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55 gallons of gasoline, siphoned from my boat
A shovel
A chainsaw
21 feet of rope
A cord of wood
A jar of peanut butter.

Each of these stolen from wealthy homes in East Blue Hill, Maine.

"What with the price of oil and the price of food, I'll tell ya, if it's not bolded down it's as good as gone already." Men talking out at the boatyard, gathered there for the annual lobster bake to which NOT all members of the Village Improvement Association were invited.

"And I just thought it was me, having a string of bad luck or maybe somebody didn't like me too much, you say this happened to you too?"

"Yeah, it's going to be a tough winter, especially if we get a cold one."