My car was stolen....
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Topic: My car was stolen....
Posted By: Maya
Subject: My car was stolen....
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 4:26pm
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And thats only the half of it. Last night someone broke into our house (while we were in it) and took my car keys, cell phone + charger and camera off the bench and then took the car (with my wallet, 3 carseats, the twin stroller and my baby sling in it).
I'd deal with the car being stolen, but I just can't get past the fact that someone was in the house while we were asleep. And even scarier is that Willie was asleep on the couch coz he fell asleep watching the Warriors replay on TV. Plus Maya woke up at 3am (which she never does) which makes me wonder if a noise disturbed her. And what could have happened if she woke up while they were in my house? The police have been and are optimistic that I'll get the car back as they probably took it for transport rather than to sell/convert/strip coz it's an 8 year old people mover so hardly attractive. They think it will show up dumped somewhere. They're less optimistic about the carseats etc. especially the gremlins ones which are only a few months old, and the stroller which still has the tags attached. The landlord has been and changed the locks and put extra catches on the windows (it looks like they came in the kitchen window by jamming the catch open). Feeling at the moment? Pretty shattered! Big thanks to Gsmum (G and T) for coming to sit with me today and lending me her car and carseat to take Mercedes to the doctor (coz just to make life even better I got her out of the cot and her ear was weeping), and to Jax for lending me Erin's old baby capsule till we get the insurance sorted, and to Toni_akl and Paws for their messages of support... -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 4:45pm
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oh that sucks Emma. God how horrible to think they were in the house at the same time while you slept! What a creepy thought. Im suprised they didnt take one look at Willie sleeping and run!
Hope you get insurance sorted and can borrow things till then. Isnt it awesome to think what lovely ladies we have on OB who jump in to the rescue. Thats so nice of you guys. |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 4:46pm
 emma, how amazingly frightning, i am so sorry that you have gone through such a horrible experience- i think would be one of everyones worst fears such an invasion of your personal space/privacy etc... i really hope they get the person real fast,to take such a horrible person off the street.
im down here in nelson but if there is anything i can do.... take care
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Posted By: LockieandLiam
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 4:48pm
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They say when it rains it pours and in your case it has done just that. That is just plain awful. I hope things get sorted soon. Well done OB friends jumping to the rescue and lending your support. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 4:49pm
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Oh my lord, how scary Emma! Poor you!
I hope Mercedes is ok, and that you can get a bit of rest! Huge from us.
- do you need another baby capsule till the insurance comes through? We've just moved Benjy out of his so you're welcome to borrow it? ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:03pm
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OMG EMMA i hope your ok! If i was closer i would offer you another capsule to if u needed it and anything else!
The home invasion etc is becoming WAY to common these days! Man i wonder if they saw Willie but if i had of i would have gone bugger that! and left! Chicka i hope you get your car back and everything else that was in it
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:04pm
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We got broken into while we were asleep (I was 7 months pregnant at the time) as well. Emma I am here if you need to talk. I was quite shaken up about it for a few months afterwards.
I got up to get something to drink in the middle of the night and the cats was also quite upset and all over me. I think they tried to tell me something. I have a carseat here that is for 0 to 5 years. Brand new if you want to borrow it. I also have McKayla's capsule here. Just need to give it a wash if you want to borrow that as well. The bit carseat can be put backwards. I have a Kango pouch and a babysling you can borrow as well if you want too. PM me and I give you my number if you want to lend it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:06pm
| that is so scary Emma! I would just be devastated. hope you guys are able to get to sleep tonight and feel okay. Big hugs!!!! Hope Mercedes is feeling better too. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:07pm
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Oh man! That really sucks. The home invasion thing, I'd be pretty freaked out about that too but I'm glad you have had new locks so quickly. ------------- |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:19pm
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Oh Emma that really sucks. Thats great that you have a good landlord. Hope they find the car quick for you and that the insurance comes through quick too. You have had a rough few days. Things must get better soon. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:22pm
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Emma - my thoughts are with you! My DH once came home and disturbed burglars, which was pretty scary, as you never know how people will react in those situations. In some ways its prob a good thing that you didnt know that they were in your house, might have been safer that way! Still - its an awful feeling and very scary! Maybe they were in-and-out so quick that they didnt even notice Willie!
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:26pm
Oh my gosh! that makes me so sick!! that someone could be so low!!! what scum!!!! i hope they find all you belongings safe inside your car
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:39pm
like I said hun, if you need anything at all, you know where I am  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:53pm
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aww emma i no how you feel hun big hugs there relly are scum out there ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 5:54pm
OH MY GOSH!!!! Im just absolutely speechless. Bigs hugs to you and your family Ems  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 6:07pm
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What an absolutely Aweful thing to go through - and scary. Hope the police can recover your car quickly or insurance pays out quickly. Its hard to believe that people can do that kind of thing. Big Hugs ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 6:25pm
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Oh Emma I am so upset to read this....BIG HUGS hon...
Listen to what Shirena is saying too...the after effects can be worst of all...when it all kicks in feel free to fall apart and lean on any of us ok! Were here to talk, listen etc...and if i could drive right now i would come over and assist...you know that! Youve been so good to me.... They obviously didnt see Willie or they would have prob crapped themselves...and if they did then hopefully they wont be back...please make sure you are overly cautious for the next few weeks... I am so pleased Maya didnt wake up and get up either...poor wee thing. HUGS again Emma |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 6:47pm
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OMG Emma big I hope they catch the %$%$$%#!!!!!!!
You deserve a big streak of good luck after this! I hope they find the car complete with all the carseats + pram etc inside. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 7:16pm
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That is just awful - I hate burglars so much. Make sure you really look after yourself, this is a huge shock when it happens and you could suffer fromdelayed reactions for ages. Having the landlord come to make the house safer will help - maybe look at window locs on all front facing windows, or areas where burglars could access out of sight of the main road.
Big, big hugs. -------------  
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Posted By: thunderwolves
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 7:33pm
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that all sucks big time, I hope that you are okay now. Thats such a big fear of mine, I live near the prison and every time the siren goes off (usually just to call fire brigade) I panic when i hear a noise. Hope you get your car back though ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 7:38pm
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What everyone else said, emma that is awful. Thinking of you and hope things get better soon ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: Freesia
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 7:52pm
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I'm truly sorry to hear this emma. I hope the police can get decent fingerprints or something to catch whoever did this. Thinking of you and your family
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 7:56pm
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Thank you ladies so mch for your support, and for all the offers of help. We are OK at the moment, have carseats etc. sorted in the short term and can juggle cars until Willie is off work for a couple of weeks from Thurs.
You'll never know how much it means to me to have all this support, from people I hardly even know, it makes this whole horrible situation seem just a wee bit less daunting. The police didn't manage to get any fingerprints except what we suspect were Maya's (grubby butter fingers  ) but they are hopeful to get more evidence if they recover the car, and the insurance company are sending an assessor so he/she might be able to give me more insight into what happened coz apparently they are good at that.------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 7:57pm
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oh, poor you, Emz, I hope you and your little family cut a break from all this bad luck soon, aye? Take care, and get Willie to clean out his ears... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 8:00pm
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Big hugs, Emma! I wish there was something I could do to help, but as I'm not close enough, know my thoughts and prayers are with you all! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: nictoddie
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 8:30pm
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Aww big man people suck aye!!! It really gets me at the mo how many people are out there commiting these henus crimes and alot of them get away with it, a similar thing happened to us when we lived at the mount but we heard them trying to get it and dh scared them off did not stop them coming back and stealing our outdoor furniture !! ------------- 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 8:50pm
LOL Annie!  ------------- |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 9:03pm
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That is just awful Emma, my thoughts and huge go out to you and your family.
Its scary knowing that we are living among more and more sicko scumbags these days. Sending positive thoughts and vibes that all will sort itself out for you. This is what makes OB so special, seeing all the support and love around. What a wonderful community to belong to. (Something i could only imagine, if i lived in Waitomo Caves-population 41)  ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 9:17pm
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Oh man that sux.I hope ur insurance comes thru quickly and that poor Mercedes gets better, and hope u guys r gonna be ok. big ,I thort someone had flogged my cat but he was stuck in someones broken garden table(dnt no how long for as hed been gone since thur 22 march). He came home today :).It is horrible when bad things happen to good people.Wish I could help u out but the lovelies up ur way have taken good care of you:) ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 10:28pm
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ew that is horrible Emma, what sucky scummy people they are, how downright rude to do something like that.. I mean come on, they must have been real idiots to deliberately look and see 3 carseats and a twin buggy and not have a conscioence and think "how are they going to do anything without these?" argh man some people are such drop-kicks. Hugs to you all. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 26 March 2007 at 11:09pm
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Thats not cool aye. Im sorry to hear that. I mean i was gutted enough when only my car was broken into, i was in tears. I can imagine it being horrible to have that happen.
Hope you are feeling better. ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 8:09am
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What everybody else said. Hugs Emma to you all, hope everything will be sorted for you and they catch the jerks that did this to you!!!! -------------  
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 8:13am
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oh you poor thing Emma, that jsut sucks how some people can have absolutely no respect for people at all.
it's amzing who comes up to help out when your in your time of need eh, glad to hear you have some temporary solutions until your insurance gets sorted. we ahd our house broken into when we lived in Motueka a few years back and Haleigh and I were asleep in the bedroom and Nathan and my parents were outside drinking, so we were guessing they didnt get the opportunity to take much other than mums wallet (with ALL their money in it so they had to go home early and borrow money from MIL to get back to Queenstown) and all the stuff for their digital camera. The cops there were useless adn did nothing, they jsut siad ohw ell it was probably some kids and you'll find the stuff lying in some bushes down the road or something and that was it nothing else further happened they were gutted cuase it had lots of cash, giftvouchers they got for xmas and all mums id and credit cards which took forever to replace. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Carmel
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 8:54am
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big hugs emma some people are just plain nasty
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 9:31am
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...this made me so angry....the B&^#*^% Nerve on some people, to get into the house while people are in there...Arrgggg
Thats my biggest fear...that some one will come into my house while we are in there. I can handle it if I lost every thing while we were out!! Oh hun I am sooo sorry!! I hope the catch the so and so....Dont know what else to say!! Let me know if there is any thing I can do! Or else we are all here for you to vent!! - did I tell you that this makes me mad??------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 10:34am
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HOw creepy, that must feel awful! Hope your wee Mercedes is ok too.
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 11:33am
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EMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMA, that SUCKS Makes me grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr with rage bloody theives. Anything you need just call - you got my number And I'm just down the road!
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 11:46am
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Oh that is awful. If you need a ride or anything dropped off please let me know! |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 3:08pm
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hay emma how are you and your family going at the moment as it wasnt long ago that it happen to us i rember how we all felt and it was and still is at this moment scary big hugs hunn if you need to talk just pm me ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 4:02pm
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Thats really awful Emma. Big hugs to all of you. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 4:32pm
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Dont know how I missed this! I hope everyone is ok and hopefully everything will be sorted ASAP!...
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 6:12pm
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Oh my gosh that is so scary, I feel so sorry for you guys! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 6:59pm
Thanks 
We're doing OK. Haven't had too much time to dwell on it as have had a full house pretty much non stop which is a good thing. I keep thinking of more things that were in the car tho, and it's the little things that really p*ss me off like Maya's preschool bag and lunchbox, a heap of spare "just-in-case" clothes, bottles and a tin of formula, Maya's ballet clothes, some of my muslin wraps... it just goes on ETA: I guess this is a lesson learned to clean my car out more often 
------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 7:27pm
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Emma I am so so sorry!!! What a horrible thing to have happened. I really hope the catch the miserable sh*ts. ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 27 March 2007 at 7:53pm
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Wow, I missed this thread as well. Hugs Emma and am so sorry to hear that people are so horrible. Like janine said, they must be pretty rotten to see all the kiddie stuff and still take it...
Anyway, hope everything gets sorted soon and Mercedes is feeling better. But on a good note, all the 'real life' help you've been getting from the lovely ladies on here is what I love about OB, its so great ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |