Local Facebook groups

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

Maybe having a rescue dog makes you a key worker now?
Why are people so desperate to be liked by everyone...weird.

I've noticed we've slowly gone from 'I let my dog off it's lead and I lost it' to 'someone in a van looked at me dog', to I was approached and asked if my dog was for sale' and the latest couple are 'woman attacked and dog stolen'.
Only on Facebook mind. By the time you ask if there's a genuine link to this serious crime, every silly Karen has shared, or asked how to share it thus spreading the fake news far and wide.

[Carrot]

Out of curiosity, are these dog thefts actually happening?

Few in my area on facebook, two of which were found out just to be lost. Is it now trendy to say "stolen" when they have just run off?

I have one of the fashionable to steal dogs, she looks quite young despite being 5. Have had no weird encounters with vans or anything whilst walking in many different locations with her...

[Sway]

Carrot said:

Out of curiosity, are these dog thefts actually happening?

Few in my area on facebook, two of which were found out just to be lost. Is it now trendy to say "stolen" when they have just run off?

I have one of the fashionable to steal dogs, she looks quite young despite being 5. Have had no weird encounters with vans or anything whilst walking in many different locations with her...

Dog thefts do happen - recently a traveller camp was raided leading to dozens of stolen dogs being recovered.

"designer" breeds especially, homes broken into to steal a French bulldog for example in the same way they do to grab audi RS3 keys.

Are they at anything like the scale Facebook local and dog groups suggest? Not in my opinion.

[HTP99]

Sway said:

Carrot said:

Out of curiosity, are these dog thefts actually happening?

Few in my area on facebook, two of which were found out just to be lost. Is it now trendy to say "stolen" when they have just run off?

I have one of the fashionable to steal dogs, she looks quite young despite being 5. Have had no weird encounters with vans or anything whilst walking in many different locations with her...

Dog thefts do happen - recently a traveller camp was raided leading to dozens of stolen dogs being recovered.

"designer" breeds especially, homes broken into to steal a French bulldog for example in the same way they do to grab audi RS3 keys.

Are they at anything like the scale Facebook local and dog groups suggest? Not in my opinion.

One of my dogs was stolen a few years ago, we did get her back 24 hours later.

[talksthetorque]

Been bingo-tastic this weekend.
Air ambulance, three legged dog run off( no- he won’t come back because having three legs he’ll just go round in a circle thank you) where do I donate baby clothes ( I’ll have em, me too , I was here first etc)

Best ones were

‘What’s the plume of smoke? Is something on fire?’
‘Awful. Hope everyone’s ok’


Its the power station

And - rent a cardboard box and buy some balloons that you’ll never see again.

[Morningside]

talksthetorque said:

Been bingo-tastic this weekend.
Air ambulance, three legged dog run off( no- he won’t come back because having three legs he’ll just go round in a circle thank you) where do I donate baby clothes ( I’ll have em, me too , I was here first etc)

Best ones were

‘What’s the plume of smoke? Is something on fire?’
‘Awful. Hope everyone’s ok’


Its the power station

And - rent a cardboard box and buy some balloons that you’ll never see again.

I suppose it just says "baby" to stop any gender issues?


As for the plume of smoke I hope that isn't Sizewell as that'll create streams of posts saying how toxic radiation is being leaked.

[Blakewater]

The Wilpshire and Langho Facebook group has set up a "Spot the Turd" competition after the complaints about dog and horse poo around the area.

An image of a local area is posted and residents have to guess where the turd is, like "Spot the Ball."

[Wonderman]

talksthetorque said:

And - rent a cardboard box and buy some balloons that you’ll never see again.

Ask them "What gender does the pink represent?" #opencanofwormsnotboxofballoons

[thetapeworm]

Carrot said:

Out of curiosity, are these dog thefts actually happening?

Few in my area on facebook, two of which were found out just to be lost. Is it now trendy to say "stolen" when they have just run off?

I have one of the fashionable to steal dogs, she looks quite young despite being 5. Have had no weird encounters with vans or anything whilst walking in many different locations with her...

There was one on my local group at the weekend, photo of a chap running across a field carrying a dog with a note to say it had been stolen and requests to identify him.

Later posts suggested a 60 plate white van with cages in the back and a woman in the passenger seat.

Then all the posts disappeared, dog has been reunited with its owner, they're still looking for the chap.

It seemed like a real dog theft rather than the usual ones but god knows.

The latest here is people advertising a dye spray to squirt on dog thieves.

[bristolracer]

Wonderman said:

talksthetorque said:

And - rent a cardboard box and buy some balloons that you’ll never see again.

Ask them "What gender does the pink represent?" #opencanofwormsnotboxofballoons

Ask them what fking right they have to launch non bio degradable rubbish into the air, to blow away and land where somebody else has to pick it up

[CanAm]

bristolracer said:

Wonderman said:

talksthetorque said:

And - rent a cardboard box and buy some balloons that you’ll never see again.

Ask them "What gender does the pink represent?" #opencanofwormsnotboxofballoons

Ask them what fking right they have to launch non bio degradable rubbish into the air, to blow away and land where somebody else has to pick it up

I don’t think you’ll get a sensible reply from someone who’s happy to pay £150 to rent a cardboard box for an hour or two.

[SistersofPercy]

Carrot said:

Out of curiosity, are these dog thefts actually happening?

Few in my area on facebook, two of which were found out just to be lost. Is it now trendy to say "stolen" when they have just run off?

I have one of the fashionable to steal dogs, she looks quite young despite being 5. Have had no weird encounters with vans or anything whilst walking in many different locations with her...

There has been 2 'thefts' here. One a pair of cockers taken from a back garden and on CCTV so seems to be a genuine theft. The other posted by your typical FB wide boy. Tracksuited type, claims his dog has been stolen. Picture included shows a large bull breed with illegally clipped ears and tail. Imagine its more likely legged it from its owner.

I do worry slightly about my daughter when she's walking her sausage dog as they are very much the breed of the moment and with pups selling for £2,500 its potential profit. He has however been neutered and it says so on his tag so if he is lost or stolen a quick read of his collar will quickly show he's useless to breed from.

[GloverMart]

One of the regular doggy stories on my local FB group is the mystery powder found on the floor on the local railway/cycle path.

Often, a poster will say "My dog's gone down with a nasty tummy bug / sickness / gone very quiet after we walked along the path and saw this funny looking powder. Reckon he's eaten some... this is gonna be a vets bill of hundreds of pounds, how will we cope?"

Followed by many posters commenting "Sorry to hear this, Shaz" and "Pray for Fido/Goofy/sSpike" etc etc.

Then followed by a member of the local runners group posting "Oh, that will be Mickey Knobbs, our secretary, laying down the mile markers for the village running club's 5k this weekend. Don't worry, it's only flour".

All rounded up with the same posters saying "I don't reckon it's that, how else did Fido/Goofy/Spike get ill"...

And repeat a few weeks later.

[mfmman]

Hi Mart

Did you see the picture of the dog poo on top of the rubbish bin ? (no bag either )

Was tempted to post that the dog had a talent for balancing that deserved reward but probably wouldn't have gone down well

[talksthetorque]

Morningside said:

I suppose it just says "baby" to stop any gender issues?

I think it says B-a-b-y (in alternating pink and blue letters ) to not spoil the surprise before the "big moment' when the reveal happens. Maybe it should say W-h-o-o-s-h
This is also the point that everyone gets to see Darren and Julie's beer bellies and underwear elastic as their jogging bottoms drop and their t-shirts ride up lifting the lid off.

I'm guessing they'd refuse bookings for hermaphrodite babies due to the box not being wide enough and the cost of the extra letters.


I've also had a business idea - homing balloons. Good for the environment, good for the balance sheet.
Or maybe two drones and an "It's an hermaprhrodite" banner?

[GloverMart]

mfmman said:

Hi Mart

Did you see the picture of the dog poo on top of the rubbish bin ? (no bag either )

Was tempted to post that the dog had a talent for balancing that deserved reward but probably wouldn't have gone down well

Yes, took the whole dog poo issue to a new level, literally.

[CoolHands]

I think the dog theft thing is vastly over exaggerated, just like the cats being beheaded by stalker thing was a while ago. Just usual sad muppets making st up for drama

[Dark85]

Does anyone else's local group have people selling, or at least trying to sell, second hand items for 80-90% of full retail price? just a quick scroll through the last few days shows a £170 for a phone, that you can get with a 6month warranty for £180, £70 for an Ikea lamp that was £85 new, £80 for £100 perfume bottle that they've used and don't like the smell of, £10 for £12 puzzle. Do some people see anything cheaper than retail as good value?

[Sheets Tabuer]

Yup, people asking 700 for a 2014 bike they bought for 750, I mean did they think they were renting it for 50 quid with a £700 deposit?

[steveo3002]

Dark85 said:

Does anyone else's local group have people selling, or at least trying to sell, second hand items for 80-90% of full retail price? just a quick scroll through the last few days shows a £170 for a phone, that you can get with a 6month warranty for £180, £70 for an Ikea lamp that was £85 new, £80 for £100 perfume bottle that they've used and don't like the smell of, £10 for £12 puzzle. Do some people see anything cheaper than retail as good value?

locally its all choc gift boxes you can order , yeah thats right i will pay over the odds for a couple of corner shop choc bars in a cardboard box

or some chancer personalising cheap wine glasses /sports drink bottles with a bit of glitter and name written in with a paint pen then trying to talk it up as some premium gift emporium

Edited by steveo3002 on Wednesday 10th March 17:24