Would you consider this stealing.

cena

So there and empty house next to ous that has never been lived in and the oil tank is full.

What I want to you is you consider it stealing by tanking oil from that tank.
I seen a neighbour do it one night.

Daemos

"a neighbour"

Sure...

I Heart Internet

I think you know the answer to that OP.

Boards has your IP address now. Remain where you are while the Gardai are alerted.

Hande hoche!

Urinate in the tank, just in case.

I am pie

Stealing, or as it is also known 'taking something which doesn't belong to you'

Not much to consider really.

Go figure.

Duggy747

Saw my neighbour kill the other neighbour's cat once....





*cough*

lividduck

cena wrote: »

So there and empty house next to ous that has never been lived in and the oil tank is full.

What I want to you is you consider it stealing by tanking oil from that tank.
I seen a neighbour do it one night.

OP are you seriously asking if taking something that belongs to someone else, eithout the owners permission, is stealing?
Isn't the answer self evident?

Biggins

The tank didn't fill itself.
Someone put it in there for a reason.
Yes, it is most certainly stealing.

mackg

Purely for the sake of argument I'll say no.

Evie90

If you take something that doesn't belong to you it's stealing the fact that nobody lives in the house is irrelevant.

Owen_S

This is a prime candidate for those anti-piracy ads on DvD's.

You wouldn't steal a car
You wouldn't steal a handbag

You wouldn't steal the oil from the tank of an uninhabited house.

cena

lividduck wrote: »

OP are you seriously asking if taking something that belongs to someone else, eithout the owners permission, is stealing?
Isn't the answer self evident?

The house has been up for sale for more than 5yrs. The owner is living in England and is never seen around. There's talk of the bank taking it as he cant pay them back. Was talking to the local auctioneer that is selling the house.

hondasam

cena wrote: »

So there and empty house next to ous that has never been lived in and the oil tank is full.

What I want to you is you consider it stealing by tanking oil from that tank.
I seen a neighbour do it one night.

Unless they are borrowing it and intend to replace it it's stealing. The reason the owners have the oil is to keep the house from getting damp.

Feeona

If it's semi detached, you should knock the dividing wall down. You'll have double the space you have now!

AngryBollix

If the house has never been lived in who filled the fuel tank and why?

cena

hondasam wrote: »

Unless they are borrowing it and intend to replace it it's stealing. The reason the owners have the oil is to keep the house from getting damp.

It's never on. No power on in the house. It's only builders finish

AngryBollix

cena wrote: »

So there and empty house next to ous that has never been lived in and the oil tank is full.

What I want to you is you consider it stealing by tanking oil from that tank.
I seen a neighbour do it one night.

Have sex with it

cena

AngryBollix wrote: »

If the house has never been lived in who filled the fuel tank and why?

I was wondering that myself

Kurz

I heard that the oil is made in a sweatshop in China and the only people who make money from it are the bleeedin' bankers. And Joseph Koney.

It would be wrong not to steal it OP.

BLACKEN

Well personally i don't steal from the average Joe.......... however i do have a rule for these types of things! i think it acceptable to take from banks, the government and insurance companies because the simple fact is these institutions steal from me and everybody else on a daily basis...... my eyes are open so to speak!

Big Nasty

Petrol goes off over time. Diesel technically doesn't but if there's any air in the tank you'll get bacteria growing inside it and if you're syphoning off the fuel you'll suck up that too. Could well fcuk up your bolier!

Karma.

EDIT: Yes, of course it's fcukin' stealing!

ejmaztec

It's probably full of piss, which is why it hasn't been nicked.

the_syco

cena wrote: »

The house has been up for sale for more than 5yrs

Keep in mind that if the oil has been sitting there that long, it not be in the best of shape, and thus harm your boiler.

So steal away, and let karma rape ya sideways!

LiamKK1982

If no one has lived there for a long time then take it if you're in a tight spot, maybe put a thank you note or an iou on the tank.

hondasam

cena wrote: »

It's never on. No power on in the house. It's only builders finish

It's still not theirs to take so it's stealing.

strobe

I am pie wrote: »

Stealing, or as it is also known 'taking something which doesn't belong to you'

Not much to consider really.

Go figure.

Actually I'm pretty sure it'd be 'taking something that belongs to someone else'.

M cebee

you can put cash into the oil tank-coins only

that's acceptable

danslevent

strobe wrote: »

Actually I'm pretty sure it'd be 'taking something that belongs to someone else'.

It is the same really, if it it belongs to someone else then it doesn't belong to you.

Biggins

cena wrote: »

It's never on. No power on in the house. It's only builders finish

The lights might not come on but the boilers might at night for some reason?

Liamario

It's only stealing if you get caught!

M cebee

Liamario wrote: »

It's only stealing if you get caught!

correct!
important to point that out here
no crime has yet been committed

Immaculate Pasta

AngryBollix wrote: »

If the house has never been lived in who filled the fuel tank and why?

Insurance fraud. Poke a hole in the oil tank and throw some matches in there, watch the place go bang and collect the monies :cool:

44leto

More a question, doesn't oil degrade with longterm storage, I know diesel does.

Biggins

44leto wrote: »

More a question, doesn't oil degrade with longterm storage, I know diesel does.

It does?
If thats the case, what about countries that have built up oil reserves?
They must be treating their oil in some way then!
(Dunno myself - so would be curious too to know)

GetWithIt

Firstly, are you able to download this tank of oil?

If Yes, has this tank of oil been copyrighted?

If No, then it's not stealing. If Yes, then it is.

Or such is my understanding of the law as it stands.

du Maurier

Evie90 wrote: »

If you take something that doesn't belong to you it's stealing the fact that nobody lives in the house is irrelevant.

Can you read this back over again? I was sure a fact was being stolen until I got to the end of the line.

Micky Dolenz

You know you have hit an all time low when you have to resort to stealing from a neighbour.

biko

Claim you just found it on the ground and didn't know who it belonged to.

af_thefragile

Its stealing only if you download it off the internet...

Cherry_Cola

cena wrote: »

The house has been up for sale for more than 5yrs. The owner is living in England and is never seen around. There's talk of the bank taking it as he cant pay them back. Was talking to the local auctioneer that is saleing the house.

Of course it needs oil, it's a boat house.

Mickey H

cena wrote: »

So there and empty house next to ous that has never been lived in and the oil tank is full.

What I want to you is you consider it stealing by tanking oil from that tank.
I seen a neighbour do it one night.

If it was never lived in, how come the oil tank is full?

Liamario

Pigeons are people too!!!

Eric Cartman

drain all the oil and fill the tank with piss

lividduck

cena wrote: »

The house has been up for sale for more than 5yrs. The owner is living in England and is never seen around. There's talk of the bank taking it as he cant pay them back. Was talking to the local auctioneer that is selling the house.

By that logic you should feel free to steal the roof tiles,windows,appliances etc

Knasher

If you move into the house and remain in residence for 12 years without paying rent, you will be able to claim adverse possession. Then the oil will be yours, nice and legal.

Evie90

du Maurier wrote: »

Can you read this back over again? I was sure a fact was being stolen until I got to the end of the line.

Oh grammar police please don't arrest me, I know leaving out a comma is a serious offence but I didn't mean it I really didn't. :rolleyes:

Watch this http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/10/stephen-fry-language , it might coax you down off your high horse.

gdavis

rob the feckers

oppenheimer1

BLACKEN wrote: »

Well personally i don't steal from the average Joe.......... however i do have a rule for these types of things! i think it acceptable to take from banks, the government and insurance companies because the simple fact is these institutions steal from me and everybody else on a daily basis...... my eyes are open so to speak!

Where do you think banks, insurance companies and particularly the government gets its money from?

Can you now really say you don't steal from the average joe?

MungBean

House that nobody lives in with a full tank of oil ? Someone will take it may as well be you.

MungBean

Biggins wrote: »

It does?
If thats the case, what about countries that have built up oil reserves?
They must be treating their oil in some way then!
(Dunno myself - so would be curious too to know)

You would be some pissed off to open your reserve tank and find a couple billion quids worth of oil gone off. :pac:

BrokenArrows

I bought a new lawnmower but never used it. It's just sitting in my garden. Does that give you the right to take it?