Quilter's pain
07-29-2010, 11:06 PM
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All, I thought about what was in her favorite sewing box, a nice old fashioned oval wooden one she kept all her hand work supplies. So here is a list that I have come up with that I know was in that box.
Smallish Sewing box
Pin cushion
Pins
quilting needles
leather thimble
pin cushion
scissor lanyard
small scissors
Safety Pins
Ripper
Marking chalk
I have an extra machine that I am going to give her until she can purchase a replacement. Yes, keep all those serial numbers. And listed someplace besides the computer....they took that which had all the pictures as well as her backup CDs.
Smallish Sewing box
Pin cushion
Pins
quilting needles
leather thimble
pin cushion
scissor lanyard
small scissors
Safety Pins
Ripper
Marking chalk
I have an extra machine that I am going to give her until she can purchase a replacement. Yes, keep all those serial numbers. And listed someplace besides the computer....they took that which had all the pictures as well as her backup CDs.
07-30-2010, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by b.zang
Originally Posted by Windwalker
This should serve as a reminder to record your serial numbers of everything and take photos. Lock them in a safe place for proof in the event anything is located.
You never recover from the violation.
You never recover from the violation.
My stuff was all carefully marked and recorded but it was still taken. Some electonic equipment was actually located halfway across the country, but the police kept it as evidence and I never did get it back. The insurance company treated me like I was the criminal. It's a horrible, horrible experience.
If something is a deal too good to believe, question where it comes from.
07-30-2010, 06:47 AM
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We were broken into a number of years ago and they also took very strange things....bottles of shaving lotion, little figurines.....clothes, shoes....just weird stuff along with what you would usually think. The police told us that when that happens it is usually gangs from Mexico and that they send truckloads of stuff back across the border to set up whole houses for their families.
It is more than maddening!!!! I feel for your friend. Hope they had good insurance to replace the stuff. The emotional tole won't go away... :evil:
It is more than maddening!!!! I feel for your friend. Hope they had good insurance to replace the stuff. The emotional tole won't go away... :evil:
07-30-2010, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by quilt addict
I just wanted to share as I have little that I can do to help. My quilting buddy's home was burgled yesterday. The neighbor saw their garage door open in the afternoon with no one home.
The good news is part of her sewing room had been moved to new retirement home in Colorado. The bad news is they cleaned out what she kept to be able to continue to sew until her actual retirement. This includes sewing machines and all her quilting supplies and knitting supplies also.
She is inventoring today to determine if any of her quilts or quilt collection is missing. That as well as all the personnal information they have to deal with on the identity theft problem.
So, I think I will try to gather a little sewing/knitting care package together for her to replace all those notions we take for granted that are always there. It is such an invasion and makes you feel terrible.
Thanks for letting me share my sadness with you.
The good news is part of her sewing room had been moved to new retirement home in Colorado. The bad news is they cleaned out what she kept to be able to continue to sew until her actual retirement. This includes sewing machines and all her quilting supplies and knitting supplies also.
She is inventoring today to determine if any of her quilts or quilt collection is missing. That as well as all the personnal information they have to deal with on the identity theft problem.
So, I think I will try to gather a little sewing/knitting care package together for her to replace all those notions we take for granted that are always there. It is such an invasion and makes you feel terrible.
Thanks for letting me share my sadness with you.
07-30-2010, 08:11 AM
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I am so sorry to hear about your friends misfortune, please post what she needs and I am sure that most of us here will be glad to help out where we can. but we need to know what she is missing, so post us a list ok. Grannyp70
07-30-2010, 08:11 AM
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I am so sorry to hear about your friends misfortune, please post what she needs and I am sure that most of us here will be glad to help out where we can. but we need to know what she is missing, so post us a list ok. Grannyp70
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