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Title: Saved by a thief
Post by: Nickbat on 27 July 2012, 16:18:20
For the last 12 months, we've had an old washing machine round the back of our house. (I've been meaning to shift it. Honest!  ;))

Anyway, now we have the scaffolding up and space is at a premium, SWMBO and I lugged it through Nickbat Towers a couple of days ago. We got it through the front door and left it near the top of the steps. The intention was to lug it down the steps and heave it into SWMBO's Corsa and thence on to the dump. Not a job I was looking forward to. :( :(

Someone has since nicked it.

RESULT!  :y :y
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: cam2502 on 27 July 2012, 16:24:44
Haha! This country though.... If its not nailed down...
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: aaronjb on 27 July 2012, 16:28:43
So now it'll get fly tipped somewhere once the valuable bits (case, drum, wire) have been removed... or left on a 'travellers site' to rot, I suppose.
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: freecall666 on 27 July 2012, 16:39:37
scrap men round here do that left some stuff out so it could be moved to another house went in side and they nicked it. was told by neighbour the wated till went in side and 6 of them got out and put them in the van. cooker and a washing machine.....
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: Steve B on 27 July 2012, 17:01:29
pikeys had that away ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: albitz on 27 July 2012, 17:18:47
Dont suppose youve seen a bloke with a pony tail hanging around the area Nick ?  :D ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKNBPIMsCwU
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: plym ian on 27 July 2012, 17:34:37
result :y

sounds like a story I read on Internet bout a guy who put out a fridge with a sign that said free to good home. bout week later still there digit a laugh he changed sign to for sale $20, it was gone by the end of the day ;D
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: Webby the Bear on 27 July 2012, 17:36:35
if we're going to throw any furniture or anything away we leave it out front with a note saying ''please take if you want this'' before taking it to the tip. everything we put out goes! lol
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: hotel21 on 27 July 2012, 18:06:55
The midnight pixies can sometimes be usefull....   :) :)
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: Terbs on 27 July 2012, 18:10:23
Best way is to put it outside, with a for sale notice on it...will always be nicked ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: STMO123 on 27 July 2012, 18:11:45
We have a nicer class of pikey here. I have pit two washing machines out, both with 'Scrap' scrawled on the top. Both times the lad knocked and asked if it was OK to take it.
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: Terbs on 27 July 2012, 18:17:16
We have a nicer class of pikey here. I have pit two washing machines out, both with 'Scrap' scrawled on the top. Both times the lad knocked and asked if it was OK to take it.

In all honesty, they are like that round here...I put some computer cases out, marked 'please take'....but they still knocked :y
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 27 July 2012, 18:57:50
I feel sorry for the neighbours!!  ::)  ::)  ::)

On the face of it Nickbat comes across as an educated, reasonable, right thinking fellow but scratch the surface and he's a right old pikey with a back garden full of scrap!!  :o  :o :o  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: Nickbat on 27 July 2012, 19:17:30
I feel sorry for the neighbours!!  ::)  ::)  ::)

On the face of it Nickbat comes across as an educated, reasonable, right thinking fellow but scratch the surface and he's a right old pikey with a back garden full of scrap!!  :o  :o :o  ;D ;D ;D

Oi! I know where you live... >:(

One night, I'll be round in my F-reg, no-MoT, Transit and have the wheels off your Miggy.  ;) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: STMO123 on 27 July 2012, 19:42:11
I feel sorry for the neighbours!!  ::) ::) ::)

On the face of it Nickbat comes across as an educated, reasonable, right thinking fellow but scratch the surface and he's a right old pikey with a back garden full of scrap!!  :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D

Oi! I know where you live... >:(

One night, I'll be round in my F-reg, no-MoT, Transit and have the wheels off your Miggy.  ;) ;D ;D ;D


But not for three weeks or so. You can't go anywhere without an olympics sticker. ;D
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: 05omegav6 on 27 July 2012, 19:55:03
When we redid the bathroom all the old bits, including a steel bath, were dumped in the fron garden awaitng a chance to get them to the tip. A knock at the door later 'Can we take the bath?' ' Sure, if you take the sink and toilet too'.

The blokes faces was a picture, but they took the lot :y
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: Kevin Wood on 27 July 2012, 19:55:49
Hmm. I've got a Granada Scorpio rear subframe in my garden... I'd be delighted if someone would nick it. ???
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: STMO123 on 27 July 2012, 20:19:48
I went to visit a friend. They were out......but the side door was open and the tell-tale white flatbed was parked outside. I went round to the back and they were eyeing up the innards to an old piano that had taken four of us half an hour to drag up the garden.
Hello mate, can I help you?
Ermmmm......
Do you want that?
Yeah.
Right. Take it then.
It took them about ten minutes (good going :y ) to get it to the front. They were persistent little swines but when they got it to the van....they couldn't lift it on.
Any chance of a...........
Sorry mate, it's me back yer know....
 
They got it up eventually but I doubt they were fit for anything else that day. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: Andy H on 27 July 2012, 20:29:20
Hmm. I've got a Granada Scorpio rear subframe in my garden... I'd be delighted if someone would nick it. ???
You may be pleasantly surprised if you can get it to a scrap metal dealer to have it weighed in ....
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: Shackeng on 28 July 2012, 11:56:53
For the last 12 months, we've had an old washing machine round the back of our house. (I've been meaning to shift it. Honest!  ;))

Anyway, now we have the scaffolding up and space is at a premium, SWMBO and I lugged it through Nickbat Towers a couple of days ago. We got it through the front door and left it near the top of the steps. The intention was to lug it down the steps and heave it into SWMBO's Corsa and thence on to the dump. Not a job I was looking forward to. :( :(

Someone has since nicked it.

RESULT!  :y :y

My late mum was required to leave her colostomy bags out in a secure container for collection by a hazardous collection firm. One morning after putting it out the night before, she had a knock from the collector. " Where is your container Mrs L?" Slow dawning of truth and huge mirth imagining the picture as the disappointed thief opened his booty! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Saved by a thief
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 28 July 2012, 14:32:26
I feel sorry for the neighbours!!  ::) ::) ::)

On the face of it Nickbat comes across as an educated, reasonable, right thinking fellow but scratch the surface and he's a right old pikey with a back garden full of scrap!!  :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D

Oi! I know where you live... >:(

One night, I'll be round in my F-reg, no-MoT, Transit and have the wheels off your Miggy.  ;) ;D ;D ;D


But not for three weeks or so. You can't go anywhere without an olympics sticker. ;D

The Old Bill are pretty hot on Pikeys round here!  ::)  An old lady down the road got conned into getting contracted some travelling folk to get her paths done and the Police turned up smartish and Oooops them off!!!  :y