The Phrase Rhymes With Clucking Bell

House got done over on Friday night while we were all upstairs asleep,
more like comatose after the past few weeks of late nights and early get
ups with the kids.

Some scrawny b*gg*r managed to shin through the miniscule kitchen window
which doesn't lock properly [1] and let their mate(s) in through the
patio door. A frantic search for the keys later they procured the keys
for SO's Volvo and my 3 week old company car. Then helped themselves to
some electricals and made away. The Feds reckoned we were the 3rd house
done that night, so much for living in a nice safe area eh.

Amazingly they didn't bother with the garage at all despite having the
keys to both bikes and the garage keys. Mind you if they had the bike
alarm might just have woken me up.

The worst thing about it all is the sense of what to do next (once the
police and SOC had gone). No cars, wallet taken so no cash or cards, no
car seat for the kids and no pushchair which were all in the Volvo [3].
One of the blessings of a company car is that we've got a pool car until
it's resolved.

On the bright side I've still got both bikes and can therefore enhance
my RTB image at work by riding through the winter while the house and
car insurance companies wrangle about who's going to not give us what
the car is worth

Could be worse, but then again it could be better.


[1] Ironically a new handle to fix the window lock was in the kitchen
ready for me to do the job Saturday morning. [2]
[2] Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today !!
[3] ...and won't be covered by the car insurance!

 

This makes me think that if the InsCo know about it, they may refuse to
pay out.

Good luck.

 

.....since the break in, I think you'll find is what you meant to add.

I think you'll find they were in the company car and that you were just
in a state of shock and confusion when you made your statement.

 

Shit, bad luck mate.

Small blessing.

Are you sure? Do you have un-insured loss recovery as part of your
policy?

 

Cheers for that it's really nice of you. We're actually okay for car
seats as my mum has a couple of slightly smaller ones for ferrying the
lad and his cousin around in so with a lot of swapping around we are
managing. In the short term it will do.

We've splashed on a new push chair anyway because just a weekend of
fannying around carrying the baby was enough and the lovely grandparents
were nice enough to loan (well give) us some money to tide us over!

As for the bike I'm glad it survived and doubly glad the Kwak didn't get
stolen as it's not got insurance at the moment! I need to sort that out!!

Cheers

 

Hmm that thought crossed my mind which is why I will be saying that the
window was forced open and to the best of my knowledge it was locked shut!!

 

Indeed! AFAIK it was forced open in the break in.

'Unfortunately' the company car has been recovered and therefore I
cannot persue this tack . I say unfortunately because it's f*ck*d
according to the recovery garage. Hopefully it will be a write off not
repair job!

 

Steve P wrote:

AHA! so the thieves were only after the baby gear, but felt it easier to
nick the car as well, dumping the car later and making off with the real
loot.....

bummer

 

Daz that's really nice of you mate. The thing is we've still got the
baby seat for Meg (3 months old) it's the child seat for our 3 year old
which we are short of. I'm guessing yours is a baby seat as well yes??

As you say though the worst thing about it is that they were in the
house with us there. I mean the night before I took the baby downstairs
to give her her night bottle as she was being a bit noisy. I dread to
think of the scenario where I walked into the lounge with her to find
the toads in there!!

Thanks again.

 

I shall be checking the classifieds this week for second hand child
seat/pushchair combinations

 

Nice one! Actually that's exactly what we are going to do this afternoon
now that our transport manager has given me a pool car. It turns out to
be a BMW which has a front airbag. This means that Claire is going to
have to get the baby seat and 2 child seats in the back once a week. I
reckon we can just about do it with a booster.

We were on the verge of getting a booster for Charlie anyway as he's
coming up to 3 so this just forces us to do it now.

As for the pushchair from your other post (thanks very much for the
offer) we bought a new one (courtesy of eager and rich grandparents) on
Sunday. The one which was taken was my sister's anyway and so one we've
bought is what she actually wanted [1]. If by some perverse twist of
fate we get the stolen one back then we can always sell it when Megan no
longer needs it.

Thanks for the kind offer anyway! I'm really touched by the kind offers
here from people (Daz aside) who I've never even met IRL.

[1] One of those groovy 3 wheeler jobbies!

 

No probs thanks for the offer. For some reason we've got 2 infant seats
one of which goes with the travel system which got pinched. Oh and
neither of them are any good in the front seat of the company car anyway !

I have a vision of me reverting to Karate training and attempting to let
loose some Ninja style whoop ass while holding the baby in one hand
Seriously though it's not a nice thought at all. Jobs for the weekend
include getting the house alarm fixed, finishing off replacing the
window handles and putting up some security lights. Mind you as the
police said saturday morning if they want to get in enough they will

I certainly did!

 

Andrewr At Work wrote:

*snort*

 

Not a "Mamas and Papas" I trust/hope?

 

Absolutely not!! Mind you the nicked travel system was but we didn't buy
that. Anyway what's wrong with M & P