Couple days ago I see my truck tool box open. Someone got it open and took all my tools. I spent $100 today on some basic hand tools, but that doesn't even put a dent in it.
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Couple days ago I see my truck tool box open. Someone got it open and took all my tools. I spent $100 today on some basic hand tools, but that doesn't even put a dent in it.
Sons a bitches. What are you looking for yet sparky? I have a bunch of spares.
Well, that sucks. Maybe you can check the area out for cameras, they are pretty much everywhere these day. Could be someone may have a shot of the dick that took them.
It was at home. Wish I had a game camera to catch themQuote:
Originally Posted by wctriumph
Thanks, but I will get them replaced.Quote:
Originally Posted by hghclsswhitetrsh
Wow !!......that totally blows.
Sorry brother.
Sucks. Worthless scumag pieces of shit. Not that they would know what the tools were for, other than trying to pawn for weed.
My truck cab got rifled through a couple nights ago. I fared better than you, though, as there was nothing in the cab of value (Learned that the hard way).
Fucktards were too lazy/stupid to look behind the seats for the flashlights and jumpers.
/supportive rant off
Hope they didn't get into you too bad.
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Sparky - I'm retired from the maintenance trade. If I can help with a tool loan pm me.
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Have you checked the deductible on your policy yet?
No. I never even called the police. Figured what can they do other than write a report.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
I had my whole truck stolen 2 years ago with tons of tools in the box I feel your pain. Over $7000 in tools gone pretty tough to come back from even with what the insurance give you ( only what you have receipts for). I fricken hate thieves
This is actually getting very popular. I know a couple of guys back home who use game cams around their property for just that purpose. Kind of a funny, since they live in a very rural part of the country in the Midwest, one of them once told me they caught their mailman taking a leak between the porch and the side of the house. They said the look on his face was absolutely priceless when they told him to knock it off. Since their are no windows in that area and the cams are very well hidden, I'm sure he was absolutely baffled as to how they knew. Anyway, sorry to hear about some oxygen thieves stealing your tools. I'd start checking your local pawn shops and craigslist.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparky
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Originally Posted by Squeeze
My dad caught the whole thing when he got assaulted in his backyard. The neighbors all came out the woodwork making it out to be a trayvon martin thing. I had bought my dad a handheld 3" viewing pad for it. The cops got a kick out the quality of the pictures. Then turned around and arrested the Kid, and his dad who came out yelling racial slurs and being disruptive.
Well, your policy might require a police report, and it certainly helps the credibility of the claim. That's only if you are going to report it though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparky
Sucks. Report it anyways, if they catch a guy selling or stealing more, they might recover some of it.
Damn, sorry man.
You must live in a really crappy part of town! [Tooth]
Hey Sparky. Sorry to hear this. If I were to lose my hand tools somehow I'd be crying like a baby. Easiest to replace hardest to break in. Nothing quite like your normal set up. Expensive loss overall. Freakin' thieves suck.
People suck. Sorry to hear about this
Sorry to hear about this. Thieves suck
What a horrible thing to have happened!
Report it to the police, fill out the paperwork. Do you have any photos, or have any identifying marks on your tools? There usually is a burglary unit that has contact with local pawn shops. It's not a great chance, but better percentages than doing nothing.
Get a Dremel and put a mark on the tools you replace them with- something like a asterisk, that would stand out. Not your name of SSN. Take photos of your tools for insurance purposes.
Anyone in construction trades is used to the guy who drives around to different job sites with a truck full of tools for sale. Even though they were different guys, we called them all "Burglar Bill." No one asked where the tools came from, but I did see one guy beat the living crap out of one Burglar Bill when he tried to sell him a tool that had been stolen from him a few weeks prior.
There is a reason gang boxes hang 30' in the air over the weekend.
Sorry about your loss.
Sorry to hear that.. Should def file the report.
Very sorry to hear that Sparky. I hate thieves. A construction site a customer of mine works at got ripped off a couple weeks ago. Thieves broke into the GC's trailer, stole a forklift key and used the forklift to break into all the conex containers onsite. They only had a small sedan according to a witness but we're able to make off with ten of thousands of $ in tools. Apparently they were planning on coming back because what they couldn't take they threw over the fence...there was still a big pile of tools there in the morning.
There is a bank next door so they hope there is some video of them.
Damn crooks steal anything not tied down. Another customer recently had hundreds of feet of pvc disappear over the weekend. What the hell are they going to do with pvc?
Sorry to hear that Sparky. Check the local pawn shops. If you recognize any of your tools or have them marked in any way. They might have record and video of the Fu*Ker's.
Ive got a spare game camera.
Trap is being set. Wulf202 loaned me a trail cam. Going to put some old tools in the truck and see if anybody goes after them.
I have been shopping used tools recently. Some of the local pawn shops like Broomfield Pawn have decent tools but I think their pricing is high, I've been finding decent deals on Ebay.
Dam that sucks, been there myself, fuckers got me twice while I was in LA. Probably cost me a grand before it was all said and done. Cops pretty much couldn't have cared lessQuote:
Originally Posted by Sparky
Good for you hopefully they will come backQuote:
Originally Posted by Sparky
If there's anything I can do to help let me know
What kind of game cams are you guys recommending?
http://www.opticsplanet.com/bushnell...140224170103:s
I have a couple of these I've used with success, though I don't remember if they're 5mp or 8mp. Got one guy two b&e charges.
Some thoughts:
video mode is cool but eats batteries. They make a solar kit for it but that is a red flag for a device, makes it much less portable and about twice as expensive.
set to High definition pics with low sensitivity mode. Humans are big, they trigger easily when they enter a frame.
burst fire is better. 3 pics, 10 seconds between bursts is usually where I run it.
If it snows, just turn it off, snow will trigger it. As will waving branches in the background
It won't shoot thru glass.
The led's glow red, I've got a couple of pictures of people staring straight at the camera at night.
I use large black zip ties to hang it in trees or around light fixtures.
Have ambient light, it's night vision works but only in full moon or good ambient light conditions. Otherwise you have to get within 10'
When you review the pics, put them in a folder and set the folder to thumb nails and scroll until you see something worth looking at. clicking thru 2,000 photos gets old.
The colder it is, the quicker the batteries die (duh)
An 8gig chip is plenty for when it's on batteries. They die before you can fill it up.
I bought one of these for my parents and they LOVE it! My dad could bring this out side take the memory card out of the camera and show it right to the cops on site. It uses AAA batteries too so easy to get batteries. If my parents who are really not tech savvy could use it anyone can.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wulf202
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/c...aspx?a=1333059