Got to the garage bright and early this morning to help one of the mini club change their suspension.
Seemed odd as the latch was broken on the gate, "kids!" I thought.
But then I realised it was worse than that, the garage had been burgled, ransacked and all the tools gone bar a couple of screwdrivers and an old sander.
15 years and over £2k of collective effort all gone over night.
Police were called and prints were taken, but not much hope was held out by them as tools aren't easy things to trace.
And to top it off, the contents insurance are being awkward because the garage is at my mums place but the tools aren't hers. Oh and they would like 15 years worth of proof of purchases.
When did the world get so rotten that people would not only mess with a mans tools, but more than that take away a disabled, chronically depressed guys only avenue of escape by stealing them and leaving him without his one hobby.
Whomever it was knew what was in there, they didn't touch the 2nd garage that only has garden tools and old furniture in it. Plus they came prepared - it's not like you can run off with 2 full tool cabinets, welders, compressors, lifting gear and boxes of power tools.
So someone has seen me working on the cars in the past or worse I've worked on someone's car (which I really don't want to believe) and they've done this anyway.
Yeah, it's a sob story I know. But they say it helps to talk about it.
