Hey Scott, hope you're well, I understand that as a man events like this can be emasculating, not saying you feel/felt that way, but in case you did, just a friendly reminder that you were not only the victim of a crime but also of unfortunate happenstances. Had the landscapers not been there, you would've been alerted and could've confronted prior to (or like you said, after he obtained the gun). Had you happen to have been in the kitchen that moment, same outcome. Had the lock happened to have not gone out, no gun from the car but who knows, maybe he would've tried the main house. You just never know and it's easy for us men to beat ourselves up because we feel like another man "got one over on us" but that isn't the case. Like you said, and to reiterate my earlier point, you never know what might have happened that day. You could've confronted him and killed him and you regret that for the rest of your life or worse, he could've managed to fatally injure you in a shootout, you just never know. And not because he's a better marksman or what have you, you just never know in these situations. The same way cops get killed in gun fights by criminals everyday, it's just bad luck, not poor use of the tool by anyone. So, in short, you know a few things to check every night from now on AND no one died as a result of this "lesson". That's worth celebrating and I hope you have a nice glass and a cigar to celebrate the best outcome possible which is justice served, you and your family are okay, and you got your weapon back. Cheers on a lot of WINS by you and yours, my friend.
@@ericmharper you are correct on all counts. Could have been much worse and of course could have gone a bit better if I had done my job properly! Thanks for watching.
Hi Scott, Greg sent me here. Nice to meet a fellow anorak. I lived in Baltimore city for 50 yrs. I was never broken into. Shootings, car jacking, arson and petty theft all around me. I retired to a nice small town in NC. The community is made up military and retired military. But the first thing to go up in the house were cameras. I was still living in bmore and watching the house in NC. I left my liberty safe in bmore and got a bigger and newer liberty in the new house. I have lessons learned. Lol. It just sounds like you had a series of unfortunate events adding to a perfect storm. Lol. I subscribed and look forward to watching the rest of your videos. ✌️
Sorry too hear this my friend. Hope this never happens again. Take care. So far never had happen to me. I have a big dog I keep in the garage at night. Also a little ankle bitter in the main house. I also have ADT security system. Good to go I hope.
I'm happy no one was hurt. It's also good that you're self aware enough to realize you had made some mistakes. Yes in a perfect world it shouldn't matter but that's not how things are. When I was a kid we lived in a neighborhood that was devastated by the 80s crack surge. We had people enter our homes while wr were there and awake. Had several other incidents with storage as well. They never found any of the stuff or caught any of the thieves
The balls on these criminals - couldn't believe how casual he was walking up and down your driveway! Holy cow he got off light too, especially for a career criminal.
BCR - crazy how they just don’t care about the cameras even though that was 100% how they caught him. I was not happy about his sentence but after almost 2 yrs I was happy to get my pistol back.
And weren't you security or head of security at General Motors too? It's amazing you retrieved your gun. Oh, well, I've kicked myself a time or two also. lol
Can neither confirm or deny my employment. Like I said I thought long and hard about posting this. But If it can happen to me maybe someone else will learn from my mistakes
My friend I agree that you were complacent but in no way shape or form was some piece of 💩 breaking into and stealing your property “your fault”. This is exactly why I carry 24-7 even in my house, I have been asked why I do that even by my family members and my answer is always the same. It’s because 100% of home invasions happen when the homeowner is at home. There is no way we can be ready to go and on standby all the time especially at our home when we are supposed to be relaxed, but we can minimize our response time to a home invader by carrying our firearm and a small flashlight in our pockets all the time.
VG - needless to say I have corrected the mistakes of the past. As with you, someone breaking in to the main house with us at home will have some serious consequences to deal with. Thanks for watching.
Well that F’ing sucks!!! Glad it worked out in the end and the firearm did not fall into other bad circumstances that could have caused harm. I would hope the thief has learned his lesson but sadly I doubt that is the case.
Are you sure it was random and he hadn't scoped you out beforehand? He strolled up so casually looking like he knew exactly where he was going. And then got out of there so quick, as if he knew what he was looking for. 🤔
Just a little story about how my dumb ass got robbed. Totally my fault. Let me know if it has happened to you.
We simply get comfortable and complacent and just want to live a life of peace and then wamo we get reminded of which world we live in.
@@TheTunnellTake sad but true. I have to remain more vigilant
Hey Scott, hope you're well, I understand that as a man events like this can be emasculating, not saying you feel/felt that way, but in case you did, just a friendly reminder that you were not only the victim of a crime but also of unfortunate happenstances. Had the landscapers not been there, you would've been alerted and could've confronted prior to (or like you said, after he obtained the gun). Had you happen to have been in the kitchen that moment, same outcome. Had the lock happened to have not gone out, no gun from the car but who knows, maybe he would've tried the main house. You just never know and it's easy for us men to beat ourselves up because we feel like another man "got one over on us" but that isn't the case. Like you said, and to reiterate my earlier point, you never know what might have happened that day. You could've confronted him and killed him and you regret that for the rest of your life or worse, he could've managed to fatally injure you in a shootout, you just never know. And not because he's a better marksman or what have you, you just never know in these situations. The same way cops get killed in gun fights by criminals everyday, it's just bad luck, not poor use of the tool by anyone. So, in short, you know a few things to check every night from now on AND no one died as a result of this "lesson". That's worth celebrating and I hope you have a nice glass and a cigar to celebrate the best outcome possible which is justice served, you and your family are okay, and you got your weapon back. Cheers on a lot of WINS by you and yours, my friend.
@@ericmharper you are correct on all counts. Could have been much worse and of course could have gone a bit better if I had done my job properly! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing this. Sobering reminder that I’m not paranoid to keep a firearm on me even at home.
PP - you are not alone with that philosophy and practice. Thanks for watching
Hi Scott, Greg sent me here. Nice to meet a fellow anorak. I lived in Baltimore city for 50 yrs. I was never broken into. Shootings, car jacking, arson and petty theft all around me. I retired to a nice small town in NC. The community is made up military and retired military. But the first thing to go up in the house were cameras. I was still living in bmore and watching the house in NC. I left my liberty safe in bmore and got a bigger and newer liberty in the new house. I have lessons learned. Lol. It just sounds like you had a series of unfortunate events adding to a perfect storm. Lol. I subscribed and look forward to watching the rest of your videos. ✌️
Thanks for watching Bandito. Appreciate your comments.
Wow, the perfect storm!
Perfect storm of mistakes on my part
Sorry too hear this my friend. Hope this never happens again. Take care. So far never had happen to me. I have a big dog I keep in the garage at night. Also a little ankle bitter in the main house. I also have ADT security system. Good to go I hope.
Thanks Donnie
I'm happy no one was hurt. It's also good that you're self aware enough to realize you had made some mistakes. Yes in a perfect world it shouldn't matter but that's not how things are. When I was a kid we lived in a neighborhood that was devastated by the 80s crack surge. We had people enter our homes while wr were there and awake. Had several other incidents with storage as well. They never found any of the stuff or caught any of the thieves
Tramper it is definitely not a perfect world. It was a good reminder for me to be more vigilant. Thanks for watching.
The balls on these criminals - couldn't believe how casual he was walking up and down your driveway! Holy cow he got off light too, especially for a career criminal.
BCR - crazy how they just don’t care about the cameras even though that was 100% how they caught him. I was not happy about his sentence but after almost 2 yrs I was happy to get my pistol back.
And weren't you security or head of security at General Motors too?
It's amazing you retrieved your gun.
Oh, well, I've kicked myself a time or two also. lol
Can neither confirm or deny my employment. Like I said I thought long and hard about posting this. But If it can happen to me maybe someone else will learn from my mistakes
Mistakes happen! Glad Justice was serviced and no one got hurt!
Me too!
Scott sorry you had to go through all that. Thanks for sharing. A wake up call for me. Blessing🍭🐓👶
Thanks GMP. No harm done in the end and it got me to tighten up security around here. Thanks for watching
Im sorry to hear that
You and me both JKR. Thanks for watching.
Glad you didn’t have a confrontation and you’re well!
As am I WB. Thanks for watching.
Man I appreciate this video. I'm going to do you a video response (VR) today!
TT - I look forward to it. Thanks for watching
@@ScottUrbach its uploading now
Watched it. Thanks for the shout out.
My friend I agree that you were complacent but in no way shape or form was some piece of 💩 breaking into and stealing your property “your fault”. This is exactly why I carry 24-7 even in my house, I have been asked why I do that even by my family members and my answer is always the same. It’s because 100% of home invasions happen when the homeowner is at home. There is no way we can be ready to go and on standby all the time especially at our home when we are supposed to be relaxed, but we can minimize our response time to a home invader by carrying our firearm and a small flashlight in our pockets all the time.
VG - needless to say I have corrected the mistakes of the past. As with you, someone breaking in to the main house with us at home will have some serious consequences to deal with. Thanks for watching.
Well that F’ing sucks!!! Glad it worked out in the end and the firearm did not fall into other bad circumstances that could have caused harm. I would hope the thief has learned his lesson but sadly I doubt that is the case.
Lee I would be surprised if the bad guy hasn't already been arrested again. Thanks for watching
Are you sure it was random and he hadn't scoped you out beforehand? He strolled up so casually looking like he knew exactly where he was going. And then got out of there so quick, as if he knew what he was looking for. 🤔
It was random. Hit neighbors car for change then went up our driveway. Guy had a lot of nerve to do that
O how well I know about this. People are 🤪. It's the getting complacent and comfortable that causes the small things.
You are not wrong SS