Who steals stuff?

star-pants

Last night around... 2am ish maybe, some git nicked a wreath with a lovely Santa on it off our front door. My mother brought it back from America a few years ago and we've had it up every Christmas no bother.

Seriously though, why would you bother? I know maybe a laugh or whatever, but still... damned annoying though, sods... :mad:

MagicMarker

What i can't understand, is why people leave things that seem to be of value to them outside for anyone to take.

humbert

Yeah, I've known people like magpies for stuff like that. I've never really understood pointless theft or vandalism.

Latchy

Hi Sp ,at a wild guess i would say it was a few drunks doing so for a laugh or maybe it had that somthing special look about it ie, nobody else has one like that but either way not very nice , condolances to you

star-pants

MagicMarker wrote: »

What i can't understand, is why people leave things that seem to be of value to them outside for anyone to take.

Nah I get that, if somethings of value - take it in, my dad said that. But still - it's a bit irritating that you can't put nice things on display anymore without someone taking / vandalising them

manTime

Some times it can be for personal issue reasons, doesnt make it right but I know when I was starting on my shoe collection I was too embarressed to buy childrens shoes from the shop so I used to hang around the changing rooms at swimming pools and steal the shoes, I always felt quilty afterwards though.

it explains the actions but doesnt excuse them I know but it just shoes it isnt always mindless vandalism

Hail 2 Da Chimp

^ Wtf???

Karoma

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

^ Wtf???

A one-trick freak show. It's getting old manTime.

humbert

I'm still finding it very funny

Creachadóir

@ mantime. Well I left a towel, a brand new towel with tags downstairs in the apartment I was sharing last week. When I got up the next morning, I went down to get my new towel. It was gone. The bag, with receipt inside was still there. I have since moved....Some people are such freaks.

Forgot to mention, it was a big bath sheet towel, a nice soft one that wasn't too cheap, although not too expensive either. But it was the idea of it. Imagine...it still had the tags on!?

phasers

sometimes I go into supermarkets and eat food while pretending to do shoppimg

then leave after I finish the food without buying anything

but I only do that when I have no money for lunch

slade_x

humbert wrote: »

understood pointless theft.

Those that steal wreaths, exterior decoration, sell them on to other people, and then probably steal them back to sell them on again and so

Im sure it has a huge turn over

I never leave anything outside my house other than trash, its a shame there's no trust anymore in our society but thats the way it is

Numina

The only thing I steal are the many hearts of women (and sometimes men) who walk by me in the streets.

the_syco

Hmmmm.... wonder how far they'd have gotten if there was a 'nade tied to it :cool:

Jay D

someone was drunk and done it messing.

Agent Smith

1. get porch
2. leave wreth hanging on door inside porch
3. lock proch

Mr. CooL ICE

Well at least they didn't replace the wreath with a freshly decapitated goat's head

Supercell

I sometimes eat a few grapes while shopping in the full knowledge that the bunch will weigh less at the till as a result.

Honestly this leaves me a feeling a little guilty until the point that fukcing Tesco's don't have enough till's open as usual so in essence they are compensating me for standing in a queue to give them money.

That's how I justify my life of crime.

Toots

One of my m8s had one of those light up snowmen things about 10 years ago before they got popular over here, brought it back home from the states and put it up on his porch roof. The thing was there for about 2 weeks and then someone robbed it in the dead of night - actually climbed up on the roof of the porch, cut through a live electrical wire:eek: and carted the thing away!!

I think the festive season brings out the theiving spirit in some ppl.

Dudess

Karoma wrote: »

A one-trick freak show. It's getting old manTime.

Maybe he's not trolling. Maybe he's the new Bluestripe11.

Just found this post from him: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=54666262&postcount=45

Bob in Belfast

Dudess wrote: »

Maybe he's not trolling. Maybe he's the new Bluestripe11.

Just found this post from him: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=54666262&postcount=45

You just found it you say?
Or did you go looking through his old posts?

Dudess

Yeah that's what I meant. Because they're so hilarious.

Dyr

Maybe its just the taste police carrying out midnight raids

star-pants

Bambi wrote: »

Maybe its just the taste police carrying out midnight raids

:eek: :eek:


my mother wouldn't like to hear you say that. Actually it was quite nice, if twas tacky I'd probably say 'good riddance' lol. But most of the stuff my mother has up is nice

Varkov

I'd steal stuff.

Its cheaper than paying for it yourself.