Ugh, that sucks indeed. Sorry to hear that. Fortunately they are insured but still, some sentimental stuff are irreplaceable. What type of storage units are you using?Standard outdoor storage unit at an U-Haul or something of the sort (Forgot the name of the place)
Ugh, that sucks indeed. Sorry to hear that. Fortunately they are insured but still, some sentimental stuff are irreplaceable. What type of storage units are you using?Standard outdoor storage unit at an U-Haul or something of the sort (Forgot the name of the place)
they just broke the lock and opened it up I guess.
sorry to hear that. :( **** those thieves. something similar happened to me just a couple of years ago.Keep your clacks in a safe deposit box!
my step fathers medals,
Never drive to the storage unit in ur Weekend car..He he. Like keyboard stuff that's garbage.
Always take the ****tiest car..
And for the first few weeks, make friends with the guy out front.. He's actually the guy tipping off the thieves as to who to steal from.
You want to make sure this storage unit guy thinks you're some loon, storing absolute garbage..
Never drive to the storage unit in ur Weekend car..He he. Like keyboard stuff that's garbage.
Always take the ****tiest car..
And for the first few weeks, make friends with the guy out front.. He's actually the guy tipping off the thieves as to who to steal from.
You want to make sure this storage unit guy thinks you're some loon, storing absolute garbage..
Were you the only one? Seems odd if you were.Think about why they may have picked your unit. Is it right next to theirs? Did someone see you take valuables there recently?Ugh, that sucks indeed. Sorry to hear that. Fortunately they are insured but still, some sentimental stuff are irreplaceable. What type of storage units are you using?Standard outdoor storage unit at an U-Haul or something of the sort (Forgot the name of the place)
they just broke the lock and opened it up I guess.
Some people right next to us had their unit also broken into, but they luckily didn't have anything of value in theirs, from what I heard, just christmas decorations, etc...Were you the only one? Seems odd if you were.Think about why they may have picked your unit. Is it right next to theirs? Did someone see you take valuables there recently?Ugh, that sucks indeed. Sorry to hear that. Fortunately they are insured but still, some sentimental stuff are irreplaceable. What type of storage units are you using?Standard outdoor storage unit at an U-Haul or something of the sort (Forgot the name of the place)
they just broke the lock and opened it up I guess.
Some people right next to us had their unit also broken into, but they luckily didn't have anything of value in theirs, from what I heard, just christmas decorations, etc...Were you the only one? Seems odd if you were.Think about why they may have picked your unit. Is it right next to theirs? Did someone see you take valuables there recently?Ugh, that sucks indeed. Sorry to hear that. Fortunately they are insured but still, some sentimental stuff are irreplaceable. What type of storage units are you using?Standard outdoor storage unit at an U-Haul or something of the sort (Forgot the name of the place)
they just broke the lock and opened it up I guess.
****s
my step fathers medals,
Quotemy step fathers medals,
Coming from a military family, that feels like the suckiest part. Dirtbags who steal medals should be summarily drafted and sent to boot camp to atone for their sins.
****s
****s
Also, who steals medals? Those have been illegal to do anything with since 2005.
Well, just found out, everything I personally own was stolen. My modded 55g HHKB, all my artisans, two of them where one-offs that can't be replaced... I'm just ****ing sad at this point.
Well, just found out, everything I personally own was stolen. My modded 55g HHKB, all my artisans, two of them where one-offs that can't be replaced... I'm just ****ing sad at this point.chill cuh, we gonna get you another one.
Well, just found out, everything I personally own was stolen. My modded 55g HHKB, all my artisans, two of them where one-offs that can't be replaced... I'm just ****ing sad at this point.
Which where the one offs? That way if we see someone list them for sale we know that something is amiss.
Well, just found out, everything I personally own was stolen. My modded 55g HHKB, all my artisans, two of them where one-offs that can't be replaced... I'm just ****ing sad at this point.
Which where the one offs? That way if we see someone list them for sale we know that something is amiss.
The odds of that are next to none. I doubt the person even knows it's worth anything and, if it did pop up, people would know pretty quick (like selling painted Warhammer figures online) and they'd be a dumb, caught thief.
Dustin's Unholy Grail mummy was one of them, and a Wine-o mummy (I'm not sure if this was a one-off or not, but I think it is)
And my first artisan, a Steel BBV2.
Live and let on, I guess. Sucks that those two are lost though, not just for my self but for the communities sake also. :(
I may have bought your collection off of craigslist. I have the original shipping box from a ctrlalt order and an invoice for an HHKB that came with it. Both have a name on them. Please PM me your name and let's see if this is a miracle.
I may have bought your collection off of craigslist. I have the original shipping box from a ctrlalt order and an invoice for an HHKB that came with it. Both have a name on them. Please PM me your name and let's see if this is a miracle.
Amazing. Truly outstanding.
I may have bought your collection off of craigslist. I have the original shipping box from a ctrlalt order and an invoice for an HHKB that came with it. Both have a name on them. Please PM me your name and let's see if this is a miracle.
I may have bought your collection off of craigslist. I have the original shipping box from a ctrlalt order and an invoice for an HHKB that came with it. Both have a name on them. Please PM me your name and let's see if this is a miracle.
Holy **** indeed.I may have bought your collection off of craigslist. I have the original shipping box from a ctrlalt order and an invoice for an HHKB that came with it. Both have a name on them. Please PM me your name and let's see if this is a miracle.Show Image(http://images.memes.com/meme/tile/135437)
I may have bought your collection off of craigslist. I have the original shipping box from a ctrlalt order and an invoice for an HHKB that came with it. Both have a name on them. Please PM me your name and let's see if this is a miracle.
Holy **** indeed.I may have bought your collection off of craigslist. I have the original shipping box from a ctrlalt order and an invoice for an HHKB that came with it. Both have a name on them. Please PM me your name and let's see if this is a miracle.Show Image(http://images.memes.com/meme/tile/135437)
Don't worry, he will get his items back regardless of whether I get my money back. I'm an adult, work a full time job and make plenty of money to buy senseless crap. To a 16 year-old with 2200 posts on this forum, this is his hobby and his life. I don't go to meetups and enter to win crazy rare raffles for artisan keycaps. I think this stuff is cool, but it's not my life. So, of course, I will be more than happy to return this stuff to its rightful owner. I have the seller's first name, phone number and address and I hope that giving information to the police will help get back his dad's medals.
Don't worry, he will get his items back regardless of whether I get my money back. I'm an adult, work a full time job and make plenty of money to buy senseless crap. To a 16 year-old with 2200 posts on this forum, this is his hobby and his life. I don't go to meetups and enter to win crazy rare raffles for artisan keycaps. I think this stuff is cool, but it's not my life. So, of course, I will be more than happy to return this stuff to its rightful owner. I have the seller's first name, phone number and address and I hope that giving information to the police will help get back his dad's medals.AIR TREE LOOK LOOK THE PERP HAS BEEN CAUGHT
Just gonna cross here in case anybody here doesn't reddit currently. Air Tree has been notified and the items were indeed his.****ing cool
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4gm8m6/photos_i_just_bought_an_hhkb_off_craigslist_for/
Don't worry, he will get his items back regardless of whether I get my money back. I'm an adult, work a full time job and make plenty of money to buy senseless crap. To a 16 year-old with 2200 posts on this forum, this is his hobby and his life. I don't go to meetups and enter to win crazy rare raffles for artisan keycaps. I think this stuff is cool, but it's not my life. So, of course, I will be more than happy to return this stuff to its rightful owner. I have the seller's first name, phone number and address and I hope that giving information to the police will help get back his dad's medals.
Just gonna cross here in case anybody here doesn't reddit currently. Air Tree has been notified and the items were indeed his.wow, such a great story reading this.. and mind_funeral! You are DA MAN!!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4gm8m6/photos_i_just_bought_an_hhkb_off_craigslist_for/
Just gonna cross here in case anybody here doesn't reddit currently. Air Tree has been notified and the items were indeed his.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4gm8m6/photos_i_just_bought_an_hhkb_off_craigslist_for/
[–]skiwithpete1upkeyboards.com 21 points an hour ago
Hey,
We're hearing that there will be a whip round for /u/mind_funeral for returning this stuff to the rightful owner.
Just wanted to pop on here and say that http://1upkeyboards.com will contribute a sleeve to you once this stuff is back to its rightful owner.
Cool? Just reach out to us once this all gets sorted.
We're really proud to be part of this community. And it's amazing people like you that make it happen.
Air_tree firmly planted in the clouds anightoncloudnine... I can't make this **** up.im ****ing just in awe by how amazing this is. i was ****ing dissapointed as hell when i heard about this and now hearing this makes me so happy for air_tree
To say the least, I'm truly blown away by this and by mind funeral for being such a cool dude. :-*
I haven't been this happy, besides when everyone got me a new HHKB, in years. :eek:
I'm going to go take a breather.
*x-post from the subreddit*
UPDATE: I have given /u/Air_tree's belongings to my local police department handling the case. They already had a case number for his family's burglary and with the detailed description of the stolen goods from the family, the police told me they had enough evidence to get a search warrant for the seller/thief's house. Air_tree's family is driving to my state tomorrow to get his stuff back. Hopefully the police come up with the rest of the stolen goods. The police asked me to compile all correspondence with the seller/thief and Air_tree to further strengthen the case.
I just want to say that regardless of the amount of gold, gifts, and praise I have received, it's not all me. Without the forum members of geekhack and redditors of /r/MechanicalKeyboards, I would have had no idea I had stolen goods. Those artisans could have been gone forever if certain users offered to buy them instead of letting me know they were stolen. So for that, I thank you. Geekhack, we did it.
This is the kinda stuff that makes me glad that reddit and geekhack aren't 100% segregated. If it weren't for overlapping users, who's to say this would've been caught?
Deskthority is the true beacon of keyboard enlightenment :thumb:
I already posted in the reddit thread, but this is amazing new. Congrats air tree on getting your stuff back and catching this guy, and huge props to mind_funeral for doing the right thing. :thumb:This is the kinda stuff that makes me glad that reddit and geekhack aren't 100% segregated. If it weren't for overlapping users, who's to say this would've been caught?
There's obviously a bit of a rift between the communities, but I do think it's blown out of proportion more often than not. I browse both regularly, and know many others that do. And while redditors have done things that make me facepalm pretty hard, geekhackers have done just as ridiculous and stupid things. Never really understood why we don't just all accept that each community is going to have its good and bad, ups and down, but maybe that's just me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I know this has been discussed ad nauseum and is a slight deviation from the topic at hand, but it almost seems like this is something that's perpetuated by bringing it up more so than by actual issues.
Deskthority is the true beacon of keyboard enlightenment :thumb:Whenever I have insomnia I just visit deskthority and I'm asleep in seconds
I do like the fact that DT automatically saves your sent messages in an easily accessible box below rather than making check a box every time :mad:
I do like the fact that DT automatically saves your sent messages in an easily accessible box below rather than making check a box every time :mad:
Well GH is okay when I change the layout to the orange creamsicle looking one. :cool:
I do like the fact that DT automatically saves your sent messages in an easily accessible box below rather than making check a box every time :mad:
I do like the fact that DT automatically saves your sent messages in an easily accessible box below rather than making check a box every time :mad:
Profile -> Modify Profile -> Personal Messaging -> "Save a copy of each personal message in my sent items by default."
Mod Edit: Step-by-step instructions (with pics!) here: How to save sent PMs by default (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=70509.0)
P.S. mod powah
Update: Gulfport police have told us to us to wait around for the next couple of days while they progress with the case, so there will be a bit of a delay in getttng everything back.
We'll be heading back up there in two days.
Update: Gulfport police have told us to us to wait around for the next couple of days while they progress with the case, so there will be a bit of a delay in getttng everything back.
We'll be heading back up there in two days.
About 9 hours away or 630 miles.Update: Gulfport police have told us to us to wait around for the next couple of days while they progress with the case, so there will be a bit of a delay in getttng everything back.
We'll be heading back up there in two days.
Sounds like great news all around! For curiosity's sake, about how far is Gulfport from where you live?
About 9 hours away or 630 miles.Update: Gulfport police have told us to us to wait around for the next couple of days while they progress with the case, so there will be a bit of a delay in getttng everything back.
We'll be heading back up there in two days.
Sounds like great news all around! For curiosity's sake, about how far is Gulfport from where you live?
We're the ones who traveled, actually. The thief was in the same town we were in!About 9 hours away or 630 miles.Update: Gulfport police have told us to us to wait around for the next couple of days while they progress with the case, so there will be a bit of a delay in getttng everything back.
We'll be heading back up there in two days.
Sounds like great news all around! For curiosity's sake, about how far is Gulfport from where you live?
Wow, quite a distance for the thieves to travel! Glad that it looks like you'll get everything back :thumb:
Time to ****, up some commas yeah
Profile -> Modify Profile -> Personal Messaging -> "Save a copy of each personal message in my sent items by default."
Mod Edit: Step-by-step instructions (with pics!) here: How to save sent PMs by default (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=70509.0)
P.S. mod powah
Update: Gulfport police have told us to us to wait around for the next couple of days while they progress with the case, so there will be a bit of a delay in getttng everything back.
We'll be heading back up there in two days.
Sounds like great news all around! For curiosity's sake, about how far is Gulfport from where you live?
About 9 hours away or 630 miles.
That's quite the trip! Hopefully the police recover even more of your stuff in the meantime to make it really worth it. Feels like they could probably ship your keyboard stuff to you though instead of making you drive for 18 hours :p
But shows you how far someone will go to steal stuff. Either they got it from someone else or go far enough so that they are not local to the area they are robbing.
Unless I missed that the storage unit was in the town this was listed in craigslist and OP moved.
My uncle was a multiple-decorated WW2 Air Force hero, and someone stole his medals from my cousin's house. That is about as low as you can go.
****in thieves, had our old storage unit stole from before, lost 50k in wielding and general shop equipment
Woo, big news guys, we just got off the phone with the police and we found out the guy on craigslist who was selling the keyboard was not the guy broke in our storage unit, the guy on craigslist got it as payment for installing windows 10 on a computer that we had in our storage unit, and the guy who got the keyboard as payment for installing windows 10 gave the police the information of the guy who stole all of our stuff and is in a jail cell right now.
The guy who did it has a long record of breaking in storage units, a whole list of **** on his record too.
He ended up getting arrested for something else not related to our stuff.
but he is in a jail cell.
The detective is going over tomorrow morning to search the guys house. Hopefully he decided to keep some of our stuff laying around. :)Woo, big news guys, we just got off the phone with the police and we found out the guy on craigslist who was selling the keyboard was not the guy broke in our storage unit, the guy on craigslist got it as payment for installing windows 10 on a computer that we had in our storage unit, and the guy who got the keyboard as payment for installing windows 10 gave the police the information of the guy who stole all of our stuff and is in a jail cell right now.
The guy who did it has a long record of breaking in storage units, a whole list of **** on his record too.
He ended up getting arrested for something else not related to our stuff.
but he is in a jail cell.
Awwww yeeeee.
Any news on the rest of your stuff?
The detective is going over tomorrow morning to search the guys house. Hopefully he decided to keep some of our stuff laying around. :)Woo, big news guys, we just got off the phone with the police and we found out the guy on craigslist who was selling the keyboard was not the guy broke in our storage unit, the guy on craigslist got it as payment for installing windows 10 on a computer that we had in our storage unit, and the guy who got the keyboard as payment for installing windows 10 gave the police the information of the guy who stole all of our stuff and is in a jail cell right now.
The guy who did it has a long record of breaking in storage units, a whole list of **** on his record too.
He ended up getting arrested for something else not related to our stuff.
but he is in a jail cell.
Awwww yeeeee.
Any news on the rest of your stuff?
The detective is going over tomorrow morning to search the guys house. Hopefully he decided to keep some of our stuff laying around. :)
Have you checked gulfport.craigslist.com (http://gulfport.craigslist.org/?classic=1) to see if any of your stuff has been showing up?