Iain T Posted September 16 Author Report Share Posted September 16 8 hours ago, JohnD said: This is in a lockup, Iain? No a residents only car park in our gated 24/7 concierge estate! Apparently car park parties are all the rage. On a few occasions I've found empty booze bottles and some tissues that look very suspect... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 A few years back, we had a spate of thefts of tools locally from Tradesmans Van`s. Plod, did catch them, it was two 12 years old`s, who where selling them on to a "fence" who came in a car from Hull, for drug`s. They set up a "sting" and got him as well. I put an old Washing machine in my trailer for the tip, behind the gates. it went overnight. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 I had to forcibly remove one of the 'Travelling Community' from my garage a few years back; he called up asking if I wanted grass cut, or my drive washed, then just made himself at home and wandered in, opening cupboards, picking things up and asking if I'd sell this or that and was very difficult to persuade to leave again. I had to take things off him and set them down. People complain about discrimination but when someone acts like that, totally beyond any normal behaviour, it's not surprising they don't want to be bitten twice. Believe it or not he asked me for a reference, handed me a piece of paper and asked if I'd write my name on it so he could show it to neighbours and claim I'd endorsed his work. I'll bet my neighbours never knew that Jimmy Saville lived nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 U On 15/09/2024 at 14:57, Iain T said: Now Starmer's made room I hope they get caught and thrown in jail... Unlikely, He`s more likely to move them in next door to you. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted September 16 Report Share Posted September 16 Some toe-rag broke into my works locker and stole my trainers and a full set of fluorescent orange waterproof clothing. He can run, but he can't hide... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted September 16 Author Report Share Posted September 16 3 hours ago, Steve P said: He`s more likely to move them in next door to you Welcome to Tower Hamlet the land of opportunity..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted September 16 Author Report Share Posted September 16 12 hours ago, PeteH said: put an old Washing machine in my trailer for the tip, behind the gates. it went overnight. It's been "recycled" as Triumph NOS parts! Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted Wednesday at 10:22 Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:22 Just back from holiday and checking if anything else was stolen with the other cache and couldn't find the new in the box combination oil pressure/water temp gauge. An ear bashing from the wife as I bought it 6 months ago and didn't fit it! What a hard landing to modern day life after a nice holiday.....🤬 Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted Wednesday at 11:08 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:08 41 minutes ago, Iain T said: Just back from holiday and checking if anything else was stolen with the other cache and couldn't find the new in the box combination oil pressure/water temp gauge. An ear bashing from the wife as I bought it 6 months ago and didn't fit it! What a hard landing to modern day life after a nice holiday.....🤬 Iain Not a big demand on the street for one of those, so it may be highly visible if it appears anywhere for sale. Commiserations, though! The large house opposite me has been broken into three times in the last month, we presume the first time let them see enough to want to come back for, twice. All tools and agricultural or heavy gardening equipment being taken. I've started to lock my garage now, never used to as it's close to the house and away from the road but things are coming uncomfortably close to home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted Wednesday at 11:16 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:16 many years back a mate wired up a batch of 4 horns from an old battery on the up and over door but being a lock up had to let the things of to get in a switch off most time it frightened him more than any intruder . Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain T Posted Wednesday at 11:28 Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:28 19 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: Not a big demand on the street for one of those, so it may be highly visible if it appears anywhere for sale I'm searching eBay! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted Wednesday at 11:55 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:55 On 15/09/2024 at 15:57, Iain T said: I'll have to make a strong demountable steel box as the plastic garden one is too flimsy. Good idea, unlike the plastic one you can wire the steel one to the mains. ☠️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted yesterday at 04:54 Report Share Posted yesterday at 04:54 16 hours ago, pugwash said: Good idea, unlike the plastic one you can wire the steel one to the mains. ☠️ Has happened. Circa 1950`s on Hull Fish Dock. The perpetrator received a long sentence for manslaughter. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted yesterday at 06:36 Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:36 or the builder who wired up a grid where guys had a pee to his megger powered up mid flow Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted yesterday at 07:57 Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:57 1 hour ago, Pete Lewis said: or the builder who wired up a grid where guys had a pee to his megger powered up mid flow My dad had one - megger, not a grid - that he had liberated from the navy. He once gave my mum a lead in each hand and said 'No, this won't hurt' then turned the handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted yesterday at 10:14 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:14 2 hours ago, pugwash said: My dad had one - megger, not a grid - that he had liberated from the navy. He once gave my mum a lead in each hand and said 'No, this won't hurt' then turned the handle. Us Evil Saddo`s back in the day used to do similar with Motorbike Magneto`s to unsuspecting sibling`s. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted yesterday at 12:56 Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:56 2 hours ago, PeteH said: Us Evil Saddo`s back in the day used to do similar with Motorbike Magneto`s to unsuspecting sibling`s. Pete I plead guilty to a girlfriend and an electric cattle fence, m'Lud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted yesterday at 16:42 Report Share Posted yesterday at 16:42 3 hours ago, pugwash said: electric cattle fence, m'Lud. what ever you were up to ...did it help ??? Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago 1 hour ago, Pete Lewis said: what ever you were up to ...did it help ??? Pete Did the sparks fly between you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 5 hours ago, pugwash said: I plead guilty to a girlfriend and an electric cattle fence, m'Lud. VERY. Long winded Joke about that🤣 Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 1 hour ago, Pete Lewis said: what ever you were up to ...did it help ??? Pete A mentalgen would never.. unless it was behind the bike sheds. 34 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: Did the sparks fly between you? Something certainly did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago I have had so many tools go out on permanent loan without me knowing it* that now if someone so much as looks at my toolboxes they get told G O A W A Y * Possibly the best/worst was the divot that borrowed my Bosch electric screwdriver, he forgot the charger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 13 hours ago, pugwash said: I have had so many tools go out on permanent loan without me knowing it* that now if someone so much as looks at my toolboxes they get told G O A W A Y A few years back a work colleague borrowed my petrol brushcutter, a real professional bit of kit, to clear his daughter's garden. Never saw it again. I mentioned it years later, he claims it broke and was no more use so he dumped it. Not even a mention of repayment or compensation. Another one borrowed my battery jump starter, never used and kept in the boot of my car for emergencies - he returned it a month later claiming that it hadn't worked. I found out that he'd connected it back to front and blew the electronics. Again, not a word of repayment or replacement. You learn by your mistakes. (Don't even start me on the rare items I lent to a local 'museum' for display. They're still there, but I can't 'prove ownership' to get them back.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago i have awhite board in the garage to write down who had what but it doesnt work the only solution is dont loan anything to anyone without a steep deposit or just say NO being helpful is often just not respected . Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted 7 hours ago Report Share Posted 7 hours ago Always told never a borrower or lender be, if you borrow you always seem to be in someone's debt, if you lend often comes back in poor condition if at all. Regards Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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