I had a AU$400 UHF CB stolen my my car while visiting. The following night a guy I knew from the CB scene is bragging about a cheap UHF radio he bought from Cash Converters (Australian Pawn Shop franchise). I asked him if I could have a look at it and he is fine about it. I go around and take of the top and see the custom repairs I made to the microphone socket. It's mine.I give the guy the AU$50 he paid for it (not his fault), take it and report it to the police. Total disinterest. I show a current brochure showing the worth of the device and point out that clearly the Pawn Brokers are knowingly dealing in stolen goods since they sold it for much less than it was worth. I can only imagine what the thief was paid for radio.The police go to the store except they haven't taken ID as they are legally required to do. So the Police decide it's too hard again and it's back to total disinterest. I just get told I was lucky to get it back. End of story.
Because the item is from the United States, and in American English, vs. your New Zealand version of English, the correct term is "burglarized."In the states, "burgled" is more of a quaint, vaguely British, vaguely 19th-century term.
brandonApr 3, 2010
People still do steal car radios.
myztryApr 3, 2010
I had a AU$400 UHF CB stolen my my car while visiting. The following night a guy I knew from the CB scene is bragging about a cheap UHF radio he bought from Cash Converters (Australian Pawn Shop franchise). I asked him if I could have a look at it and he is fine about it. I go around and take of the top and see the custom repairs I made to the microphone socket. It's mine.I give the guy the AU$50 he paid for it (not his fault), take it and report it to the police. Total disinterest. I show a current brochure showing the worth of the device and point out that clearly the Pawn Brokers are knowingly dealing in stolen goods since they sold it for much less than it was worth. I can only imagine what the thief was paid for radio.The police go to the store except they haven't taken ID as they are legally required to do. So the Police decide it's too hard again and it's back to total disinterest. I just get told I was lucky to get it back. End of story.
diggorelseApr 3, 2010
Giving him publicity that he wants...he's photographer for the column. It's the art of being seen.
assassyn360Apr 3, 2010
People who steal or receive stolen property... are not gentlemen.
davidjunitApr 3, 2010
Merriam-Webster says 1870. I think butchering words is a British pastime.
iwasnevyApr 3, 2010
Doh!
wolfboyApr 3, 2010
Because the item is from the United States, and in American English, vs. your New Zealand version of English, the correct term is "burglarized."In the states, "burgled" is more of a quaint, vaguely British, vaguely 19th-century term.
fauxnetikzApr 3, 2010
FTA: "Brubaker was hopeful, but wasn't about to get his hopes up."...wut?
greatdrokApr 4, 2010
American English is wrong in so many ways.......