I'm quite certain that I've just become victim to theft this morning. I was woke by a sound from my storm door around 6:00am, followed by my German shepherd and boxer dog barking. A couple seconds later, I hear a car pull off. I thought little of it after checking it out and finding nothing suspicious.
A couple minutes later, I realized that a package I had been waiting for (a surgical-black Arkansas stone for straight razor honing) was due in either yesterday or today. I had forgotten to check the front door yesterday for the package before going to bed. Just the thought of someone coming onto my property and taking a package of mine makes really evil thoughts cross my mind, but so far I've been fairly calm.
Though I'm still fond of the idea of leaving a box full of fleas from 1,000 camels for the next thieving bozo.
I'm guessing I might have to cut that stone (which cost me $55) a loss if it doesn't arrive.
I'm expecting two more packages to arrive within the next week. There's what I'd *like* to do (stand inside the door with a shotty for an attempted return performance) and what I *can* do. I wrote a note for the next delivery which states that if no one answers the door, please TOSS the package OVER the fence INTO the backyard to let the dogs watch over it (until I come home/wake up/etc). My dogs aren't destructive and won't molest the package and nothing I'm expecting is fragile or prone to water damage, so I think this is a good idea.
Is this something UPS, FedEx or USPS would do if left a note like that? I understand these are strange instuctions, so I left my name and signature on the note and placed it in a conspicious spot.
