So my car was broken into last night
Mar. 11th, 2024 09:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vr_trakowskiAnd I am baffled.
Also peeved, but - baffled.
The thief or thieves smashed the window on the front passenger side. They were certainly looking for cash - they went through the main compartment in my dash and rifled through the armrest compartment (but totally missed the change and the wheel lock in the pseudo-ashtray). They got a paper dollar and what was probably about $20 in half-dollar coins that I had kind of forgotten about.
They also took the large plastic tub that was sitting on my passenger seat, which was full of an assortment of stuff. And they may have taken a blanket as well, though the wind last night was noteworthy, so it may have just blown away.
Unfortunately the tub, which contained mostly items that it will be easy to replace, included my Flo Mask. That pisses me off. I had to wear a very inadequate paper mask to work today because it was all I had, and while I have another on order to arrive tomorrow, it’s almost $90 to replace.
Of course, replacing the window will cost almost $500, and I will have to pay out of pocket because I have the bare minimum insurance. But I do have the money.
They didn’t bother with my auto registration, for which I am thankful. But there are two things that puzzle me greatly.
One: they took a mostly-full Costco-sized box of sanitary wipes. The hell?
Two: they took the whole plastic tub; if they’d dumped it out in the car there would be a lot more paper napkins on the floor. And yet, they must have gone through it at least in part, because they deliberately left something behind.
Last week I was helping my mother sort through some antique and vintage tableware. This included, for some reason, a couple of those commemorative collectible spoons, the kind that have decorated stems. There were two that had buildings on them; when I flipped them over and found they were from our local mall, I knew I had to have them.
They’re zero-value items. But they were in the tub, mixed in with a ton of other stuff. I found one on the seat and the other in the dashboard compartment. Which means that the thief pulled them out and left them behind - and yet carried off a container of straws, a box of raw peanuts (I hope the thief doesn’t eat them - they’re meant for the crows), and a very nice octopus hat that was a gift from a friend. Also tissues, napkins, receipts, hard candies, and a cheap plastic art supply caddy I was using as a storage bin.
Why steal all that junk, and leave the spoons behind? It’s weird.
Side note: as I’ve said before, I feed the local ferals. Two of the current ones have known me for years, and like to climb into my car when I get home and sit on me, or on the passenger seat, and get pets (or have an extensive bath). Sometimes they’ll hop on the hood, and when I lower the driver’s side window they’ll come in that way.
Judging from the line of delicate muddy pawprints on the passenger sill this morning, somebody let themselves in last night. At least they were out of the wind!
Also peeved, but - baffled.
The thief or thieves smashed the window on the front passenger side. They were certainly looking for cash - they went through the main compartment in my dash and rifled through the armrest compartment (but totally missed the change and the wheel lock in the pseudo-ashtray). They got a paper dollar and what was probably about $20 in half-dollar coins that I had kind of forgotten about.
They also took the large plastic tub that was sitting on my passenger seat, which was full of an assortment of stuff. And they may have taken a blanket as well, though the wind last night was noteworthy, so it may have just blown away.
Unfortunately the tub, which contained mostly items that it will be easy to replace, included my Flo Mask. That pisses me off. I had to wear a very inadequate paper mask to work today because it was all I had, and while I have another on order to arrive tomorrow, it’s almost $90 to replace.
Of course, replacing the window will cost almost $500, and I will have to pay out of pocket because I have the bare minimum insurance. But I do have the money.
They didn’t bother with my auto registration, for which I am thankful. But there are two things that puzzle me greatly.
One: they took a mostly-full Costco-sized box of sanitary wipes. The hell?
Two: they took the whole plastic tub; if they’d dumped it out in the car there would be a lot more paper napkins on the floor. And yet, they must have gone through it at least in part, because they deliberately left something behind.
Last week I was helping my mother sort through some antique and vintage tableware. This included, for some reason, a couple of those commemorative collectible spoons, the kind that have decorated stems. There were two that had buildings on them; when I flipped them over and found they were from our local mall, I knew I had to have them.
They’re zero-value items. But they were in the tub, mixed in with a ton of other stuff. I found one on the seat and the other in the dashboard compartment. Which means that the thief pulled them out and left them behind - and yet carried off a container of straws, a box of raw peanuts (I hope the thief doesn’t eat them - they’re meant for the crows), and a very nice octopus hat that was a gift from a friend. Also tissues, napkins, receipts, hard candies, and a cheap plastic art supply caddy I was using as a storage bin.
Why steal all that junk, and leave the spoons behind? It’s weird.
Side note: as I’ve said before, I feed the local ferals. Two of the current ones have known me for years, and like to climb into my car when I get home and sit on me, or on the passenger seat, and get pets (or have an extensive bath). Sometimes they’ll hop on the hood, and when I lower the driver’s side window they’ll come in that way.
Judging from the line of delicate muddy pawprints on the passenger sill this morning, somebody let themselves in last night. At least they were out of the wind!
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Date: 2024-03-12 03:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-03-12 06:43 am (UTC)I wish them joy of the T. Kingfisher book, though. I hope they like it.
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Date: 2024-03-12 02:38 pm (UTC)Hugs to you!
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Date: 2024-03-13 01:24 am (UTC)