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Sad day for our new house*EDIT*Submitted by wifemotherslave on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 1:50pm.
Well it looks like they hung out in the house for awhile, but were not smart enought to start in a smart place, say like the basement. They started in the kitchen and cut the copper there, then they went to cut from the washer hook up and did not know that all the water was not shut off, cut those pipes and then water shot out at them, spraying the cabinets, ceiling and floor,( I have this stupid vision of someone being sprayed with water) They then must have freaked out and broke another window ( left a handprint!) And ran away. The police in fact have someone in mind, someone in the hood, an addict no less! Its weird though cause it looks like they tried to escape through the basement and had to break the lock on the door down there, but alas..haha no stairs, the previous owners never replaced the rotting stairwell, and so now there is none! According the the insurance company our policy is in effect, so we are having some damage repair people come out, but there is no adjuster avail until TUES, pinche holiday! It was cool watching the cops dust for finger prints. Seriously the people made off with only like $20 worth of copper, so again we are thinking druggies. Thanks for all the support mamas, today has been one of the worst days of my life. Hopefully I will get a new kitchen out of this ordeal. wifemotherslave's blog | login or register to post comments | email this page | printer friendly version
What a new house buzz kill. I am glad that no one was home when it happened! Here is to hoping that you get a ass load of money and get to set your kitchen up all pretty and new! Wishing you well WMS!
How sad. At least you are covered...I'd smug the house, too. Hope that you enjoy the holiday today and that this sorts out quickly & to your benefit! Thinking of you guys! "I have no country. As a woman, I want no country. As a woman my country is the whole world." - Virginia Woolf "If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament." - Rose F. Kennedy that they also steal copper wiring. And some unluky saps have been fried cutting into live wires. They find them dead at job sites. Glad your insurance will kick in. "Just gotta haul out these dead tweekers and we can get started." how disturbing that must be to find. dh's aunt and boyfriend set fire to a house trying to melt copper wire down in the fireplace...heroin was responsible for *that* stroke of genius. Falls right in there with those *stupid* crimes of the century. YOu know, men getting caught upside down in chimney's etc...trying to break in. I'm glad your insurance covers this---new kitchen vibes can you feel the love and support that surrounds you? i'm so sorry that this happened - the junkies that did this, are already regretting it. not only will they get caught the next time, but, they'll end up doing time. they have no idea who they hurt, and how much this house means to you and your family. we love you - don't give up. something positive is right around the corner. dc is a fire breathing/green scaled mistress production! I'm SO glad your insurance is going to cover this (hopefully in entirety). Wishing you a new kitchen AND new stairwell! sorry i missed your 2nd call, but i hope the insurance adjuster sees mucho damage and gets you that new kitchen. Glad it's getting handled and you're covered and all of that. I hope they catch the doofuses (doofi?) that did it ack. Yes, it sounds like maybe they weren't being all that smart... Glad the insurance had kicked in but yes, of course this kind of thing ALWAYS happens over a holiday weekend! Hang in there. i'm happy to hear that. good luck with it, and dont let it put a damper on the house excitement! I cannot believe people went through all that trouble for $20 worth of copper tubing...Christ.
OMG! I'm so so sorry. That totally sucks. I am pissed too! Vibes for you and your family. "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we're here we might as well dance".- Maya Angelou Wow, that's horrible. I would never had guessed that kind of thing is going on in peaceful little Lawrence. I am so sorry that happened to you. "Fundamentally the markswoman aims at herself"DT Suzuki I'm so sorry mama. Many vibes and hugs to you and your family.
This is craziness. I'm so sorry you have to deal with this -- those assholes. hugs to you. that is so terrible. this has been happening a lot near my sister's place in minneapolis, too. with all the foreclosures, the houses are being stripped in the dark of night. it's so tragic. hopefully the insurance can cover everything if now can you get an FHA repair loan? *hugs* I am so so sorry Really, I can't even express how angry, outraged and hurt I am for you and your family. How horrible. I hope that somehow there wasn't too much water damage and that you can all recover from this quickly. Many vibes. "I have no country. As a woman, I want no country. As a woman my country is the whole world." - Virginia Woolf "If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament." - Rose F. Kennedy If there's anything we can do, please let us know. I am so sorry this happened to you! Oh shit WMS, I am so sorry that this has happened to you guys! How dissapointing and frutstrating this must be! Hopefully your insurance will cover the damage. Sending you some love mama. "If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?" That is just insane. I'm so sorry. I realize copper is worth some money, but that is seriously so low. that is horrible. I don't understand why people steal from other people. if you've gotta steal, steal from big box, corrupt corporations, people. stealing from other people, especially poor people just keeps us all in the muck and divides us when we should be banding together and rising up against those that oppress us. that's my propaganda on that situation. someone once broke into my car and stole my cd player and I just remember thinking that if I could talk to them and tell them this I could feel better about it. I hope you're able to recover from this. i'm so sorry. "revolution is not a one time event" Audre Lorde That's terrible. I'm so sorry. It's really terrible how often this happens with copper plumbing. Pinche robbers. I hope insurance has already kicked in & you can get things fixed and cleaned up quickly. (((Hugs))) that is awful... was the house empty or have you already moved stuff in? does insurance cover anything?? Check out my daily photo journal: I am SO SO sorry. That is so awful. Is your homeowner's insurance effective yet? I'd check into that first. Oh man, that really chaps my hide and makes me so sad. I'm sorry darlin'. I hope the damage is fixable and that you get everything squared away soon. Big hugs mama. What? They stole your plumbing? I've never heard of anyone's plumbing being stolen before, that sucks! I bet they were planning on selling it for scrap. That's too bad that happened, here's a cyber hug: [[[HUG]]]. Did you have insurance or anything? It's fairly common to steal copper for scrap. It sells for a rather high price, about 4$ per pound, if you can find someone shady to sell it to, but it's kinda strange for someone to steal your copper pipes. Usually that kind of thief targets larger, industrial sites where they can get large spools of copper wire. Copper thiefs are almost always meth addicts. We've got several in our family, and they all know where the best copper can be found. .I was thinking the same thing. Sure, steal copper when it's on the side of the road in a construction site, eyc....but to go in and remove the pipes from the walls???? Meth addict plumber? |
Oh mama!! Sooo sorry, I so hope you get a grand new kitchen and everything is taken care of.
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