Stilly bum,

Thanks for the feedback. I'll check-in with my Seattle Police Officer friend and Sam's Gun Shop here to get the scoop on what I need to do to get a permit to carry loaded.

Wish we could just scare the crap out them thieves enough to stop.

I had something thrown at my car the other night. Didn't know what it was, but knew it came from the stairway balcony of an apartment complex. Hid myself. The culprits (two teenage boys) walked out of their apartment with eggs in hand. I yelled at them "So you are the ones throwing them". I never saw two boys jump so high and back into their apartment so fast! I banged on the door and paced back and forth so they could hear me, with the intention of just scaring them. I placed some tape over their peep hole so they couldn't see out. I think it worked. I had such a good time scaring them, I was laughing so hard I could hardly drive. Went to the manager the next day and asked them to have a talk with them.
Hey, we were teenagers too and did stuff like that. I remember an adult victim of one of my pranks threatening to pummel me if I did it again. My pants were wet when he was done. I stopped! No harm done.

I don't know if it is this simple at Blue Creek or any where else for that matter. Got to get a little tougher, I suppose. Maybe buying a beater just to haul the boat is the ticket.