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heating oil stolen in athlone

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  • 06-12-2011 10:34pm
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    chatchick
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    Hi just taught id let people know that some rotten ******* is stealing home heating oil... and not just some of it but emptying the lot! :mad:

    Dose anyone have any ideas as to the best way to protect home heating oil??


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    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    Well most people rather stupidly have their oil tank in plain view and secured by a ****ty lock.

    So don't do that.


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    Kasabian
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    Move out of Athlone.


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    mikom
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    chatchick wrote: »

    Dose anyone have any ideas as to the best way to protect home heating oil??

    Dose them with what?


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    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    mikom wrote: »
    Dose them with what?

    Well it won't be heating oil. What else can you get a dose of in Athlone?


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    Abi
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    chatchick wrote: »
    Hi just taught id let people know that some rotten ******* is stealing home heating oil... and not just some of it but emptying the lot! :mad:

    Dose anyone have any ideas as to the best way to protect home heating oil??

    A rottweiler.


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    telekon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,425 ✭✭✭telekon


    The durty fcuking gowls...isn't that what you athlone people say?


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8C7ZTbsF-E


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    boomkatalog
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    Happens at home too, its always the inbred family down the road.

    Better locks on the tank, or cctv. They'll only steal a rottweiler too.


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    Kevin Duffy
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    Set fire to it at night before you go to bed and it'll be impossible to get near enough to steal it. You're welcome.


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    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    Change to gas, it's hard to steal gas.

    Is it?


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    Turtyturd
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    chatchick wrote: »
    Hi just taught id let people know that some rotten ******* is stealing home heating oil... and not just some of it but emptying the lot! :mad:

    Dose anyone have any ideas as to the best way to protect home heating oil??

    It's like Wheel of fortune...I'll go with K.


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    mackg
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    Happened to my cousin in Kerry a few weeks ago, one thing I'll say about this is travellers always get blamed for this kind of thing and I'm beginning to think other people take advantage of that.


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    chatchick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭chatchick


    Does!!!!
    And I'm renting so nothing i can do about where the tank is situated.

    lock or not won't make a difference, the outlet pipe was disconnected!


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    Abi
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    boomkatalog wrote: »
    Happens at home too, its always the inbred family down the road.

    Better locks on the tank, or cctv. They'll only steal a rottweiler too.
    CCTV, good idea. I'd say it would be a barrel of laughs watching an oil thief stealing oil and a spur of the moment dog theft. He'd more likely wind up wearing the dog on his face.

    I'd never get sick of watching that.


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    CreepingDeath
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    chatchick wrote: »
    Dose anyone have any ideas as to the best way to protect home heating oil??

    Switch to gas.


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    telekon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,425 ✭✭✭telekon


    mackg wrote: »
    Happened to my cousin in Kerry a few weeks ago, one thing I'll say about this is travellers always get blamed for this kind of thinng and I'm beginning to think other people take advantage of that.

    The tinkers?


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    Cantona's Collars
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    boomkatalog wrote: »
    Happens at home too, its always the inbred family down the road.

    Better locks on the tank, or cctv. They'll only steal a rottweiler too.

    No point locking the tank,they'll undo the pipes and drain it quicker.Build a small shed around the tank.Even stick up some sensor lights,they're only about a tenner each.If they think it's too much effort to steal your oil they won't bother.

    This was discussed on RTE a couple of weeks ago,they said it was akin to leaving up to €1000 in your yard which is true.


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    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    Turtyturd wrote: »
    It's like Wheel of fortune...I'll go with K.

    Don't start Turdy. :)


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    Sky King
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    Logical Fallacy wrote: »
    Well most people rather stupidly have their oil tank in plain view and secured by a ****ty lock.

    So don't do that.

    What's the alternative? A 20 euro lock? Most oil tanks are plastic and a battery drill will chew them up in about 10 seconds. Locks arent worth a fcuk.

    I have my back garden locked and oil tank is never more than half full. Not great but what can ya do?


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    pavb2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,902 ✭✭✭pavb2


    @ OP You haven't got a recently damaged fence have you?


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    philkelly32
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭philkelly32


    i did see ad for a fuel protection system in carlow not sure if the do nationwide there is a load of people getting oil robbed in carlow at the min think the called jsec or jsic or something


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    Sky King
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    No.


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    Sky King
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    Be funny to replace the oil in the tank with something nasty and hope they come rob it.

    Like feces.


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    CamperMan
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    Abi wrote: »
    A rottweiler.

    that does NOT work. we had one at the caravan sales yard and all the tinkers did was knock it over the head with a bat then proceeded to steal some caravans! :mad:


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    CamperMan
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    Sky King wrote: »
    Be funny to replace the oil in the tank with something nasty and hope they come rob it.

    Like feces.

    Acid! :D


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    pragmatic1
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    Cover it in poo.


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    CamperMan
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    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    Cover it in poo.

    Pikeys like the scent of poo, so not much of a deterrent eh?


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    #28
    Sky King
    Registered Users Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Sky King


    pragmatic1 wrote: »
    Cover it in poo.

    Nah you want them to bring it home in a barrel before they discover it's [something nasty]


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    #29
    chatchick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭chatchick


    pavb2 wrote: »
    @ OP You haven't got a recently damaged fence have you?
    no


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    artanevilla
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,278 Mod ✭✭✭✭artanevilla


    Which Athlone?


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    theTinker
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    telekon wrote: »
    The tinkers?


    It wasnt me. F*** off


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