Worse Than An IA

I'm sorry Ophinky and I hope that you are able to get some of your items back.

Ophinky - so sorry to hear this.  Glad you and the kitties are safe though. 

We were robbed tonight.  My husband is away for another 5 days.  2 laptops, Xbox, Wii and all games gone.  And most important, my mother's jewelry.  All gone.  The rest is replaceable, but the jewelry is not.  I am so, so sad and angry.  I hope these mofos rot somewhere warm someday.

Oh, that is awful!  We were burgled about 4 or 5 times in Leeds -- once when DH was upstairs in bed.  The worst time was coming back after a trip to the US and discovering they'd stolen the TV and video, my jewelry and a lovely little oil painting I'd inherited from my great grandma. Oh, and the push chair to haul it all off in! I would have happily given them all the electronics in creation if they'd just bring back that little landscape. So sorry this happened to you.

Thank you all so, so much.  It's been a really lousy 36 hours, but I am grateful for all of the support and well-wishes.  I'm just gutted about the jewelry.  One piece was my very favorite thing, and it meant so much to me.  And now it's probably sitting in some pawn shop.  I'd trade everything and a lot of money just to have that back. 

Once I started going through ransacked drawers, a lot more is missing, and my husband isn't home, so I have no idea what else is missing that's his.  I'm so angry and sad and more than a little bit shaken up by the whole thing.

But I did get some sleep last night, and I feel a lot better.  I changed passwords and stuff, and even though our lives were on those computers and backup drives, we're not in the US where the information on them would be a lot more easily exploited.     

I will miss that jewelry forever, and it'll be a long time before I stop kicking myself for bringing it here.  I'd just brought it back from my dad's house last week.  I know it isn't my fault, but there's a lot of regret.  I'm just glad I didn't bring more back.  And I'm also glad that most of the pictures that were backed up on the portable hard drive are also on another computer at my dad's house.  I lost some stuff, but not everything and a lot of what I did lose was scanned pictures from my dad's house -- so I can re-scan and make sure they're saved online.

Sigh.  I'm just so, so, so glad that my cats were okay.  I never had a moment of worry about myself because I was trapped OUTSIDE.  But if something had happened to them, I think they'd have to put me away somewhere quiet and padded for a while. 

I know people say that robbers just want to get in and out and not mess with people or pets, but I have a tough time ascribing a moral code to someone who has broken into my house and pawed through and stolen my belongings. 

Thanks again, though.  I so, so appreciate the commiseration and support.  It's been a really crappy 36 hours. 

Can you call the local pawn shops to report your jewelry stolen? (And/or, would the police do that for you?)

When I got robbed, they stole a computer, and the police wanted identifying information (serial #, etc) to report to local pawn shops. (Not that I ever saw it again, but my robbers were teenagers so I imagine they sold it on the school playground to a friend.)

Glad you're feeling a bit better!

Do you have pictures of any of the jewelry? You could go around to the pawn shops and ask them to keep their eyes open.

Can you call the local pawn shops to report your jewelry stolen? (And/or, would the police do that for you?)

When I got robbed, they stole a computer, and the police wanted identifying information (serial #, etc) to report to local pawn shops. (Not that I ever saw it again, but my robbers were teenagers so I imagine they sold it on the school playground to a friend.)

Glad you're feeling a bit better!

Ugh.  I just keep realizing more and more is missing.  Just when I was feeling a bit better.  Jerks.

The police want serial numbers where possible, and jewelry descriptions and pictures where possible.  But I have to do the pawn shop legwork myself.  I have no idea where to start in London, so the detective is going to email me a list of places.  I don't really know where pawn shops are, so I'm completely at a loss.

The police want serial numbers where possible, and jewelry descriptions and pictures where possible.  But I have to do the pawn shop legwork myself.  I have no idea where to start in London, so the detective is going to email me a list of places.  I don't really know where pawn shops are, so I'm completely at a loss.

That's rough having to do all that in a place as large as London. 

Oh no, one of my mom's close friends has been battling cancer for the last 6 years.  She was doing great.   She has 2 kids and a husband and she's only in her 40s.  Now, 2 days ago, they started hospice. She's dying. 
What a horrible, horrible, horrible disease. 

Oh no, one of my mom's close friends has been battling cancer for the last 6 years.  She was doing great.   She has 2 kids and a husband and she's only in her 40s.  Now, 2 days ago, they started hospice. She's dying. 
What a horrible, horrible, horrible disease. 

I'm so sorry PB....I think that almost everyday.

Oh no, one of my mom's close friends has been battling cancer for the last 6 years.  She was doing great.   She has 2 kids and a husband and she's only in her 40s.  Now, 2 days ago, they started hospice. She's dying. 
What a horrible, horrible, horrible disease. 

Sorry to hear that.  Hugs...

Thank you both

Just came into work and read my emails and another one (different from the one last week) of my co-workers has been signed off work, permanently- cancer has got him as well, its only time now with him.   

Ophinky, I hope your sense of security returns soon (hopefully along with some of your stiff!).

I am so sorry to hear about your mum's friend, PB. I hope your mum's friend has been able to do what she needs to do to be in peace and that your mum has lots of support around her to go through the process of loss.    ((hugs))

Thanks MLG

What a horrible, horrible, horrible disease. 

It certainly is.  I am always so sorry when I hear of yet another person or family affected by cancer.  The charities all try to make it sound hopeful but for an awful lot of people it isn't.