Soldato
- Joined
- 31 Oct 2011
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- Leyland
So last night I came in from a hard day at work to find my house had been burgled. 
I have been mugged before and had a car stolen before but this is the first time my property has ever been violated and it is a horrible feeling.
It is not the fact that they took stuff, I do not really care about that, I am fully insured, its the fact somebody has been wandering around my sanctum sanctorum like its theirs or they have a right to be there.
Maybe just one or two items from my wife's jewellery box wont be to easy to replace but the rest was my Nexus 7, about £400 in cash, a few bits of Jewellery and a camera, so although annoying to lose, easy to get hold of new ones.
I did not exactly make it hard for them either, the small window at the top of my lean-to was left open a crack and I did not lock the door between the lean-to and main house.
I live in a nice house in a nice area, surrounded by decent people and I guess I was pulled into a false sense of security. Not any more, a little late and an expensive lesson but tomorrow I have a guy coming to install an alarm, cctv and lights to the property.
The other thing that is bothering me is I am due to fly to Egypt for 2 weeks in Sunday and I cant see how I can lay there in the sun and relax knowing the house is unattended, even if it is going to be well protected.
Grrrrrr life
I have been mugged before and had a car stolen before but this is the first time my property has ever been violated and it is a horrible feeling.
It is not the fact that they took stuff, I do not really care about that, I am fully insured, its the fact somebody has been wandering around my sanctum sanctorum like its theirs or they have a right to be there.
Maybe just one or two items from my wife's jewellery box wont be to easy to replace but the rest was my Nexus 7, about £400 in cash, a few bits of Jewellery and a camera, so although annoying to lose, easy to get hold of new ones.
I did not exactly make it hard for them either, the small window at the top of my lean-to was left open a crack and I did not lock the door between the lean-to and main house.
I live in a nice house in a nice area, surrounded by decent people and I guess I was pulled into a false sense of security. Not any more, a little late and an expensive lesson but tomorrow I have a guy coming to install an alarm, cctv and lights to the property.
The other thing that is bothering me is I am due to fly to Egypt for 2 weeks in Sunday and I cant see how I can lay there in the sun and relax knowing the house is unattended, even if it is going to be well protected.
Grrrrrr life
