Someone swiped my spare from Inside the van.

Run_to_da_hills · 31-01-2008 12:21pm #1

I always kept the spare inside my Transit rather than have it in the underside wheel well because I heard bad stories of them being swiped from there before. My van was broken into not too long ago, I didnt think too much of the break in because I had a strong box for tools and my PA equipment was accounted for but to my horror I only noticed my spare missing when I needed it! In future ill have to chain it inside the van. Who would do this???

2stageturbo · 31-01-2008 12:32pm

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

I always kept the spare inside my Transit rather than have it in the underside wheel well because I heard of stories of them being swiped before. My van was broken into not too long ago, I didnt think too much of the break in because I had a strong box for tools and all my PA equipment was accounted for but to my horror I only noticed my spare missing when I needed it! In future ill have to chain it inside the van. Who would do this???

I know of loads of stories of travellers doing this kind of thing.
I'd put money on it being them !

Anan1 · 31-01-2008 12:42pm

2stageturbo wrote: »

I know of loads of stories of travellers doing this kind of thing.
I'd put money on it being them !

Bit racist, don't you think?

2stageturbo · 31-01-2008 1:05pm

Anan1 wrote: »

Bit racist, don't you think?

When your livelyhood is in the back of your van and your constantly targeted by these people you might understand where im coming from. I come into contact with a lot of tradesmen who tell me the same old stories.Sometimes the truth hurts. I don't think race has anythingthing do with it.
Speak to any guard or policeman and they would most likely agree.

c - 13 · 31-01-2008 1:11pm

I know how you feel man, some dickhead nicked my windscreen wipers the other night - I mean, windscreen wipers ? WTF ?

L1011 · 31-01-2008 1:13pm

Anan1 wrote: »

Bit racist, don't you think?

Assuming 2stageturbo is Irish, is it actually possible to be "racist" against yourself? Discriminatory, yes. Racist against your own race, erm....

2stageturbo · 31-01-2008 1:20pm

MYOB wrote: »

Assuming 2stageturbo is Irish, is it actually possible to be "racist" against yourself? Discriminatory, yes. Racist against your own race, erm....

Yes im Irish and proud of it.

All i can say is it's hard enough to get by in the modern Ireland without somebody stealing parts or tools from a tradesmans van.
Just bugs the sh_t out of me.

Anan1 · 31-01-2008 1:24pm

MYOB wrote: »

Assuming 2stageturbo is Irish, is it actually possible to be "racist" against yourself? Discriminatory, yes. Racist against your own race, erm....

Sure it is, happens quite often. In the interests of clarity though, i'll be happy to amend it to "bit prejudiced against an ethnic minority".

2stageturbo wrote: »

When your livelyhood is in the back of your van and your constantly targeted by these people you might understand where im coming from. I come into contact with a lot of tradesmen who tell me the same old stories.Sometimes the truth hurts. I don't think race has anythingthing do with it.
Speak to any guard or policeman and they would most likely agree.

We've heard this tripe many times before, from Serbian ultra-nationalists, from white supremacists in South Africa, from Hitler and long before. Fact is, you have no idea who stole his spare tyre.

is_that_so · 31-01-2008 1:26pm

My previous car was broken into and they accidentally activated the immobiliser and couldn't start it. They then stole two containers of used oil from the boot!!

kodute · 31-01-2008 1:29pm

is_that_so wrote: »

My previous car was broken into and they accidentally activated the immobiliser and couldn't start it. They then stole two containers of used oil from the boot!!

Happy days! Free oil recycling!

L1011 · 31-01-2008 1:40pm

Anan1 wrote: »

Sure it is, happens quite often. In the interests of clarity though, i'll be happy to amend it to "bit prejudiced against an ethnic minority".

Again, they're white Irish. Most of the people on this forum are probably white Irish, how is that an ethnic minority?

Language, cultures, customs etc don't make a race or an ethnicity, they make a culture. Big difference. He's being discriminatory but he's not being racist, because theres no difference of race to be, erm, "ist" about.

Anan1 · 31-01-2008 1:50pm

MYOB wrote: »

Again, they're white Irish. Most of the people on this forum are probably white Irish, how is that an ethnic minority?

Language, cultures, customs etc don't make a race or an ethnicity, they make a culture. Big difference. He's being discriminatory but he's not being racist, because theres no difference of race to be, erm, "ist" about.

In the interests of Boards harmony we'll just leave it at "he's being discriminatory" so, will we?

Churchy · 31-01-2008 2:08pm

Being PC is all well and good - hes probably right you know.

Anan1 · 31-01-2008 2:16pm

Churchy wrote: »

Being PC is all well and good - hes probably right you know.

No, Churchy, i'm afraid I don't.

Run_to_da_hills · 31-01-2008 2:32pm

So looking at the posts changing my van to the T350 model seems to be the only solution to this problem of wheel theft.

MarkR · 31-01-2008 2:35pm

That's wheely bad. I'd be going spare.

unkel · 31-01-2008 2:37pm

MarkR wrote: »

That's wheely bad. I'd be going spare.

Couldn't help laughing at that. Sorry OP

Anan1 wrote: »

Fact is, you have no idea who stole his spare tyre.

Indeed. Now enough of the semantics - back on topic please

Anan1 · 31-01-2008 2:44pm

unkel wrote: »

Indeed. Now enough of the semantics - back on topic please

With respect, Unkel, have you read the thread? This is the topic.

unkel · 31-01-2008 2:51pm

Anan1 wrote: »

With respect, Unkel, have you read the thread? This is the topic.

Indeed the OP asks who would do that kinda thing. I'll answer it: a thief!

I can't see this going anywhere. Closed.

Someone swiped my spare from Inside the van.

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