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Bought a new van on Father’s Day and today it got broken into at work. Luckily after last time I don’t leave anything in it. Although they stole my father’s day present, my new trainers. Makes me wonder why I bother working so others can take what they want for free
 
SCUM! That's what they are! Steal a man's tools to buy a fix...you work hard, pay your way, those bar-stewards don't care.
Those guys who happily buy stolen stuff for a fraction of their value are almost as bad.
The reason you work for a living is because you are a decent human being...never forget that, mate!
Mind you, there are also those guys who are rolling in it but still try to cheat the system...just because they are posh and wealthy doesn't detract from the fact that basically they are scum too. One day, when it's raining and I have nothing better to do, I will tell you a story about a millionaire who tried to wriggle out of paying his windscreen excess when his Bentley was hit by a golf ball...
He suffered, and I'm glad...because he is scum.
 
I bought a load of second hand tools... drills, jigsaw, grinder.....

second hand from a joiner mate. Keeping the text messages between us for proof.

I remember when I lived in Dundee... I had the works van home one night. Knock at the door, some lowlife trying to sell me a 110v tranny....
This was about a week after the site we were on had had a break in... all our Hilti tools gone.
I took a mental note and dropped his description off at the plods the next morning.
 
I bought a load of second hand tools... drills, jigsaw, grinder.....

second hand from a joiner mate. Keeping the text messages between us for proof.

I remember when I lived in Dundee... I had the works van home one night. Knock at the door, some lowlife trying to sell me a 110v tranny....
This was about a week after the site we were on had had a break in... all our Hilti tools gone.
I took a mental note and dropped his description off at the plods the next morning.
I’ve bought n sold lots of second hand tools, never in a pub though ?
 
I like the device that sparky fitted to electrify the handles on his van. i do recall another guy, an ex squaddie who replicated the electrical defence from a scorpion armoured vehicle i think it was, basically touch it and get a shock! should teach them... just remember to turn it off before the plod arrive!

I have been looking at little tracking devices, small enough that it can be wired in the battery from an 18v tool. if they steal the tools a good chance they will take the batteries if only to throw them later, with a tracker inside and a decent battery with it, shall give a signal for days if not weeks. will help locate them maybe find the culprits aswell
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seems somebody has already thought of it !!!

they do a range of brands, put one in your tool box or bag and it will certainly give you a much better chance of getting the tools back and finding the thieving B**tards...
even if they do throw the batteries i doubt they will still be wearing gloves the day after the theft...
 
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