huggytree
09-11-2009, 07:50 PM
I went to work today in the inner city of Milwaukee..thinking by starting early and finishing before noon id avoid any crime problems.
my parking spot in the driveway was blocked (it was in my contract to have that spot).....had to park a bit further away in the alley....i was in and out every 10 minutes...8am my van was broken into....$3500 worth of tools gone..lock on door knocked in....probably $200+ to fix that....they left 3 tools, so i figured they heard me talking to someone by the door and took off before they could finish.....or they were on foot and could only carry so much....builder offered to pay $250 deductable...i took him up on it..
so all i will lose is the repair on the door lock....the only positive thing is i get all brand new tools and get to switch some of them that i didnt like in the end...so i get new and better tools!
the worst part of all is they took my wallet....no cash....3 credit cards (2 of the 3 were used at gas stations within the hour)....drivers license, plumbing licenses, insurance cards...wife spend all afternoon on the phone..
Police were called 4x...never came.....had to go to the police dept to file it...had to wait 1.5 hours because they were busy....had to leave my van w/ no lock sitting out there....they said it is possible to be robbed again at that location....
I had originally put $1,000 onto this job for a security guard....after looking at the neighborhood and seeing the nice driveway parking spot i decided to give the $1,000 back....i could argue with the builder to cover everything, but he's a nice guy and i want to get future business....just glad he's paying the $250.....
getting the lock fixed tomarrow, Getting a security alarm installed next week, may bring a gun w/ and keep it in the house w/ me next time i go back......will always get a security guard from now on....
i rarely work in these neighborhoods, but i have 1 customer who does fire/water resto and has projects once in a while....if i want the good ones i have to take the bad ones....ill be adding the security fee onto their jobs..
I also plan on not taking all my tools w/ me next time...had a $1,100 jack hammer taken that i use 5x a year...it should have been in my garage at home.
I couldnt evey get lunch...had no money....while driving home i remembered $200 in petty cash.....they looked through that bin, but didnt see it...
my parking spot in the driveway was blocked (it was in my contract to have that spot).....had to park a bit further away in the alley....i was in and out every 10 minutes...8am my van was broken into....$3500 worth of tools gone..lock on door knocked in....probably $200+ to fix that....they left 3 tools, so i figured they heard me talking to someone by the door and took off before they could finish.....or they were on foot and could only carry so much....builder offered to pay $250 deductable...i took him up on it..
so all i will lose is the repair on the door lock....the only positive thing is i get all brand new tools and get to switch some of them that i didnt like in the end...so i get new and better tools!
the worst part of all is they took my wallet....no cash....3 credit cards (2 of the 3 were used at gas stations within the hour)....drivers license, plumbing licenses, insurance cards...wife spend all afternoon on the phone..
Police were called 4x...never came.....had to go to the police dept to file it...had to wait 1.5 hours because they were busy....had to leave my van w/ no lock sitting out there....they said it is possible to be robbed again at that location....
I had originally put $1,000 onto this job for a security guard....after looking at the neighborhood and seeing the nice driveway parking spot i decided to give the $1,000 back....i could argue with the builder to cover everything, but he's a nice guy and i want to get future business....just glad he's paying the $250.....
getting the lock fixed tomarrow, Getting a security alarm installed next week, may bring a gun w/ and keep it in the house w/ me next time i go back......will always get a security guard from now on....
i rarely work in these neighborhoods, but i have 1 customer who does fire/water resto and has projects once in a while....if i want the good ones i have to take the bad ones....ill be adding the security fee onto their jobs..
I also plan on not taking all my tools w/ me next time...had a $1,100 jack hammer taken that i use 5x a year...it should have been in my garage at home.
I couldnt evey get lunch...had no money....while driving home i remembered $200 in petty cash.....they looked through that bin, but didnt see it...