This seems to have turned into a rant about the police. On a (possibly) practical note, I met a bloke in Alderley Edge (big houses, thieves' paradise) who bred mastiffs. Mastiffs don't bark, they just grip and hang on. He got back home one weekend and found the thief outside the front door with his arm still through the letter box. Been there hours. Trousers somewhat soiled. He was the only one in the road who never got burgled after that...

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Deleted, not worth getting involved

taztastic wrote:

Deleted, not worth getting involved

Above was posted late last night. Whilst I think what I put was true I think it is worth taking your stance so now deleted.

Merry Christmas  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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The police did their job with the guy who beat me up, So hats off to them.  At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

The Doctor wrote:

taztastic wrote:

Deleted, not worth getting involved

Above was posted late last night. Whilst I think what I put was true I think it is worth taking your stance so now deleted.

Merry Christmas

It maybe down to the problem in a recent thread that some fail to make a valid point other than its carp, I don't like it, it's carp blah blah.

In all fairness AD72161, I read The Doctors post and it was to the point and very good, I also applaude him for taking it down.

The recent thread topic will go on forever, its a perennial match that one, the tone of some of the posts in this thread are less than palatable and don't really have a place on this forum, I pulled my comments as the mentality of the other posters is such, that a nasty war or words would only have resulted.

taztastic wrote:

as the mentality of the other posters is such, that a nasty war or words would only have resulted.

You are right EY, I didn't mean to tar everyone with a single brush, I shouls have put "some of" into the sentence, a good example of why we should be more careful before we post.

Merry Xmas to all, including the police.


excluding of course one particular arsonist/car thieving/violent scumbag, who is spending xmas in a cell  At work
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I guessed you didn't Taz and a Merry Xmas to you the police, ladies of the night and even CG

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We have found two methods which work really well.
A cheap rape alarm fastened to something like a gate but out of sight hidden on the back say the gatepost. You remove the cord and attach clear fishing line which loops over a nail on the inside of the gate. You have to unclip the loop yourself to get in but once left in place the line pulls out the alarm plug when the gate/door is opened and it's ear splitting. Most thieves have no idea where the noise is coming from and run.
An electric horse fencer connected to the garage door or bars works superbly. We had ours hidden in a false roof and attached to the window bars of a building they kept breaking into. The first time we used it we had no more attempts for three years later, word went round those mad Bu***s had connected to the mains (we hadn't of course) .
Of course it isn't legal but they are hardly likely to report you are they? !!  Why have Igot a Firenze Red Freelander? Because I kept losing the silver one in car parks....

I just let my family go round and explain the errors of their ways, works every time!

Florence Freelander wrote:

Of course it isn't legal but they are hardly likely to report you are they? !!

Well if they were arrested after being zapped they could then sue you if they are injured (as daft as it sounds). I got a B+ in my first year of law studies for an essay on the duty of care owed and liability for people legally or illegally on an occupiers land under the Occupiers Liability Act 1957 and the Occupiers Liability Act 1984.

3 key elements to establish:

1. Duty of care is owed
2. Duty has been breached
3. The breach caused a loss (injury)

There is a requirement under the Occupiers Liability Act 1984 on your part to put up warning signs of the hazard. Sh isn't it?  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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