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

 

[Squid]

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.

How is the "therapy" coming along?

 

[Squid]

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

Lol, not job related but something similar I was in a bar in Soho with a flat mate and we we used to do the sister brother act as the girls thought it was sweet and it helped me pull copious amounts of women.

Well some bloke ----ed up walks up and try's to chat up my flat mate and is a bit over the top so I intervene as he calls her a slag so I give him a slap and he stumbles off after a few minutes a bloke walks over to me and asks me why I slapped his mate and as I look over his shoulder I see the other bloke and 3 others sat at the table and silently thought "I am going to get the sh!te kicked out of me" I just lied and said, "listen mate I don't need any trouble as I just got out of prison for a 6 year stretch for GBH" he walked over to the table spoke to the guys and they left the bar.

Boy was I fIIcking relieved.

 

[Pete999]

How is the "therapy" coming along?

Finished the bottle now should be OK till tomorrow

 

[NDG Elecs]

If I was on that site again sparky Marky I would set my phone videoing and hide it somewhere. Then disappear to the van for five minutes. Do it a few times and surely you will find the toerag involved.

 

[Squid]

Finished the bottle now should be OK till tomorrow

Finished the bottle now should be OK till tomorrow

Now you have finished polishing the tools chill and have a beer.

 

[Rpa07]

I was thinking a dash cam style camera that records on a loop. Trouble is that you shouldn't have to, there should be respect for each other's tools and livelihood.
Thanks for the 'apprentice' stories @Leesparkykent