General Chat

Grannie .... I too got my house fitted with an alarm system as the break in made feel so insecure, but even now, after all these years I still jump if I hear a noise when I go to bed. Usually it is a fox or cat jumping over my gate to the back garden but I still get up and switch on the garden lights to reassure myself. :-(

Jo

O.h. was burgled years back so fitted an alarm, but we don't set it at night when we are home.

A few weeks ago in daylight hours, o.h. was moving something for me and my son in the work's truck. I had to dash back to drop off a ladder and stuff, put it in the house and went out to the car, closed the boot I left open when removing ladder, after putting seats back up and drove off, completely forgetting I had left the front door wide open. It was visible from further up the street where the culdesac begins but we were lucky and no one had been in, in fact, probably no one had noticed as had a neighbour seen it they would have come over and called out and then realising we were out (no car so a giveaway) they would probably have closed the door even tho they wouldn't have been able to lock it.

Hope someone gets caught for the crimes committed, and your passport turns up Elaine


Lizxx

Well been running round like a blue a...d fly. Chemist ,Dr's bank. The worst thing has been Sentinal Gold insurance. Although on my policy it states cards and passport and on all their literature says passport and driving licence they now say that is only on the higher fee although nowhere does it state this and why put my passport on the policy making me and others believe it was covered. I have paid them for about 12 years and never had a claim but I will not be doing so again. Uugh. :-S

You should contact the ombudsman about the misinformation Elaine or threaten to write to Watchdog or similar programme, they might rethink then.
Insurance is such a rip off and so much small print that a layman wouldn't cope with or understand.

Ask for your 12 yrs payments back!


Thinking of you

Lizxx

Update 16th Oct. !st dry day so I took my dog for a walk thinking as a burgler would. I knew they had gone into the park across the road from my house as they left a gemmy, screw driver and fishing rod at the top in the long grass. I walked onto the school field and to where it adjoins a farmers field of maranthas grass ( the tall pampas type grass). I had not walked far before I spotted soggy white paper, which turned out to be the contents of my oh purse. I then began searching in the jungle as I walked along. Turning down the side of the field which runs alongside the road I found more of oh's stuff. I was beginning to see what they had been doing, they had used the streetlights on the field side of the road to look at their pickings. Sure enough under the next light I found my handbag , then my purse all valuables removed just things of no value to them left. I eventually after two hours had found oh's mobile driving licence even train times. I decided it was time to take a break so set off for home. I was wet through from going through the jungle and wet grass but I had found my handbag, purse and YES mi bus pass. I have not however, found my passport nor any money or Kunas or Euros. Now I know that a 74 year old lady can knock spots off the police who do not give a damn about something so minor as being burgled. :-P see :-D :-D :-D

Well done Elaine at least you have got some of it back :-)

Oh very well done Miss Elaine Marples! :-D Good for you! <3 xxBC

Joeva we have automatic outside lights so even if the hedgehog walks across the garden it sometimes activates them. I think it would soon put off a burglar if light came on suddenly and maybe you would feel safer.

Well done Elaine, glad you found some of the items and hope the bag and purse etc are not damaged, just damp. Did you let the police know that you out did them? Might they still get some fingerprints from the items?


Lizxx

Well done Elaine, glad you have retrieved some of your property. Marvelous you managed to do this without police help. You put them to shame !

Yes Liz detector lights are a good idea, in fact one of the police officers that came to my house suggested I get them fitted. My side garden is very dark as there is a high hedge that blocks out the street lamp so at night it is pitch black out there. :-(


Jo

Have a look on Lidl's offers for 24th of this month, they have various motion sensors and alarms etc

Lizx