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My apartment in San Francisco was burglarized in a similar manner,without the assistance of AirBnB. I did not develop PTSD. Based off my own experience, I also
by rdouble 15y ago
My apartment in San Francisco was burglarized in a similar manner,without the assistance of AirBnB. I did not develop PTSD. Based off my own experience, I also find that something seems off about EJ's story. I've found the internet's response at least strange as the incident itself.
- djjose 15y agoEveryone is different. I had my place burglarized some years back and I never felt safe again in the place. I suffered many sleepless nights and would awaken at any sound. This was no way to live "at home" so I moved out and have since lived in "more secure" buildings (condos). It's not a fun experience so I can empathize with anyone that has been through it and isn't the same after. In effect you really do feel violated. Now, some people just say "screw it shit happens," and carry on living in the same place. I tip my hat to you for being able to do so.
- daemin 15y agoYes it can happen and people deal with it differently. Though I would assume in your case that you didn't hand over the keys of your house to the burglars.
- nkassis 15y agoCalling a locksmith would have been the one of first thing I had done in her case. But doors are pretty useless when it comes to burglary.
- rbanffy 15y agoWould you mind telling your story?
- rdouble 15y agoMy landlady saw a crackhead in our yard but since SF is filled with zorched looking lurkers she didn't think much of it and just told him to leave. I came home from work, and noticed my apartment was a real mess and my TV was missing. Went to the closet and noticed everything was dumped out and an old laptop was missing. I actually found the laptop in a garbage can next to the house. The thieves did a few weird things like steal my pillows and dump out items from the fridge. I went down to the cop shop and they said there was a string of burglaries where the thieves were using dudes from the park to act as lookouts and then take the blame later. My landlady and I actually went down to the park and found the crackhead guy riding around on a kid's BMX bike. He said he didn't do it but that he did know where my TV was.
- rbanffy 15y agoHer case was a bit different. During the stay, she developed a relationship with the guest, exchanging e-mail messages while her home was carefully vandalized and her valuables stolen. I can see it could be a very traumatic experience. I once was robbed at gunpoint and it took me weeks to get back to nomal. I am still very careful when I have my notebook in my backpack.
- rdouble 15y agoYeah it was different, but my home in SF was ransacked and guys on drugs were involved, so it was also "similar." I have been robbed at gunpoint in Emeryville too, that was a worse experience.
- fedd 15y agosorry, do you have metal doors there in SF? as we do in Moscow, Russia. the doors that can be opened only with the help of special forces
- rdouble 15y agoI'd guess that half the apartments in SF are in old wooden houses, with wood doors.
- fedd 15y agoi'd say, i'd feel unsafe there even if such a story didn't happen to me... or, while there are houses of thin wood, maybe you are allowed to wear/keep a gun?
- shpxnvz 15y agoKeeping is not just allowed, its our natural right. Wearing is, as well, but it's waiting on another SCOTUS decision for affirmation.
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