To think my neighbour stole my laptop?

[StarWa]

This is going to sound a bit ridiculous, but I promise it's true, unless I've lost my mind.

I went away for three weeks. During this time I asked my NDN to look after my cat - I left all the food, litter, poo bags etc.

I offered them £10 per day to do this, however, they refused and said I could repay the favour one day. We are quite friendly, she's a teacher and he works for a bank - both late thirties. Not that it matters, just so I'm not dripfeeding.

I take in a lot of Amazon deliveries for them and they would do the same for me.

I got home today and my laptop is gone - I always keep it in the same place on my desk. It was 100% there before I left. Thinking they might have moved it for whatever reason (fine) I text her to ask.

She told me I better not be accusing her of stealing it because she would never do that. I said I wasn't saying that at all, just a bit perplexed as I didn't take it with me.

Now she hasn't replied, but she's read my message.

@Pootlepoodle

You have passively waited for your neighbour to not show up when she said she was coming over to talk. You have been busy working and doing other things and have not returned to the thread for days, meanwhile also letting things slide and not actively pursuing your neighbour for a face-to-face conversation

Lol! Berating the OP for not coming back on the thread! Hahahahahaha

LOL. Spectacularly missing the point. The point is, the OP has been passive, wishwashy, and limp in all her interactions - even with her own thread.

Oooh, should I really change the locks?

In your judgemental view milkyaqua.

I agree with Stranger

StrangerThanSpring Fri 21-Jan-22 04:13:54

StarWa

I'm really not being passive about it, even if it comes across that way on here. I am concerned and freaked out. I've ordered one of those ring doorbell things.

"I think that is a good choice!

Don't worry about the people demanding drama. It's your life. Do what feels right".

Did you have a password on the laptop so noone else could use it?

In your judgemental view milkyaqua.

Thank you for your judgemental view of my judgemental view.

@Myotherusernamewastakenagain

Did you have a password on the laptop so noone else could use it?

Yes, she said she has changed the password

You're welcome milkyaqua ,hope you were able to reflect on the difference between me describing you as judgemental and your judgemental comments describing the OP as "passive, wishwashy, and limp in all her interactions".

@StarWa
Any update ?

Ok

Sorry, not sure what happened there

OP I think the advice about asking other neighbours if they have CCTV that covers yours/neighbours front door is a good one. You've been robbed when you've been away so gathering information to pass to the police.

I hope it's not you on the neighbour stole my delivery thread, OP, after you ordered your new laptop

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4468977-neighbour-stole-my-delivery?msgid=114716841

A laptop is a reasonably big thing, not like an item of jewellery.
It does sound suspicious that it disappeared while she was looking after your cat-
I’d wonder if she’d given your keys to someone else to see to the cat?

Has your laptop turned up yet @StarWa?

Wondering if your laptop ever turned up OP? Hope it did

@StarWa
Did the computer turn up ?

@StarWa

Did you ever get to the bottom of this?

I still think of this and wonder if OP ever found out what happened 😆

Didn't realise it was a ghost thread until the end. Now I really need to know what happened to the lap top