Bagwan
15th December 2011, 15:34
A curious event occurred in my wee town last night , and CSI is on the case .
I returned home from work , and called the dog downstairs , to head out for a squirt in the back yard .
I live above another of my businesses , an art gallery , and we strolled through and out the back door to the yard .
All was just fine , and I looked forward to taking a well deserved breather on my couch when I came back inside , after about 5 minutes .
That , as you might guess , was not what happened .
I walked back in to the back of the gallery , and noticed a piece of wood had fallen across the hallway to outside , by my workshop .
When I reached down to retrieve it , I noticed , in the dim light , what immediately looked like blood on the floor .
I reached for the lightswitch , and sure enough , there was a trail of bright red blood splattered across the floor .
Looking straight ahead now , I could see the front door plate glass had been smashed in .
Then , to the right , the big 6 foot by 5 foot double pane front window of the store was smashed out onto the street .
Now , I was only out with the dog for roughly 5 minutes , so it had all either just happened , or was , in fact , still happening .
I picked up the phone and dialled 911 .
My son came home a few minutes later , and started in to investigate "CSI" style , trying to determine a few clues from the orientation and shape of the copious blood spots though the gallery .
With two gaping holes in the front of my building , we stood waiting , resisting the idea of cleaning up , before a proper forensics team arrived .
Luckily , it happens that the temperature is the warmest it's been all month , at about 10degrees C , which is unheard of for December 14th , in these parts . Normally , we'd have snowdrifts inside before long .
About 15 minutes or so later , still waiting , a couple of local ladies who had been spurred into an evening walk by the nice temperature outside , came by .
One of the girls had just seen a deer on the main street .
Upon a little closer inspection , the "fibres" that my son had spotted on the front door glass moments before , had been identified as deer hair .
It all fit .
I had been a little perplexed , to say the least , by seeing nothing missing in the gallery .
First thought , with a window smashed in , at this time of year , is that someone was short of cash for an important present .
But , with nothing missing , was it just someone who doesn't like me ?
I feel better , with both those ideas crossed off the list .
I do feel sad for the deer , freaked out and bleeding profusely , running off into the night .
But , not that much , really , as now I am confronted with a $1,000.00 deductable on the insurance policy .
It's two gaping holes , a bunch of broken art , and a G out of pocket , right before Christmas .
Thanks Bambi , or Rudolph , whatever your name was !
I returned home from work , and called the dog downstairs , to head out for a squirt in the back yard .
I live above another of my businesses , an art gallery , and we strolled through and out the back door to the yard .
All was just fine , and I looked forward to taking a well deserved breather on my couch when I came back inside , after about 5 minutes .
That , as you might guess , was not what happened .
I walked back in to the back of the gallery , and noticed a piece of wood had fallen across the hallway to outside , by my workshop .
When I reached down to retrieve it , I noticed , in the dim light , what immediately looked like blood on the floor .
I reached for the lightswitch , and sure enough , there was a trail of bright red blood splattered across the floor .
Looking straight ahead now , I could see the front door plate glass had been smashed in .
Then , to the right , the big 6 foot by 5 foot double pane front window of the store was smashed out onto the street .
Now , I was only out with the dog for roughly 5 minutes , so it had all either just happened , or was , in fact , still happening .
I picked up the phone and dialled 911 .
My son came home a few minutes later , and started in to investigate "CSI" style , trying to determine a few clues from the orientation and shape of the copious blood spots though the gallery .
With two gaping holes in the front of my building , we stood waiting , resisting the idea of cleaning up , before a proper forensics team arrived .
Luckily , it happens that the temperature is the warmest it's been all month , at about 10degrees C , which is unheard of for December 14th , in these parts . Normally , we'd have snowdrifts inside before long .
About 15 minutes or so later , still waiting , a couple of local ladies who had been spurred into an evening walk by the nice temperature outside , came by .
One of the girls had just seen a deer on the main street .
Upon a little closer inspection , the "fibres" that my son had spotted on the front door glass moments before , had been identified as deer hair .
It all fit .
I had been a little perplexed , to say the least , by seeing nothing missing in the gallery .
First thought , with a window smashed in , at this time of year , is that someone was short of cash for an important present .
But , with nothing missing , was it just someone who doesn't like me ?
I feel better , with both those ideas crossed off the list .
I do feel sad for the deer , freaked out and bleeding profusely , running off into the night .
But , not that much , really , as now I am confronted with a $1,000.00 deductable on the insurance policy .
It's two gaping holes , a bunch of broken art , and a G out of pocket , right before Christmas .
Thanks Bambi , or Rudolph , whatever your name was !