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I feel for you, I'm still recovering from being done
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Feel for ya mate. I know all about this sort of thing. Not with a welder but over last couple years I had a k5 Gixxer thou nicked last year and over £1800 worth of fishing equip. I got basic insurance money back on the bike (no where near what it was worth ) and a total loss on my fishing stuff. I hate people that can take things others work hard for. The lot of em want stringing up. I hope the ones that pinched your gear slip up one day and try it on the wrong house. (Huge rocky in the back garden).
We've all had stuff nicked before and it is sickening , I've lost a car , tools , box section etc . Now is the time to double check your security . Put up a security light , alarm the garden shed or garage and maybe lock and bolt your toolboxes to the floor . Shame we have to go to all this trouble ,but if you want to keep hold of your precious stuff .............better safe than sorry.
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When I used to live with the parents, and while still at school, our sheds were done over and a large quantity of fishing equipments and cycles were nicked by the local scum. Some of the kit was found dumped in a field just up the road as they discovered names on the rods, other stuff we kept an eye out for and found it at Hemswell Market one weekend.
The seller was adamant he'd bought it legit off some bloke, until my Dad point out that there was a splash of off white gloss in the back of the big sea fishing reel he'd got on display in the back of his van, didn't want to give it up until he was threatened with the local Police turning up after my Mum had then spotted 2 cycles on the next stall operated by this bloke Mrs, that were nicked out of the same shed.
Don't waste time with a security light, many people don't bother checking when their neighbours light comes on because its "usually a cat". Alarms are the same really, neighbours couldn't give a flying if there's one going off, if its not theirs of course.
There are security measures out there that do work though. Smoke Cloaks, Shotgun Blanks, Mega Blasters.
A cheap CCTV camera inside the shed/workshop/garage/unit is also a good idea, Police won't do a lot if you only catch them outside your premises. If you can prove they've entered the place, its breaking and entering at a minimum.
The seller was adamant he'd bought it legit off some bloke, until my Dad point out that there was a splash of off white gloss in the back of the big sea fishing reel he'd got on display in the back of his van, didn't want to give it up until he was threatened with the local Police turning up after my Mum had then spotted 2 cycles on the next stall operated by this bloke Mrs, that were nicked out of the same shed.
Don't waste time with a security light, many people don't bother checking when their neighbours light comes on because its "usually a cat". Alarms are the same really, neighbours couldn't give a flying if there's one going off, if its not theirs of course.
There are security measures out there that do work though. Smoke Cloaks, Shotgun Blanks, Mega Blasters.
A cheap CCTV camera inside the shed/workshop/garage/unit is also a good idea, Police won't do a lot if you only catch them outside your premises. If you can prove they've entered the place, its breaking and entering at a minimum.
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I hope you called the police anyway.
Shotgun blanks sound awesome but could you imagine forgetting to disconnect it then you go out there and ruining your trousers
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