I was visiting friends in a crummy neighborhood in West Oakland this evening, and some time between 6 and 7:30 somebody broke one of the back windows of my car. They got in, rifled through my stuff (I hadn't entirely finished unpacking after
my long trip), clearly saw some CDs -- but only stole my iPod, which was in the glove compartment. Nothing else appears to be missing. Maybe a couple burned CDs, but I can't remember where I left 'em.
They also tried to start the car with a screwdriver -- most likely the same screwdriver which had been left in my '87 Mustang when somebody broke into it in San Francisco in 1999 or so.
My friends already sold that house, and won't be living there much longer. Oakland is a very big place -- it's not all like that.
21st Century Insurance was very nice and helpful, but the repairs are probably going to cost less than my deductable. They were all set to send a truck out to pull my car off the street and store it someplace overnight (which I'd have to pay for, but at least they gave me the option) when my pal Joe, who
is good with funky car stuff, managed to get the broken bit of screwdriver out of the ignition and start the car.
Then, I drove home -- even with the broken window, it's extremely unlikely that anybody will bother my car in my driveway in Redwood City -- and I brought all the valuable stuff inside anyway.
It happens. *shrug*
I've been using iTunes for years — originally because (in 2001) the other MacOS X mp3 players sucked, but now that I'm on my third iPod (first, second) I'm more or less locked in.
Tracked: May 06, 14:39