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Yesterday, Tuesday, I had two more visitors related to the break-in.
The first was an estimator for the aluminum guy that Juan, my yard and maintenance guy recommended. I was happy with his suggestions to do things that the insurance would be willing to pay for but still be a security upgrade. He went back to his boss and told him the repairs were urgent, so his boss was scrambling to change his schedule to do the work yesterday afternoon, but I told him that, no, I can wait a few days. That turned out to be good because the insurance company really would prefer for the adjuster to see the damage (even if you have photos and videos) before effecting repairs. The total estimated cost of repairs is only $2,100, so nearly pocket change, but when combined with the stolen headphones and cash brings my claim to enough to make it worth having a claim.
The adjuster showed up at 3:00 and was not impressed with the damage. I forget the exact words he used, but he was basically scoffing that it was insignificant, especially based on the small quote. Sure, it might be insignificant to a man that a huge glass panel is now being held in place only by gravity and that I need two new locks, but, you know, he’s not a single woman living alone so our perspectives are different. đ We went back over the facts of the case and I had to write yet another report, but this time it was in a fill-in-the-blanks format and he pretty much dictated verbatim what he wanted me to say. As I suspected, the barely legible copy of the denuncia I was given at the fiscalia is not acceptable, so I have to go back and get an “original” copy, but I also need the report from the peritos. I thought I’d have to get those at two separate offices, but nope, so it’s not like I’m going to have to make an extra trip.
The excessive number of steps are what they are, just like with immigration. The value of the headphones alone are making the exercise worthwhile — I’m nowhere near yet having put enough time into this matter to have not made it worthwhile to go through the process. I’m also happy to go through the process for something like this rather than a violent crime where I’d probably not be in such a calm state to undo this Gordian knot of red tape.
My insurance broker sent me today the list of all the things the insurance company needs to build their file: photos, receipts, police reports, etc. I’m going to have some time off over the next few days to put all of that together. I have most of it, just not sorted logically. I’m also going to include the receipt for the replacement Airpods to show that I had to pay more than I did in November since they are not on sale right now. Since the difference is $1,000 and they were bought recently on sale, I hope that I will be paid the replacement value and not the original value, but I’m not holding my breath.
Last night, friends took me out for my birthday to Miyabi, one of MĂ©rida’s best sushi restaurants. It was so good to get out and have a bit of normalcy! We had an absolutely perfect meal (best octopus nigiri in town, by the way), so stuffed and a little borracha from two big beers, I was able to have my first solid night of sleep since this happened. I’m exhausted this morning, having finally hit my wall, and struggling with a haaard job, but last night did me so much good.
There’s nothing like comfort food to improve your outlook on life!