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Kowalski675

Unfortunately the law doesn't agree.

welshkev

Kowalski675 wrote:

Unfortunately the law doesn't agree.

it does sometimes:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -post.html

Angus Young

welshkev wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

Unfortunately the law doesn't agree.

it does sometimes:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -post.html

So would I get away with taking them hostage, torturing them for three weeks, putting the video on the internet and then burying the body in the woods?

Chunkers1980

What's your point?

Angus Young

Chunkers1980 wrote:

What's your point?

I'm harsh but fair.

kirby700

I really don't care about the repercussions. Anyone that comes onto my property is fair game and I'll worry about what happens to me afterwards.

Its one of the many things that's wrong with this country, its gone bloody mad!

paulbox

Kowalski675 wrote:

A ground anchor and proper lock and chain would protect them an awful lot better. Ten seconds to pop the up and over garage door, another five seconds to smash the alarm with a hammer and bye bye bikes...

Have you ever used a set of bolt cutters?

If not bolt cutters then a cordless angle grinder will see off a decent chain/lock in a few seconds.

Chunkers1980

Are you expecting a bite? If so, it is a sure thing.

Kowalski675

kirby700 wrote:

I really don't care about the repercussions.

I suspect you might when you were in prison...

Kowalski675

PaulBox wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

A ground anchor and proper lock and chain would protect them an awful lot better. Ten seconds to pop the up and over garage door, another five seconds to smash the alarm with a hammer and bye bye bikes...

Have you ever used a set of bolt cutters?

If not bolt cutters then a cordless angle grinder will see off a decent chain/lock in a few seconds.

I said a "proper lock and chain". I.E. Almax or Pragmasis (anything else is a waste of money) - cannot be bolt cropped, even with 44" Irwin Records (the thieve's favourite). Angle grinders make noise. A determined thief with the right tools will have whatever they want, with enough time and noise, but that's no reason to make it easy for them. Thieves are lazy - it's all about making it difficult and noisy enough that they'll move on to easier pickings.

Angus Young

Kowalski675 wrote:

Thieves are lazy - it's all about making it difficult and noisy enough that they'll move on to easier pickings.

That's the essential point about thieves. If they weren't lazy they'd be out earning a living like the rest of us. So if you just make life difficult enough, they'll probably move on.

Kowalski675

Angus Young wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

Thieves are lazy - it's all about making it difficult and noisy enough that they'll move on to easier pickings.

That's the essential point about thieves. If they weren't lazy they'd be out earning a living like the rest of us. So if you just make life difficult enough, they'll probably move on.

That's it in a nutshell. I've no evidence to support the next statement, but I'd hazard a guess that most MTB theft (including high end bikes) is perpetrated by arsheholes from the more opportunistic end of the spectrum, rather than organised gangs doing it for a living like is often the case with automotive theft.

Angus Young

All this is making me think perhaps I should be locking my bikes up rather than just leaning them up against the wall...

Kowalski675

Angus Young wrote:

All this is making me think perhaps I should be locking my bikes up rather than just leaning them up against the wall...

I thought you were joking about that. :shock:

Angus Young

Nope! Lol! Three of 'em leaning up against the wall outside the backdoor. Mind you, I suspect if someone nicked any of them they'd go once round the block and bring it back. To be fair, though, our one decent bike, my little girl's Scott Spark, lives in the house. So I'm, not completely mad!

Kowalski675

I'm amazed they're still there, you must live somewhere with very little crime.

Angus Young

It's pretty good, though we get the odd shed break in so perhaps I should stop pushing my luck. Once I get my act together, though, and splash out on something nice it's going to be living in the house.