We should be telling people we are interested, but have to confer with someone else ... take a photo of the item and agree a time for them to come back to you ... In that time, you can email the group the photo ... and get the cops to meet him/ her when he comes back!!!!!
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Helen Swart Sent: 24 April 2009 09:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [obsnw] Re: Hosepipe gone AWOL 3 days ago a guy approached me with garden tools, I was convinced it was stolen and told him to go to hell, after he left a thought wwent through my mind. Why not buy it and then try to find out who it belonged to thus way the owner can refund what I had spent and get their property back. But then again that is buying stolen property, definately not my scene. H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnny Wessels" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 6:30 AM Subject: [obsnw] Re: Hosepipe gone AWOL > > I would't be surprised if somebody in proximity to where you live has > bought > the hose, because the thieves simply walk down up and down the streets and > whoever they spot as a potential "client" will be approached and offered > the > product. > the fact of the matter is that even though we would like to believe in the > integrity of our neighbours, very often it is them who purchase these > stolen > items, partly because the timing is perfect regarding a need for the item > in > question and because it saves time and money. > i am not reaching or sucking, I have experienced this and subsequently > found > out that one needs to always expect the unexpected. > About a year ago I was approached by a well presented guy who wanted to > sell > a hydraulic wheel pump and the uncanny part of it was that I had a need > for > it at the time. > After chatting with him-through the bars of the 2m high gate-I began to > suspect that it was stolen property and declined the offer-which was > pretty > darn tempting-and felt a mixture of satisfaction as well as regret after > the > fact. > Those who know me will tell you that I am honest and blah,blah,blah, but I > almost purchased stolen property. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Amery" <[email protected]> > To: "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:16 PM > Subject: [obsnw] Re: Hosepipe gone AWOL > > > > There's safety in numbers. My hosepipe was taken last Friday a.m. > while the dogs were walking us. > Luckily watering has been taken on by a superior power, but I will > mark the replacement pipe in due course. > Where do all the hosepipes go? > Who buys them? > And the same questions apply to the cast iron drainage slots in the > pavements. > If this City really worked for you there would be people in gaol > already > > On Apr 23, 12:42 am, Trevor Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Knarf Boatmaker >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Its a green one with thin yellow lines. It got "Frank" and my telephone >> > number written on both ends on the yellow. >> >> Good idea Frank but possibly even better would be to write your name >> and number every meter. The thief could merely cut off each end! >> >> Trev > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.12.3/2076 - Release Date: 04/23/09 > 06:30:00 > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.12.3/2075 - Release Date: 4/22/2009 > 5:25 PM > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
