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Beewyched

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • South Wales
    • tunkeyherd.co.uk
Gate Theft - West Scotland
« on: April 01, 2011, 08:43:16 pm »
Over at our feed suppliers today - we received a warning that in the North Ayrshire/Inverclyde/Renfrewshire area there is currently a spate of aluminium farm gates being lifted off their posts - leaving livestock to wander the roads  >:(

The thieves are not just stealing gates, apparently anything metal - machinery, guttering is being taken  :o

Get your padlocks out folks !!!
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little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
    • Derbyshire
Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2011, 08:59:23 pm »
Quote from: Beewyched on April 01, 2011, 08:43:16 pm
Get your padlocks out folks !!!
Not metal ones though!
;)
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Little Blue

violet

  • Joined Jul 2009
Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2011, 10:04:30 pm »
That's awful  :o
There's alot of money in scrap metal right now. I guess we should all be on our guard.
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Sandy

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Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2011, 10:47:57 pm »
That reminds me of an incedent when my youngest daughter was a local radio presenter with her best friend who was head boy at the time, I tuned in and they brought the local news saying, " there has been a spate of door bell thiefts" then added the police are making door to door enquiries and they laughed uncontrolably and so did I, the whole studio went quiet...it was very funny at the time!!
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Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
    • South Lanarkshire
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Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2011, 11:53:21 pm »
Still is   ;D ;D
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Beewyched

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • South Wales
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Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2011, 06:42:10 pm »
I wonder if they got any answers?  ;D
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tizaala

  • Joined Mar 2011
    • Dolau, Llandrindod Wells,Powys
Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2011, 08:52:58 pm »
Don't upset the theives, the might take afence ,,,groan
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Beewyched

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • South Wales
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Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2011, 09:12:01 pm »
Oh "wooden"'t that be a shame  ;D ;D
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Sandy

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Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2011, 09:12:08 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D Funny how those little jokes keep on making you laugh, re: my bit, I knew she was about to read the news and I was fostering a girl who fancied the head boy, so we rushed to record the programme on the radio, sat down and that speach happend, the timming was so good and they had to put music on to drown out the giggles!!!  ;D ;D ;D
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Sandy

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Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2011, 09:16:34 pm »
Joking apart, what IS safe these days!!! such a worry to farmers, maybe the gates should be made from some thing no re usable when taken off,  ??? ??? No sorry, no joke springs to mind!!!
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Beewyched

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • South Wales
    • tunkeyherd.co.uk
Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2011, 09:41:13 pm »
What about "accidentally" attaching the energiser to the gate - oops  :D 

or

Self destructing gates that detonate when lifted off their hinges  ;D
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robert waddell

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Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2011, 09:56:21 pm »
beewyched  that in law   is with intent :wave:
turn the crucks or the top one and spot weld the end of the threads  :wave:
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Beewyched

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • South Wales
    • tunkeyherd.co.uk
Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2011, 10:08:11 pm »
Intent - wot me? Asif ;D
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
    • Clackmannanshire
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Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2011, 10:11:16 pm »
Quote from: Beewyched on April 02, 2011, 09:41:13 pm
What about "accidentally" attaching the energiser to the gate - oops  :D 

or

Self destructing gates that detonate when lifted off their hinges  ;D
Well we ARE accidental smallholders, so why not?  ;) ;D
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Beewyched

  • Joined Feb 2011
    • South Wales
    • tunkeyherd.co.uk
Re: Gate Theft - West Scotland
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2011, 10:13:17 pm »
 :wave:

Good one Annie  ;) ;D ;D ;D
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