We used to get theft of all sorts a few years ago, strawberries, peppers, tomatoes etc. One year they had picked tomatoes and peppers, taken bites out of them and then discarded them on the grass. What made me chuckle is that the peppers were not yet ripe, and that year, the tomatoes had blight, so the fruits were starting to rot. Har har!!!
After many years complaining, we got a new gate and lock, which stays locked at all times, only unlocking to get in and out. Sadly some forms of theft continue, so must be inside job. We had all of our strawberries taken 2 years ago, netting removed etc. But they must have been close to cpature, as the offender left a shoe behind amongst the strawberry plants! Oh well, we have done all we can, and the police are aware, and do pop round occaisionally.
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This isn't to do with theft off an allotment but I think it's the funniest thing. Talk about retribution.
My mums friend was walking her dogs and she had her handbag stolen. When she went to the police station to report it she was laughing. When asked why she explained that the handbag was used to store poop sacks and she puts the used ones in there until she finds a bin. One of her dogs had the squits so there was a fair number of used bags in there.
The £500 she'd just drawn out of the bank was still safely stashed in her bum bag. She would have paid good money to see the look on the faces of the muggers when they reached into the bag
My mums friend was walking her dogs and she had her handbag stolen. When she went to the police station to report it she was laughing. When asked why she explained that the handbag was used to store poop sacks and she puts the used ones in there until she finds a bin. One of her dogs had the squits so there was a fair number of used bags in there.
The £500 she'd just drawn out of the bank was still safely stashed in her bum bag. She would have paid good money to see the look on the faces of the muggers when they reached into the bag
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Lizzie
Lizzie
Thanks for all your comments.
The real problem when you have a thief on the allotment is to catch them and, usually, they are very clever and do it at a time when nobody is around. This individual will often turn up in his car and leave five minutes later if somebody is around only to return at dusk and stay until its nearly dark, which makes him impossible to catch. The Powers That Be are aware of the situation, but we are powerless given our current set of rules and relationship with the Council to oust him and his nasty mate. So many people do the old ostrich trick of looking the other way or telling themselves that he will be happy with taking just a few of their things and then not return. He is now stealing with impunity. We earlier lost a series of water butts with taps, which have now gone off site through a locked gate. Because we have tried to limit the amount of cars on site, two locks on the gate have also been stolen!! However, we are organising and trying to get specialist help.
It would be useful to have a battery operated camera which only triggers an image when movement is detected. Sadly, none of the web site mentioned by other members have these. I am just wondering how much of my fruit will disappear this year.
If we do eventually manage to get him kicked off the plot, I will come back and give you all some interesting details. There are huge and highly unpleasant complications we face that I can't tell you about. These have to be overcome. If only we had a camera....
The real problem when you have a thief on the allotment is to catch them and, usually, they are very clever and do it at a time when nobody is around. This individual will often turn up in his car and leave five minutes later if somebody is around only to return at dusk and stay until its nearly dark, which makes him impossible to catch. The Powers That Be are aware of the situation, but we are powerless given our current set of rules and relationship with the Council to oust him and his nasty mate. So many people do the old ostrich trick of looking the other way or telling themselves that he will be happy with taking just a few of their things and then not return. He is now stealing with impunity. We earlier lost a series of water butts with taps, which have now gone off site through a locked gate. Because we have tried to limit the amount of cars on site, two locks on the gate have also been stolen!! However, we are organising and trying to get specialist help.
It would be useful to have a battery operated camera which only triggers an image when movement is detected. Sadly, none of the web site mentioned by other members have these. I am just wondering how much of my fruit will disappear this year.
If we do eventually manage to get him kicked off the plot, I will come back and give you all some interesting details. There are huge and highly unpleasant complications we face that I can't tell you about. These have to be overcome. If only we had a camera....