Robot Man Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Saw this article in the Gemstone Scoop newsletter yesterday. What a sad story. Seems like it is a situation that is happening more and more these days. Bob Storms posted the hit he took this week. And there have been several others in the past few months alone. I know several people in my area who have been hit as well. I get, people often need some short term storage but why put anything of value in there? If you have too much stuff, why not get rid of some of it if you can't keep it close to you. A dealer I can understand, but often, I think many collectors just buy and accumulate too much. I have never used or never will put stuff in one of these places. I have especially in the past couple years, gone through my collection and sold off a lot of stuff that just isn't that important to me any more. By the way, one of my son in laws used to work in a storage facility years ago. He said, the employees knew pretty much everything that came into their facility. He didn't elaborate and I didn't ask. But all it takes is a few loose words... https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1012?articleID=266658 Turnando and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VintageComics Posted February 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2023 These thefts are horrible things happening to people we know but I believe we are seeing an unravelling of society and this is just the tip of the iceberg. The West has lived high on the hog for a very long time and got used to it, but it doesn't take a lot of unravelling for it to all fall apart. Homelessness, crime, theft, attacks, addiction, suicide, killings. Everything is through the roof. This is a systemic problem. Worst of all, much of it was likely preventable but people pursued ideologies that were short serving and doomed to fail. I wish for nothing but better times but I don't think it's getting better any time soon. Ken Aldred, Dr. Balls, sevans1979 and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THE_BEYONDER Posted February 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:03 PM, VintageComics said: These thefts are horrible things happening to people we know but I believe we are seeing an unravelling of society and this is just the tip of the iceberg. The West has lived high on the hog for a very long time and got used to it, but it doesn't take a lot of unravelling for it to all fall apart. Homelessness, crime, theft, attacks, addiction, suicide, killings. Everything is through the roof. This is a systemic problem. Worst of all, much of it was likely preventable but people pursued ideologies that were short serving and doomed to fail. I wish for nothing but better times but I don't think it's getting better any time soon. DocSaum, mrlatko, Cobbledclam and 7 others 1 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:09 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: Reality is your friend. jimjum12, 1950's war comics and Cobbledclam 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:11 PM, VintageComics said: Reality is your friend. You’re so enlightened Cobbledclam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:12 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: You’re so enlightened You're so antagonistic. Cobbledclam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 7:03 PM, VintageComics said: These thefts are horrible things happening to people we know but I believe we are seeing an unravelling of society and this is just the tip of the iceberg. The West has lived high on the hog for a very long time and got used to it, but it doesn't take a lot of unravelling for it to all fall apart. Homelessness, crime, theft, attacks, addiction, suicide, killings. Everything is through the roof. This is a systemic problem. Worst of all, much of it was likely preventable but people pursued ideologies that were short serving and doomed to fail. I wish for nothing but better times but I don't think it's getting better any time soon. Agreed. I would only like to say that the evolution of the internet has magnified these things 10X and in a much shorter amount of time. We are almost at 25 solid years of most people having access to the internet. Someone should pull some serious data on how the internet has affected society. It used to be that if you wanted to espouse a crackpot theory you did so on a street corner with a sign and maybe gained 3 followers total. Now you can do it on the internet (or worse promote hate speech) and gain 2K followers in a week. And the entitlement? The short attention span and impatience? MAR1979, RockMyAmadeus and F For Fake 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:13 PM, VintageComics said: You're so antagonistic. It’s you that decided to go next level responding to a storage unit theft. manetteska and greggy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VintageComics Posted February 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:16 PM, Kramerica said: We are almost at 25 solid years of most people having access to the internet. Someone should pull some serious data on how the internet has affected society. I had several threads about the effects of social media on society in the WC. They were incredibly good discussions that lasted years. The woke mob in the WC managed to get the main thread locked. The irony was not lost on me. mysterymachine, 1950's war comics, Dr. Balls and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:17 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: It’s you that decided to go next level responding to a storage unit theft. It's you that decided to respond to my response with a quip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:20 PM, VintageComics said: It's you that decided to respond to my response with a quip. I will not temper my wit mysterymachine, Poekaymon and batman_fan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:22 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: I will not temper my wit You have wit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:23 PM, VintageComics said: You have wit? You question my mental sharpness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:25 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: You question my mental sharpness? You have mental sharpness? Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:28 PM, VintageComics said: You have mental sharpness? How else would I battle your dull wit? Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:49 PM, THE_BEYONDER said: How else would I battle your dull wit? Dr. Balls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lazyboy Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 9:03 PM, VintageComics said: These thefts are horrible things happening to people we know but I believe we are seeing an unravelling of society and this is just the tip of the iceberg. The West has lived high on the hog for a very long time and got used to it, but it doesn't take a lot of unravelling for it to all fall apart. Homelessness, crime, theft, attacks, addiction, suicide, killings. Everything is through the roof. This is a systemic problem. Worst of all, much of it was likely preventable but people pursued ideologies that were short serving and doomed to fail. I wish for nothing but better times but I don't think it's getting better any time soon. It's funny that you're kind of right, but don't actually know why. namisgr and Cobbledclam 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 7:03 PM, VintageComics said: These thefts are horrible things happening to people we know but I believe we are seeing an unravelling of society and this is just the tip of the iceberg. The West has lived high on the hog for a very long time and got used to it, but it doesn't take a lot of unravelling for it to all fall apart. Homelessness, crime, theft, attacks, addiction, suicide, killings. Everything is through the roof. This is a systemic problem. Worst of all, much of it was likely preventable but people pursued ideologies that were short serving and doomed to fail. I wish for nothing but better times but I don't think it's getting better any time soon. I generally agree with this post. I believe it will get worse in the short term, but it will get better in the long term. Maybe even much better in the long term. For those who have suffered from thefts, I sincerely feel for them. I hope they get some sort of resolution. snitzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krismusic Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/11/2023 at 10:03 PM, VintageComics said: These thefts are horrible things happening to people we know but I believe we are seeing an unravelling of society and this is just the tip of the iceberg. The West has lived high on the hog for a very long time and got used to it, but it doesn't take a lot of unravelling for it to all fall apart. Homelessness, crime, theft, attacks, addiction, suicide, killings. Everything is through the roof. This is a systemic problem. Worst of all, much of it was likely preventable but people pursued ideologies that were short serving and doomed to fail. I wish for nothing but better times but I don't think it's getting better any time soon. Hopefully we can change this and be better! Like the heroes we follow in our comics! "The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.” thehumantorch, Darkseid of the Moon and jcjames 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
