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[yagathai]

Crackhead copper thieves hit my house, crowbarred open back door, clipped all the copper pipe in the house. Except they missed a bunch. Also they stole some tools, but not all the tools. Goddamn crackheads, stealing shit incompetently.

So that's maybe a hundred bucks they'll make. Maybe more for the power drill. And for me, it's going to be... $500 for the tools, probably $900 for the new pipes, god knows how much for a new door and doorframe. And I don't think my insurance policy covers property theft, since they don't usually offer that for vacant properties. Blargh.

Comments

[incandescens]

Gah. Much sympathy.

[terraprime.livejournal.com]

What? I don't understand the last part. If you're living there then how can it be vacant?

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

I'm not living there yet. It's so crappy in condition as to be borderline uninhabitable, so I'm living elsewhere while I fix it up.

[terraprime.livejournal.com]

Oh I see. Can you argue that since you're in the process of renovating it that the policy ought to cover the theft?

[angalin.livejournal.com]

Miserable news. :( Hope you can get it sorted quickly and relatively cheaply.

[isis-newton.livejournal.com]

Jesus. That's fucking maddening.

[ms-violet.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry to hear this. That's terrible.

[elsewhereangel.livejournal.com]

I would be ballistic. It would not be helpful, but I would. I'm sorry this happened.

[regina-of-york.livejournal.com]

Dude, I am sorry. That is totally sucky.

[oracne.livejournal.com]

Agh! That sucks.

[skylarkthered.livejournal.com]

Argh, so sorry. Good luck with the insurance company!

[xraytheenforcer.livejournal.com]

Rage-inducing. :(

[ecmyers.livejournal.com]

Oh crap. For some reason I never thought copper thieves were something we had to worry about. :(

[lawbabeak.livejournal.com]

That sucks.

I highly recommend replacing the missing copper with Pex (or PEX or however the hell it is written). 50% cheaper, no resale value, and it flexes rather than bursts when it freezes.

[devotdsatellite.livejournal.com]

Ugh. I'm sorry. I hope someone wallops them with a crowbar. Make sure you file a police report. It may be necessary if you try to claim on insurance. And I think at min you can deduct losses on taxes depending on agi.