Our van was vandalized last night
I didn't post about this earlier today, because I had to get my thoughts in order. It's very upsetting. My wife is really upset.
We moved here to Glace Bay a little over a year ago and haven't had any problems with anyone. People here are friendly, my wife and I are friendly. A couple of the kids had bullying problems last year, but that was taken care of by the school. As far as I know, there aren't any people in this town who have anything against any of us. We're not confrontational people.
But this morning we found our van vandalized. We had half a dozen apple trees in pots outside that the kids grew from seed, and a dozen planters filled with soil that we grew tomatoes in last year. They were all thrown inside the van along with other garbage that wasn't anywhere near our house. Unbelievable mess. Shocked me. Broke my wife's heart because she thinks someone hates us.
We phoned the police and had them come down. I know there is little they can do, but I hoped maybe whoever did this might see the cops here and know we're taking this seriously. The officer said she thought it might be kids, and just random. I hope so. She also said they'd pick up patrols down in our area.
I'm sad about the apple trees, especially. The kids have been growing them for 4 years. We've repotted them but there was a lot of root damage. :(