There was a rash of auto break-ins a month and a half or so ago in my apartment complex. I wasn't home when it happened.
There was another last night, and this time I wasn't as lucky. My driver's door window got smashed in, although nothing was taken probably because there was nothing of any particular value in my car.
It's just a pain in the neck, you know? ARGH!
Oh no! That is awful. I hope your insurance company will come out to you and fix it at your home. What a hassle to deal with. I hope you are ok and it is fixed very quickly.
Oh no! :(
I have the perfect solution to prevent this from happening again. Put a sign on the car that says "This car is protected by a stenrect crawler" and put a picture of the crawler next to the sign. That might keep a bad guy to stay away from your car.
Or he will stand there scratching his head wondering what a stenrect crawler is, and you can nab him! :D
Seriously, DR, I hope your car gets fixed without any hassle. Not a fun way to start a day.
Laurna, it may not be worth filing an insurance claim because the cost of replacing the window is less than my deductible.
Also, our police department has a Victims' Services office that will help with this sort of thing, so I'm going to see them in the morning.
It's just a pain and I'm grouchy about it.
DF, if I had the capability of calling up a stenrect crawler, I think I'd send it to infest the underpants of whoever did this to me and my neighbors. (The cars of six other people in my building were also burglarized.)
Thanks, Jerusha. :)
People like that make me sick. Trouble is, at least over here, crimes like that are largely ignored by the police in favour of the bigger stuff. I can see why, sorta, but it still gives the message that you can do stuff and get away with it.
Sorry you've had this happen to you.
Yeah, I don't have a lot of hope that the police are actually going to find who did this, although they did come out and take statements and dust the cars for fingerprints, so who knows?
News on the broken window front.
The auto glass company that Victim Services sent me to has agreed to do the repair for exactly the amount Victim Services pays, so I don't have any out of pocket expenses to get it fixed.
I just have to wait until Tuesday, because my car is old and they had to order the glass for it.
But in any case, it will be right soon, and hopefully the police will catch this jerk/these jerks and it won't happen anymore.
I am so glad to hear it will not cost you extra to fix your car. I do hope you have another means of getting to work until Tuesday. Some times the small things can be such a hassle.
I guess that makes this a good weekend to stay home and read books... or write one... ;)
The car is drivable. What's missing is the window on the driver's door, and it is currently taped up with clear plastic to keep the weather out. :D
Quote from: DesertRose on July 27, 2013, 12:57:53 AM
The car is drivable. What's missing is the window on the driver's door, and it is currently taped up with clear plastic to keep the weather out. :D
At least you're not using a pair of pliers for a steering wheel like some guy in Australia did recently. He got charged for a hit and run AND for possession of meth. His car also had 2 flat tires as well.
Holy cannoli. How was he driving with two flat tires and everything else wrong with his car? Jeez.
Quote from: DesertRose on July 27, 2013, 11:49:31 AM
Holy cannoli. How was he driving with two flat tires and everything else wrong with his car? Jeez.
Probably NOT completely in possession of his faculties. And hell bent determined.
Sorry about your car, DR. It's maddening when things like that happen. But I'm glad you won't be hit too hard in the pocket book to fix it.
If not a stenrect crawler, this transgression calls for a Caradot!
Melissa
I'm glad that the window is being taken care of, at least. I hope they catch the person(s) who broke it, but I'm less than optimistic on that score.
Thanks.
I'm not particularly optimistic that they'll catch whoever broke into all these cars, either.
As of about 11am Eastern, my window is fixed.
Just in time for my car to start overheating for some reason. ::)
It never rains but it pours.
Or, my favorite of Murphy's Laws, if any number of things can go wrong, they will all do so and in the worst possible order. :P
So off to the shop in the morning to get the overheating problem fixed. Cars!