Curmudgeon Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 around 4am this morning we thinkam editing to say: people seem to think that 'more detail is needed'.. OK .. my neighbour disturbed someone around 4am trying to nick his spare tyre from his campervan. I smiled when he told me, 3 hours later drove away my Zafira to a rattling noise and found that some bugger had nicked my spare tyre (held in a cage under the car), Dell reckons ?100 to replace wheel and tyre. Someone has also nicked the fig trees from outside Heber School. I have reported to police. I thought I'd do my civic duty and warn you lot too. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Where?: P Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Does "be aware" in this case mean "stay up all night and look out your windows or else you might lose your tyres and plants"?or does it mean "sometimes it happens - hey ho" Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Spare tyres ?????:-SErm, why and from where ???? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xone262 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 we had some gippos walking up the street going into peoples bins around 6.30am Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xone262 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 come to think of it they also steal the able and cole veg from time to time as well! but that is obviously later in the day Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 xone262 Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> we had some gippos walking up the street going> into peoples bins around 6.30amxxxxxxgippos ??who they ?? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xone262 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 what?text removed after being reported as offensive - The Administrator Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I'm not saying tyres and plants aren't being stolen... I'm not saying that. But this is yet another wearying thread on how "ohh life has all gone a bit shit has't it??"The usual crap that surfaces when the economy takes a dip. Or just because enough people are on the forum who are into it. But I Don't Get It. Bad stuff happens to most of is regularly - if we bore people with all the details they (rightly) shun us. the reason this forum has attracted so many people is because of it's quirkiness and willingness to enjoy life's absurdities. Like the good friends we have....the South London press is there for us if we want lurid shite (and even then it has us down over the Lambeth Country Fair debacle - heads will roll!!) - can we not be better than that??? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xone262 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Sean I agree, but I think a lot of forums ultimately turn into this. i guess that's what happens when people sit behind computers. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xone262 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 not sure it's relevant to the economy though? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comus Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 You cannot use terms like 'pikeys' and 'gippos' without being pulled up for it. It is clearly offensive and racist.However irritated one might be by alleged early morning pilfering, if anyone has any hard evidence then getting touch with the police would be a better way of dealing with it than casting casual slurs and encouraging racial sterotyping on a public forum. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macroban Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Must be nearly 40 years since I last saw "gypsies" in East Dulwich. They had a site on Dog Kennel Hill. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119787 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 wise words xone, wise words. Very probably trueBut as I so often rail against people who blame "government" or "councils" for everything - surely the one thing I care about which is very much "of the people" is worth defending? If not... then maybe the problem is (gasp!!!) the people themselves and not any "outside" force! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorky Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 If someone wanst to root through my bins, I dont have a problem with it.As force of habit, I always leave old shoes etc on top of the green bin and invariably, they are gone by morningIf someone can use your unwanted shite, then good luck -obv. no thieving thoughI am a bit of a skip rat myself Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 It's an open forum SM and the best thing to do if you're not keen on a thread is look at at and then treat it like a roundabout. Unless of course you consider yourself an arbiter on all that's EDF. Maybe you do.Who says the reason this forum has attracted so many people is because of it's 'quirkiness' (a word that sends a cringe through me, frankly)? Is there not an element of absurdity in having your spare tyre nicked? Not that the forum is necessarily here for absurdity.I don't really get the 'like the good friends we have' part of the post. People who think alike? People who agree with each other? People we're personally acquainted with?You're entitled to an opinion, but I thought your post had a belittling element to it.So your post and my response has served to keep this thread in business that little bit longer.How quirky is that? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 quirkiness personified HonaloochibieI never speak as "an arbiter of EDF" - it's just somewhere I spend a lot of time and care about. I'm happy to admit belittling the original post however. For the reason I gave. As an "open forum" I believe that too is within the rules? Why pick on my post as beyond the pale?With you on the quirkiness cringe - momentary lapse of taste. But when you say "who says..." - obviously I said. And I'm basing it on having been here relatively early. That fact conveys on me absolutely ZERO privilege or authority - nor would I want to claim any. I'm just saying. It was fun. Now it's less so. For the reasons given. Should people wish to disagree with me that's fine. As you were with the "my car got keyed" type threads ad infinitum.... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmlow Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 'gippos' - you actually use that word? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 some bugger nicked my spare tyre last night .. I drove away and the cage where the tyre is held dragged along the ground. I didn't realise it needed security chained and padlockedexcuse me for wanting to warn people'be aware' means just that ... if your spare is outside the boot it can get nickededited to say: oh and Sean, I've never had a tyre nicked before so I'm certainly not weary about it .. in fact I'm going to be about ?100 worse off replacing it so I'd say my emotion was more feckin' narked Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Comus Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> You cannot use terms like 'pikeys' and 'gippos'> without being pulled up for it. It is clearly> offensive and racist.> > However irritated one might be by alleged early> morning pilfering, if anyone has any hard evidence> then getting touch with the police would be a> better way of dealing with it than casting casual> slurs and encouraging racial sterotyping on a> public forum.xxxxxxComus - thank you. Sometimes I feel like a lone voice. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xone262 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Yes i do. Where i grew up everyone uses that word as a catch-all word to describe people who may indulge in these activities such as rummaging through bins etc. I don't mean to cause offense to anyone through use of the word! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 What word?If you mean gippos, you surely can't think that that's OK ????:-S Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizenED Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 but the title of this thread surely calls for a little more detail than that provided by the OP. otherwise it is that sort of scaremongering "householders beware" type post that adds to people's sense of everything going to the dogs without adding anything really constructive. for a start, where?, as Pierre asked, would be nice to know. And is this the first time in however long. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 gosh you lot are tough .. have edited OP to give more info, hope it's up to scratch :) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Curmudgeon - I'm not disputing your being "narked" at all - I would feel the same as you. But .. y'know... "be aware"???Maybe I should have expressed more sympathy - and I wouldn't wish anything bad to happen to anyone - butnow that it's happened to you what practical steps can you or anyone take to stop it happening again?Another headline from the papers - "petrol getting nicked from tanks" - yep - know about that one too"if your house is empty - or even if you are in it! - people will try and rob it" - already knew that oneIt could go on and on...but if this forum turns into a crime noticeboard... by all means enjoy it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/3810-early-hours-marauders-stealing-spare-tyres-and-plants-lounged/#findComment-119820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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