Thank goodness they left my laptop, which was sitting out. I would have been absolutely crushed had they stolen that w/ all the photos and videos that I"m still working on backing up (I've been putting off buying a larger external hard drive and was just thinking about that last night. It's just another $100 I don't want to spend at the moment but I guess I better?)
We were gone, at an ultrasound to check fluid levels.
We're lucky our dog isn't a wanderer. They left both the back door and gate open. At first we thought we got lucky and that our dog scared them off, but then found the TV was gone.
So. It's been a chaotic morning of police and door repairs and shit. Neighbors didn't really see anything. One saw a pick up truck but didn't think much of it (we have a pick up truck that was parked on the street, not in our driveway and we often have our workers come and go as dh and the guys work on various houses in the neighborhood.)
I may delete if I feel weird about leaving this up. Also, yes, we live in a city w/ a bad reputation, but this is a very nice neighborhood with a strong network, and break ins can happen anywhere - suburbs, whatever. We were lucky more wasn't taken. I can't believe they got the tv w/ our dog. Granted, he's friendly, but most ppl are a little intimidated by his size and bark.
I'm so sorry. We went through this in July. Its a miserable experience. Make sure police get fingerprints, get copies of the police report, and file with your insurance company as soon as possible.
And do your best to sleep well tonight...that's the worst part, I think. The house will feel weird to you for awhile.
Post by DotAndBuzz on Sept 25, 2013 13:26:19 GMT -5
oh no! no no no no no. I'm so sorry. I'm glad the laptop is still there, and that the pup didn't wander, but God. How infuriating and violating. I'm sorry.
Post by tripleshot on Sept 25, 2013 13:34:44 GMT -5
Oh my goodness! I'm glad your dog is ok. We use Mozy.com to back up our home computer. It's about $60/year. I read that external HD fail a lot so I wanted something more stable. They have a free app where you access your stuff too.