poly
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More enthusiam, than energy
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Post by poly on Apr 11, 2011 7:09:26 GMT
We arrived at the allotment yesterday to groups of people standing around chatting, which although not unusual, the numbers were. We were greeted by our neighbours who's next breath was to tell us there had been quite a few sheds broken into, and petrol tools stolen. Our shed was untouched and so were a few around us. the police came and spoke to those who had lost items. The thieves had broken the back fence down and then had used bolt cutters to get into sheds and to unattach padlocked items. the theft ranged from rotavaters strimers mowers, some had hand tools and spades forks taken and one chap lost his radio.
there is nothing you can do to prevent it, and the upsurge in home growing has caused a spate of these in the surrounding villages and towns, its just a lesson for us all, we don't keep our power tools at the allotment but we do have hand tools, no one wants to have to take every thing you need all the time and for us it was a god send when we were allowed to put up sheds. Now everyone is having to rethink what they have in their sheds.
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Post by steve on Apr 11, 2011 11:43:12 GMT
Our allotments get broken in to regular Poly...strangely it seems to be after a local fair has arrived, we don't keep anything of value down there only basic cheap or old tools spades, rakes etc and don't even lock the shed up! it seems the more locks and chains on it they think there must be something of value in there, mostly they want something to sell at car boots etc so all we get is footprints where they have looked around and gone back out
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Post by Cherry on Apr 11, 2011 18:59:27 GMT
So sorry Poly. There is nothing I can say.
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 11, 2011 19:52:45 GMT
It was vandalism on one of my old plots which was worse in some ways. I had a g'house nicked from my plot once but found out where it was and nicked it back again. I would have loved to have seen his face cos I did one or two other leaving presents for him. heh heh.
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Post by merlin on Apr 12, 2011 6:43:11 GMT
Does this go on at any time of year or is it mainly in Spring?
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Post by grindle on Apr 12, 2011 7:01:57 GMT
That's horrible, and makes me so angry. I'm lucky to live in an area where we have very little in the way of break ins and vandalism
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Post by Rosie on Apr 12, 2011 8:59:40 GMT
It was vandalism on one of my old plots which was worse in some ways. I had a g'house nicked from my plot once but found out where it was and nicked it back again. I would have loved to have seen his face cos I did one or two other leaving presents for him. heh heh. So what DID you leave behind then Sweetpea ;D We are the same where we are Grindle, nice and quiet too
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Post by Lou78W on Apr 12, 2011 14:10:12 GMT
It was vandalism on one of my old plots which was worse in some ways. I had a g'house nicked from my plot once but found out where it was and nicked it back again. I would have loved to have seen his face cos I did one or two other leaving presents for him. heh heh. So what DID you leave behind then Sweetpea ;D We are the same where we are Grindle, nice and quiet too Oooooh....you might regret asking our Rosie
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Post by steve on Apr 12, 2011 16:00:24 GMT
Does this go on at any time of year or is it mainly in Spring? Well our local fair arrives in October
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 12, 2011 16:44:52 GMT
So what DID you leave behind then Sweetpea ;D We are the same where we are Grindle, nice and quiet too Oooooh....you might regret asking our Rosie Have to p;ead the 5th amendment Rosie
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Post by Rosie on Apr 12, 2011 20:31:33 GMT
Oooooh....you might regret asking our Rosie Have to p;ead the 5th amendment Rosie You can e mail me ;D
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Post by grindle on Apr 13, 2011 15:45:25 GMT
;D
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 13, 2011 19:56:09 GMT
Have to p;ead the 5th amendment Rosie You can e mail me ;D I Pmd you rosie
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Post by Rosie on Apr 14, 2011 11:47:41 GMT
You can e mail me ;D I Pmd you rosie Got it Sweetiepea ;D ;D
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Post by Tel on Apr 14, 2011 19:02:21 GMT
Just like Steve, we do not lock our sheds anymore.
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