Pissed off and angry !!!!!!

I'd take a cop with me. Even if he thought he had a legit gripe (ie. you owed him money or something) the law would probably agree that he needs to handle that differently. If you call them and explain the situation they should be willing to send someone out with you (just like a domestic situation). It may intimidate him into giving up your stuff if he has it or if he has sold it etc. he will have to answer for that on the spot. It's theft! No two ways about it. If it was me, at the very least it would keep me from pounding the living shit out of him right there and then.

Chances are he's just being a dickhead. I've found that with people like that, the only way often to deal with them is be a bigger one. Face them head on so they know your dead serious. Otherwise they will continue to be a dickhead and things can drag on for months with no resolution.

As my grandfather (who was a 5' 5" prize fighter way back) used to say "Take one shot and make it count. You can't afford to let him get up and hit you back"

damn Lom......... I trully feel for you.

However speaking as an employer.......... THis has happened to me also. I have had employee's use my business/hanger space for personal storage. I still do.

As an employer, When you leave, I would want you to take care of your personal items ASAP, as I would not want to be responsible for it. Too many bad things can happen. As a point of fact, consider the following example. A former employee, left his tool box and personal items here. I knew the stuff would be here for a while, as he had made arrangements with me about it. ( I had moved his stuff to a more private area, and locked his toolbox. )

Imagine my horror, when I find that his stuff was broken into, and pillaged. I put the word out to my current employees, put the stuff back, or that I would fire EVERYONE. Slowly but surely, his stuff reappeared. But not all of it.

SO I surely but slowly, replaced the suspected employee's. Its not hard to do. When they start acting funny...... something is up. I'd start probing here and there, and figgered out who the problems were. Over time, they were replaced. Since then no more problems.

One of my current employee's has stored his stuff here almost fve years, and no problems.

When the guy showed up, to pick up his stuff, we went over it and cataloged what was missing, gave him money for a good portion of it. He was very happy.

However, the situation you described, plus you say you had discussed it with the former employer..................... Its clear to me, your former employer is in the wrong here.

However you have rung his bell. He knows you are coming. The stuff is now endangered. Get over there ASAP.

Lom............ Listen to what cplant and BillyHell has to say. If you can, take the Law with you.

I agree with the others. This is chickenshit.