Burgled :(
I don't think I've ever been this angry.
On Friday, Jess came home from school to discover the house in a state. She called Ele in a panic, and Ele told her to leave the house immediately and get on a bus to her office. Ele then called me at work and I rushed home.
When I got home, sure enough, we'd been burgled. The kitchen window had been forced open and all sorts of stuff had been taken. Our PS3, Wii, PSP, DS, Laptop, Video Camera (with the dvd of Joe's 2nd birthday in it), Jessica's savings (about £200), Ele's engagement and wedding rings (which is the most upsetting of the things), Jess's Ipod for Xmas and so on...
I called the police and they came round fairly quickly. A crime-scene investigation officer went round and dusted for fingerprints but didn't come up with anything. The plain-clothes Sergeant knocked on our neighbours doors but they were all out at that time (and annoyingly usually they are in) so didn't see anything.
I had to call out a glazier to look at the window, and the whole locking mechanism was broken and he couldn't get one over the weekend, so the window is kind of secured and tied into place with wood and string and stuff until he can get the part.
Jess was very scared by it all and wouldn't come back for 2 days. Ele still doesn't want to stay in the house by herself.
So now it's in the hands of the insurers. Due to the amount of the claim (a rough estimate is £4000-£4500 of stuff gone) they have had to appoint a firm of loss adjusters to deal with it. They have given me permission to replace Jess's Ipod immediately though as it was a Xmas present.
On top of all that, Joe has been really ill and we even had to take him to A&E on Thursday night as he wasn't breathing properly. He's running a really high temperature (up to 41C at one point) and is very poorly. And I've been sick as well which hasn't helped matters.
So this has put a dampner on Xmas for us all. At least it looks like Jess's Ipod was the only Xmas present taken and there was no actual damage to the house or our other things, other than mud traipsed all over the floors.
Friends and family have been incredibly supportive. My mum lent me some cash to pay for the glaziers as we're a bit low on cash after buying Xmas presents, and our neighbour came round with some mince pies she had baked and a Christmas card for Jess with £10 in it to start her savings again which was really thoughtful of her.
On Friday, Jess came home from school to discover the house in a state. She called Ele in a panic, and Ele told her to leave the house immediately and get on a bus to her office. Ele then called me at work and I rushed home.
When I got home, sure enough, we'd been burgled. The kitchen window had been forced open and all sorts of stuff had been taken. Our PS3, Wii, PSP, DS, Laptop, Video Camera (with the dvd of Joe's 2nd birthday in it), Jessica's savings (about £200), Ele's engagement and wedding rings (which is the most upsetting of the things), Jess's Ipod for Xmas and so on...
I called the police and they came round fairly quickly. A crime-scene investigation officer went round and dusted for fingerprints but didn't come up with anything. The plain-clothes Sergeant knocked on our neighbours doors but they were all out at that time (and annoyingly usually they are in) so didn't see anything.
I had to call out a glazier to look at the window, and the whole locking mechanism was broken and he couldn't get one over the weekend, so the window is kind of secured and tied into place with wood and string and stuff until he can get the part.
Jess was very scared by it all and wouldn't come back for 2 days. Ele still doesn't want to stay in the house by herself.
So now it's in the hands of the insurers. Due to the amount of the claim (a rough estimate is £4000-£4500 of stuff gone) they have had to appoint a firm of loss adjusters to deal with it. They have given me permission to replace Jess's Ipod immediately though as it was a Xmas present.
On top of all that, Joe has been really ill and we even had to take him to A&E on Thursday night as he wasn't breathing properly. He's running a really high temperature (up to 41C at one point) and is very poorly. And I've been sick as well which hasn't helped matters.
So this has put a dampner on Xmas for us all. At least it looks like Jess's Ipod was the only Xmas present taken and there was no actual damage to the house or our other things, other than mud traipsed all over the floors.
Friends and family have been incredibly supportive. My mum lent me some cash to pay for the glaziers as we're a bit low on cash after buying Xmas presents, and our neighbour came round with some mince pies she had baked and a Christmas card for Jess with £10 in it to start her savings again which was really thoughtful of her.
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