Saved by spill
On Friday night, somebody broke into my car. They found my ipod charger/tape-adapter in the front seat and took that. They opened my glove-box, and found nothing but dog-treats. Then they opened my trunk, and found pay-dirt.
The only valuable thing in my car was my set of poker chips. If I was robbing a car, and found a huge, shiny, HEAVY aluminum case, I'd just take it. However, this guy opened it first to see what was inside. Because he was in a rush (and because he was too stupid to get a real job) he opened it VERTICALLY, and 700 chips spilled all over my trunk. This certainly makes it harder to steal, so he left without taking ANYTHING else (as far as I can recall).
So, I made out pretty damn well in the deal. I ordered new cables from eBay for $12 (shipped) and I cleaned-up the technicolor rainbow that filled my trunk. (Makes me sorry I bought the 700 chip case.) This was the first time I'd counted all my chips, when I was reordering them in stacks of 10. Seems I'm missing 4 black chips. Now, maybe they were missing before, or maybe they're hiding somewhere in my trunk, but I'm really hoping the guy took them and is hoping to cash them in later. If some sketchy guy comes to our micro-stakes homegame and says "Uh, yeah. I wanted to cash these in for $400.", we'll know what to do.
-Sam
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