Reply #6: Makes you feel violated, doesn't it.

[Ohio Dem]

I walked out to my car one morning, and the door was ajar. I looked inside and saw that the glove compartment was open. My cell phone was gone. There was a slash in my convertible top. I felt like somebody punched me.

The cell phone couldn't be used by the thieves, as it was locked. The stereo wasn't stolen because the face comes off, and the face was in my apartment. And I had comprehensive insurance, so I only had the deductable to pay. So for $100 I replaced the white top with a black one that I like much better.

My neighbor's car was also broken into that night, along with two others in our lot, but she didn't have a convertible. Her window was busted. She must not have had a removable stereo face, either, because that was gone, too. And the thieves weren't very good at stealing stereos, apparently, because they tore the hell out of her dash. And she didn't have comprehensive insurance.

My own troubles quickly faded. I felt so bad for her.

I'm sorry about your car, but it can always be worse.

On edit: I'm not trying to make light of this break-in, and I hope you get reimbursed by the people who were supposed to be watching your car. Having your car broken into really sucks.