[Leica] I'm sick - my M9 and nocti were stolen out of my house.

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So sorry to hear this, Sue.  As you say, and as I learned after our house
burned down 30 years ago, only people matter.  At least nobody was hurt in
the robbery.  I hope you have good insurance!!

Tina

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Sue Ryan <scoutfinch at chartermi.net> 
wrote:

> A few weeks ago, my husband came home to the sliding door wide open.
> Nothing apparently  missing (2 giant flat screen TVs, tons of computer and
> camera stuff in the office) until he  couldn't find his Canon 5D Mk II and
> his Sigma 50-500, which had been sitting (out of sight from the outside) in
> the dining room where the slider is. I was relieved - my camera bag (a
> school lunch box with a soccer ball on the front) was untouched in the
> dining room, and the M8 was safe in the office. Sheriff called, report
> made, etc. Fast forward 2 weeks - as I was preparing my gear for a weeklong
> workshop I realized the M9 and nocti also were missing. Then I remembered
> that a few nights before the slider was found open was the night I took the
> photo of my husband stargazing. I no doubt put the camera in the same place
> my husband had lain his in the dining room. By now I'm sure someone got a
> couple nice outfits on Craig's list for $100 worth of pot money. I went
> through the motions, called the sh
>  eriff again, called the insurance company, etc. but I have little hope,
> although I will report the serial numbers to Leica. The sad thing is the M9
> was the only purchase I made with my dad's inheritance money after paying
> off my kids' college loans. He was a lifelong photo enthusiast and I
> thought of him whenever I used it.
>
> Deep breath... 'things' don't matter, people matter...
>
> Sue
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
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