Robbed again August 8, 2006
Posted by Niels in : Personal , trackbackAlthough I’m in New York for the summer, I’m still the house manager for my apartment in Berkeley. It’s been tricky relaying rent and deposits and bills through the phone and email, but my roommates have been flexible and we’re making it work.
I got a call from one of them today, letting me know that we were robbed yesterday.
I was surprised how little it bothered me. Maybe I’m just getting used to it. I was robbed over Christmas break my first year in Berkeley. I remember feeling so violated then. A stranger had rummaged through my home, pawed through my personal stuff, and much of what he took had more sentimental than monetary value. The robbery was actually part of the reason I moved out of south Berkeley, to get somewhere “safer”. Oh well. So much for that.
I feel bad for my housemates. Since the first robbery, I triple backed up all my files, got renter’s insurance, and furthermore have most of what I really value with me here in New York. My housemates weren’t so prepared. Most of them lost laptops, some with irreplacable data.
It’s interesting to live in a world where intangible 1’s and 0’s are our most valuable possesions.
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