Thanks for the support guys, it's really very greatly appreciated. The toll this has taken on me is immeasurable, I can't put into words the affect it has on me. The simple act of going there now makes me physically ill, and the only thing I want to do is leave.
As some have said, it's not so much about the stuff that's gone, though the amount of things that are no longer mine is staggering, it's the violation that someone's been in my home, through all of my belongings and rifled through everything they could touch, everything that's ever meant anything to me. The feeling is indescribable, and you can't possibly know unless it has happened.
I have very bad photos of the guy from the cameras that weren't stolen, each time he's there he's fully armed. I won't go there alone any more, this could be so much worse than simply some physical items no longer in my possession. The thought of stumbling across this guy and Taro going into protect mode and getting shot comes to mind, and would simply be the end of me.
A couple of buddies have wanted to help by staying out there to catch him, or be out there alone to get some things out of there. I won't allow it, if something happened to them, I couldn't live with myself.
The could've, should've, would'ves, and second guessing are non-stop, I wake up every hour or so at night thinking about this. No doubt I'd do things differently having been through it now, but that's not what this is about. It's about the simple fact that someone in the pinball community will come across these games, and I just need help with finding them.
I have serial numbers of the games, I don't think it's a good idea to post them, but yes, there's definitely a way to identify these as mine.
One of the SWE1s had a bad monitor and the monitor board removed. The Space Shuttles had backglasses removed.
Starship Troopers was not stolen, it went to a friend.
It's difficult to pinpoint an exact date they were taken. The guy recently cut my locks off the storage units and put his own on. There was a period I couldn't get into them to see things. Between 12/3 and 12/30 is when they were taken though, so not too long ago. Likely near the 22nd as the Sheriff was there and said it looked like they just missed him.
Thanks again for the support everyone.
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Rob Anthony
Pinball Classics
http://LockWhenLit.com
Quality Board Work - In Home Service
borygard at gmail dot com
Muskego, WI
A bear trap by the front door? Shit, if a kid in home alone could build some kick butt traps - someone like Rob Anthony with his Macgyver skills could do something rad.
Sana'a
