tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post8336389710562828711..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: Dirty PolesStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-35535254844966094702013-05-28T17:20:09.058+02:002013-05-28T17:20:09.058+02:00Marginalia: have they been journeying further afie...Marginalia: have they been journeying further afield than usual, perchance?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-14359476415231779902013-05-28T17:15:56.456+02:002013-05-28T17:15:56.456+02:00Our council collects stuff like discarded washing ...Our council collects stuff like discarded washing machines. You just phone them and they pop along. It's free. <br /><br />I think I saw their collection on "Flog It!" recently.Marginaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175372147298306908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-70360898519759799062013-05-27T10:19:18.367+02:002013-05-27T10:19:18.367+02:00Vicky: give me a couple of hours and I'll be o...Vicky: give me a couple of hours and I'll be over.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-37616896032291689232013-05-27T03:22:18.082+02:002013-05-27T03:22:18.082+02:00We have had a broken whipper snipper sitting under...We have had a broken whipper snipper sitting under our car port for 12 months and no bugger has bothered to steal that! Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464039696645100208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-19183953029460674912013-05-26T11:00:21.955+02:002013-05-26T11:00:21.955+02:00Libby: true. I'm amazed our car is still there...Libby: true. I'm amazed our car is still there most mornings.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-61905847700199856372013-05-26T10:09:02.071+02:002013-05-26T10:09:02.071+02:00I just assumed it was the way things were nowadays...I just assumed it was the way things were nowadays...you leave something by the path and oops..there it mysteriously goes!libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-26270303342907034322013-05-25T16:02:37.700+02:002013-05-25T16:02:37.700+02:00The fly in the web: at least these guys wear a uni...The fly in the web: at least these guys wear a uniform. Thieves here are so sartorially wanting it's untrue.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-8262930456652214652013-05-25T15:12:46.687+02:002013-05-25T15:12:46.687+02:00If you were to leave it outside in San Jose the ev...If you were to leave it outside in San Jose the ever present street cleaner would have his gang remove it in minutes. <br /><br />They're all in uniform with a very fetching hat resembling that of old fashioned coal heavers...but whether the council gets any benefit from their recycling activities is another matter.<br /><br />My neighbour there swears that if you were to put your shopping bag down while unlocking your gate it would stand a fair chance of being scooped up into the official wheelbarrow and be away up the road by the time you'd opened your mouth to shout.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-65523897851695700532013-05-25T13:24:49.850+02:002013-05-25T13:24:49.850+02:00Nana Go-Go: so have the thieves technically saved ...Nana Go-Go: so have the thieves technically saved me money or have I lost out on the relative value of the metals they stole? I'm confused!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-21785469519455551872013-05-25T11:45:16.729+02:002013-05-25T11:45:16.729+02:00It would cost you 23 quid for a special uplift to ...It would cost you 23 quid for a special uplift to get rid of it up here!Opportunist thieves are everywhere these days - especially if they see a piece of scrap metal lying around and they manage to nick 10 of the same everyday, makes for quite a tidy sum I should imagine and all without the taxman being involved!It's a dog-eat-dog world these days, Steve. Have a good weekend.xBetween Me and Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863155145862706966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-82473888894171110612013-05-24T19:31:16.633+02:002013-05-24T19:31:16.633+02:00Gorilla Bananas: or they had a look around the hou...Gorilla Bananas: or they had a look around the house and decided the broken washing machine was the only thing worth taking. That's a depressing thought.<br /><br />Craig: erm. Funnily enough I've just bought a new washing machine...<br /><br />Kelloggs Ville: if they bring it back I'll be doubly insulted.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-9702009220848401022013-05-24T18:56:47.318+02:002013-05-24T18:56:47.318+02:00what bothers me is when they find out it's not...what bothers me is when they find out it's not repairable or not worth repairing and it then gets dumped somewhere. If I'd wanted my waste dumping in a layby I'd have done it myself mate. AGuidingLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823333742737762759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-62497049893405796612013-05-24T18:34:09.671+02:002013-05-24T18:34:09.671+02:00Perhaps not so dirty Poles if the get the motor wo...Perhaps not so dirty Poles if the get the motor working..<br />They'll probably get it working temporarily and sell it to some poor unsuspecting old dear.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-926595557336519222013-05-24T17:56:36.495+02:002013-05-24T17:56:36.495+02:00So thieves were watching your house, waiting for y...So thieves were watching your house, waiting for you to go and see Star Trek, so they could nip in and steal your washing machine? It must have had antique value - it's your own fault for not getting it appraised by an expert.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-56708519311394361852013-05-24T16:12:17.236+02:002013-05-24T16:12:17.236+02:00Alex: exactly. Surely the bin men are making a mor...Alex: exactly. Surely the bin men are making a more regular wage than these rogue white goods burglars... and yet the latter are for better motivated when it comes to making house-calls.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-66007558322134114072013-05-24T16:10:00.035+02:002013-05-24T16:10:00.035+02:00Exactly the same thing happened with our 8 year ol...Exactly the same thing happened with our 8 year old Zanussi cooker. The bottom oven didn't work, the knobs were busted yet it sat outside our house in a dead end road, on a housing estate that's not on a main road, for all of 20 minutes before it vanished.<br /><br />If only the bin men were as efficient... Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622441892958864311noreply@blogger.com