Hi Troops:
The thread on house overhaul and contractors and such prods me to ask for your advice about how to handle a problem. I had a very nice antique, a little child's rocking chair, walnut with a woven rattan seat, that I inherited. I was saving it for a friend who's expecting. I went to get it yesterday and it isn't where I kept it in the corner of the living room. I've gone through the whole house and it isn't to be found. There has only been one other person in the house in the last few months, a plumber and his helper who were here for several hours replacing the line out of the kitchen sink which had rusted through. They were working in both the kitchen and the basement. I can't think of anyone else who had an opportunity to grab it. I haven't had a break in of any kind, and a burglar would have taken other things than a small antique; electronics, firearms, silver, for instance. It has been almost 2 months since the plumbing repairs, so I can't very well call the police now, and I've absolutely no proof that it was the plumber or his helper that were the culprits. I have used this plumbing company in the past and their work was always satisfactory, I don't know whether to write the owner or what to do. Any advice??
Bill Shuey