Tool Thieves!!!

[Maz1997]

If things are bad enough just now some scummy ******* who probably isnt even intelligent enough to use it has knocked my socket set off the site im on just now. What ****in low life does that? It wasnt that expensive and my fluke tester was sat right next to it. Honestly

 

[sparky3366]

we caught a labourer stealing on a site in southwick, sunderland. The joiners nail-gunned him to a fence by his clothes and left him overnight...we all got our gear back and he was let down next day. Strange though...he never came back for his wages...hehehehe

 

[rocker]

I caught one of our eastern european cousins sweeping my tools into the bin a couple of years ago.... struck me as odd as it was the only work he'd done all day, lucky I checked there were loads of mine and other's hand tools in the bins. Apparently they come back later and go through the bins for it, then all of a sudden next week they are on site as sparks......

 

[grantr37]

I have had a brand new Bahco set ruined on site before, they took a big handful of the different socket tips and left it useless, basically just left the handle and a few sockets, somebody piped up with a chuckle when they seen me sulking and looking at the open box "Thats the size they use for Mountain bikes that is missing.......ask if anybody cyles a bike here hahahahaha" I went into the tool shop where I had bought it on a special offer sale at 45 pounds and it was back up to 79.99, couldnt afford to just replace it at the time, have since bought a new one at full price.....was not very happy myself...

 

[grantr37]

I just had a thought, its up to all of you reading but I was thinking maybe MAZ1997 (dont know real name sorry) could go and look for a socket set on ebay, contact the seller/store and ask if they would be willing to accept for example 20 individual payments of 1 pound from different people for a 15 pound socket set and postage for example, then let us know which seller he/she has selected, if a few of us put 50p or a pound in, he/she could get a new socket set to replace the one that got stolen...
Dont get angry with me on here or anything I just thought about it as I was working on a site once, one of the boys was getting the mick taken for having crap tools (just finished training) and went out on a weekend and spent over a hundred pounds on tools and a nice new bag to put them in,he went for his lunch on the following Tuesday and put the bag under a suspended floor tile (the metal flooring on support stilts that has tray and basket underneath it) and when he came back the whole lot was gone so somebody must have been watching him,he walked off site and came back the next day, he was a good guy to work with and everybody felt bad for what had happened so we all put a fiver in and two of the boys slipped off site at 2PM on the wednesday, arrived back at just before 5 having been into town and bought a new set of tools and a bag for him,all still in the wrappers, you should have seen his face...


MAZ 1997, dont be offended or think that its a charity case or something, I am pretty sure you can buy all your own tools, just take it as a community spirit thing on behalf of the members of this forum to show support for others who have been hit by tool thieves on site...


what do you guys think? I'll put in a %

have a good day

 

[rocker]

I'd be up for that.

 

[LukeD]

Van robbed 2 times over many years but not too bad. working with others on a Job.... 100% guarantee something "shiny" will go missing.

 

[grantr37]

ok so thats me and one other person, need a few more for my suggestion

 

[Lofty]

I'd be up for it as well mate . Might get a few more takers as the day goes on.

 

[jeremy]

Count me in. Always happy to help.

 

[grantr37]

ok so thats 4 of us now, getting there....

 

[Maz1997]

Its cool Mate, Im buying a bahco one at the weekend to replace it. Thanks though. It just really ****** me off as I bought it in australia and you cant buy them here. Been checking round the site im on last two days giving everyone shady looks! everyone thinks im looking for a fight!!

 

[grantr37]

what make was it? I have friends in Australia, I have tools from the USA that somebody lifted once, got them straight back as I had marked them in a few hidden places, and the trail was still warm, that coupled with the fact that they were not available over here made sure I got them back...

 

[Maz1997]

It was a stanley 40pc set in a little yellow metal case, ideal for a crowded tool box. Think it was only 45 bucks. It was nowt special just really handy. Ive seen them on ebay australia just need to msg the seller see if they'll post to the uk.

 

[Marvo]

I don't get this thing about stealing a guys tools. It doesn't get any lower than robbing the way a guy makes a living for his family, it makes me frikking furious just reading about it....I just don't get it..

 

[millwall ken]

Shiny kit syndrome...

 

[grantr37]

there is a lot of gangsters rob whole sites when they dont get "protection" money in the cities, heard of one gang stealing and another one bashing heads to get the tools back.....seems to happen in the big cities...

 

[Marvo]

Shiny kit syndrome...

Is that an anagram to get around the swear-word filter?

 

[Maz1997]

They're lower than a snakes belly people. I really hope I catch the clown. They should have their forehead branded with a big T so everone knows there vile reptiles

 

[grantr37]

Anybody else up for chipping in for a new socket set for MAZ1997? looks like the replacement has been found on ebay, theres 4 of us now, lets see if we can get that up to a few more.....

 

[Marvo]

They should have their forehead branded with a big T so everone knows there vile reptiles

^^??Pikey begins with a 'P'.

 

[millwall ken]

Is that an anagram to get around the swear-word filter?

No mate, its the magpie effect, where people see a nice new shiny 'thing' and want it.

 

[millwall ken]

^^??Pikey begins with a 'P'.

What key opens any door?
A Pikey...

 

[Maz1997]

Gonna txt my mate in darwin and get him to buy one from bunnings(aussie b+q) and get him to post it over. Tools are now locked in the van from now on, no more leaving them out. Dont trust anyone on a building site!! Thanks for the socket set fundraising people, have you got lenny henry and bob geldof doing an appeal at the crime scene??

 

[Marvo]

What key opens any door?
A Pikey...

*tears*

 

[grantr37]

more like the slime scene.......maybe we can chip in towards it and just use paypal to send something to your buddy in Australia towards it...
I was thinking about making up some mini circuit boards that start screaming Mr T from the A-Team "Whicha Doin Fool get yo hands off MA TOOLS!!!" then sealing them inside a few tool holders.....

 

[Marvo]

if a few of us put 50p or a pound in, he/she could get a new socket set to replace the one that got stolen...

I'll be in for R100.00 but we don't have paypal like the UK because of exchange controls I'll happily mail it cash though if you get it together with your Aussie friend or EBay. You can just pm me your address.

 

[jeremy]

It was a stanley 40pc set in a little yellow metal case, ideal for a crowded tool box. Think it was only 45 bucks. It was nowt special just really handy. Ive seen them on ebay australia just need to msg the seller see if they'll post to the uk.

My ex wife etc left for Australia this am for 2 weeks. They're in the SW bit, sorry wasn't listening too closely!! If you can get them delivered to where she's at, I'm sure she'd bring them back for you. PM me if this sounds like a plan

 

[grantr37]

would be funny if your tool box just started screaming "let me outa here ,,,AAHHHH" from inside the back of their car/van when they are parked up somewhere by the use of some electronics and a small speaker.......or maybe a few cheap new tool boxes with padlocks on and nothing but a block of concrete set inside (making it both empty and worthless) so that they steal it, lug it away, spend time carefully removing the padlock, and get nothing but an empty box and a note saying HA

 

[grantr37]

ok so thats 5 of us now, good stuff find out where you are getting your replacement socket set from and let us know....

 

[millwall ken]

would be funny if your tool box just started screaming "let me outa here ,,,AAHHHH" from inside the back of their car/van when they are parked up somewhere by the use of some electronics and a small speaker.......or maybe a few cheap new tool boxes with padlocks on and nothing but a block of concrete set inside (making it both empty and worthless) so that they steal it, lug it away, spend time carefully removing the padlock, and get nothing but an empty box and a note saying HA

Or maybe, when they open the toolbox that they have stolen they get a face full of mace and a non-washable chemical dye. That way everyone will know what they are. Lower than Dog S***.

 

[grantr37]

is this it here? the ebay Australia ones? good stuff looks like a real quality item....







I'm ready to chip in

 

[grantr37]

PM me an email address for your paypal or your friend in Australias paypal and I will start off the pot

 

[bugsy]

ANY OFFERS GOOD BIT OF KIT

 

[grantr37]

ok found the ebay Australia seller name of shop is Express tools....

 

[grantr37]

Hello MAZ1997 did you ask about ordering the new socket set to replace the one that somebody stole from you on site yet?

 

[Maz1997]

Hows it goin mate? I sent an email to Jeremy, he said his ex wife could maybe bring one back for me if I get it posted to her over in Oz. Thanks for the fundraising buddy but my wife is going to treat me as its my birthday on thursday. Have you thought about taking your MR T tool deterrent on dragons den? I'd be in!

 

[grantr37]

maybe just a giant boxing glove on a spring that comes out LOL that would fix em

 

[Monks]

I'm a third year apprentice and at my last firm I continually had trouble with fully-qualified sparks stealing tools from my toolbox. Stealing is one thing, but the fact that those blokes were on 2-3 times more than me an hour really got my goat considering how much it cost me to amass a nice set of tools on apprentice wages. Thankfully I've got shot of that God-awful job and the cretins that work there now, though.

At my new firm one of our vans got done over this week and the thieves stole all of the handtools, drills and some other stuff, but they left the tester behind. It amazes me how many stories I've heard about break-ins where the thieves have left arguably the most expensive thing there is.

 

[Lofty]

Probably because handtools are easier to flog in the pub to raise cash for brain altering chemical substances.

Lofty.