Well, I guess it was going to happen sooner or later. Someone smashed a window to get into my van and took everything of value. It was somewhat unpacked but they took the entire electrical system (batteries, dcdc charger, fusebox, suitcase solar panels, everything) and I'm surprised they didn't take the wiring for the copper. Also, my camera bag and a few power tools.
They had bolt cutters because the expensive stuff was security cabled. So, not a casual crew.
I have regrets.
#vanLife #ouch

I unpacked quite a bit but not everything because I'm still pretty weak from germs. Lesson learned, I guess. I've parked carefree in this neighborhood for twenty years but in a car. A van is too tasty, I guess.

I'll spend the rest of the day realizing more things that are gone. I just realized that they took my bin of kitchen stuff. Pots, pans, utinsels, knives, bleh.

This is bad and I'm hurt and mad. I'll recover and I try not to be attached to things, especially things in vehicles. I'm deeply lucky that almost all of my IT stuff (laptop, modem, router, RPis, etc) weren't in there.

I guess I'll need to figure out a way to more easily unload infrastructure when I leave the van parked in Seattle.

They took a pill bottle with some expired heart meds. Good luck with that! Thank Dog my meds were not in the van. That would have been a PITA.