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Up until last night, one of the things I found pleasing about the Berkshires is that I felt comfortable leaving my car unlocked.
Not gonna do that anymore.
What's even worse is that it's possible I even saw who lifted my ipod (it wasn't out in plain sight, I'm not *that* dumb; it was in a little closed compartment between the seats, but yes officer the door was unlocked so really it's my fault in the end) -- I'd parked in front of NBCA for my drum class, and we could see a bunch of skaters out there in the lot at one point, zooming around; they even made some passes by the window, looking in perhaps to see which one of us was dumb enough to leave a newish ipod in an unlocked car. I don't want to be the kind of grumpy old guy who distrusts skaters, because Skateboarding Is Not A Crime™ and so on, but now I'm always going to have that nagging little bit of resentment when I see them (even though it might be purely coincidental that I happened to see them out there, of course). And I'm going to lock my car.
Sigh. This is how young liberals turn into old republicans, I think. Enough little incidents like this, build up lots of little fears and resentments and prejudices, justifiable or not, and before long you're installing security systems in your house and buying a gun for "protection" and supporting ideas like youth curfews and border fences and strip-searches in airports.
Not gonna do that anymore.
What's even worse is that it's possible I even saw who lifted my ipod (it wasn't out in plain sight, I'm not *that* dumb; it was in a little closed compartment between the seats, but yes officer the door was unlocked so really it's my fault in the end) -- I'd parked in front of NBCA for my drum class, and we could see a bunch of skaters out there in the lot at one point, zooming around; they even made some passes by the window, looking in perhaps to see which one of us was dumb enough to leave a newish ipod in an unlocked car. I don't want to be the kind of grumpy old guy who distrusts skaters, because Skateboarding Is Not A Crime™ and so on, but now I'm always going to have that nagging little bit of resentment when I see them (even though it might be purely coincidental that I happened to see them out there, of course). And I'm going to lock my car.
Sigh. This is how young liberals turn into old republicans, I think. Enough little incidents like this, build up lots of little fears and resentments and prejudices, justifiable or not, and before long you're installing security systems in your house and buying a gun for "protection" and supporting ideas like youth curfews and border fences and strip-searches in airports.
