So this morning im in bed and I hear what sounds like someone hammering on some concrete. I dismiss it and fall back asleep.
A couple hours later I jump out of bed and go to get in the shower, no water. No problem I thought, the automatic switch on the pump must be actin up again so I go to give it a good DR smack when I realize the llaves de paso have been shut off. I walk back inside and ask my GF why she shut off the water... Looks at me like im crazy and says she hasnt.
Walk back outside and inspect pipes coming into the pump and out of the tank and realize that the pvc pipe was snapped in half like someone stepped on it and the metal pipes were all leaking like someone had tried to loosen them by hand.
At this point the neighbor comes out and tells me that shes been trying to get ahold of us cause she saw someone scale the 6' foot gate in front of the house and was beating on the pipes with a piece of cinder block. He had been in the yard for a good 20 minutes before he saw another neighbor come out of their house and he decided he had enough and split. Sans water pump. 500RD worth of damage and a very ticked off Cubano.
This idiot had no tools, was on foot, and wanted to steal a 60s-70s era water pump. Thats a good 50-70lb beast...
I only wish I wouldve caught him in the act. At this point, I dont even know who he is but I suspect hes one of the people who come around searchin through my garbage cans.
Point of this long a$$ post? Dont think for a second that little gate on your water pump doesnt need a lock. Or that a 6ft gate can stop a 50yr old man from trying to steal your stuff. No matter how unprepared he is for the job.... lol
A couple hours later I jump out of bed and go to get in the shower, no water. No problem I thought, the automatic switch on the pump must be actin up again so I go to give it a good DR smack when I realize the llaves de paso have been shut off. I walk back inside and ask my GF why she shut off the water... Looks at me like im crazy and says she hasnt.
Walk back outside and inspect pipes coming into the pump and out of the tank and realize that the pvc pipe was snapped in half like someone stepped on it and the metal pipes were all leaking like someone had tried to loosen them by hand.
At this point the neighbor comes out and tells me that shes been trying to get ahold of us cause she saw someone scale the 6' foot gate in front of the house and was beating on the pipes with a piece of cinder block. He had been in the yard for a good 20 minutes before he saw another neighbor come out of their house and he decided he had enough and split. Sans water pump. 500RD worth of damage and a very ticked off Cubano.
This idiot had no tools, was on foot, and wanted to steal a 60s-70s era water pump. Thats a good 50-70lb beast...
I only wish I wouldve caught him in the act. At this point, I dont even know who he is but I suspect hes one of the people who come around searchin through my garbage cans.
Point of this long a$$ post? Dont think for a second that little gate on your water pump doesnt need a lock. Or that a 6ft gate can stop a 50yr old man from trying to steal your stuff. No matter how unprepared he is for the job.... lol