I burn sensitive paper in my chimenea. Can't whack a nice burn up.
[i]I burn sensitive paper in my chimenea.[/i]
Does it cry?
It screams.
[i]I used to be a skip scavenger. [/i]
the correct term is 'skip pikey'. HTH.
maybe they're just addicted to doing puzzles, crosswords and suduku and have worked out that they could save themselves a load of cash if they let their neighbours supply the papers and magazines.
It's autumn, they're clearly building a nest for a winter's hibernation.
We used to live in a city centre flat with communal bins, the bin store had locks, but they were pretty weedy and a number of people got scammed. I got fed up of bring all our sensative post to work to put in the confidential waste, so we got a shredder.
So there.
I have an OOD marine emergency flare . Its yours if you want it. Tape it securely to the inside of the bin with Gaffa tape, and tie the triggger string to the lid. When the wonker opens the lid... lots and lots of bright red smoke, for about a minute , its only a small one. He will not go near anyone elses bin again . Ever .
Ask them what they're up to, perfectly reasonable question IMO.
And come back and tell us what they say, sounds like this could be a good one.
second that...
Curl one out and leave in a shoebox at the top of the bin.
The day before recycling day empty one of the green bins. You crawl in. Post notes through all your neighbours' letterboxes telling them where you are, so they can look out of their windows.
Wait for the bin skavengers to come along, they open your bin and BOOO ! They get the scare of their lives and all your neighbours get a good laugh.
Take pics of the incident, post them on here, become a legend.
The next time they do it Id go out & ask 'em. Id love to see their faces & hear there answer!
Anyone got any ideas on the legal view with this? I seem to remember something about this in the news before?..
I'm convinced it's harmless myself but it's just a bit weird, that's all. I guess I'm going to have to ask now aren't I.
You can't be too careful these days.
Report them to the relevant authorities.
c'mon dammit, we want to know what they're up to!
why be so protective about your rubbish. presumably you're not stupid enough to put your bank statements in there
one man's recycled porn is another man's treasure
If some Pikey goes through my recycling I'd ask him WTF is he doing...
If I'm stupid enough to put something exploitable in the re-cycling then I'm a knob.
We've just had our green boxes swapped for another bloody wheelie bin. Now, if the sad individual was to lean inside, & "accidentally" fall in, wouldn't that be funny.
deadlydarcy - MemberNothing with our name and address goes in the recycling anyway so it's not that I'm concerned about. But others may not be so careful.
in that case, unless your name's bruce wayne, i'd do precisely nothing. let the others amend their ways/have a word if they see fit.
So I take an "I'm alright Jack" attitude. Society is indeed dead.
Society is indeed dead.
It is yes
Could you not build a massive jack in the box?
That would be ace.
^ I think that's my favourite idea so far!
Why didn't your wife ask them, if she's so concerned?
If you leave a box with magazines out, why shouldn't someone reuse them?
Around here, there seems to be a policy of leaving unwanted goods on the garden wall so that anyone passing can help themselves. We've got rid of loads of stuff that way, and also acquired shelving etc. It works well.
deadlydarcy - MemberSo I take an "I'm alright Jack" attitude. Society is indeed dead.
well not really, but you have no proof of anything untoward, and you are not at risk.
Well mrs deadly probably didn't feel up to approaching someone on her own like that so thought she'd ask her nosey neighbour husband. We've constantly been saying that if we see them doing it again, we'll say something but always chicken out, saying something like "ok, one more time..."
If indeed, they're looking for magazines etc, then as I've said, there's nothing wrong with that...I'm all for it in fact. It's just that I don't actually know for sure what they're doing...in these days of junk mail coming through from every dog and its mother, I'll bet there are people on the road that possibly chuck anything in the recycling with names addresses etc on there without a second thought...unlike all us super vigilant STWers.
was it[url= 
]this guy[/url]? I think the only reason to worry is if you're a celebrity.. Kerb side recycling is a pain anyway, I'd sooner sort it myself and have the proper bin emptied weekly and pay less council tax...
I'd be concerned about identity theft personally but they could be innocent.
Just go and ask them and let us know if you are still alive.
If you don't post we'll assume you've been murdered by the crazy couple.
Can I have your bike?
Seriously just ask because it is weird.
The papers all used to use a guy called Benjamin Pell to go through celeb's bins for stories. It isn't necessarily just names, addresses and bank statements. He was eventually served with an ASBO from memory, but also had various restraining orders preventing him from going through bins in certain places.
It's probably harmless, and my gut reaction is to ask them if there's something specific they're looking for. Dumpster diving for free stuff is actually a pretty good thing to do, but they should ask nicely first. 😉
As an aside, I help manage a block of flats, and tenants moving out have left behind bucketloads of valuable stuff, and continue to do so. Mostly furnishings, including a pair of very nice, brand new kitchen chairs, big mirrors, rugs, you name it. All stuff they don't want to take with them and are too lazy to take to the tip or Freecycle get dumped. We normally put it on Freecycle or give it to a local outdoor activity centre so the staff can furnish their accommodation.
My reply to the original post would have to be 'beat him like a ginger stepchild'.
our shredded paper is used for bedding the cattle, or else sensitive stuff goes on the fire. my recycle box is all envelopes and unwanted, un-solicited crap. anyone's welcome to go through mine.
ReallyOldGit is 6 months behind the rest of us?
lol what a revival!!
Holy thread resurrection Batman! FWIW, we got around seven or eight of the neighbours together, knocked on their door and asked what was going on. They were a little reluctant to explain so we sort of "asked" them not to do it anymore.
I think Call-me-Dave would be proud of us for taking control of our neighbourhood.
why did you find this?
Who's going to break it to him, that the WWII is over too. 🙂
Is this national thread resurrection week or something?
Are people just trawling through the archives looking for interesting stuff? (quite relevant given the topic of this particular thread!)
It's the same person each time
I'm disappointed that the lynch mob confrontation of the offending peoples didn't end violently. 🙁