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Low life SOB!

_____ - 30-10-2008 at 09:07 AM

Well some time during the end of my work day yesterday and bout 630 last nigh my tools were stolen out of my van. My tool bag and drill, all gone. About $1200 worth of stuff that whoever stole, has no use for. Its all specialty tools for my job. Nothing you can use to work on your cars with.

I didnt notice it till I got to my stop today and had no tools to work with.

f0rgiv3n - 30-10-2008 at 09:14 AM

awwwwwwwww :no: Man... I am so sorry. Could it possibly be covered under your vehicle insurance? Technically it was stolen out of your van so maybe? Keep an eye out on your local craigslist for it man. THAT SUCKS! :o

_____ - 30-10-2008 at 09:24 AM

Well its the van belongs to the company I work for so Ill have to see what happens with that.

I checked a few pawn shops in the area I think it happend and no luck. I dont think they will show up there anyway. These arent tool you could use for anything other than what I do. They are specialty tools and can only be purchased from like 2 companies in the US.

Once they look the tools over and see that they have no idea what the stuff is, I have a feeling they will just toss it all.

The police have already been involved because I had some state and federal papers in the bag that in the wrong hands can cause alot of damage.

DAKITEZ - 30-10-2008 at 09:36 AM

Bummer ... that sucks.

I don't know if all insurance companies are the same, but when I had stuff stolen out of my truck I had to claim that with my homeowners. I was told your car insurance only covers what is attached to the vehicle.

_____ - 30-10-2008 at 10:00 AM

Yea Ive heard that too.

Everytime I save up for a new toy somthing goes wrong. Last time I was saving for a ATB I got a flat tire and had to drop $160 on that. I was saving for a depower and a ATB and now this happend.

Im still getting my ATB this week some time though. Gotta get out on it and let off some steam :D The depower will have to wait till next weekend now though.

USA_Eli_A - 30-10-2008 at 10:00 AM

sheeezee,,,i guess it's that time of year again...lock it all up and get a big dog

_____ - 30-10-2008 at 10:02 AM

Thats the problem though Eli, I dont think it happend at my house. It either happend at my last stop yesterday or when I stopped to pick up the starter for our civic.

macboy - 30-10-2008 at 11:06 AM

Sucks for sure. I lost a laptop and camera within a window of about 90 minutes right outside my house. Dumb thing it the dog was barking but we were ignoring her.

Worse yet? A good friend of mine who works all over the place as a jobsite coordinator had his big clothing bag stolen out of his truck - just clothes.....and his swiss bank account (hidden from his wife) $5000 cash.

Mine was covered under house insurance and didn't affect our premiums.

Soylent - 30-10-2008 at 12:16 PM

Start checking pawnshops, ebay and craigslist. There is an off-chance you'll find them.

BeamerBob - 30-10-2008 at 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by _____
Thats the problem though Eli, I dont think it happend at my house. It either happend at my last stop yesterday or when I stopped to pick up the starter for our civic.


It doesn't matter where the vehicle was, it can still fall under the homeowners umbrella.

_____ - 30-10-2008 at 01:05 PM

I was responding to what Eli was saying about the dog. I cant drive around with a dog in the van all day...haha.

But about the insurance thing, my job is taking care of it. I got a call from my boss saying that he is already on top of it :)

The van is not registered to me so I dont even know if my homeowners would take care of it. My home owners did take care of it the start of this year when I had camera gear stolen out of my driveway :(

kiteNH - 30-10-2008 at 01:21 PM

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Originally posted by _____
My home owners did take care of it the start of this year when I had camera gear stolen out of my driveway :(


Note to self: Lock car doors when driving through Norfolk, VA. :no:

I don't even lock my front door most days. I can't imagine having thieves roaming about.

It's great that your boss is stepping up. There are few feelings worse than being stolen from. I remember reading something in "The Kite Runner" about theft being the worse crime because all crimes are a form of theft (i.e. murder is the theft of someone's life).

_____ - 30-10-2008 at 01:29 PM

Its not super bad around here honestly but I wouldnt leave my front door open here :(

When my camera gear was stolen they got the good stuuf :( I just got home from shooting a wedding and had to pee really bad. I popped the hatch (I drive a stationwagon), grabbed 3 bags and went in. Tossed em in the living room and went to the bathroom. Went back out and all my lighting gear was gone along with the other camera bag. Luckily that camera bag had the "cheap" backup stuff in it. Still cost my insurance alittle over $8k to replace.

Someone must have seen me pull up because I was even backed into my driveway with the garage door open and all lights on.

WELDNGOD - 30-10-2008 at 01:54 PM

yeah ,I'm the one who lives in "Bad News ,Va" . You can't leave anything unlocked around here. So I got 3 dogs for an alarm and firearms for their ass. Sorry bout the tools Jason, they won't know what to call half of them ,to tell the crackman what it is ,or how much it's worth. But I would still check pawn shops in area( maybe call some and report that these tools may be circulating , maybe they could call cops if seen)
Are they etched? always etch your tools!!! Does the van say what you do on the outside it? They may be in the know after all(your special tools are costly I know) . I work w/ electricians everyday and they got more special tools that do one thing . pin pullers , this crimper ,that crimper ,on and on. And they say they are expensive!


" They just crossed a thin black line" :mad: sorry , had to say it!

flexiblade - 30-10-2008 at 05:56 PM

I hate thieves - lowest forms of anything on the planet - I feel for you - I had my car ransaked earlier in the year - they cleaned out the middle console, got two packs of smokes, a hodgepodge of pens, my mp3 player (cheapo), and some coookies - the saving grace of it was they didn't bother touching my kites or the harness I had piled in the back seat - my worst fear was that they would steal the kites for the backpacks and dump the kites in the trash. Luckily, and most importantly it showed that fellow kiters aren't thieves - because who else would use these things?

_____ - 30-10-2008 at 06:00 PM

Cookies??? haha holy #@%$#! and I thought getting my mail stolen from my car back in high school was bad...haha

WELDNGOD - 30-10-2008 at 06:44 PM

well if they stole your kites , just hope they decide that the 8.0m ace is the first one they wanna fly...... in 25-30 mph winds!:dunno:

flexiblade - 30-10-2008 at 07:24 PM

I thought the same thing - perfect karma.

SCREWYFITS - 31-10-2008 at 12:11 AM

Better karma is that they will choke on those cookies while rocS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-n out to the mp3 player loose their balance and fall on the pens stabbing them in their a$$...:rolleyes:
I hate F'ers that steal...

Sthrasher38 - 31-10-2008 at 08:30 AM

Way to put it together there SCREWY. Sorry about your tools.