True Story

A man who lived on a farmstead in rural North Dakota went out one morning to start his car several years ago. The car would not start. He proceeded to look under the hood and discovered that his battery was gone. He subsequently replaced the battery and thought nothing more of the incident.

A couple of weeks later he went out again to start his car in the morning and found a note tucked under one of his windshield wipers. The note read something to the effect of:

I am the person who took your battery. I feel terrible about it and really wanted to apologize. I was in great need of some money. Again, I feel awful about what I have done. Enclosed you will find enough money to cover the cost of the battery, plus two tickets to an upcoming Vikings home game. Please go an enjoy yourselves at the game and don't let the bad deeds of another spoil your good time.

The man and his wife took the advice of the criminal and traveled to the Twin Cities and attended the football game. As it is an over 4 hour drive, the couple were gone for almost an entire day.

When they returned to their home, it was nearly empty.

Having not even locked their home, it was easy for the criminals involved to simply walk in and clear them out. The fact that the next closest residence was several dozen miles away made the robbery even easier.

The point: It is not uncommon for people here to keep their doors unlocked, or to even leave their keys in their car at night. When reality comes to Bumbfuck Nodak eventually, I will not be surprised.