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Wheelie Bin Thieves

Ciaran187

Last night I realised my green wheelie bin had been nicked after the collection. I did some searching and discovered it in my next door neighbour's garden. They are a loud romanian family who are constantly seen rooting through skips and stealing bin tags (even though they get theirs off the social).

I went to their house and told them they took in my bin. Could have been a genuine mistake. This morning, in the light of day, I noticed 4 green bins in their back garden. Obviously not a mistake.

I rang Fingal Co Co and they said "Well if YOUR bin is gone, it's €30 to replace". They couldn't care less.

So what can I do? I can't figure out which houses the bins are from. Saw on some other forums it costs 120 to replace the bin. So that's €360 sitting in their garden that they've stolen. Do the Gardai care about this sort of thing? Should I just completely ignore it, bury my head in the sand and just keep a close eye on my own stuff?

Thieves of any kind just disgust me.

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WindSock

mathie wrote: »

Get in the bin yourself and when they steal it jump out and lay the smack down.

Careful though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5DI0su7Eio

ejmaztec

Wazdakka wrote: »

On second thoughts, be careful how far you follow this..

They might shrink you.

Ironic if the OP is reunited with his bin after he's murdered and his body dumped inside it. Would bodies be re-cycling or non re-cycling?

WindSock

Solution: Start dumping all your rubbish in their garden. And urge your neighbours to do the same :pac:

humanji

Wasn't there some story from last year or the year before about a guy going through Romania and finding a load of Fingal Co. Co. wheelie bins?

Coriolanus

humanji wrote: »

Wasn't there some story from last year or the year before about a guy going through Romania and finding a load of Fingal Co. Co. wheelie bins?

I remember something about that as well.
Edit: linkage

Anyway, if you're going sneaking around at night to get your bin back, take a tin of paint with you and paint on the front of their house in large letters, "Your missing bins are in the back garden of this house."
Take pics of the shenanigans for posting though!

Smallbit

humanji wrote: »

Wasn't there some story from last year or the year before about a guy going through Romania and finding a load of Fingal Co. Co. wheelie bins?

Yes, apparently they hide the wheelie bins in the voluminous folds of their petticoats and smuggle them through airport security that way...

OP, your neighbour stole your wheelie bin. You intrepidly located it and reclaimed it. Well done! but why was their nationality or ethnicity relevant?

If you believe Romanians, (though I think you probably mean Roma people) are prone to thieving, then have the b4lls to say it. :rolleyes:

deisedevil

Smallbit wrote: »

Yes, apparently they hide the wheelie bins in the voluminous folds of their petticoats and smuggle them through airport security that way...

OP, your neighbour stole your wheelie bin. You intrepidly located it and reclaimed it. Well done! but why was their nationality or ethnicity relevant?

If you believe Romanians, (though I think you probably mean Roma people) are prone to thieving, then have the b4lls to say it. :rolleyes:

And so it starts. Theres always one. :mad:

anniehoo

Maybe im missing somethin here...but..errr...why are they stealing your bins?

Cars, clothes,pick n mix at the cinema when nobodys lookin i get...bins though

deisedevil

anniehoo wrote: »

Maybe im missing somethin here...but..errr...why are they stealing your bins?

Cars, clothes,pick n mix at the cinema when nobodys lookin i get...bins though

Looking through them for bank statements and other such letters.

AnonoBoy

People through out their bank statements every month?

Do you not keep them for your records?

I've got a filing box full of the buggers.

When I do throw out the really old ones I put them through a shredder first.

Ain't nobody stealing my identity. :cool:

Nobody would want it.

gaz wac

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Ain't nobody stealing my identity. :cool:

Hence your name

deisedevil

AnonoBoy wrote: »

People through out their bank statements every month?

Do you not keep them for your records?

I've got a filing box full of the buggers.

When I do throw out the really old ones I put them through a shredder first.

Ain't nobody stealing my identity. :cool:

Nobody would want it.

Why bother keeping them? I can print off a statement of my entire account history any time I like, so what's the use in holding on to the monthly crap.

humanji

deisedevil wrote: »

Looking through them for bank statements and other such letters.

It may not even be as simple as that. As I was saying, and Nevore linked to, a lot of them are being taken over to Romania. Sure maybe it's the county council who are paying off Romanians to take the bins to their homeland, so that all the Irish people will be forced to pay for new ones!

AnonoBoy

deisedevil wrote: »

Why bother keeping them? I can print off a statement of my entire account history any time I like, so what's the use in holding on to the monthly crap.

I'm lazy.

deisedevil

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I'm lazy.

I'm so lazy I don't even read mine, straight into the fire with em. Some day i'll make a mistake and throw the wrong letter in.

AnonoBoy

deisedevil wrote: »

I'm so lazy I don't even read mine, straight into the fire with em. Some day i'll make a mistake and throw the wrong letter in.

So that's why you never cashed that cheque I sent.

Smallbit

deisedevil wrote: »

And so it starts. Theres always one. :mad:

What are you actually saying here?

There's always one to disagree with you?
There's always one pinko liberal?
There's always one tongue in cheek comment you're not sure you understand?

etc etc

Do explain!

deisedevil

Smallbit wrote: »

What are you actually saying here?

There's always one to disagree with you?
There's always one pinko liberal?
There's always one tongue in cheek comment you're not sure you understand?

etc etc

Do explain!

The family were from Romania, the OP called them Romanian. You had a problem with the fact that he felt the need to call people from Romania Romanians. What's wrong with calling them what they are? Do you agree that they are most probably Romanians? Do you think they would have a problem with being called Romanians? Course they bloody don't.

Le King

Smallbit wrote: »

What are you actually saying here?

There's always one to disagree with you?
There's always one pinko liberal?
There's always one tongue in cheek comment you're not sure you understand?

etc etc

Do explain!

You mean the same people who beg on streets? You mean the people who wear the 80's table cloths and worn leather jackets?

Romanians.... I'm not very hateful usually but...

Morlar

Ciaran187 wrote: »

They are a loud romanian family who are constantly seen rooting through skips and stealing bin tags (even though they get theirs off the social).

CreepingDeath wrote: »

You should be concerned about what was in your green bin.

Eg. bank statements, credit card statements with your card number printed on them.

Classic tactic in identity theft too.

I have a paper shredder for all my financial stuff before it goes into the green bin.

+100%

I can't stand scumbags like this either, roma or not.

The fact that the op mentioned in passing they were roma is perfectly normal as far as I am concerned. His post was not centred around the fact that they were roma, he just mentioned it in passing. PC Idiocy retardation would probably expect people to self censor what they say and omit details like ethnicity for fear of offending but so long as it is accurate I see no problem with it.

deisedevil

Osu wrote: »

You mean the same people who beg on streets? You mean the people who wear the 80's table cloths and worn leather jackets?

Romanians.... I'm not very hateful usually but...

Don't give him fuel for his fire.

Simple as this, having a problem with a race of people of a nationality of people being called thieves is one thing but calling a Romanian a Romanian is not wrong, ever. The fact that they were thieving Romanians doesn't mean there should be a problem calling them Romanians.

The worlds gone mad. Heard about the case in England where Taxi drivers were told they couldn't put up signs saying they were able to speak English because it was unfair on those who couldn't speak English. That's the kinda crap that grinds my gears. Can't state a fact any more in case someone decides to take offence to it. Is it gonna get to the stage where we will all need to communicate to each other through our lawyers in case we libel ourselves. FFS!

Rant over.

Dr Strange

WindSock wrote: »

If they are the superstitious type, put some sort of a spell or talisman on your bin that they might recognise and they will stay away.

Gypsy tears = Talisman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL7uxWIjR5I

karlog

Phase 1: Collect Green Bins

Phase 2: ?

Phase 3: Profit!!

we'llallhavetea_old

Ciaran187 wrote: »

They are a loud romanian family who are constantly seen rooting through skips and stealing bin tags (even though they get theirs off the social).

sorry eh, the social welfare pay for bin tickets???

Pride Fighter

When the bins were first introduced some members of the itinerant community stole them and used them as containers for horse feed near where I live. Guards were too scared to get them back so the council gave out new ones for free again.

The council should give you a replacement IMO.

FlutterinBantam

Magnus wrote: »

It's not your fault they are thieves.
Stealing from strangers is one thing but stealing from neighbours/friends - inexcusable.

What 'one thing' would that be.?

Darksaga87

Id throw all the sh!t that would have gone in the bin on their front lawn.

Morlar

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

sorry eh, the social welfare pay for bin tickets???

Not sure if this is it;

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/environment/waste-management-and-recycling/domestic_refuse

In some local authority areas, low-income households can avail of a waiver on waste charges by private refuse operators and local authorities. These waivers vary greatly from region to region and in some areas they are not available at all. To find out if your local authority operates this waiver scheme, you should contact them directly.

Surprising the kinds of things people can claim for

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/extra-social-welfare-benefits/household_benefits_package

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/social-welfare-payments/extra-social-welfare-benefits/smokeless_fuel_allowance

etc

Never heard of free bin tags but with all the grants and allowances and hse payments etc I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be true.

WindSock

humanji wrote: »

Wasn't there some story from last year or the year before about a guy going through Romania and finding a load of Fingal Co. Co. wheelie bins?

Nevore wrote: »

I remember something about that as well.
Edit: linkage

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I thought Humanji was joking. That's bizarre.

WindSock

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

What 'one thing' would that be.?

Well it is one thing. It's simply stealing. Stealing from a person the thief doesn't know, they don't know their circumstances and it is impersonal, just a means of accruing money.