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Well my house got broken into last night and many things taken including my laptop with all the source code for accringtonweb and my other websites. Fortunately all important data and current site info is all stored securely on the server, so passwords changed and everything is secure again. Nobody's email details or anything else where stored on my computer. However, I have still lost a lot of source code to many parts of accringtonweb that where still in development and software for my job and lots of other things including all the photo's of my daughter Nina from birth through to her first christmas...

So if everyone can keep there eyes and ears open for the following things:

NEC Versa 720 laptop. Not available in the UK or europe, purchased in Hong Kong. Black and silver in colour with a crack on the screen casing and a euro plug supplying a power supply that has been bodged by me! 15" glass screen - can be viewed from all angles and is absolutely superb, not like a normal laptop.

Fuji S602Zoom digital camera + telephoto and wide angle lense in a green camera case. With sony 2500mah AA batterys and charger.

My girly red siemens sl55 mobile telephone. (see other threads in anything goes... :))

If anyone sees or hears of anything for sale like this then please contact me or the local police.

This is what I get for coming to spend christmas in this area.. Me thinks Hyndburn is definately not going to be my home for much longer.

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Ho sorry to hear this Roy will keep a look out

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Very sorry to hear whats happened Roy, absolutely disgraceful that nothing is safe anymore, this town like many other are getting worse these days - no proper deterants. I hope u manage to recover your stuff or least some of it specially the one that matter in priceless value. Will keep my eyes open n anything suspicious i will report.

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Sorry to hear what as happened roy, will keep my eyes and ears open.

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I'm sorry to hear this roy, it really makes me sick that somone can walk into a decent hard working persons house, probably a junky after the next fix or something and take what they like. Sometimes i wonder if there is a god with the recent death toll to innocent people, it always seems to be the rong people who are taken away.

This country's law is crap, it dosn't detare any crime. In other country's they chop their hands off

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for gods sake is nothing safe anymore the thieving bar stewards , id like to get hold of them &u ring their bl***y necks for um , LAW WOT LAW?

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Sorry to hear of your loss, Royski.

What response did you get from the Dibble? I'll bet all that they offered you was a crime report number, before returning to kick a few more car tyres.
The likelihood is that the electronics will probably get fenced off in one of the local pubs.

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Does this mean your phone number is no longer available (09 on the end) ?

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Sorry to hear your loss mate, Surely everything was backed up? Us IT Pros follow all our own advice don't we?

<fx: Ian scurrys into other room for a DVDR praying no one nicks his laptop in the next 5 minutes>

Still, it means a nice new laptop on its way, Any idea what tickles your fancy?

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It makes me sick to think that your stuff will probably be sold to get enough money for 2 £10 bags of heroin and a £5 rock of crack.:mad:

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I would guess one with all the pics and memories of his family and work for the last 12 months!!!!!

Bah Hum Bug.... I hate thieving!! You would think that when you're in your own home, you're possesions would be safe. SCUM OF THE EARTH is the only way to describe drop outs that would do such a thing!!

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Sorry to hear about this Roy. I think the worse thing must be loosing photos of someone so special that aren’t always recoverable once you start depending on your computer for storage. I’m hoping they where backed up or on a photo CD. Is their no chance of your network tracing these bastards through your phone, I believe they can track a phone as apposed to a sim card. I hope things work out Roy, good luck.

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Sorry to hear that Roy, people like that need stringing up. Hope all gets sorted out soon.

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Sorry to hear that you got stung by the sticky fingers......especially about the pics of the little one. Hope the plods catch the thieving git. And hope you get it all sorted soon.

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I suppose the worst part is losing the photographs. I hope they catch the theives and that you get your things back but realistically they are probably long gone by now.

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I cant tell you how sorry i am Roy.
It's the pictures of Nina going that will hurt the most.
You cant replaice those.
Then there's that unclean feeling that someone has intruded in your home.
It's an unfair world that we live in.
What comes around goes around Roy. Not that thats any comfort.

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"This is what I get for coming to spend christmas in this area.. Me thinks Hyndburn is definately not going to be my home for much longer."

gutted for you roy, esp with the pictures, but i wouldn't call hyndburn for being a high crime area, could have happened anywhere?

good luck in recovering your stuff though!

rob

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ANOTHER reason to move abroad - Gutted for you Roymeister... :(

Jimbo T :horn8:blower

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Sorry to here of your lose Roy.
I’ve no doubt you will be fuming I know I would. Makes you wonder how these low lives know ones not at home. It was probably just chance. To me there are no excuses for this sort of thing. We work hard for what we have and it’s not cheap. These people end up in court and it turns out that most have been abuse in one way or another (joke, isn’t it). So they end up with everyone not involved feeling sorry for them.
Anyhow I shall shut up now I could rant about this subject for ages.

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As much as I sympathise with the loss of your possessions Roy and understand how angry you must feel that someone has done this to you I cannot help but think that certain other recent events put this into perspective somewhat.

I've just seen Sara's thread about the Asian earthquake/tsunami where people have lost not only their possessions but their homes and in many cases their loved ones and still face the threat of spreading disease. Although your burglary is inexcusable, apart from the photographs you will be able to replace most of your belongings as I presume you have insurance cover.

Whilst reading the messages of sympathy from other members I was reminded of the fact that one of the board's members lost his daughter this Christmas and I didn't see many messages of sympathy for him. Perhaps you missed it in the midst of other postings, or perhaps you sent him private messages of sympathy but at first glance it seems that the loss of material goods seems to be more important to many people than the loss of a life.

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Hey gobsmacked that it terrible, can you tell me the name of the thread and where to find it so I can offer my condolences to the person concerned. I have searched all over the place and cannot find.

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What terrible news. Nothing it seems is sacred to some people. You work hard and try to make a difference and get kicked in the teeth for your efforts. You must be absolutely sickened Roy, I know I would be.

The really annoying thing is though, that the Police are probably aware of who the likely culprits are, but cannot touch them for lack of evidence. I think the time has come for a root and branch overhaul of the way drug related crime is dealt with. I am sick of hearing of criminals getting off scott-free on technicalities. It strikes me that it is the legal profession, who are adept in in finding loopholes in the law, who should be held accountable for the fact that there are so many thieves at large in society.

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I didn't realise this, how tragic. You never expect your children to go before yourself, can't imagine how anyone copes with a death of a child. Must be a nightmare.

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your being robbed at these prices !:D

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No aloss of a child does mean a lot more.I eas moved to tears where the man in Asia hels his son crying

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shoot, well that's no good. I've just been up to Accy for Christmas and perhaps an indication of how it is is that a friend of mine up in Bash had his sons snowman stolen from the front garden. Move, most of us find that the upheaval is worth it

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This kind of thing just justifies why I moved away. I never had to deal with a house break-in but I did have a car, van and motorbike stolen. I have some fond memories of accy but would never move back with the way things are going.

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Sorry to hear it Roy!
It was the Tuesday before Christmas that there was a program on TV about Druggies in Burnley nicking to feed drug habits that was very interesting insight.I suppose it's like this all over the country in Accrington etc.many of the people are very unintelligent - it is like this all over the place only way to stop it is via security etc

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yes i saw that. very intresting

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Every timt i go into my local chemist early morning there will be 2 or 3 people given a bottle to drink in front of the staff containing methadone, a substitute for heroin that is more addictive.

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We had a burglary once - well almost. The alarm went off and must actually have deterred them. The police were waiting outside of the house when we got home and asked us to go in and check if anything was missing. Afterwards I thought maybe they should have been the ones to go in first because the burglars could still have been in there and armed but at the time that didn't dawn on me.

We went in and found a Sony walkman still playing in the dining room and a hacksaw on the bathroom floor - nothing missing at all. The policeman laughed and said we might as well keep the walkman and the hacksaw and it was the first burglary he'd ever known where the victims ended up gaining something.

I can't help thinking times have changed. Doubt the police would even bother about an alarm now.

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I'm sorry that you got your goods stolen Roy. It's not so much the cost, its loosing what you had, especially the photos and personal things.

Come back over to Deutschland. It's not that bad at the moment, but the thieves are on the increase over here too.

There's no justice anywhere currently, and no chance of you getting your kit back either!

Comiserations mate!

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sorry to hear it roy, moi shall keep a lookout

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Sorry to hear you were robbed Any news yet

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Yeh Bob the Methadone is supposed to wean them off the Heroin but it's just a ongoing situation few get off the Heroin....this poses the Question - "Should Drugs be Legalised?"

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Or you do what my sister did.She sold thze methadone to get some other drugs.Party drugs legalised yes! eg. Pot or hash.Hard stuff no.But guys we had this on the forum about 1.5 years ago and it led to a lot of bad feelings

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Not all have to,I know someone who gets a weeks supply of it in a bottle and takes it home.

Yeh the drugs debate is very controversial - people should be able to do what they like bla bla

I had heroine twice and I knew it had a vice like grip so I left it alone!

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I agree that people should be able to do what they like, but within reason ie as long as the consequences of what they do do not have a detrimental effect on others, and as long as it is not illegal.

In this I am talking about the costs to the taxpayer for helping people get off heroin, or the costs of custodial sentences for committing offences, etc. The list could go on and on...

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Totally agree with you Vorlon.

All very well the idea that people should be allowed to do as they please but look how much crime is drug related. When people are addicted how do they fund their addiction? Why should other people have to suffer because of them?

That's quite apart from the cost to the NHS when the money could be better spent elsewhere.

If it were a case of whatever a drug addict brings upon themselves they should suffer the consequences at no cost to the rest of society and if they obtained their drugs without recourse to theft and damage of other people's property you might, just might have a leg to stand on kestrelx.

But that's before we get to the issue of pushers at the school gates trying to force the vile stuff upon our kids.

Having been the victim of a mugging by someone under the influence of drugs don't expect me ever to approve of them. Can't see Roy feeling kindly towards whoever his burglar was either and 9 times out of 10 so I'm told by police such burglaries are committed by drug addicts.

Yes heroin has a vice like grip and obviously not everyone is able to resist.

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i'm sorry to hear bout this mate

i'll keep an eye out for things...

what did th ecops say? any chance of gettin them?

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BELIEVE ME, THE POLICE VIEW IT AS JUST ANOTHER JOB COS THEY KNOW WHAT WE DO, THE SODS WILL GET AWAY WITH IT COS THE LAW DOESNT BACK US OR THE BOYS IN BLUE UP. I KNOW QUITE A FEW BY MY JOB & THEY ARE JUST AS DISOLUTIONED AS US. BRING BACK THE OLD DAYS WHEN THEY HANDED EM OVER FOR 5 MINS &........ BETTER STILL CHANGE THE LAW SO THEY ARE MADE TO PAY SO IT HURTS, LETS FACE IT THE TOERAGS HAVE ENOUGH TO SMOKE & GO THE BOOZER, WHICH MOST HARD WORKING FOLK CAN'T. tHE OLD JEWISH LAW SET OUT IF YOU STOLE A SHEEP & GOT CAUGHT YOU HAD TO PAY 7 TIMES BACK-DONT SEE ANYTHING WRONG IN ADAPTING THAT. CANT PAY, WONT PAY, THEN TAKE IT OUT AT SOURCE IE THEIR BENEFITS!
BIG AL

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And not just as a percentage either - stop their benefits until the debt is fully repaid (none of this fannying around with £2.50 each week)

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bad **** :behead: thats what thay need

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sorry to hear this roy

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Hang Em High.

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cut their fingers off!