Bloody Burglars!

[tonybloke]

Lottie shed broken into last night,Only thing taken was a lump hammer that was used to break into other sheds! One of them has a sore foot today, my Nail-infested welcome mat had been thrown across the plot! (i put it inside door to discourage rats, 2 or 4 legged types)

[tonybloke]

[gonz]

Sorry to hear that.  We got broken into a couple of weeks ago so I can understand.
Its so frustrating.

What a good idea about the mat,  I have been trying to think of a way to keep the little b*****ds out of my shed.    I wanted to connect the door to  the mains but I was told it was inhumane, pity, it could have worked.

[betula]

Sorry about the shed Tony,what is it with these people?

[saddad]

Sorry to hear about the shed Tony... I don't bother to lock mine...  ::)

[Flunky]

As I was told the other day, "a lock only keeps an honest person out".

I have a peice a string to keep it shut.

[star]

I agree, locks only say "There is something valuable in here"

Really feel for you being broken into Tony :(

[tonybloke]

It's also a H&S issue, can't leave garden chemicals unsecured?

[Uncle Joshua]

,what is it with these people?

Whats with these people is nanby panby do gooders who say its wrong to disapline kids, we all know why right from wrong because when we where kids parants, teachers etc tought us what was right or wrong and if we stepped out of line we were soon rained back in, these days the leftie do gooders run the country and what a bloody god job they are doing, they claim crime is down but is it? is it hell, in the last two weeks we have had three windows smashed by kids we know but we just don't bother reporting it, why? because you can only take the police saying "we'll have a word" so many times.

[albacore1854]

They can only have a word, because they're too busy nicking motorists, to put a few more quid in Gordon's coffers.

[tonybloke]

they only fine motorists who break the law! some people never get nicked for speeding, others pay a fortune for flash motor, but speedometer never works!! ;D

[Ant]

our site was done last night, broke into all sheds... and so far all that missing is a bottle of calor gas!

[good7saint]

Speaking as someone who has been driven from 2 allotments due to break ins and vandalism I know how you feel.
Think the second occasion had nothing to do with kids though.
One of the committee members wanted us to give up the plot we had and move to one the other side of the site, as his friend wanted a plot and the committee member wanted him next door.
Funny how his friend only wanted our plot after we had cleared it from the derelict state it was in before we took it

[saddad]

Now that is annoying good7saint... our ex-chairman ran the site as a personal fiefdom....
The chemicals would be an issue in an unlocked shed, but unless they want to eat growmore, they wouldn't find any!!  ::)

[tonybloke]

a lot of gardeners have all sorts of concoctions in their sheds, from comfrey juice and urine, to roundup and other poisons. Sometimes mixed-up and stored in pop bottles. if sheds are left unlocked, i think there is a H & S issue?at least if there is a lock you are taking 'reasonable precautions'

[silly billy]

Tonybloke's idea of a nail mat is a good one, does anyone else have any other methods of stopping unwelcome people getting into our sheds?

[ivorjen]

[a lot of gardeners have all sorts of concoctions in their sheds, from comfrey juice and urine, to roundup and other poisons. Sometimes mixed-up and stored in pop bottles.]

Hi there just a quick note to say  It should be emphasized that we should always label any concoctions very clearly, as its may be kids visiting our plots that drink something in a pop bottle

sorry about your breakin m8

[farmer giles]

You wont believe this but I went to the plot today and the young couple on the plot next to me had had their shed stolen overnight.They had left the tools outside and taken the whole 6by4 shed. We thought it must have been gypsies because they are forever stealing pallets and stuff.
Anyway as my neighbour was walking out he spotted a kid about eighteen in his garden which backs onto the allotments, moving about his shed.
He jumped over his fence and confronted him at which point the kid tried to make out that someone had sold it to him for 15 quid.
Anyway my neighbour made him carry it back to his plot with him and told him in no uncertain terms that if anything else went missing off his plot he would be straight to his house. There must have been quite a few kids involved because it is about a 300 metre walk to the garden and then a five foot fence to lift it over.
It turns out that this kid is well known to the police in the area.
the couple spent this afternoon driving steel bars into the ground and bolting the shed to it.

What is the world coming to?

[lorna]

I agree what is the world coming to. Glad the young couple got their shed back. You couldn't make it up!!!!

[Patrick King]

hey tony shame about the breakin. the carpet work great then. you must of got broken into by the same people that broke into a ladies shed on my allotment, on the same night are yours. nothing was taken from her shed and no other breakins on the site.

[Sparkly]

a lot of gardeners have all sorts of concoctions in their sheds, from comfrey juice and urine, to roundup and other poisons. Sometimes mixed-up and stored in pop bottles. if sheds are left unlocked, i think there is a H & S issue?at least if there is a lock you are taking 'reasonable precautions'

Hmmmmm, so you should label things in YOUR shed incase someone goes in there and drinks it? Children shouldn't be running around the plot unattended so there should be no risk with other plot holders kids getting themselves into trouble and nobody else should be there, certainly not in your shed!! Obviously is you have your own children visiting the plot that is different, but I don't think people should have to protect people who are basically should not be there in the first place! It's along the lines of someone burgling your house and then wanting to sue you because they fell over your coffee table during the act!