Wednesday 7 January 2009

I was so very wrong

Posted by Richyroo at 14:29
In my last blog I was very cavalier about the whole economic crisis, thats because in economic turmoil I personally decide to cut back on luxuries and prevent spending more money. However I have been hit by the other side of the social spectrum, thats right I have been burgled by some ignorant scavangers after whatever they can get. About 30 minutes is probably all it took, in 30 minutes my entire life has been brought to a halt. They only stole "stuff" I am sure they justify this theft with "what do they care its insured" well no you fucking prick it isn't all insured, the fact that I haven't been able to sleep properly for over 80 hours, the fact that every loud noise I hear makes my heart race, the fact that I view everyone in my estate with suspicion and contempt is not all covered by fucking insurance is it you skagged up wanker. My home used to be my safe haven the place I could run to in times of pressure and now no longer, I feel weak and unable to protect that which I hold most dear, my wife!!! Stealing stuff is just stuff, its what is stolen without even realising it that hurts the most. I try to be a nice person and generous, if these people had asked for assistance I probably would have helped them without any expectations but now I am a changed person, my ideals are not what they were, my generosity almost non existent now. I spent many hours out of my house today at work and after meetinf friends, and where I used to be the one to call it a night I found myself trying to convince everyone to stay for just one more round, one more round so that I would not have to go home and open the front door again, one more round so that I could at least pretend that it hadn't happened. People who will have been burgled before are probably wondering why I have taken it so hard and can't get over it, I don't know is the simple answer, many things I can get over but this has hit me hard and I don't know why. All I can say is that I hope not to see a rise in this sort of behaviour as the economy tries its hardest to tear itself apart at the seams!! Having insurance does not mean that hard workers don't have to pay for the things that they lose, it is totally wrong to think otherwise I used to love my home and the area that I lived in now I can't wait to move out! Life is like a box of chocolates...eventually it all rots down to shit!

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous8 January 2009 at 12:26

    Hey fella

    Sorry to read about your trouble. These things happen I guess, not that it helps.

    Keep your pecker up.

    Andrew

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  2. Anonymous10 January 2009 at 05:13

    i'm thinking of getting one of this http://www.global-gadgets.com/House_Alarms-GSM_Home_Alarm_And_Telephone_System.html

    should be better than the IP camera : )

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  3. Node14 January 2009 at 10:43

    how does that help! at lease maybe you can find out before you get home that some twat has solen everything you own.

    this may be of more use
    http://www.linkbase.org/articles/How-To-Kill-Someone.htm

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  4. David Wood17 January 2009 at 05:59

    That really sucks. I've been burgled a couple of times but not in this place.

    In fact once was in my student house. I came in, stepped over the stereo and the DVD player in the hall. Moved around the bundle of stuff in a bag and went to cook my dinner.

    Just as I was getting ready to serve up some nice pan-fried tuna and stir fried veg one of my housemates, Bob also arrived home.

    I heard the front door close and a loud but surprisingly tremulous voice say "Is... is... anyone in??" (it was surprising as Bob is a six foot tall, well built Glaswegian lad).

    I said "Uh - yeah. Me. Why?" I shouted. Already wondering what on earth could be bothering him that much.

    "Because we've been bloody burgled!!" shouted Bob.

    "Oh. Oh right. Oh yes that would explain... oh...".

    The place was always such a tip that I'd not noticed we'd been turned over. It doesn't just happen in adverts.

    Anyhow it didn't really affect me much because I had little emotional attachment to the place. I fitted new locks (which I took off the rent!) and carried on. As a bonus a very expensive tent owned by the uni mountaineering club was nicked and the insurance paid for some much needed new climbing kit!

    But... if that had been my own place it would have been a different matter entirely.

    I'm sure it does very much suck. But with some beefed up security I think you'll feel way better about it.

    I do like the idea of the camera. There have been at least a couple of cases of thieves being caught in this country already in that way.

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