tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post1587204658988407558..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: Twas the Day After Christmas and the Cops Came to the Craig HouseKathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-20436562052333614342009-01-06T18:03:00.000-06:002009-01-06T18:03:00.000-06:00Mary M.I don't have the parts, but you are so righ...Mary M.<BR/><BR/>I don't have the parts, but you are so right. That would make a great story. It might even get on that stupid criminals show. <BR/><BR/>I hate to admit it, but I love that show. Scary thing is that I swear I know some of those people.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in today.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are having a great New Year.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-80177390613233466992009-01-06T17:55:00.000-06:002009-01-06T17:55:00.000-06:00If you still have those parts that don't belong to...If you still have those parts that don't belong to your son's truck, maybe you could put out the word that you'd like to return the parts to the owner, see if the person who did this would actually contact you. I know it's a long shot ... but it would be a great story. <BR/><BR/>Wish your son and all a fantastic 2009!<BR/><BR/>Mary MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-83841342085714675002009-01-06T16:42:00.000-06:002009-01-06T16:42:00.000-06:00Catslady,It's laugh or cry at a lot of things in l...Catslady,<BR/><BR/>It's laugh or cry at a lot of things in life. I just choose to laugh. People like listening to the stories better, too.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-84665521480465515412009-01-06T16:37:00.000-06:002009-01-06T16:37:00.000-06:00Authors are the best at making unhappy circumstanc...Authors are the best at making unhappy circumstances sound funny! My daughter just slid on ice and hit a truck so it's going to cost us a bundle. Everyone was so surprised (from the driver to the insurance companies) that she admitted it was her fault. Hey, I raised her right lol. Last year her car was totaled by a 16 yr. old late for curfew who had her license for one week and was talking on her cell phone. She made them take her away in an ambulance because her lip got cut from the airbags. She lied through her teeth. Lucky for my daughter and her boyfriend they weren't hurt and very lucky that there were lots of witnesses who saw her speed right through the red light. What a hassle and it still ended up costing us a fortune (sigh).catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-31779736676642197372009-01-06T16:06:00.000-06:002009-01-06T16:06:00.000-06:00Heather,Wasn't that the totally freaky? It's one ...Heather,<BR/><BR/>Wasn't that the totally freaky? It's one thing for someone to steal a bike, but to swap one?<BR/><BR/>Totally crazy.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-51781078247620627462009-01-06T16:05:00.000-06:002009-01-06T16:05:00.000-06:00Anna Kathryn,Wow. I can't imagine seeing the car ...Anna Kathryn,<BR/><BR/>Wow. I can't imagine seeing the car in my yard.<BR/><BR/>That must have been pretty scary. <BR/><BR/>And that man is pretty lucky. I'd say he had someone upstairs looking out for him.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing. <BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-75792152161972115992009-01-06T16:04:00.000-06:002009-01-06T16:04:00.000-06:00So sorry to hear about your son's truck--that trul...So sorry to hear about your son's truck--that truly sucks. Kind of funny about the bicycle swap across the street, though.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700809709293636333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-74454320004497659992009-01-06T15:58:00.000-06:002009-01-06T15:58:00.000-06:00Wow, Christie, so sorry about your son's truck. Th...Wow, Christie, so sorry about your son's truck. That really sucks. We've not had anything weird happen this year. But about 6 years ago, DH and I were sitting in the house when we heard what sounded like a freight train going by the house. I stepped out my back door and spied a car on it's side in our yard. Well, not just in our yard, he'd plowed through thrity feet of fence, barrell rolling as he went. The driver, I learned after I was yelling into the darkened car that 911 was on its way, was no longer in the car, but had been thrown out and was under our Wisteria bush, which the car also plowed over. <BR/><BR/>Now here's the miracle, under the bush are bricks, except for the place where his head hit. There was no brick. Also, we suspect he came out of the car, then had it roll over him, except he was under the bush, which kept him from being crushed. And he landed about 3 feet away from our driveway, on grass instead of concret. He escaped with just bumps and bruises, no broken bones, no internal injuries.<BR/><BR/>His friends (who were driving along side of him) said he wasn't speeding, but we're not so sure. Our house is just on the outside of a curve, and he missed it. It's the only time someone's hit our property in the 8 years we've lived here, so not a common occurance. <BR/><BR/>We did get a new fence out of it....<BR/><BR/>Anna KathrynAnna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-36577107516144342402009-01-06T15:28:00.000-06:002009-01-06T15:28:00.000-06:00Terrio,I love your grandma's story. I don't care ...Terrio,<BR/><BR/>I love your grandma's story. I don't care if it's a legend, I still like it. Can't you see writing something like that in a book?<BR/><BR/>And I can't help but wonder if some kid had to explain to mama how he wreaked her car. It would serve them right.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting and I'm glad your holidays were calm.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-7619370034917878922009-01-06T15:24:00.000-06:002009-01-06T15:24:00.000-06:00Tori,Your friend is dead-on right. Only writers w...Tori,<BR/><BR/>Your friend is dead-on right. Only writers would jump to the conclusion. Big truck...bodies. You see I make that jump right away, but there are people out there that worry about us.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-14088452288737400802009-01-06T15:22:00.000-06:002009-01-06T15:22:00.000-06:00Ruth,I'll have to ask my hubby about the insurance...Ruth,<BR/><BR/>I'll have to ask my hubby about the insurance. But ugg.<BR/><BR/>And I swear, I'm all for a glass of wine, even two, but I never get behind a wheel.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-45204009816188254552009-01-06T14:41:00.000-06:002009-01-06T14:41:00.000-06:00Virginia,I'd bet my bra that never even tried to o...Virginia,<BR/><BR/>I'd bet my bra that never even tried to open the car door. They just assumed it was locked. <BR/><BR/>You know criminals aren't known for their IQs.<BR/><BR/>Of course, sometimes I think crooks do it just out of meanness. Those are the ones who scare me the most.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-59859027878429002522009-01-06T14:38:00.000-06:002009-01-06T14:38:00.000-06:00Oh TJ,They stabbed Santa? Karma is gonna get them...Oh TJ,<BR/><BR/>They stabbed Santa? Karma is gonna get them. Now the raindeer, I confess, I laughed about that. But I know it's not funny.<BR/><BR/>And you are right. A Texas boy's truck is everything. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-4860082262464048372009-01-06T14:32:00.000-06:002009-01-06T14:32:00.000-06:00Michele,I'm proud of you for sticking to your goal...Michele,<BR/><BR/>I'm proud of you for sticking to your goals. I've been pretty good, I haven't started on the exercise program as seriously as I want to, but it's about to start. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in. And who knows, maybe the guilty person will be exposed. Probably not, but overall it's the truck that is hurt and not a person so we can handle that. <BR/><BR/>Hubby even agreed to help the boy fix the truck. So even he is happy now.<BR/><BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-23088777869916776182009-01-06T14:28:00.000-06:002009-01-06T14:28:00.000-06:00Kate,Oh my gawd! Don't you just love neighbors li...Kate,<BR/><BR/>Oh my gawd! Don't you just love neighbors like that?<BR/><BR/>I'm just glad you got a sensible judge because I've heard of some cases that you wonder about the IQ of the judge who allowed not only allowed the case to take up the court's time, but they won.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-1230972641633878582009-01-06T13:28:00.000-06:002009-01-06T13:28:00.000-06:00That is a crazy story. The bike switch is weird. ...That is a crazy story. The bike switch is weird. Supposedly when I was a kid, someone broke into my grandmother's house and stole money. Then it was found on the porch the next morning with a note that said, "Sorry, wrong house." But I think that's one of those urban legends spread through cousins with no basis in truth.<BR/><BR/>Nothing crazy during my holiday. Thank goodness. And I bet the culprit who hit your sons truck couldn't possibly confess because they were too drunk to know what they hit. If it was some kid, I imagine he got the beating of his life when his parents found the truck all torn up in the driveway the next morning.Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-62161065868996521932009-01-06T13:24:00.000-06:002009-01-06T13:24:00.000-06:00Nothing so exciting here, though while watching a ...Nothing so exciting here, though while watching a classic car auction over the weekend I saw this 1950-something Caddie. They opened the trunk and I thought, "Man! You could fit half a dozen bodies, or more, in that sucker!"<BR/><BR/>My best friend said that just proved I was a writer. *g*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-1026291509247614332009-01-06T12:44:00.000-06:002009-01-06T12:44:00.000-06:00Hey Christie, Does he have uninsured motorist with...Hey Christie, <BR/>Does he have uninsured motorist with his liabilty ins. I mean if you can't find the evil doer, maybe he can get the truck fixed under that clause.<BR/> But I understand how he feels, a phathom driver caused my daughter to wreck her car when she was in college and unfortunately the cops decided said driver was also driving under the influence.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598858459331599468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-4189870480380403142009-01-06T11:11:00.000-06:002009-01-06T11:11:00.000-06:00No weird stuff going on here. I am really sorry to...No weird stuff going on here. I am really sorry to here about your sons truck, thats a bummer. <BR/><BR/>I went out last winter and found the back window broke out of my car. There was also footprint on the rider's side window up againt the house like they were trying to kick it out too. The weird thing about this was the car was unlocked and if they wanted in it all they would have had to do was open the door.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-67581949893870259572009-01-06T11:09:00.000-06:002009-01-06T11:09:00.000-06:00Christie, so sorry to hear about your son's truck....Christie, so sorry to hear about your son's truck. I know having a truck damaged is just about the only thing that can make a Texas boy cry. :-(<BR/><BR/>My weird thing that happened was that Christmas vandals hit our street for the second year, slashing open our inflatable decorations out in front of the house. Last year they put all the raindeer lawn decorations in sexually oriented positions (unfortunately breaking some in the process). What a thing for the kids to wake up to Christmas week, huh? Grinches...I hope karma does exist, because they've got it coming.<BR/><BR/>But at least our truck is safe. :-)<BR/><BR/>TJBTJ Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724851315229357354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-55430607324272349272009-01-06T11:02:00.000-06:002009-01-06T11:02:00.000-06:00That is absolutely terrible and something I can to...That is absolutely terrible and something I can totally see happening.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying hard to stick to my resolutions and I have faith that I will.....at least for the next month,lol. <BR/><BR/>I hope they do find the person who hit the truck, unlikely but as you said miracles do happen, so you never know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-6416419444191055472009-01-06T10:59:00.000-06:002009-01-06T10:59:00.000-06:00Well...let's see...our neighbor ran into our garba...Well...let's see...our neighbor ran into our garbage can that was parked in our driveway and sued us for $2500 damage to a ten year old truck with 250,000 miles on it. Does that count? And no, I'm NOT making this up. We had to go to court where the judge threw the case out, but it was SO frustrating to have to deal with such an idiotic claim! Did I say he is NOT our favorite neighbor?Kate Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486916548114546095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-42402283105139424722009-01-06T10:51:00.000-06:002009-01-06T10:51:00.000-06:00Nancy,I think it would make a great YA story. Go ...Nancy,<BR/><BR/>I think it would make a great YA story. Go for it! If anyone can do it, you can.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-77300973578253022332009-01-06T10:50:00.000-06:002009-01-06T10:50:00.000-06:00Ahh Colleen,Girl, I know how much it cost you to p...Ahh Colleen,<BR/><BR/>Girl, I know how much it cost you to post so thank you!!<BR/><BR/>Guys, I'm gonna tell on Colleen. She might kill me, but guess who broke her elbow New Year's Eve? And guess how? I told Colleen, if I had to break a bone, I wanted it to be the way she did it. It was way cool. <BR/><BR/>She broke it trying out her son's skate board. Yup. How cool is that?<BR/><BR/>Get better Colleen. And get better fast. You have books to write.<BR/><BR/>CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-64398533588994441982009-01-06T10:36:00.000-06:002009-01-06T10:36:00.000-06:00Our holidays were way too calm. I LOVED IT!!! No d...Our holidays were way too calm. I LOVED IT!!! No drama at our house!!! <BR/><BR/>Have you heard this tale from the POV of the boy who ended up with by the pink bike? (There's a story in there. Sorry--I write YA, lol.) There were tires burning through the neighborhood one night during the holidays, and it makes me wonder (more YA stuff?) if your son's truck was a casualty of drag racing on our winding roads. But the pink bike...? Hmmmm.Nancy Kay Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597537338919901666noreply@blogger.com