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freckles_and_doubtGah. Likewise, phooey. Had another Great South African Experience yesterday, wandered home after work to find the house ransacked and mysterious thumping noises in the Evil Landlord's bedroom. Stood on the patio for approximately three hours, although in hindsight it might actually only have been ten minutes, feebly pressing my handy-dandy key-ring panic button and hoping the intruders were as cowardly as I was. Fortunately they were, and presumably made good their escape through bedroom window (they levered off the cast-iron burglar bars) while I was still waiting for the armed response. At any rate, when the nice gun-toting security guys arrived the house was empty of burglars. Also, of computers, monitors, stv's DS console, jo's leather jacket and my nice little Grundic CD player that was a communal gift from friendly friends lo these many years ago, plus various sundries. Even as I write the sweet constable lady is sitting in my office re-taking my statement, on the grounds that the one the cops took last night made no sense. (I think this may have been them rather than me, although I wasn't at my best owing to the wibbling).
We got off lightly, actually - all our data is more or less backed up, and supposing insurance pays out, I was due for an upgrade anyway. The thieves, clearly lacking all taste and discernment, either spurned my CD, DVD and jewellery collections or were interrupted before they could grab them. (They did, oddly enough, steal three bars of soap and a pair of my socks, which they subsequently dumped by the rubbish bin. The modern burglar appears to lack all coherence as well as taste). It would have really burned if they'd taken the discs and jewellery, those collections are highly personal, selective and amassed over a process of years and continents.
The whole thing was probably the EL's fault, since his early-morning fog caused him to wander off to work without setting the alarm, under the vague delusion that jo&stv were still in the house. In revenge, he gets to deal with the insurance. Heh. Also, I now have absolutely the best grounds in the world for seriously nagging him about fixing the bloody front gate.
We got off lightly, actually - all our data is more or less backed up, and supposing insurance pays out, I was due for an upgrade anyway. The thieves, clearly lacking all taste and discernment, either spurned my CD, DVD and jewellery collections or were interrupted before they could grab them. (They did, oddly enough, steal three bars of soap and a pair of my socks, which they subsequently dumped by the rubbish bin. The modern burglar appears to lack all coherence as well as taste). It would have really burned if they'd taken the discs and jewellery, those collections are highly personal, selective and amassed over a process of years and continents.
The whole thing was probably the EL's fault, since his early-morning fog caused him to wander off to work without setting the alarm, under the vague delusion that jo&stv were still in the house. In revenge, he gets to deal with the insurance. Heh. Also, I now have absolutely the best grounds in the world for seriously nagging him about fixing the bloody front gate.
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Date: Wednesday, 9 July 2008 06:00 am (UTC)Are stv&jo's things covered by the insurance? (I have zero qualms about you claiming them as your own, btw)
Note to self: back up laptop stuff.
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Date: Wednesday, 9 July 2008 06:53 am (UTC)We would certainly have claimed for jo&stv's things; however, not only are their things not covered by the insurance, but apparently neither are ours. The alarm wasn't on, so the company is refusing to pay out. I am prodding the EL with sticks to make him fight it - I really can't afford to replace my computer.
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Date: Wednesday, 9 July 2008 11:45 am (UTC)Is good that you didn't lose the personal stuff, but... ouch. Hope you win the nasty insurance fight, though I wouldn't count on it. (I imagine impersonal insurance person standing holding up contract and pointing to subclause 15.2(c), looking impassively into the middle distance while you flail and moan.)
(My sister was also recently burgled. Her insurance *is* paying out, but she emailed me in some panic to say HELP they took her bag and it had her sock kit in it and that couldn't be replaced in SA, please to bring knitting gear forthwith, kthxbai. She was very calm about everything else. I was impressed with her priorities.)
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Date: Wednesday, 9 July 2008 01:37 pm (UTC)I am judging from context, and the onset of minor knitting guilt, that you are probably Scroobius :>.
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Date: Wednesday, 9 July 2008 02:30 pm (UTC)