I won't go into the difficult details as to why I deem this one important, but the simple truth is that we were robbed and a LOT of stuff is now gone and irretrievable.
No, there was no insurance. And that is an issue for another day.
Yes, we filed a report. With supplemental information.
No, there really isn't a damn thing the Police can do.
Really.
That said....
Find the one thing in the whole wide world, materially speaking, that you deem MOST IMPORTANT. It may be a digital contraption, the key to a hobby--a snowboard, a pistol, golf clubs--or something like jewelry.
Find that thing.
Take a photograph of it. Take several, especially if there are serial numbers or other identifying marks. If you took those photos with your phone, download them and REMOVE them from your phone (to eliminate them from "the cloud"). Do not even THINK about posting it on Facebook or whatever.
Create a file on your computer. Put those images in that file along with a written description of whatever it is: size, color, manufacturer, where it was purchased or how you got it, how much you paid for it and what it is worth to replace it.
Now, copy that file off to a CD or hard drive and put it in a fire-proof or safe deposit box. Do not leave that information on your computer.
While you're at it, take photos of your computer and serial numbers thereof. Put this information with the other.
If you have time, pick something else.
When you buy a big ticket item, follow these steps again.
Leave the splashy photographs of big diamond rings and fancy cars for celebrities, unless you think you can well afford something like that gone missing.
Well! What are you doing sitting here?
GO!
