[TheForge] re:hang on to your wallets

[Andy Vida]

John Emmerling wrote:
> 
> andy
> as much as you want to get even with this person for stealing from
> you...and being somewhat of a hard-nosed individual that i can
> relate...i really think your best course of action is to focus on more
> positive things in your life and not be consumed by  anger.

	i'm not angry, I want my photo back.  I will do what I must.
	Beyond that, this guy committed wanton acts of fraud and theft.
	I could easily let this part go; after all, it was all on credit 
	cards and will cost me nothing, so who cares, right?  Well, for 
	me not right.  I'm not a narrow minded "it's the LAW" sort, but
	this is the brand of activity that contributes to a degraded
	quality of life for us all.  If I let him go, do you wish to
	pay for his work?  Anyone here wish to make restitution for
	the several thousands of dollars he stole?  I didn't think so,
	but someone WILL pay, and if not him, then the rest of us.  I
	think it could be helpful, in a micorscopic way, if his friends
	see that the victim of his acts got busy and was responsible for
	sending him to state prison on very serious felony convictions.
	I'm probably giving them too much credit for brains, but hey,
	you never know.  Fear can work wonders in some folks, even the
	dumbasses at times.

	As for my photo: my sweetheart is dead and that was my favorite
	photo of her, which is why it was in my wallet.  I want it back
	and I don't much care if the police have to shoot him dead to 
	get it.  Low life sorts as this guy see a photo in something they
	find and don't ever stop to consider what that lousy piece of
	paper might mean to someone.  Sometimes they mean more than all
	the money in the world.

> i know this
> probably sounds a little trite, but this isn't a big enough thing to
> lose sleep over. if you want to get some aggression out, you're welcome
> to beat on some steel in my shop. if you're really, really mad, we won't
> heat the steel :).

	That is a very kind offer.  Gearhart's not that far away. :)
	BTW, your shop is veryt nice, what I could see of it from the
	outside.  Gearhart is a really cute little town.  You're very
	close to the beach.  I could live there, I think.

	-Andy