Hi Debbi & Simon, I am extemely surprised to hear of your attempted theft and trshing of some of your personal items. I was so certain that your mooring was very safe from the road and unlikely to be approached from the canal, I was quite envious of your premium position.
I do hope that the damage is not too severe and that some loving care and attention will put right your "horrific" experience. Last year,Whilst on the boat, I lost my folding bicycle to passing theves. What they didn't see was my moped. I chased them on the moped and was luckly not to have been thrown into the canal and succeded by surprise confrontaion, to get my bike back. With knives being "normally" carried these days, I don't think I would attempt the same thing again. However, when the adrenalin kicks in, one doesn't stop to think. I hope you both get over the "shock" of the experience quickly. After the Little Venice Cavalcade, if you want some help in making your mooring more secure from "thieves and bandits" I would be only too pleased to offer my 2 hands and help in carrying out any security work with you. I know only too well, (First hand) how useful an extra pair of hands can be. I will be returning to your "patch" after the Cavalcade. Please let me know if I can be of any help. Regards, ~Allan~ --- In [email protected], "tiamiboat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi peeps, > > A heads up to say lock up your gennys and other assets. Report of > towpath genny theft in Springwell near Rickmansworth on the GU. > There was a spate of this further north up the cut between Leighton > and Marsworth within the last 6 months (some whilst the gennys were > in use and almost all of them were chained up). Be aware and please > report any incident to the police. > > Minor report of towpath stoning by youths in Northolt area causing > damage to paintwork. Again any repeat please report immediately to > police as well as BW and take photos as well. > > Finally we were victims of attempted theft tonight. We heard strange > noises on our mooring and Simon went out to investigate. Next I > heard was him screaming for me to call the police which I did. We > have a large number of metal planters on the mooring that have been > recycled from various other uses. Simon caught them in mid removal > and having chased them fell over (just as well) as they then turned > on him with a knife but by this time he'd clocked the blade and was > running in my direction. Blooming operator was useless, I kept on > telling him the theft was in progress and the b***stds were running > down the road but he kept on asking what seemed like daft questions > at the time. > > Within 5 minutes one unmarked car and three marked cars including a > dog handler had turned up. Nothing doing except a report from a very > disgrunted upper middle class chap in an expensive saloon car > accosting the police and demanding to know what they were doing > about the pile of logs dumped in the middle of the lane a bit up the > road, after all he had to reverse nearly half a mile don't you > know ..... > > I don't like using the p word as it can be offensive and derogatory > and I did used to do some work with traveller families. However, > tonight after my man was threatened with a blade and my garden > trashed and my mooring invaded I don't feel so charitable. > > Scenes of crime will be picking over the sorry remains of my garden > tomorrow. The bastards even destroyed Simon's copper dragon > sculpture and ripped it to bits. Local plod have promised to do the > rounds a couple of times tonight. I know it's just a matter of time > before it happens again. This is the first time anyone has > really "invaded" our mooring and I don't feel the 95% safe anymore > that I used to feel. They've all got it in for me? > > Ho hum, just gives me renewed vigor for the day job and clearing the > $Hi^e out except this crew weren't water based so not my remit. > > Debbi >
