Topic: Break in! - Oh dear it's Christmas

[flowerlady]

This week we have had a spate of break ins.  :( :( :(

Little has been taken, BUT ... clearly they (whoever they are) are looking for quick and easily disposable goods.  Easy cash for Christmas?

So  ...  if you have left any kind of mechanical equipment on the lottie ... take it home QUICK

How very sad this is.  In our area there is no shortage of work to be had, you just have to do the hours. 

Is a criminal record really preferable to hard graft?

[redimp]

We have had a spait of break ins on our site over the past couple of weeks.  They have only taken hand tools and because I only have slabs where my shed will one day be, I have escaped.

[adam04]

shame to hear that.

my shed should be ok, is a bit out of the way and near houses, also alarmed. Has some expensive stuff in though.

[colleenemp]

Not allowed a shed....lots of nettles have hidden and protected my bits so far...Sorry to hear about the thefts >:(

[Meg]

It's a shame and even more so we all have to face it nearly is a fact of life that it will happen. We blamed a bunch of kids but some one actually walked with a plum tree that had just been planted. Don't think that was a young person. My shed (ha ha) has no door so any one can take what they like. Needless to say I have nothing anyone would want.

[the_snail]

Its the sad way of the world. I used to be able to leave my spade on my plot where I had finished digging, right in the middle of my plott and come down either the next day or lets say a few days later and it would still be in exactly the same place. I would not dare to do that now someone would pinch it!

The_Snail

[BAGGY]

I now firmly believe that someone has been nicking stuff to start up their own plot.  Various tools form our shed have gone.  Just rubbish stuff like boot sale gear(won't buy those again - they may have come from someone elses plot) and pound stuff rubbish.  They even nicked a £1 shop box of nails (open) and a plastic filing drawer thingy.  Also with my next door neighbour's cloches and seeds going walkies I am convinced it must be for that.  The cloches are so distinctive that they would be spotted on our site and returned.

[daveandtara]

we can beat that... someone stole our pooh!
honest, someone actually pinched about three barrow loads from our manure pile (and they left the covers off ) but what really upset me was that they trampled the brassica patch on their way out!
actually baggy, we're not too far from you (abbey wood) so maybe stupidity amoung thieves is a local condition!
Tara xx

[Diane177432]

Sorry to hear about your break-in! We want to put our shed on our allotment and that's one of my biggest fears, going down there and finding it broken into. What is the World coming too...! I mean, I've done boot sales, and everyone wants something for nothing so its not like alot of money will be made from these things!

Diane
x

[keef]

We are allowed sheds but im sure they'd get broken into, if only for somewhere for the local chavs to smoke spliffs.

So i've got an old metal electrical cabinet, about the size of an upright fridge-freezer, laid on its back with a bl**dy great big chain around it. Got the cabinet from an old Sainsbury's that was closing down, it was used to house a PC and printer in the plant (machine) room, so it did'nt take long to strip out.

It's hard to spot in the bushes cause its low down, and i'm sure if we were not allowed sheds it could get away with this. You could even dig a hold and bury it up to its lid I suppose.

[Motherwoman]

It doesn't have to be Christmas for the thieves to be about,someone stole my pumpkin plant...yes the plant......when it was about 8ft long complete with 2 half-grown pumpkins.My 6 year old was somewhat upset,how mean can some people be? Luckily one of my plot neighbours gave us one of his when it was ripe and saved the day.

[Derek]

We had unwelcome visitors at two minutes past nine on Wednesday evening.

At least six sheds broken into by prising off the hasps but nothing has been reported stolen as yet.

Why so confident about the time?...well when they broke in one shed they dislodged a clock which consequently fell and broke thereby fixing the time of the crime to the second

Derek

[flowerlady]

They came back for a second visit!! :(

Luckily we had taken ALL our belongings home and left off the lock.  But others were hit again. >:(

Still the power tools were the favourite.  They looked in our shed cos the barrow had been moved away from the door.

But the cupboard was bare ;D

[telboy]

Your reports are truly depressing.
I feel fortunate that, after 28 yrs., I haven't experienced any problems.
In past posts & on other sites, deplorable acts like these, take some understanding.
All I can say is keep going. Nihil carburundum & all that.

Keep bright if you can - please?