Unbelieveable

Matblack · 04-03-2008, 11:32

This is funny really

On Sunday whilst we were at a charity gig some scrote came into our garden and nicked (would you believe it) our garden bench of all things! I'm like WTF, its a crappy old garden bench for God sake, its not even a good garden bench, admitedly it came from my grandparents house who are both now decaeased and Aitch spent a lot of time painting it but I just don't understand peoples motivation to do these things

.

All in all I'm not too bother but what does hack me off is someon saw fit to enter our property and blatently walk off with a two seater wooden bench, I they are happy to do that whos to say they won't pop around again and break the doors down?

I don't epecially want to start a 'lets kill all kids and poor people' thread, I'm not THAT angry but I am quite stunned.

I'll now be getting a lock for the gate and closing it every time I take the car our, which is a shame and takes more time, I'll also get the guy round to fix the alarm and get the PIR lamps fr the garden replaced, what a faff

MB

Roberta · 04-03-2008, 11:36

Some people will nick anything! I can't put hanging baskets up outside here!

Admiral Huddy · 04-03-2008, 11:41

Sad but true mate.. but a bench.. must have at least a couple of them.

I've had unbelievable stuff go from our garden including stuff destined for the dump. PIR lights are worth it though.

BBx · 04-03-2008, 11:46

thats really sad to hear. How annoying.

BB x

Dymetrie · 04-03-2008, 11:47

As an experiment last week, young Mark put his old bike in the front garden (he was moving and didn't want it anymore)...

Both tyres were punctured and flat, the gear mechanism had seized up (it's been sat in the back garden doing nothing for a year), there were no brake pads, it had a dodgy home paint job...

Took less than an hour for someone to make off with it

Garp · 04-03-2008, 12:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dymetrie

Took less than an hour for someone to make off with it

Wondered where that had gone. I should put my old bike out tonight. I wonder how long it'll last. At least its technically rideable.

Dee · 04-03-2008, 12:30

I put a big plant pot at the front of our house this weekend with a little plastic army man in the soil, (my brother put it in as a joke but I like it, so it stays

) and I am surprised that a) the pot is still there, and b) the little army man is still there!

I am not saying we live in an area rife with crime, but that doesnt normally stop people :/

Tak · 04-03-2008, 12:32

Same as when our house sign got stolen - completely useless to anyone else yet they took the time to unscrew it from the wall :/

Matblack · 04-03-2008, 12:35

I've got rid of things before by leaving them by the bin and people often knock and ask of we want them, but in this case someone went into our back garden took my car washing buckets off the bench and then removed it via our gate which leads onto a relatively well traveled side street and then either into a van or walked with it to wherever they live, admitedly it is a light bench but its painted white, its not exactly subtle is it?

This has now prompted me to book the alarm guy to come out and fix our home alarm, I'l be buying a padlock and chain for the gate and I'll have to get a lock for our little shed where I keep a few tools, in the mean time they will have to be transfered to the loft in case someone wants to use them to break in

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I don't care about the bench but the idea of someone blantently walking onto our property and being round the back which is going to be the most vulnerable place for a break in is going to cause us to spend probably £300+

MB

Stan_Lite · 04-03-2008, 12:49

Unfortunately it's all too easy for people to steal large stuff like that. Most people seeing a couple of guys lifting a bench into the back of a van would assume there was nothing untoward as it would seem unlikely that anyone would be so brazen. Even if your neighbours had seen anything, they would probably just have thought "I see the Bannisters are getting rid of that bench" and gone about their business.

I know what you mean about it not being the value of the item but rather that someone had the audacity to enter your property in broad daylight and make free with your possessions

04-03-2008, 11:32	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Unbelieveable This is funny really On Sunday whilst we were at a charity gig some scrote came into our garden and nicked (would you believe it) our garden bench of all things! I'm like WTF, its a crappy old garden bench for God sake, its not even a good garden bench, admitedly it came from my grandparents house who are both now decaeased and Aitch spent a lot of time painting it but I just don't understand peoples motivation to do these things . All in all I'm not too bother but what does hack me off is someon saw fit to enter our property and blatently walk off with a two seater wooden bench, I they are happy to do that whos to say they won't pop around again and break the doors down? I don't epecially want to start a 'lets kill all kids and poor people' thread, I'm not THAT angry but I am quite stunned. I'll now be getting a lock for the gate and closing it every time I take the car our, which is a shame and takes more time, I'll also get the guy round to fix the alarm and get the PIR lamps fr the garden replaced, what a faff MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

04-03-2008, 11:36	#2
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	Some people will nick anything! I can't put hanging baskets up outside here! __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

04-03-2008, 11:41	#3
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	Sad but true mate.. but a bench.. must have at least a couple of them. I've had unbelievable stuff go from our garden including stuff destined for the dump. PIR lights are worth it though. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

04-03-2008, 11:47	#5
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	As an experiment last week, young Mark put his old bike in the front garden (he was moving and didn't want it anymore)... Both tyres were punctured and flat, the gear mechanism had seized up (it's been sat in the back garden doing nothing for a year), there were no brake pads, it had a dodgy home paint job... Took less than an hour for someone to make off with it __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....

04-03-2008, 12:32	#8
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Same as when our house sign got stolen - completely useless to anyone else yet they took the time to unscrew it from the wall :/ __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

04-03-2008, 11:46	#4
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	thats really sad to hear. How annoying. BB x

04-03-2008, 12:30	#7
Dee Combat Spanker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,292	I put a big plant pot at the front of our house this weekend with a little plastic army man in the soil, (my brother put it in as a joke but I like it, so it stays ) and I am surprised that a) the pot is still there, and b) the little army man is still there! I am not saying we live in an area rife with crime, but that doesnt normally stop people :/

04-03-2008, 12:35	#9
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	I've got rid of things before by leaving them by the bin and people often knock and ask of we want them, but in this case someone went into our back garden took my car washing buckets off the bench and then removed it via our gate which leads onto a relatively well traveled side street and then either into a van or walked with it to wherever they live, admitedly it is a light bench but its painted white, its not exactly subtle is it? This has now prompted me to book the alarm guy to come out and fix our home alarm, I'l be buying a padlock and chain for the gate and I'll have to get a lock for our little shed where I keep a few tools, in the mean time they will have to be transfered to the loft in case someone wants to use them to break in . I don't care about the bench but the idea of someone blantently walking onto our property and being round the back which is going to be the most vulnerable place for a break in is going to cause us to spend probably £300+ MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

04-03-2008, 12:49	#10
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Unfortunately it's all too easy for people to steal large stuff like that. Most people seeing a couple of guys lifting a bench into the back of a van would assume there was nothing untoward as it would seem unlikely that anyone would be so brazen. Even if your neighbours had seen anything, they would probably just have thought "I see the Bannisters are getting rid of that bench" and gone about their business. I know what you mean about it not being the value of the item but rather that someone had the audacity to enter your property in broad daylight and make free with your possessions __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...

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