"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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> On Jul 5, 2:36?pm, "MOMPEAGRAM" > wrote:
>> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
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>> > On Jul 5, 11:44?am, "kilikini" > wrote:
>> >> MOMPEAGRAM wrote:
>> >> > Well it wasn't a happy 4th for us!
>>
>> >> > Our place in Texas was broken into and robbed as well as
>> >> > ransacked!
>>
>> >> Oh, how lovely. :-( I am so sorry to hear this. Have you made a
>> >> list of
>> >> what is missing? It may be difficult to determine, I know. When I
>> >> was
>> >> broken into, I'd still find things missing up to a few weeks later.
>> >> I
>> >> just
>> >> kept calling the police to add the items to the report.
>>
>> >> Good luck and I hope they catch the guys who did this.
>>
>> > Geeze, that sucks.
>>
>> > Chances are they won't catch the thieves, not unless there was
>> > anything valuable and out of the ordinary taken, something that would
>> > send up a red flag when it was attempted to be disposed of. Everyone
>> > should take lots of pictures of everything they own, all valuables,
>> > room by room, wall by wall, open each closet, each dresser drawer,
>> > every cabinet... basement, attic, garage, everything outdoors, even
>> > inside your car trunk. Then upload all your pics to a photo website,
>> > there are plenty of free ones. And take tons of pictures, with
>> > digicams it's easy, it's free.
>>
>> > I hope they catch the thief, but don't hold your breath... your stuff
>> > is probably all gone by now, traded for drugs.
>>
>> > Sheldon
>>
>> That's what we do but the dumbest was not listening to my inner voice
>> to
>> insure before we left. And I know it was dumb!
>
> What do you mean by "insure before we left"? So now I'm assuming you
> rent. Everyone who rents needs renter's insurance, from day one.
> Renter's insurance is very inexpensive (less than $1/day). It's very
> good that you didn't take out a policy just before you left on your
> trip. Had you done that you very likely would have been arrested on
> suspician of commiting or orchestrating that burglary.
>
> Btw, the vast majority of rental burglaries are inside jobs... odds
> are 999 to 1 that you or someone in your household knows the
> burglar(s). The fact that the burglary just happened to occur during
> a planned trip increases those odds a thousand fold.
>
> Right now (today!) call your insurance company and take out a renter's
> policy... your auto ins company can handle it. No one should ever
> advertise that they are going away (especially not on the net), tell
> your friends after you return.
>
> Sheldon
>
No we don't rent Sheldon. We own the place. That's why I feel so dumb!

MoM