My new $300 Disaster

**Rex_Tremende** · 15th October 07, 06:28 PM

Curses!

This IS a disaster!

So, I had a stressful day at work today (relatively speaking - a bad day at the office is still better than the trials that a lot of people face every day). I was REALLY looking forward to the peace and quiet of home.

When I put my things down on the kitchen counter, I noticed the air in my house smelled fresher than it ought to. What? My back door is open! ARGH! The window is smashed!!!

I'VE BEEN RANSACKED AND ROBBED!!!!

Well, a little ransacked, at any rate.

Someone broke into my house today and stole my iPod and speakers. But here's the worst part: I had been saving my loose change for another tank, and had about $300 in rolled coins in a dresser drawer, truly calling out to be deposited in the bank, GONE! Gone, gone, GONE!

It's a rampant problem in my neighborhood, actually, and I had been expecting this for while. I've been seriously thinking of leaving a bowl of change out on the back porch.

BUT MY KILT MONEY?????

WHY? WHY? WHY????!!!!

Rex.

**jackson1863** · 15th October 07, 06:29 PM

Sorry about your loss. Do you have a security system like ADT?

**ccga3359** · 15th October 07, 06:30 PM

So sorry to hear of your troubles Rex.

**Mr. MacDougall** · 15th October 07, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by Rex_Tremende

I had been saving my loose change for another tank, and had about $300 in rolled coins in a dresser drawer, truly calling out to be deposited in the bank, GONE! Gone, gone, GONE!

How did they know where it was?

**Rex_Tremende** · 15th October 07, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. MacDougall

How did they know where it was?

Practice. My guess is that people generally store stuff in similar places. If you rob a few houses, you know where to look. As it was, they opened stuff, went through drawers and pulled stuff out.

I'm grateful the guy(s) found what he was looking for and left without doing much more damage.

R.

**O'Neille** · 15th October 07, 08:46 PM

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. At least it wasn't a "robbery". Burglary is disturbing because of the unknown nature of those involved. Robbery is face to face and usually involves a more violent type of individual.