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Elskeggso

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3,100 posts

208 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Due to being too wound up to sleep (which hardly makes a change), I thought I'd have a bit of a moan, courtesy of some very kind pikies (I don't care if that's not PC anymore).

Granted, we don't have the most secure offices and we are based in the sticks, but we also are obviously not some huge multi-national who keep tens of thousands of pounds in cash. Luckily they didn't touch any storage units (for once) but all the bank accounts have got to be stopped which is too much of a pain to even think about at the moment.

The rozzers were rather good with the whole thing, and forensics will be doing their thing tomorrow morning, but it would be nice to hear of any experiences people have had like this where it actually came to a good conclusion?

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

238 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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If it was Pikeys, I'll keep an eye out for the stolen gear here in Cumbria. The smelly f*ckers will be on there way up to the 'Horse Fair' here this week.

TheEnd

15,370 posts

209 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Elskeggso said:
but it would be nice to hear of any experiences people have had like this where it actually came to a good conclusion?
Tony Martin?

Elskeggso

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3,100 posts

208 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Guaranteed pikies, some of them even have the guts (read stupidity) to come down here to have a mope around in the day. The yard we are based on used to be a foundry, and many of our tenants are either fabricators or builders, so it's like supermarket sweep for them

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

238 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Elskeggso said:
Guaranteed pikies, some of them even have the guts (read stupidity) to come down here to have a mope around in the day. The yard we are based on used to be a foundry, and many of our tenants are either fabricators or builders, so it's like supermarket sweep for them
Move your offices next door to the local tax man. The tax man is like Kryptonite to a Pikey.

Elskeggso

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3,100 posts

208 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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TheEnd said:
Elskeggso said:
but it would be nice to hear of any experiences people have had like this where it actually came to a good conclusion?
Tony Martin?
Hmmm, my uncle who lives in a cottage right next to our yard has a shotgun, maybe they'll try and break in to his place next

Elskeggso

Original Poster:

3,100 posts

208 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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10 Pence Short said:
Elskeggso said:
Guaranteed pikies, some of them even have the guts (read stupidity) to come down here to have a mope around in the day. The yard we are based on used to be a foundry, and many of our tenants are either fabricators or builders, so it's like supermarket sweep for them
Move your offices next door to the local tax man. The tax man is like Kryptonite to a Pikey.
They'll probably manage to rob him blind

drivin_me_nuts

17,949 posts

232 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Elskeggso said:
10 Pence Short said:
Elskeggso said:
Guaranteed pikies, some of them even have the guts (read stupidity) to come down here to have a mope around in the day. The yard we are based on used to be a foundry, and many of our tenants are either fabricators or builders, so it's like supermarket sweep for them
Move your offices next door to the local tax man. The tax man is like Kryptonite to a Pikey.
They'll probably manage to rob him blind
aaah yes, but substitute tax man for MP and who would be the robber and who the ummm robbie..?

Celt

1,264 posts

213 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Sorry to here that. I am starting to get a hatred for pikeys. They broke into ground next to my college, its abondend so not really a big deal. But I then seen they had started cutting down trees and had left them hanging over the pavement. They also had some rather tasty motors, a RS4 an 58 plate mondeo and a mitsubishi warrior. Probably never paid a penny in tax between them aswell. They hsve left now and the area is a mess. They have just dumped rubbish and big gas canistars all over the place.

HUW JONES

2,005 posts

224 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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A convoy of 3 tasty vehicles towing caravans of the type you describe pulled up in a layby near here.As I walked past I noted they didn't even bother going to the trouble of displaying anything that might resmble a tax disc.I remember when they at least had the decency to stick a Guinness label on the screen.

Elskeggso

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3,100 posts

208 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Going to meet the forensics people there at 11, luckily we are normally closed on a Wednesday anyway so at least we have the time to get thigs sorted so we can open tomorrow.

bazking69

8,620 posts

211 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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It's about time that in this day and age pikeys were outlawed.
They bring nothing to society except inconvenince, massive cost, hassle and crime.

HUW JONES

2,005 posts

224 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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bazking69 said:
It's about time that in this day and age pikeys were outlawed.
They bring nothing to society except inconvenince, massive cost, hassle and crime.
Unfortunately that would probably be a "race hate crime" and against their human rights etc causing us to give them more (tax- free natch) free money.

Steamer

14,095 posts

234 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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bazking69 said:
It's about time that in this day and age pikeys were outlawed.
They bring nothing to society except inconvenince, massive cost, hassle and crime.
I heard about a bloke in Germany that tried that once....whistle


Mexico.

1,254 posts

208 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Was he hungry
getmecoat

tonyvid

9,886 posts

264 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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HUW JONES said:
A convoy of 3 tasty vehicles towing caravans of the type you describe pulled up in a layby near here.As I walked past I noted they didn't even bother going to the trouble of displaying anything that might resmble a tax disc.I remember when they at least had the decency to stick a Guinness label on the screen.
Just how does that work in these days of ANPR? Are they all on false plates or something? I (stupidly) assume they are insured and taxed yet they are of "no fixed abode" - how?

Steamer

14,095 posts

234 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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tonyvid said:
HUW JONES said:
A convoy of 3 tasty vehicles towing caravans of the type you describe pulled up in a layby near here.As I walked past I noted they didn't even bother going to the trouble of displaying anything that might resmble a tax disc.I remember when they at least had the decency to stick a Guinness label on the screen.
Just how does that work in these days of ANPR? Are they all on false plates or something? I (stupidly) assume they are insured and taxed yet they are of "no fixed abode" - how?
I was pondering the same thing...

...but I guess if you are of 'no fixed abode' there is no address for the fine to be sent to, likewise no address for the vehicle to be insured at. bunch of r soles!

SkinnyBoy

4,635 posts

279 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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they do throw a good wedding though



go on admit it, her norks are mesmerizing...

pc.iow

1,879 posts

224 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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Another favourite of their's is to come back when you have replaced all the nicked gear with nice shiny new stuff...and nick it all again.

true about the norks though.

Elskeggso

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3,100 posts

208 months

Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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I doubt they'll be back, it's quite obvious there is nothing in the office/showrooms that they would want to take. Saying that though, they did manage to LIFT a solid cast iron safe out of my office, which weighs the best part of a 1/4 tonne, after breaking open another one and not finding much apart from the petty cash tin. I would love to see the disappointment on their faces when they looked through the other safe, if they managed to open it, only to find business documents for my uncle's company that went into liquidation a year ago laugh

Still, I think we got off pretty lightly this time - all the showrooms were untouched, all customer orders, keys, invoice books and hard copies of the accounts are all intact smile Just got the joys of sorting the insurance now.