a reward offered for their safe return. SWMBO says the reward is doubled if you use the walnut to bash on the heads of the jerks who did the deed.
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