I AM SHOCKED at a recent finding at my front door. Do you remember a past post discussing the evil world of book theft and the untrustworthy postal system? Well it appears that my posting while still pertinent to many around the globe does not actually pertain to me. Take a gander below:
This is what was at my door. And for all those not able to see the fine detail, allow me to share with you my own up close inspection. Those dark spots at the top under the packing tape are dead bugs. Yes DEAD BUGS TRAPPED IN TAPE. The whole package is covered in dirt and the bottom right corner has seemingly buckled under what I can only image to be a lonely, dirty, and unfavorable voyage from the bookseller's shelve to my door. If you haven't concluded it already, let me tell you this is my SUSPECTED stolen book finally delivered 3 to 4 months after the fact. Now I have two copies of this fabulous book and a moral complex if I should apologize to the suspected (now imaginary) book thief I lectured several post ago.
It appears to me now with the "red herring" in hand that my package was not carried off my any opportunistic book enthusiast, but rather delivered to the front apartments of my building rather than the rear. And I remind you I DID put signs up around the building and I DID go check the front foyer with no success. It is my suspicions now that the package was perhaps inside the front door inside the foyer that gives dwellers access to the stairs to the upper apartments. This door would have been closed upon my previous inspection and thus why I had no success in my investigations. It is also possible still that there is a book enthusiast in my building that held on to the package but did nothing with it out of guilt for these many months and when the moral dilemma became too much for them they returned it to its rightful door mat. Either way, I am just glad it finally arrived. Because I have two copies now I can gift one of them to someone. Although this was not my original intent I do love gifting books to people. I already have a few in mind so if you're birthday is coming up soon watch out for it or I might wait until Christmas if I need the perfect gift for someone who has everything or is just plain hard to shop for.
Chat soon!
This is what was at my door. And for all those not able to see the fine detail, allow me to share with you my own up close inspection. Those dark spots at the top under the packing tape are dead bugs. Yes DEAD BUGS TRAPPED IN TAPE. The whole package is covered in dirt and the bottom right corner has seemingly buckled under what I can only image to be a lonely, dirty, and unfavorable voyage from the bookseller's shelve to my door. If you haven't concluded it already, let me tell you this is my SUSPECTED stolen book finally delivered 3 to 4 months after the fact. Now I have two copies of this fabulous book and a moral complex if I should apologize to the suspected (now imaginary) book thief I lectured several post ago.
It appears to me now with the "red herring" in hand that my package was not carried off my any opportunistic book enthusiast, but rather delivered to the front apartments of my building rather than the rear. And I remind you I DID put signs up around the building and I DID go check the front foyer with no success. It is my suspicions now that the package was perhaps inside the front door inside the foyer that gives dwellers access to the stairs to the upper apartments. This door would have been closed upon my previous inspection and thus why I had no success in my investigations. It is also possible still that there is a book enthusiast in my building that held on to the package but did nothing with it out of guilt for these many months and when the moral dilemma became too much for them they returned it to its rightful door mat. Either way, I am just glad it finally arrived. Because I have two copies now I can gift one of them to someone. Although this was not my original intent I do love gifting books to people. I already have a few in mind so if you're birthday is coming up soon watch out for it or I might wait until Christmas if I need the perfect gift for someone who has everything or is just plain hard to shop for.
Chat soon!
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