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Homeowners buy them to make repairs on their house when things like plumbing or light switches break.
If someone sneaks into your basement and takes them you may not notice immediately. We don’t necessarily inventory them daily but when something breaks and we go to fetch those tools, they are gone. So when the proverbial water starts filling your kitchen and you realize that the monkey wrench and the sump pump are gone, you realize that you have 2 problems compounding your predicament. The water quickly gets beyond your ability to control.
Who do you call for help?
The burglars who took your tools away?