Not what you needed at any time of the year but some people are just low life ..sorry to hear your news.
hey good idea - steal a big gorilla from a zoo, put him in the back of the van, find some way of really annoying him then leave the van in the same spot. place video recorder focused on said van, post vid of thief getting head kicked in by angry gorilla on youtube, make shed load of money from the video and buy another laptop with the proceeds.Keep an eye on the van, a mate of mine had his van broken into and all his kit nicked and the insurance would not pay out, as you have said, because he should have removed it or parked up in a secure place (workshop, garage, etc) two weeks later they came back, found nothing in the van, so nicked the van.....
Good on you, " Illegitimii Carborundum" mate!Cheers everyone. What can you do ey.
Over it now, time to get drunk and enjoy Christmas!
Ho Ho Ho