Comments on: Burglary Aftermath

By: Little Green Man

Little Green Man — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:57:04 +0000

I’ve been looking at getting a tv/replacement monitor for my bedroom recently in the 32″ area. Does having the low resolution of 1366*768 not look a bit odd being stretched over 32″s as it appears to be on those screens, as I was worried and thinking of going for a 1080p screen. Only problem with that is because of the much more computer sized pixels it would also take a much more powerful graphics card to power than I currently own.

Anyone’s opinion?

By: Troll

Troll — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:42:40 +0000

Om nom nom nom nom. Thanks Tom!

By: Jason L

Jason L — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:23:48 +0000

Nominative determinism nothing, that looks like nepotism to me.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:56:33 +0000

You’re called Direct Line and you work for Direct Line? Talk about nomnitive determinism!

Once again: fraud is when you lie about what you lost or what it’s worth. I told them precisely what I lost, what I paid for it, and what it sells for today. They ignored that, offered me vouchers for some shitty replacements that weren’t the same. I told them they weren’t the same, they offered me the cash value of those replacements. I accepted.

By: Direct Line

Direct Line — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:02:24 +0000

ahah! I’ve reported this to counter fraud at direct line, I work for them! get ready for the phone call!

By: CloakRaider

CloakRaider — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:05:17 +0000

Good to see that everything has sort of worked out from being robbed. Keep up the great journalismismisming and blogs!

Also, I’m tempted to get an EEE PC myself, but the only thing putting me off is the resolution that they run at.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:07:40 +0000

Anonymous and J-Man: She’s http://mininanobytes.blogspot.com/2009/06/z-day-is-coming.html

Some couples fight about the toilet seat, we fight about Valve’s timing of Left 4 Dead 2.

Ralph: Thanks, man! Cheered me up on a dull day.

LGM: Oh snap.

By: Little Green Man

Little Green Man — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:35:59 +0000

@ Ralph
Why would he need to do blogging for RPS when he has his own blog just for himself?

Also I would’ve said: The way you dealt with this situation is admirable – you didn’t let the crooks get the better of you. And the burglars don’t seem to have done too much damage either.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:33:54 +0000

Hey tom I’m glad everything worked out well in the end. Must be a horrible feeling to have your hard earned valuables stolen by some scallywags. The way you dealt with this situation is admirable you didn’t let the crooks get the best of you and you dealt with the insurance people brilliantly.

Its times like these when it becomes obvious who your true friends are and I’m glad someone helped you out a lot. All the best for the future friend – and keep up the great work I love reading your amusing witty aticles online and in pcg, your my favourite games journalist :P
ps you should do some blogging for RPS :))

By: Preedy

Preedy — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:52:31 +0000

By: J-Man

J-Man — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:41:52 +0000

Also Ross leaving PCG. Sadface.

By: J-Man

J-Man — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:44:36 +0000

Also, who’s this nice lady?

By: Jazmeister

Jazmeister — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:24:21 +0000

Insurance is great in theory, but in practice they’re in the business of weaselling out of agreements and surprising you with technicalities. Grrrr…

By: Jason L

Jason L — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:14:51 +0000

It’s not a scam if they offer it because of their ridiculous cross-branding agreements. Unless the burglary bore the signature of the dashing cad Praig Cearson, this nothing more than a rare positive example of blind bureaucracy in action.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:12:48 +0000

Who is this person?

By: passerby

passerby — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:16:39 +0000

That’s right, scam your insurance company then write about it on the Internet THIS PLAN CANNOT POSSIBLY FAIL

(though yes I agree the odds of them reading this are low…)

By: Ludo

Ludo — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:38:50 +0000

I say it’s not too large enough!

By: Chijts

Chijts — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:52:41 +0000

That TV seems far too large to be that close to your face.

By: waste_manager

waste_manager — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:38:42 +0000

So they stole all this stuff but left your fruit bowl in tact? What the hell? Those apples look tasty.

Glad you got it all sorted anyway chap.

By: SenatorPalpatine

SenatorPalpatine — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:32:58 +0000

Sorry about the burglary, yay for upgraded gadgets and locks!

By: Preedy

Preedy — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:37:44 +0000

he must only use it to laugh at…. right?

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:48:53 +0000

I have a special permit, Nano.

By: Inferno

Inferno — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:24:49 +0000

Glad to hear you made the best of what can often be an awful situation. And good to hear about that other someone being especially nice. This random post made me happy. That is all.

By: J-Man

J-Man — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:22:48 +0000

I agree with Smurfy.

By: Nano

Nano — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:33:51 +0000

What’s a PC gamer doing with an Xbox? Isn’t that illegal, or something?

By: Roadrunner

Roadrunner — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:05:57 +0000

The first time I was burgled, I was about 7. They stole some car keys and a tv.
However what made up for it was that I got driven to school in a fucking POLICE CAR. (I was too young at the time to give a crap about the insurance etc)
That was undeniably epic.

Then I was burgled again and the insurance payed back roughly 4.2% of what the stolen items were worth. ¬_____¬

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:33:01 +0000

DirectLine are welcome to read it – I told them what this stuff costs in real shops, they chose to give me Comet prices.

EGTF – the bag is actually a lamp.

By: Ludo

Ludo — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:18:16 +0000

Yeah Deus Ex has been appearing everywhere I look recently, like a kind of subliminal hum. I installed it this evening and have been merrily cattle prodding fools. Man, it looks so old now, but is still great fun.

By: Smurfy

Smurfy — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:12:26 +0000

Oh and on the desktop monitor too. If you were from where I was from, you’d be fuckin’ cool.

By: Smurfy

Smurfy — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:10:13 +0000

Nice screenshot on the Eee – yeah, I noticed. I’m kind of a big deal.

By: PD102

PD102 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:38:59 +0000

I kind of like my gadgets far too much, and I hate talking to people, especially insurance companies. So im going to make sure that as soon as im able to get a house, the door is made of solid steel and the windows are bulletproof. Ill see if i can buy one of those paintball Sentry Guns to boot.

By: spuzman00

spuzman00 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:15:25 +0000

Wow. I need to get robbed.

By: Jonas

Jonas — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:06:44 +0000

This is a really great post, way to make the best of a shitty situation Tom. But yes, I do wonder what Direct Line would do if they found this :P

By: Lack_26

Lack_26 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:55:16 +0000

I’ll blow your mind, address please, 14/10 easy.

But, seriously, that was some good luck with insurance company. And remember, a gentleman thief will steal just shot of what the insurance company will pay out. That way it’s a renewable resource.

By: EGTF

EGTF — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:54:31 +0000

Tom Francis, master of stealth-thief insurance.

What’s in the non-descript paper bag next to your comp?

By: Ludo

Ludo — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:31:43 +0000

I’ve been thinking about getting a monitor recently. Now I’m extremely tempted to get that TV. It’s … just … so … awesomely … large.

By: ZomBuster

ZomBuster — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:47:37 +0000

It’s like someone comes by your house, replaces all your stuff with newer and better ones, upgrades your locks, leaves some cash behind and put a sign on your back saying “Be nice to me please”.

By: The_B

The_B — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:45:54 +0000

J-Man: I’d be more worried about the burgulars reading than the insurance company. But if there’s one thing The Sims 3 has taught me, it’s that your stuff was nicked by a guy with a SUCTION SACK.

You should totally nick that back from them if they try again.

By: Bigfoot_King

Bigfoot_King — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:16:58 +0000

I guess I know what to do now if I get robbed now

By: Rei Onryou

Rei Onryou — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:52:34 +0000

Its ridiculous that they try to rip you off further with the funbux in the first place. Anyone with half a tech savy brain knows not to go there. Besides that, they don’t have the super cool top notch stuff.

I rate this review of said burglary 10/10. If I ever get robbed, I now know how to handle the post-burglary two months. =D

By: J-Man

J-Man — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:33:02 +0000

You better hope Direct Line don’t read this…

By: Alex-chan!

Alex-chan! — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:18:04 +0000

ooh… you’re ranking burglaries, eh? what’s you’re address? i bet i can get 10/10 :D

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:12:35 +0000

Agree totally on the Shift key thing. I have one of the old EEEs which I’m currently replacing with a new one, purely because of the pissant half-size right-Shift key that always, always, always has me hitting the arrows instead.