So sorry that you had a break in. We had a break in years ago and nothing came of the investigation.
Best of luck getting your stuff back.
Best of luck getting your stuff back.
At Least They Left Me My Pipes
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Thats really shitty. I hope you get your stuff back. But at least you still have your pipes right?
joshwolftree, boy, that brings back bad memories. I too have been burglarized for a big haul of the
usual kinds of items. It made me so wary, that now I hide a few of my "better pipes" -- though I
love 'em all -- when I go off, even for the weekend, the ones I don't take with me. How ripping sad
that's how we have to live. The crew that hit me got my late wife's engagement and wedding rings,
dumped out of the jewelry box into a duffle of mine. I'm sure they unloaded it in a hurry for a penny
on the dollar. I don't think most human beings could feel crappy enough to atone for that kind of
thing. Sadly, I think they come away from it, even after doing time, feeling crafty and a little smarter
than others. Something wrong with the way the brain is wired in these people, besides being their
own miserable faults. Hope you get some (or all!) of it back. But it is terrific they didn't get the pipes.
I think pipes are odd enough items they might get picked up on ebay or by a few pipe sites that sell
estate pipes, so the perps were lucky (probably not smart) not to try to sell them. The black market
buyers don't smoke much tobacco in pipes I don't think. They smoke, but not tobacco.
usual kinds of items. It made me so wary, that now I hide a few of my "better pipes" -- though I
love 'em all -- when I go off, even for the weekend, the ones I don't take with me. How ripping sad
that's how we have to live. The crew that hit me got my late wife's engagement and wedding rings,
dumped out of the jewelry box into a duffle of mine. I'm sure they unloaded it in a hurry for a penny
on the dollar. I don't think most human beings could feel crappy enough to atone for that kind of
thing. Sadly, I think they come away from it, even after doing time, feeling crafty and a little smarter
than others. Something wrong with the way the brain is wired in these people, besides being their
own miserable faults. Hope you get some (or all!) of it back. But it is terrific they didn't get the pipes.
I think pipes are odd enough items they might get picked up on ebay or by a few pipe sites that sell
estate pipes, so the perps were lucky (probably not smart) not to try to sell them. The black market
buyers don't smoke much tobacco in pipes I don't think. They smoke, but not tobacco.
Josh
I guess as you can tell, many of us have gone through similar experiences as yours. Being a retail jeweler, I've experienced a total wipe out. Even though we had insurance, at that time my father was in business for over 50 years and we did not have coverage of most of our stuff.
Not to mention home burglaries. 5 in all.
My wife is so paranoid, she won't leave the house for 5 minutes without setting the alarm and will drive back no matter where she is to make sure it is set.
I just hope you had insurance, something I encourage all of my clients to obtain. It is very cheap and although won't replace valuable memories, at least you can buy replacements for your losses.
Really sorry.
I guess as you can tell, many of us have gone through similar experiences as yours. Being a retail jeweler, I've experienced a total wipe out. Even though we had insurance, at that time my father was in business for over 50 years and we did not have coverage of most of our stuff.
Not to mention home burglaries. 5 in all.
My wife is so paranoid, she won't leave the house for 5 minutes without setting the alarm and will drive back no matter where she is to make sure it is set.
I just hope you had insurance, something I encourage all of my clients to obtain. It is very cheap and although won't replace valuable memories, at least you can buy replacements for your losses.
Really sorry.
I'm really sorry to hear about this Josh, but I'm glad you and your cats and pipes are ok. It really sounds like some punk kids to me that didn't really know what they were doing, either way they are the scum of the earth. I work retail (corporate run) and people steal shit all the time last week we had a guy walk in and grab a bike and then some other guy load up a backpack with about $300 worth of stuff. Being corporate run we can't even walk out the door after them but believe me when I say I want nothing but to beat them senseless and take back what others work hard to pay for. It often drives me mad for days and its not even my personal belongings so I can only imagine the feelings you the going through. I wish you the best of luck in recovering your belongings. I'd certainly check out Craigslist, eBay, the swap meets and pawn shops you never know thieves are usually dumb.
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