What has been stolen from you?

[Disco Dan]

X1 Car
X1 Bike
X1 Engagement ring

Not bad really.

[MarkH]

Years ago when I was riding a GT250X7 I had parked it at the University of Waikato and had put the helmet on the hook thingy (lift seat, hook helmet on hook, close seat). When I got back the D-ring was still on the hook and some nylon strap - some arsehole had cut the strap and stolen my helmet.
Apart from that I haven't had any bike related stuff stolen. I did have most of the contents of the house stolen in a burglary in '99 though.

Thieves suck - bring in the death penalty for the cnuts that take your stuff!

[Squiggles]

only a pair of gloves

[TOTO]

I was given the choice by the last partner to ride my bike or have her, I chose the bike........so technically the bike stole my relationship from me, but hey I aint unhappy

so what bike did you give the woman for ?

I've had a wallet stolen once 15 years ago...

[MarkH]

I was given the choice by the last partner to ride my bike or have her, I chose the bike........so technically the bike stole my relationship from me, but hey I aint unhappy

Easy choice - choose to find a woman that is not so controlling and will let you be you! When a woman says: "I love you . . . well, not the current you . . . I love the you that I am trying to make you into!". That is when you know that you HAVEN'T found the right woman for you!

[jono035]

most valuable thing lost was a vhs video tape with 2 hours of various home movie clips taken of my kids thru their growing years....no copies...gone forever

That's a nasty one really, bit hard to cover with insurance.

Even with photos/movies as digital they're still far too vulnerable for most people too... Asked my girlfriends sister how they had all their photos of their kid growing up stored, 'oh, it's ok, we have them saved on the laptop'. Laptops are probably the most commonly targetted item ever and desktop PCs aren't much better. Both are still pretty vulnerable to your house getting burnt down, flooded, both PCs being hit by a virus etc. In a lot of these cases a data recovery service can't do jack either (and makes you pay through the nose for even trying).

Stick them on a $20 USB key and leave it with friends/relatives, e-mail the photos to yourself on a gmail account, pay for a proper online backup service, the key thing is get a copy as far away from your house/PC as possible. SD cards are another good option, incredibly small and incredibly easy.

Edit: USB key/SD card is probably best, don't use CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray disks etc, too hard to make them last...

[Nagash]

I've had one glove stolen from me... just the one.

And that's about it.

I did find where the one glove went, on the hand of some very disillusioned teenager. Funnily enough, if you're not used to punching someone with kevvlar gloves, just hitting them with the leather seems to soften the blow...

While hitting them with a helmet is a pretty sure fire way to hurt someone.

[Bonez]

Nothing riding/bike related at all stolen. A side effect of having non desirable bikes I would imagine.
Now forgetting where I put things is another matter..............................

[cheesemethod]

There's someone called the IRD who steals 20% of my income every week, I don't know why the cops haven't caught him yet who.

[Ender EnZed]

There's someone called the IRD who steals 20% of my income every week, I don't know why the cops haven't caught him yet who.

He does that to me sometimes too. And I had a couple of beers go missing at a party once.

[Mom]

He does that to me sometimes too. And I had a couple of beers go missing at a party once.

True story. A couple of years ago we were at the pub, our favourite band was playing, it was a good night. We stepped outside the door for some fresh air leaving our brand new RTD's in full sight at the table by the door. This bloke walked over and picked them up and made to walk off with them. Maha stepped up to him and took them back. This guy did not even have the gall to look shamefaced.

Got burgled one night a few years ago, we were happily sleeping when some arsehole broke in and swiped wallets/bags/cell phones off the breakfast bar. We were lucky I guess they did not decide to come down to the bedroom and ask for our pin numbers. Worst thing that happened was I had $900 odd of 0900 "get your jollies" calls on my phone beofre I woke up and reported it stolen!

Moral of story, make sure you have an 0900 toll bar on your phone if it is on plan.

[cheesemethod]

A mate of mine came home and scared off some burglars. He showed me some photos of what they were stealing, it was all wrapped up in a bed sheet on the lounge floor. All the usual stuff... PSP, laptop, iPod etc - but they had also taken two cans of Pringles from the pantry and a 4 pack of Red Bull. I guess all that burgling works up an apetite.

[bogan]

A mate of mine came home and scared off some burglars. He showed me some photos of what they were stealing, it was all wrapped up in a bed sheet on the lounge floor. All the usual stuff... PSP, laptop, iPod etc - but they had also taken two cans of Pringles from the pantry and a 4 pack of Red Bull. I guess all that burgling works up an apetite.

common theme that, had the same thing happen to us, heaps of our stuff in a bedsheet on lounge floor, he even also had a couple of cans of pringles, drugged up burglar munchie food perhaps.

[PrincessBandit]

I don't think I've ever had a bike or anything bike-related stolen from me.

Perhaps I've just been lucky.

Same, nothing bike related been nicked. Unfortunately where I live, it's probably only a matter of time. I hope I didn't just put a hoodoo on myself...

... You're not sure? A glory hole was it?

All I can say to that is O M G!!!!!!!!

. . . I love the you that I am trying to make you into!". That is when you know that you HAVEN'T found the right woman for you!

Very deep Mark. good reverse philosophy?


I've had heaps of stuff stolen over the years, including walking in on a burglar in our last house one dark winter evening. I had one car stolen twice (a Mk II cortina, surprise surprise). Never got it back the second time. Shame, I liked that car.

[Timber020]

My HMX500, same motorbike twice, 3 chainsaws and a leafblower, stereo speakers, mountaineering tent and thats about it