Originally posted by: dmcowen674
That is beyond words. I hope you are able to shrug it off and all expenses paid as everyone has been saying. Maybe the Hotel had a 24 hr security tape recorder rolling? Did the police dust your Van for prints? With all that destruction of your Van, surely they weren't using gloves. I bet the police have no interest in capturing these real criminals, disgust.
Not sure yet who is paying for what...I have a $500 deductible on my auto insurance....but still, with the laptop, Fluke meter, tools and door damage....we're looking at about $2000 total :Q
Papers lost that were in the case...priceless as they represented about 80 hours hard work...and were handwritten....no photocopies yet as I didn't need to.....I think that says enough on that.
The hotel didn't have any sort of security....and on top of that, backs up to a public housing project....all equals NOT staying there (or maybe any Ramada in principle) again!
The police didn't seem too interested....just scribbled a few things down and asked me if I needed a police report...I told them they could write one up and I would call the department for it next week.....
I've repaired the door and have bought a few new tools to work on it some more....I will take it to work, have the guys spot weld the tears in the metal (under the trim so it won't show)....dress it up with a pencil grinder....put a coat or two of primer on it...and cover it all back up with trim....I guarantee that if someone tries to rip that same door open again, it will be 10 times as hard after the weld I will have added (advantages to working in a tool/die/machine shop with every welder that you can think of)....
Even as a victim, I almost feel like I did something wrong......I guess it's just a mixed bag of emotions right now......My boss is really (REALLY) a cool and understanding guy so I don't think it will even be an issue.....he'll just buy me a new laptop and go on. Just a side note, the laptop should have been dead already anyway...it was knocked off a cart about 6 months ago...hit the concrete floor from 4 feet...cracked the case, broke the battery holder and killed the drive bays....I hope it catches on fire and burns the mothers that have it! :Q:|
After watching the news...it could be really worse...my kids and my wife are safe....I have plenty to eat...the van is repairable...the laptop and tools are replacable.....the work is even replacable.......but it still hurts.
Thanks to you all....it will take a few days to settle down.....on top of that, my daughters bicycle was stolen in broad daylight last week...right in front of my house.....makes me wonder what the world is coming to.
To end...one good note....I have two brand new XP1600+ systems with 128M PC2100 DDR sitting here waiting to be put together....anyone want to bring some TOOLS over and start for me?
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Goodnight all.....
