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Battery thefts

brucemillar

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Joy heaped upon joy down here in Kent.

Some nice swarthy looking chaps in a 4x4 drove it through a locked 5 bar gate through two hedges then a post and rail fence. All for a very good reason. They drained the diesel from my neighbors tractors before stealing the batteries from his tractors. To ensure that I was not left out they then drove through my fence and broke into my caravan and stole the battery, tv, sky dish etc.

Still. At least on their way out they had the decency to drive back through the recently created holes in the fences.

The police are not sure why the tyre tracks seem to lead to a local camp site for swarthy types or if that is significant. However they have advised that battery theft is now big business for scrap value.

Another good day at the office.
 
Batteries are worth around a tenner for a big 6 cell car one.
 
Sorry to hear that. Carp day for both of you.

The PM says you may be "able to take reasonable steps" to protect you and yours. Mantraps should be back on the market soon.
 
Sorry to hear that.
Surprised they didn't offer to Tarmac your drive for cash on the way out.
 
Ted said:
Sorry to hear that.
Surprised they didn't offer to Tarmac your drive for cash on the way out.
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I get the feeling that they may return soon offering to repair the damaged fences for a reasonable rate.
 
I'm going to have to start selling pikeynets on ebay, will make a fortune. Maybe some of those spike pits the used in the vietnam war also :D
 
I just think it's awful that after stealing from the farmer they then drive to a camp to steal off the travellers too...:dk:
 
Many years ago I had to deal with an "encampment of about 8 or 9 Caravans" on a local football pitch that was "gifted land" from a local works, so that youngsters could play football on it. Slightly smaller than your proper pitch but big enough for the youngsters. Complete with pitch markings & proper Goals etc.

Said Travelers of the Begorah persuasion (with subtitles) declined to move on despite them seeing the emblem of the Crown on me Tall Hat. As I walked away at the regulation speed in a easterly direction to the local Works, owners of said pitch, a little plan started to form in a few spare brain cells. I had espied a smallish building site, whose owner I was acquainted with as the build site had suffered quite a few thefts & I & another of the cloth had managed to feel a few collars etc.

After seeing the owners I popped into the building site & "borrowed a JCB digger & driver & we approached the Football Pitch.

Luckily, no further caravans had turned up & the digger driver started to dig very close & very deep close to the small entrance area that was the access & egress to the Pitch. The Heroes or was it Zeros of Hibernia started to look up from their ancient arts of tending the tarmac pot & inquired , in their way, was to what was occurring.

I replied to the effect that, there had been a frightful amount of rain recently & the owners of the football pitch thought it would be a wonderful idea to dig a very deep & quite wide drainage ditch around the entire pitch & with the good offices of a local builder whose two sons played on the pitch, had kindly sent along his JCB & the driver. I did ask if there was a problem they had with that & I think they said something to the effect that they might be having a we bit of trouble getting out & in. I replied ( I think as this was back in the late 1970s/early 1980s) That wasn't my problem to solve, it was theirs.:rolleyes:

By now several Dads (it was luckily a Saturday I recall ) a few more members of the Cloth & other worthies of the Parish were in attendance.

The swarthy ones were grouped together muttering away & giving fierce looks at us & at the digging digger & it's driver, who by now had an escort of Dads, myself & a passing Black Rat.

It seemed they reached a decision & came striding over to us, calling us a few names, alas no subtitles this time, but we gather that they wanted to leave then & there & not live on what was going to be, effectively, an Island.

With just inches to spare they eventually rolled out, after an occupation of about 6 hours, which I felt wasn't too bad, really, all things considered. The chaps at the building site eventually rigged up some sort of bridge for the kids to use.

All changed now, Tescos & Trams these days, down at Elmers Ends & even the long defunct, even in those days, Sewage Farm (not as nasty ass it sounds) a haven for wild life (of all kinds) replaced by a sanitised park.

Try digging some ditches ??
 
After some local gippo's decamped the police inspected the ground and they found a crystal ball the believed to be stolen.

Anyway the police said they are looking into it..

*spang*
 
Well, shouldn't they be let out at night? Do you enjoy Clay Pigeon Shooting?
 
Local farmer took an interesting tack when his field was invaded. Vowing to carry on regardless, as per the note in the diary he proceeded to shower the encampment in particularly fruity muck. Positively drowned it :D
 
Fcking pikeys, its always happy days in Kent, when I hired a proper jcb to do my drive it cost me 20% more to insure it in Kent than London !!!

The local plod raided our local " camp" many moons ago found over 100 burnt out cars but no charges were brought due to lack of evidence !

They only buggered off when the jap owners of the local golf course paid them off by millions , who says crime doesn't pay. :(
 
Just go out in the 55... It breaks down enough so you dont need the shed draggers out on the road!!
 
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