Crime Wave

Hello most humans and many others,

Well, it seems that a crime wave has hit the fabric store in which Missy Linda works. It seems to span across the metro area, as well. The other day there were emails from other stores in the area warning of the problem because each of them had also been hit.

Sadly, it was already too late for Missy Linda's store to take precautions as they, too, had been pillaged! The problem seems very strange to me, but then I don't get out much, as you may recall. The loot that is being pilfered is pearl cotton. For those of you who may not know, that is a decorative thread, heavier than embroidery thread, used mostly for decorative hand stitching, such as a blanket stitch on the edge of something. It is definitely less than $2 a skein.

The culprits are thought to be young teens because there are bracelets that are made with this thread which are very popular right now. I suppose these are the older age group's Silly Bands*. Missy Linda was trying to picture some use that would bring criminals enough money to make it worthwhile to roam around a city and pull off these heists in broad daylight! All the stores except the one where Missy Linda works close at 8:00pm, so right now, that is almost as light as noon.

Even though she ran many possibilities through her brain as to what other reason this thread could be so popular (some application as drug paraphernalia or some unknown black market operation with purposes so far unknown in this part of the world,) it probably is just the bracelets. That does not make a very exciting story! Phooey!!!

*Rubber bands, shaped like almost anything you can imagine, which are worn around the wrist and traded with friends.