Stolen tools on site?

[Sparky_marky2]

Hey all,

Just like to know your thoughts on stolen tools on site, I was working a job awhile back for Derby uni and the spark I was working with had a Makita Impact drill + battery stolen out of his bag even though we were working in a quiet area and we went upstairs to collect materials no more than 5 minutes and his drill was gone. I've also had a few drivers and cable cutters stolen on site too in the past.
Surely they can't expect us to carry our tools everywhere we go or to padlock and close the tool bag? How about if you have the open tote bag? Why would you steal from the people you work with?!

Be great to know your thoughts

 

[telectrix]

years ago. i left a triple extension ladder ove weekend on site at the request of the plasterers. monday morning, found it bottom of trench, 5 minutes before concrete footings were poured in. plasterers turned up to find approx 50 big holes in their weekend skimmed walls.

 

[Sparky_marky2]

years ago. i left a triple extension ladder ove weekend on site at the request of the plasterers. monday morning, found it bottom of trench, 5 minutes before concrete footings were poured in. plasterers turned up to find approx 50 big holes in their weekend skimmed walls.

Revenge is sweet ... just hope they didnt plaster over your sockets

 

[telectrix]

Revenge is sweet ... just hope they didnt plaster over your sockets

knowing that i would pi$$ in their newly mixed finish, they wouldn't dare.

 

[Pete999]

years ago. i left a triple extension ladder ove weekend on site at the request of the plasterers. monday morning, found it bottom of trench, 5 minutes before concrete footings were poured in. plasterers turned up to find approx 50 big holes in their weekend skimmed walls.

Now that's the way to do ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqDcldx6gqg

 

[Midwest]

I recall working in the car factory in Oxford in the 80's. We had a large tool box chest on wheels, which we chained up each night to nearby rsj's, along with ladders. Nothing ever went missing, which was surprising with the amount of stuff that got nicked from the car factory!

One chap decided to nick a car battery, hung round his neck on a rope, lodged on the cross bar of his bike, covered over by his cycling cape. Worked well, until he hit the kerb at the gate, dislodging it off the crossbar under the watchful eyes of the security guards. Least they didn't have to chase him

 

[Pete999]

I recall working in the car factory in Oxford in the 80's. We had a large tool box chest on wheels, which we chained up each night to nearby rsj's, along with ladders. Nothing ever went missing, which was surprising with the amount of stuff that got nicked from the car factory!

One chap decided to nick a car battery, hung round his neck on a rope, lodged on the cross bar of his bike, covered over by his cycling cape. Worked well, until he hit the kerb at the gate, dislodging it off the crossbar under the watchful eyes of the security guards. Least they didn't have to chase him

I'm a self confessed tool tart, I love my tools, really love them, if I could have my way at home, they would be in the Sitting room, parked next to me. I know I don't work any more, but I still love my tools, and they love me back, I think, anyway, if anyone so much as breaths on my tools, they had better be prepared to take the punishment due to them,
God forbid anyone who stole even a small terminal screwdriver, then what would ensue would be compared to the hunt for the geezer that shot JFK, no stone unturned, I promised my tools that I would look after them so, tool nickers beware and be warned. Pete the tool man Jones. And before you ask yes it's Friday the Wine is being quaffed as we speak.

 

[dinger809]

Anyone stealing tools is stealing your livelihood, they should be prosecuted, kicked off site, reported to JIB or whoever issues cards, have their cards revoked and banned from working on any site in the UK. That's my thinking

 

[Leesparkykent]

One of my apprentices is a good lad but right lairy if he has to be.....working on a site and he had a twin charger with two 18v battery's on charge in the site hut. The wood butchers final day on site and it went missing .....As the wood butcher was about to drive off site he ran over and made him get out the van (I say made him get out, more like dragged him out). Went through his van and found the charger and both battery's...My apprentice put one on his chin there and then and put him on his back side. The site manager came out and said fair play and told the wood butcher he won't be working on any of his sites again

I think your apprentice is wasted, I could make better use of him and increase his earnings in the mean time if you are both up for it.

Haha, last year we was doing a block of flats and the dry liners were a nightmare....He went in to a flat and they had boarded up the kitchen wall before it had even been wired. The tape and jointer was in there who had already skrim taped the boards and was about to start knocking up the easy fill. The apprentice went in there and said "hold up mate that hasn't even been wired yet" the tape and jointer replied "I couldn't give a F....I'm on price" the apprentice then started to pull the skrim tape off the walls which obviously went down as well as pork sausage in a synagogue...The tape and jointer started kicking off saying "you can F ing stick that back up" to which he replied "how about you make me"...I calmed it all down in the end but my apprentice went in the tea room on the dry liners/tape and jointers tea break (about 5 of them sat in there) and called the mouthy tape and jointer right out in front of all his work mates and told him that "if he wants to make something of it he's more than willing to go out to the car park". He didn't want to know...right embarrassed in front of all his work mates....for the rest of the job the tape and jointer was called/referred to as the ice cream because he completely melted in front of every one haha

 

[Midwest]

I'm a self confessed tool tart, I love my tools, really love them, if I could have my way at home, they would be in the Sitting room, parked next to me. I know I don't work any more, but I still love my tools, and they love me back, I think, anyway, if anyone so much as breaths on my tools, they had better be prepared to take the punishment due to them,
God forbid anyone who stole even a small terminal screwdriver, then what would ensue would be compared to the hunt for the geezer that shot JFK, no stone unturned, I promised my tools that I would look after them so, tool nickers beware and be warned. Pete the tool man Jones. And before you ask yes it's Friday the Wine is being quaffed as we speak.

God help anyone that breaks into you house Pete, and turns his nose up at your tv, but takes a shine to (your) side snipes

 

[Midwest]

Haha, last year we was doing a block of flats and the dry liners were a nightmare....He went in to a flat and they had boarded up the kitchen wall before it had even been wired. The tape and jointer was in there who had already skrim taped the boards and was about to start knocking up the easy fill. The apprentice went in there and said "hold up mate that hasn't even been wired yet" the tape and jointer replied "I couldn't give a F....I'm on price" the apprentice then started to pull the skrim tape off the walls which obviously went down as well as pork sausage in a synagogue would...The tape and jointed started kicking off saying "you can F ing stick that back up" to which he replied "how about you make me"...I calmed it all down in the end but my apprentice went in the tea room on the dry liners/tape and jointers tea break (about 5 of them sat in there) and called the mouthy tape and jointer right out in front of all his work mates and told him that "if he wants to make something of it he's more than willing to go out to the car park". He didn't want to know...right embarrassed in front of all his work mates....for the rest of the job the tape and jointer was called/referred to as the ice cream because he completely melted in front of every one haha

Arrgh, gratuitous violence. I recall offending some scaffolders some decades ago, for using my trunking install as a walk way. However over time we become chums, so much so they offered to deal 'their way' with a non paying customer of mine FOC, insistent they were.

 

[Pete999]

God help anyone that breaks into you house Pete, and turns his nose up at your tv, but takes a shine to side snipes

Better believe it

 

[Midwest]

Seems to be the consensus then. Wished we had such a clamouring for instant justice for other forms of socially unacceptable forms of criminality.

Edit, just tidying up should sparksburntout be about!

 

[telectrix]

on one domestic, around 2003, i knew the plumber had nicked some of my tools, they were found later in his van. prior to that, though, he was kneeling , doing a joint, pants half way down his arse, and he put down his lit blowtorch on the floor by his side... Big Mistake. new pair of snickers trousers required, and a less hairy arse than he came with.

 

[Midwest]

I saw a plumber once 'borrow' the electrician (held in high esteem by all, you know the type) electric drill. Plumber was using it without permission, bent over to drill back of box. Sparky caught him red handed, and so stuck his willy in plumbers ear

No one borrowed his tools anymore.

 

[Midwest]

Seems to be the consensus then. Wished we had such a clamouring for instant justice for other forms of socially unacceptable forms of criminality.

Edit, just tidying up should sparksburntout be about!

See now this I find more annoying, than someone making off with my cordless;

On-duty paramedic attacked by moped gang - http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/on-duty-paramedic-attacked-by-moped-gang/ar-AApp8EQ?li=AAmiR2Z&ocid=spartanntp