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Posted: July 05 2011 at 15:18

Sorry you have to go through this, especially after a day out with the family.

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 15:21

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I met the guy in the who came out of my flat with my TV. In the police interviews later that day, I claimed a total blackout and got my GP to confirm various mitigations. No charges was pressed against me although the guy had a very rough ride down the staircase and out of business for a very long time.

I had a former co-worker who had a friend who was robbed at a baseball game down in the city. Apparently this guy had a black belt and the robber didn't know what hit him. Unfortunately, the guy with the black belt ended up with charges being brought against him. Use of a deadly weapon or excessive force or something along those lines. Apparently, he should have warned the would-be robber that he was a black belt before the robber tried to rob him or something.

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 15:23

In a case of "I get up, I get down," I got a call out of the blue requesting an interview for an English teaching position. I really miss teaching. Such a day of mixed feelings!

https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 15:32

Glad to hear some good news for you Rob, that sucks your house was robbed. Wish I could do more than offer my condolences.

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 15:35

Dude that's just brutal! Getting robbed suxs...total invasion of privacy. Hopefully they catch the thief and you have the chance to stone him...hopefully that is still allowed?

Glad you are all fine!

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 15:40

Tasha is angrier than I am- it was really all her stuff they took (I almost never watch TV).

Now she's going on about the smallest thing of all:

"I'm really pissed that they took the pillowcase! It was the only matching one! Bring your own damn bag, a****le!"

LOL

She says she wants a cocktail and a pizza. Let's see what I can do...

https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 15:43

Very sorry, Rob.

I once came home from work early, and caught a strange guy fiddling with the front door of my apartment building. He saw me coming and ran off to his car. He apparently cleaned out all of the lower apartments first, and was working on mine.

He got my roommates video game set (I forget what it was, this was the late eighties), and all of my CDs (a few hundred at the time). I called the police, and while I waited for them to arrive, I called every used CD store in the area (at the time there were quite a few)

The next morning, I got a call from a shop in Cambridge. The owner had the description of what was in my collection, and told the guy that in order to buy such a large collection, he needed a photocopy of his driver's license. The idiot gave it to him. Unfortunately, the thief got suspicious, and left before the police arrived. The owner gave me a copy of his license.

Later that morning, I got a call from a shop in Boston. The guy was there. They called the police. I took a cab, and of course arrived before the Boston Police. The thief saw me (he recognized me from when I caught him at the door). He dropped the duffel bag full of CDs and ran. I got my collection back.

Despite having a copy of his driver's license, the cops didn't arrest him until about a week later, when he was caught trying to break into an elderly blind woman's apartment.

Not much of what was stolen from my neighbors was recovered. I'm sure if the police acted on the information they received, he wouldn't have been able to sell all the stuff.

The thief was sentenced to 15 years for blind lady's apartment. They never prosecuted for my apartment. I didn't really care. He was in jail. I got my CDs back (quite a few are autographed).

Trust me. I know what I'm doing.

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 15:56

And I leave my door (well, outside hall) slightly open just so I don't jog with the keys in my pocket.

Sorry this happened to you, Rob.

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 16:00

Damn - seems like scum exists everywhere. My grandparents got robbed not too long ago, but the most important thing they were robbed off, was there sense of security, and now they call either my parents or myself whenever they hear a pip.

I am really sorry to hear this - I hope you get that teaching job. I work with children whenever my studies allow for it, and it is by far the most giving and wonderful thing I have ever done with my life.

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 16:06

Epignosis wrote:

Now she's going on about the smallest thing of all:

"I'm really pissed that they took the pillowcase! It was the only matching one! Bring your own damn bag, a****le!"

LOL

That one made my wife giggle LOL

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 16:17

Epignosis wrote:

In a case of "I get up, I get down," I got a call out of the blue requesting an interview for an English teaching position. I really miss teaching. Such a day of mixed feelings!

That's fantastic!

Also, love that song LOL

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 16:21

They're f**king scum burglars are. What a traumatic experience for your wife and especially the kids.

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 16:24

I read somewhere on the internet that the police almost never get anything useful when dusting for fingerprints, they just do it because that's what people expect them to do (and it doesn't take much time so it's worth it for people to feel better).

I'm sorry Rob. I don't think the password will help much except protect you from identity theft: he was probably going to reformat the drive anyway before selling it to be on the safe side. I wouldn't have too much hope for even the laptop, unfortunately.

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 16:45

That sucks Rob. At least you can always replace things.

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 17:18

Henry Plainview wrote:

I read somewhere on the internet that the police almost never get anything useful when dusting for fingerprints, they just do it because that's what people expect them to do (and it doesn't take much time so it's worth it for people to feel better).

I'm sorry Rob. I don't think the password will help much except protect you from identity theft: he was probably going to reformat the drive anyway before selling it to be on the safe side. I wouldn't have too much hope for even the laptop, unfortunately.

The laptop is a netbook with no CD drive though, so maybe there's that. [/computerignorance]

I don't know. I'm just disgusted. That laptop was a gift to my wife. So was her camera. She has nothing of value now other than her wedding rings and a pearl necklace I gave her a long time ago. That is it.

https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 17:26

At the risk of sounding a bit corny, Rob, she still has you and the kids. I'm sure you're both grateful for that, and though it sucks to lose the gifts I know you'll both make it through this.

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 17:30

SaltyJon wrote:

At the risk of sounding a bit corny, Rob, she still has you and the kids. I'm sure you're both grateful for that, and though it sucks to lose the gifts I know you'll both make it through this.

Me or her laptop?

It's a tie. Wink