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My wallet was stolen yesterday. Again.
Police reports, reports to the landlord (stolen from inside my apartment, part of a break inā¦the building has known security issues with randoms following tenants in) etc all filed. New cards requested. Itās fixable. Iām just vaguely disgruntled with the universe and everything in it
Omg that's horrible I'm sorry š
Itās not the first time. Iāve had three or four in ten years
Bugger sorry that happened to you.
3-4 times over 10 years seems like a lot.
Just CBD things.
I live next door to a homeless outreach. Most of the clients are harmless, but thereās definitely a probability higher than zero that one of them wanders in and starts doing antisocial stuff.
Fires in the bin room in winter, for example, because someoneās broken in and is trying to keep warm. Drug use in the community garden - we try to clean up any detritus of that. Vandalism in public areas, and once or twice Iāve witnessed fights. Iāve had the lock on my mailbox cut off and needed to replace it. The occasional break in.
My tolerance for legally questionable shenanigans may be higher than many peopleās!
Honestly I donāt know how you do it mentally, you sound so understanding and unfazed! I would be too worried about violence. Meth paranoia and aggression is frightening to witness. I would nope out of there as soon as I could.
Iāve been homeless myself. Thatās sort of why.
The home I have now is precious to me, and I wouldnāt leave it lightly - Iām disabled, and I have some accessibility needs that this apartment is perfect for - unless I was absolutely certain of having somewhere else I could go that met those needs too.
A lot of the time I really like it here. Itās justā¦occasionally really feral because people suck.
Apologies, my comment seems so insensitive now. Glad to hear youāre ok now.
Fucking low lifes. I'm sorry this has happened to you.
That's awful!! Hope they didn't get the chance to use anything before you could cancel.
Iām down about $200 in rapid fire transactions - biggest was $70 at my nearest bottle-shop
Hope you can the $$ back without too much hassle. That super sucks.
Oh gosh! Thatās awful!
You are much more resilient than I am. Iāve had trouble sleeping since a break in years ago.
I do feel for people experiencing these situations where they feel theft is necessary for their survival though.
Yeah, look, itās not my favourite thing. Iād much rather not be doing this today. Even so, this one bothers me less than many of the previous incidents because comparatively, itās simple to fix.
Only one thing seems to have been taken.
Nothing else was damaged.
Nobody was threatened or hurt. I wasnāt even present.
I have the means to replace all my cards - I did a passport application all of two weeks ago, so Iāve even got the photos for new ID already on hand! - and nothing immediately pressing that I need the cards for beyond daily convenience.
Iāve got a locksmith coming to check over my door, and I wonāt have to pay for it because my landlord will.
Itās a time consuming inconvenience, but Iāve definitely had a lot worse.
Vaguely disgruntled? You are such a cool customer. Hopefully all is right soon.
Iāve had three or four in the last ten years. At least this time the wallet appears to be the only missing thing
How awful. So sorry. If they broke into your apartment, hope nothing else was stolen. If itās happened multiple times, sounds like the apartments need better doors and/or locks! I can understand someone following through a foyer door, but it shouldnāt be that easy to get into someoneās apartment?
Iāve got a locksmith coming to check my door
I'm so sorry that's happened to you š«
That sucks, Iām thankful youāre safe and only replaceable stuff was taken. And that it doesnāt seem to have shaken you up too much.
Fingers crossed for speedy replacements (and that maybe victims of crime might get some of your money back)š¤