tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post5573294924728899812..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Just what you could do without.Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-30001884799561360252011-01-25T10:17:45.089+00:002011-01-25T10:17:45.089+00:00The site gate padlock was cut this time BW but the...The site gate padlock was cut this time BW but the point really is that when left open during the day we have people driving round and sussing out the plot - looking in open sheds etc. Surprisingly I have had two call from the police but they can't progress anything as they have no information to follow up. They did say that the Neighbourhood Patrol would visit more.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-83532938651845119152011-01-25T09:58:25.971+00:002011-01-25T09:58:25.971+00:00So sorry to read this, and if the g*ts who did thi...So sorry to read this, and if the g*ts who did this turned up with bolt cutters then they were certainly determined and would probably have cut into the site even if you had locked main gates.<br /><br />I like Craig's idea but agree that it is only a deterent. I might well put one on the greenhouse door though .... <br /><br />Like Mark, this is one reason I have never wanted an allotment (but I am fortunate always to have had growing space at home).BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-58602066107146362682011-01-24T10:50:07.748+00:002011-01-24T10:50:07.748+00:00We're the same Woody so the problem with us is...We're the same Woody so the problem with us is rather than see them off when they have smashed the door in we want to see them off before they do any damage. I don't think Craigs alarm will do that. Maybe as a second line of defence but how much is it worth spending?<br /><br />Thanks Damo - to be honest we knew it would be when rather than if!<br /><br />We can keep livestock FRG but only chickens and rabbits. To be honest I'd worry about someone hurting any animals. Geese wouldn't be allowed!<br /><br />Some plotters have had pumpkins and cabbages used as footballs by kids Janet but it tends to be during school holidays. AS you say they tend to go in for wanton damage rather than theft.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64790503962541581762011-01-24T10:06:16.904+00:002011-01-24T10:06:16.904+00:00How horrid, sounds very petty as well. I met someo...How horrid, sounds very petty as well. I met someone on our plot last week who had just discovered that all her shed windows had been smashed in, but no break in to shed itself, she put it down to bored kids. I find it depressing. Glad nothing was stolen.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-45178100570965389742011-01-23T22:28:09.207+00:002011-01-23T22:28:09.207+00:00Oh how awful GLA. I cant help but think we'll ...Oh how awful GLA. I cant help but think we'll see more of this kind of thing in the current climate but its completely gutting and a bloomin nuisance that you're left with the mess to fix up. can you keep livestock on your allotment, a couple of geese should see 'em off!freerangegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535925508133692539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46759327542231471282011-01-23T20:50:55.485+00:002011-01-23T20:50:55.485+00:00Sorry to hear about that, how disheartening. Glad...Sorry to hear about that, how disheartening. Glad they didn't get anything from you.Damohttp://www.twochancesvegplot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22665325840190910872011-01-23T20:14:23.347+00:002011-01-23T20:14:23.347+00:00Sorry to hear about this. We get gates kicked in ...Sorry to hear about this. We get gates kicked in from time to time, but I never leave anything in the shed that I'd be upset if I lost it. <br /><br />Craig's alarm looks pretty neat; might get one of them as we had our shed at home broken into last year.Gordon Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796375484099193959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-38044581564774374022011-01-23T20:02:52.774+00:002011-01-23T20:02:52.774+00:00Silly thing about it is if you call using a bolt c...Silly thing about it is if you call using a bolt cutter work then they put in a lot of 'work' for little reward as most seds had nothing stolen. Some people are just of a different breed to most decent people!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64190799837833535072011-01-23T18:22:46.510+00:002011-01-23T18:22:46.510+00:00So sorry to hear this. I'm glad they didn'...So sorry to hear this. I'm glad they didn't take anything but it's still inconvenient, not to mention expensive, to have to replace locks. Some people just want what others have without having to put the work in to get them, makes my blood boil.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5985038474657277392011-01-23T11:59:21.477+00:002011-01-23T11:59:21.477+00:00At least it was only an attempt Diana and only the...At least it was only an attempt Diana and only the lock was damaged and no further damage caused.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68471927449771221912011-01-23T11:52:18.131+00:002011-01-23T11:52:18.131+00:00sorry to hear about the theif attempt.sorry to hear about the theif attempt.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22977123835452233722011-01-23T11:11:13.991+00:002011-01-23T11:11:13.991+00:00Hi Linda - our council allotments officer won'...Hi Linda - our council allotments officer won't even insist that people lock the site gates. It wouldn't have helped this time but in the past it would have.<br /><br />I don't really expect to here anything Tanya but at least it will appear in crime numbers so they can't pretend there is no problem. Grief counsellor?<br /><br />The trouble is Craig that we want to stop them causing damage to doors etc as there isn't anything really to steal once inside.<br /><br />Thanks Bangchik<br /><br />We used to grow vegetables in the garden too Mark but didn't have enough space. before getting the allotment we did consider moving but large gardens are not easy to find with the right house on them -not around where we are at least.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3082701053337256042011-01-23T09:10:41.547+00:002011-01-23T09:10:41.547+00:00Sorry to hear about this incident. This sort of th...Sorry to hear about this incident. This sort of thing is one of the reasons why I don't have an allotment. Gardening in my own back garden means I can keep an eye on things that much better - though of course it doesn't completely eliminate the problem. I have lost a few things from my shed in the past.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39500444774296899042011-01-23T05:13:21.658+00:002011-01-23T05:13:21.658+00:00I sympathize...,I sympathize...,Bangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-37332943284339732042011-01-23T00:03:05.452+00:002011-01-23T00:03:05.452+00:00Yes, ideal for a shed that. Moment they walk in 13...Yes, ideal for a shed that. Moment they walk in 130decibels in there face. They'll soon run. ;)<br /><br />All battery operated, can get an additional unit to affix outside under cover in a box, if they cut the wire to disarm it, it'll still go off.<br /><br />Much better than the magnetic ones which go off in wind all the time.The Boy Ollertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551038094292328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-60432275492963294682011-01-22T22:02:59.753+00:002011-01-22T22:02:59.753+00:00I'm gald they did nothing more than break your...I'm gald they did nothing more than break your lock. It is a catch 22 situation isn't it....to lock or not to lock....either way there are consequences...I'm just gald it wasn't too bad for you and hope that the rest of your lot neighbours faired as well as you did.<br />As for the crime number...I wouldn't personally get much comfort from that...U was given one and then never heard from the police again...it was as if it didn't happen....although I did get a call from a grief councellor three weeks later.Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-2717621834813416782011-01-22T20:07:09.401+00:002011-01-22T20:07:09.401+00:00Oh no! I sympathise. We have had several break-i...Oh no! I sympathise. We have had several break-ins at our shed. Last time they used metal cutters and just cut the hasp that the padlock went through. We had our strimmer stolen that time. The council allotment officer said 68 sheds were broken into that night.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-36849875084305969212011-01-22T18:29:01.251+00:002011-01-22T18:29:01.251+00:00It says something about it being for a room Craig ...It says something about it being for a room Craig - is it OK for outside?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68612541980760624592011-01-22T18:21:49.705+00:002011-01-22T18:21:49.705+00:00Sorry to hear that GL,
Get yourself one of these....Sorry to hear that GL,<br /><br />Get yourself one of these...<br /><br />http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yale-Single-Room-Alarm-Remote-Control-LOUD-130dB-/120666795993?pt=UK_Burglar_Alarms&hash=item1c184d2fd9<br /><br />Works by heat/motion, not door/contact movement which can be a problem in the wind.The Boy Ollertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551038094292328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31484352846439938472011-01-22T17:09:47.689+00:002011-01-22T17:09:47.689+00:00I guess we got away lightly Ana - unlike what happ...I guess we got away lightly Ana - unlike what happened to poor Tanya last year. We just know never to leave anything at the shed that someone would wantSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-92123250598770975162011-01-22T16:58:49.779+00:002011-01-22T16:58:49.779+00:00It is very disappointing when you realize that you...It is very disappointing when you realize that you need as good door on your shed as you have on your home. I am sorry this has happened to you, but at least nothing was stolen and there wasn't any further damage to the doors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com