stolen saws

[MasterBlaster]

Man, that SUCKS!!! Thieves are the SCUM of the earth!

Make sure your buddy files a complete police report, for whatever help that may bring. And bring him a Pitt Bull puppy!

 

[lucky]

ditto that butch. sound like your friend needs to leave a saw in his driveway and wait in the bushes with his shotgun.

does he have insurance? maybe that would cover some of it.

Yes get a bulldog. I have one. Contrary to common belief these dogs are smart and are very loyal to their family. My dog won't let any strangers even come close. Lucky

 

[xander9727]

Rocky,
Keep an eye on the local flea markets and ebay listing in your area. Most theives aren't very smart.

 

[treeman82]

What kind of road does he live on? Dead end roads and through streets each attract different kinds of traffic....

 

[Stumper]

Stealing the tools a man makes his living with should be punishable by death! (Hung by the scrotum until dead sounds reasonable.) Such thefts are literally an assault on a man's life. My sympathy to your friend Brian.

 

[Toneman]

Rocky,
Tell your friend to call all the Pawn shops in the area and let them know that his stuff was stolen. He may even wish to drop in during the next few weeks and check things out for himself.
He should also keep an eye out in the local papers. A little obvious, but as one of the posts has already said, the theives are not the sharpest knives in the drawer, so who knows what they will do.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

The guy that I do a lot of work with just had his gearbag stolen out of the back of his truck a few weeks ago. They got everything. His final tally with Sherrill was somewhere around $1600. He told me today that his homeowners will only cover $250 because they were items that he uses to earn a living with. The same day he found out about the stolen gear, the tranny went out on his truck. That was another $1650.


Is there any insurance you can get to cover this kind of theft. No one ever thinks it could happen to them!

 

[Ryan Willock]

Insurance company's are theives themselves

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Originally posted by Ryan Willock
Insurance company's are theives themselves

Got that right!!!!

 

[dozerdan]

I guess that I am fortunate, to live in a relativity low crime rate area.
When I was about 20 and still living at home. My father had his own gas pump. Fuel started to disappear and I got the blame for it. My parents used to go camping every weekend and the guilty party knew that. I guess that they thought, I went along with them. Late one Saturday night I heard a car, looked out the window and I saw a familiar car, leaving the gas pump. I never said a word about it. The next weekend, I was waiting for his return. I sat in the dark, had the window open and a loaded 357 ready for action. Sure enough about 2 in the morning the same car appeared. I waited until he had the fuel nozzle in the filler hole. I always wanted to see if you could actually set a cars fuel tank on fire with a bullet. I fired two round at the fuel tank. I heard each round slap the sheet metal but no flames. Talk about a disappointment. The very next day, I saw the same car at our only convenience store. It had grey primer, high on the rear quarter panel and some very bad body work. I missed the fuel tank. I simply walked up to the drive, looked him in the eye and told him. If you want to know who put the two bullet holes in the car, that was me. Next time I wont aim for the fuel tank!! No more problems.
Some of the towns people still talk about that night and what I did. The word got around and to this day I don't have a problem. Most people say that I am a little crazy or at least one of me is.
Later
Dan

 

[Lumberjack]

Originally posted by Marky Mark
"locks Keep honest people honest"

If people just lock there goods up then you never have a problem. I have a cap on the back of one of my trucks and my other one has an open back. Depending on where I have to work for the day that's the truck I drive.

I feel bad for the guy but if you leave you house open your asking for it, at least where I live. There's plenty of people around here that say "if it aint bolted down, I own it"

Were I live, people stealing stuff isnt a problem, but in the city it is.

One time I heard a truck running outside, looked out the window and saw headlights sweeping trough the woods. I grabbed the shot gun, walked out there, aimed at the person (I couldn't see to much, the headlights were still on. I said, "What are you doing?".

A rather frightened groundy turned around, he was bringing a trailer back to my house, and didn't call first.

On the way out the door with the gun, my mother said, "Don't kill them."

We have our own ways to deal with stealin.

 

[Jumper]

Nothing more frustrating than having your hard earned equipment filched, or for that matter, anything of value, monetary or otherwise. I went through two bicycles in two weeks last spring, both were worth less than the deductable on my house insurance, so I lost out both times. In my experience the police are not really interested in getting involved with what they perceive to be petty little crimes; I once had a very expensive watch stolen, and they just told me to phone it in. I am sure a few thou in chainsaws would fall into that category up here.

 

[lucky]

Dan no kidding you don't have any problems to this day. You didn't try to shoot the guy you were trying to blow him up!
Thats the funniest thing I've heard in a while.
Not eighty years ago out west here a mna would be automatically hung or hanged or whatever for stealing a horse. I think you were just simply shot for stealing cattle. Kinda wierd huh? Anyway the muslims cut off the hands of thieves and in singapore you could be caned. ouch. We do need legal system that actually enforces the law and actually punished those caught. Maybe 30 years of hard labor would do the trick for these saw stealing misfits. Lucky

 

[DadF]

The liberals wouldn't stand for that nonsense of throwing the thieves away in the slammer until everything was done to "re-educate and re-habilitate"- what a bunch of bullpoop!!

 

[Bill G]

I hope I have the facts on this case correct so if any one has heard about it and I am wrong let me know.

There was a man caught in Arkansas for a crime. He knew he would be put on a "chain gang" for the crime. He decided he would admit to a more severe crime in Illinois. This will allow him to serve his time in prison and not a chain gang.

I know I just heard about this last week but heck it may be just a story. I am not sure of the validity. I say a chain gang is what they deserve.

Bill

 

[dozerdan]

Lucky
I didn't try to blow up the man that committed the crime, just his car. If he would have gone up with it, I would have considered that a bonus.
Later
Dan

 

[buckwheat]

my mother in law has an old vacation home south of ocala. the crack head brother of one of her tenants broke into the place and walked out with a mess of antiques. she was able to recover almost all of it by going to the local antique stores, a few pawn shops, and a big flea market up the road.

two things come to mind. first, these guys knew where to go and its doubtful this was a random job. my guess is the owner will know who they are when discovered. second, these saws are going to show up. either in a pawn shop, or with some fly by nighter lawn care outfit that will buy the saws cheap without asking any questions. and since they did it in daylight, they probably have experience, and the cops may have a few ideas.

get the bastards.

 

[TREETX]

Thievery is usually by an insider. Former employee, groundee, a few years back even. Neighbor, neighbor's friend, neighbor's lawn guy....

I just don't buy the random thing.

to quote Full Metal Jacket

Private Pyle, if there is one thing in this world that I hate, it is an unlocked footlocker! You know that, don't you?

If it wasn't for richardheads like you, there wouldn't be any thievery in this world, would there?

Don' be a feckin' eedjit

 

[cbfarmall]

Can't help your friend and good luck to him, but I have a good story I heard a couple of years ago. A farmer started getting gas stolen out of tractor every night. After a couple thefts, he drained the gas and refilled the tank with kerosene. Went out later, fuel was gone. Drove down the road and found a Jeep broken down with a couple of teens. Called the cops, everybody's happy--except the kids.

Chris B.

 

[tony marks]

dan ,sometimes u gotta just show a fella cow horns will hook.. better than a thousand wds..
rocky if u want to send the numbers for those saws .. ill be on the look out at the fleas i go to.. they just caught oin fella up here .. i never bought his stuff much as i just didnt likem much..the law went undercover an made a deal with him for over the counter meds..wham caght him dead to rights.,. had over an hundred thousand bucks in stolen goods ..tools etc..got no use for a thief so hope i dont seeim no where..a man that knowingly buys from a thief is worse than the thief himself..