Oh that’s bad. And sick.

What are you going to do? I couldn’t just leave it be, and I think you shouldn’t either. Yeah, it’s “just” a rubber toy, but it’s your personal belonging.

H: It’s a nice idea to escalate and call the cops and all that, but the reality in here is a bit different. People see such things as unchangeable shit that happens, and no one can do anything about it. The Indian way of thinking is that it’s better to treat the symptoms (lock up your belongings) than to cure the problem (kick thieves out of the payroll).

The same mentality is everywhere: potholes on roads are filled with sand, water soluble toilet paper instead of new plumbing and so on. The whole country is full of minimal annoyances that stack up in the mind of a practical guy like me, whereas the locals think it’s just something they can’t change. This mentality was one of the major reasons I was so upset without a home: I couldn’t do anything to remove those annoyances since I didn’t have the authority anywhere. Now I’m building my home to be as functional as possible, and that’s saving my nerves A LOT.

But hey, don’t you see this as an optimal jäynä oppotunity! As annoying it is, make the best of it. Some chili and chopped glassfibre is a good start. Maybe rupees with melting color attached to make a mess when put in the pocket. And also that chocolade with viagra is pretty good one. Or just some candy that colors thieves tongue while (s)he doesn’t realize that. Or maybe you can play detective and take fingerprints from your dravers and compare those to indian population . Is it possible to rig your drawer with security camera and jack in a box?

I’ll bet you get more ideas if asked on right (irc) forum.

H: Nice ideas Actually I already ordered some properly hot (~900 000 on Scoville heat scale) chili sauce to boost up the next chocolates in the drawer. It’s a shame I don’t have access to the camera surveillance system, but who knows if someone gets caught red-handed… or shoud I say red-faced?