Last night I heard my favorite crazy story of the week. A couple of my acquaintances own a couple of towns homes that they lease. Now, they've done lots of work on these homes and lease them at a premium, so they generally get a higher class of tenant.
The other day one of the owners, let's call him Jim, was checking property and noticed that the tenant's car was gone, but his door was open. Of course, Jim was concerned so he called the renter, we'll call him Jack, to let him know that someone had broken into his home.
Imagine Jim's surprise to learn that Jack was not alarmed. It seems that Jack had lost his key "the other night" when he was out with the boys and needed to get into his house. Did he think of calling his landlord for another key? Nope. How about calling a locksmith? Nope. Our buddy, Jack, kicked in the door, destroying not only the door, but also the frame and the doorknob!
Now, surprisingly, I actually know others who have kicked in doors of their own homes to either get in a room or in the house, but I've never known anyone who left the door unrepaired for a long period of time. As it turns out "the other night" was actually about 3 weeks prior. Jack had been living with a broken door in hopes that someone would enter and steal his TV. It seems that Jack longed for a new TV and was just hoping that someone would take the one in the house so he could make a claim on his insurance.
While I love this story for so many reasons, my favorite part is when Jack called the landlords to complain because a mouse entered the house via the broken door. I guess he didn't realize that rodents can use the same entry points as humans!
And, yes, Jack paid for the damages.
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