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Reminder : Be aware at all times - Thieves

Posted by David Cox on September 18, 2012 at 7:00pm in Stolen

Just a reminder all - Keep your eyes peeled and done leave anything unlocked or laying about outside.

Came home tonight to find the Traveling scrap folk have taken my side gate, the frame, an old lawnmower deck (which Was outside drying having been re-sprayed this morning) and an old push Webb cyclinder lawnmower which was part of a display piece in my garden - basically anything metal.

They also had a good go at my shed door, though they did not take anything non metal so my guess is scrap men. Remember all our tools are targets for these sorts of people!

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  • Benjamin O'Neill September 18, 2012 at 7:24pm

    Thats crazy, but so true ive seen it happen over here in wales, so many time, the local police do have a crack down every now again, but unforntunaly its not enough to keep them away =[

  • Woodster September 18, 2012 at 8:03pm

    Dave thats terrible, I'm sure your gutted, it annoys me how its not even safe to have something ornamental in your garden as it may be stolen, let alone someone attempting to get into your shed

  • Woodster September 18, 2012 at 9:17pm

    A friend came to site the other day to collect some paperwork. I walked to the other side of the site, machinery still in view, the next time I looked up, he was walking away with the hedge trimmer, I double took and my heart left my mouth as I could see it disappearing down the other end of the site. Thank god it was him, I won't leave my machinery on view or even out for other s to see and take again

  • David Cox September 18, 2012 at 10:58pm

    you did get your trimmer back didnt you!?

    As for the loss - its the little webb mower I miss - 50 year old, and looked good with some climbing beans growing over it, and lavender behind - really was my little feature - but to some Pikey it was £3 of steel.

    Just take all the precautions you can:)

    Woodster said:

    A friend came to site the other day to collect some paperwork. I walked to the other side of the site, machinery still in view, the next time I looked up, he was walking away with the hedge trimmer, I double took and my heart left my mouth as I could see it disappearing down the other end of the site. Thank god it was him, I won't leave my machinery on view or even out for other s to see and take again

  • Dean Giggins September 19, 2012 at 6:14pm

    Indeed. There's a lot of unsavoury people out there. I was suprised a few weeks ago to go to work at 6.30am to find my van being held up on bricks and that someone had stolen my two front wheels in the night.

    They were original bog standard Ford wheels on a 55 plate van, although they did have two new tyres, what are they really worth?

    Ended up costing me a days work and £130 for two new wheels and locking nuts, and of course, some sleepless nights since trying to act as neighbourhood watch.

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