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Jack Fleetwood
Some of you follow me on Facebook and already heard the news. I woke up a few weeks ago to find I'd been robbed. All of my cameras and lenses were gone, along with a lot of my tools, some of my Dad's knives, and more. To add salt to the wound, the responding police officer was a jerk. To add a little more salt to the wound, I lost around $37K of items, but my homeowners insurance only covered $2500 for 'business' items. I got a check for $7500 total.
I was amazed at the love and support I got. So much in fact that it was overwhelming. I had so many people offering to help me out financially with a GoFundMe or to just give me cash. The advice was also overwhelming... get this insurance, get this garage door opener, get this alarm, get this security camera... all intended with love.
So that brings me to this quote. "The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief." -William Shakespeare. Screw these guys, they won't win. Does this hurt financially? Yep. Do I want money from my friends? Nope. I quickly warned my friends that if they sent me money, it would go to charity, not cameras. There are people out there that need help. I'll be fine.
I'm going to take this as a sign that I need to do better in life. Going forward, $100 of every photo shoot I do will go to St. Judes or Ronald McDonald House, both of which touched my heart (a story for another time!).
Now for some good news. I got my new cameras and lenses today. I'm ready to depart for Oshkosh next week where I'll be shooting for EAA again. I'm truly a very lucky man.
I was amazed at the love and support I got. So much in fact that it was overwhelming. I had so many people offering to help me out financially with a GoFundMe or to just give me cash. The advice was also overwhelming... get this insurance, get this garage door opener, get this alarm, get this security camera... all intended with love.
So that brings me to this quote. "The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief." -William Shakespeare. Screw these guys, they won't win. Does this hurt financially? Yep. Do I want money from my friends? Nope. I quickly warned my friends that if they sent me money, it would go to charity, not cameras. There are people out there that need help. I'll be fine.
I'm going to take this as a sign that I need to do better in life. Going forward, $100 of every photo shoot I do will go to St. Judes or Ronald McDonald House, both of which touched my heart (a story for another time!).
Now for some good news. I got my new cameras and lenses today. I'm ready to depart for Oshkosh next week where I'll be shooting for EAA again. I'm truly a very lucky man.