The things people pinch

How sad that people find it necessary to take what does not belong to them. Shame that no one sees anything. Betcha if something juicy was going on they would give full details. lol My home I had up for sale was broken in twice in a span of 1 week. Washer, stove and a stereo system were stolen out the front door and no one saw a thing. Funny how I use to come in and out of my house and the entire neighborhood knew exactly when and what I was wearing.

I have seen old white goods mysteriously collected by someone other than the council. The house next door to us was sold recently (the owner went into a home) and the 'white goods' were put outside, ostensibly to be collected by the council. Within an hour an unmarked white van pulled up and in less time than I would have thought possible the items had disappeared (I watched the operation from my window). It is a good idea to make sure that a house looks occupied and that any back entrances are closed and secured. These people work fast and don't miss a trick. They are also total experts in removing large or heavy objects of value. They are, of course, well known to the police but, unless there is some good, solid proof, they cannot be touched ... and they know it!

My mom said that people would steal Jesus Off the cross! I'm so sorry about the trampoline. Hopefully the kids can find something else to do.

Man, that stuff there, gets on my nerves. We have had stuff stolen from us too and it is not a very pleasant feeling. People need to get out there and work for things if they want it, just like everyone else does and stop stealing from other people.

Here in my community one way to get rid of something that we don't have further use for is to leave it at the curb and it will be picked up by unknown passersby. What seems to be most unlikely to be taken will be gone within a few hours. People are funny in what they will take. How someone got away with a large trampoline like that is puzzling. It's not like it can be deflated and stored. Wonder how they got it into a van?

About 20 years ago my Granddad drove past his son's house & saw him & a couple of friend taking his TV out & putting it on a truck. Gramps thought my Uncle was taking it to the repair shop so he honked the horn & waived. They waived back. Later that afternoon, my Uncle stopped by Gramps & ask him if he had seen anything unusual at his house earlier. Gramps said "yes son, you took off work awfully early today. When you getting your TV back???" Of course my uncle went berserk!!! My Gramps couldn't ID the thieves as they looked like my Uncle & a couple of his friends. Needless to say, my Uncle NEVER got his TV back. After that, if Gramps saw something strange going on, he'd stop & pull up in the driveway to make sure it was my Uncle. I couldn't get it through to Gramps that if it happened to be the thieves again, they might shoot him after he got a good look!!!

Goodness! Such a big thing!!! And stolen? We live in an apartment complex with security guards. Though the following didn't happen at our place, it took place in quite a few apartments in the area we stay in. Most of us keep our shoe racks outside our door (thanks to the Indian custom of not wearing footwear inside the home and also not to bring in dirt/dust/mud inside). Thieves would get into the apartment (no idea when) and steal the expensive shoes!! This despite having round-the-clock security!

That is pretty astounding. I had a trampoline and they are not easy to set up and take down and load, etc. Must have been eying it for awhile and just took the washer and dryer for a bonus.

It really amazes me how people can steal such large items, and not be seen. It was one thing to get rid of the washer and dryer, but to lose something one did not intend to throw away is unforgivable!

a lot of times nowadays,it's not even worth putting anything in your yard anymore,unless you chain it or concrete it down. we had a beat up old snow shovel with a duct taped handle stole off our porch one year.i was going to replace it anyway,but i was just amazed somebody'd steal that ratty old thing.just goes to show it doesn't take much.

lol =D Maybe the trampoline is for the pincher's children too?? haha =D Because i dun think they are able to sell that for a good price, and it's not easy to steal it away, when it's bulky, not easy to fit in a car or van.. lol =D I guess with the temptations out there, it's hard for pinchers to resist them when they might be in need of it too.. haha

A trampoline??? That is one brave crook. That washer and dryer would have taken some time to get too. I wonder how they got that trampoline out of there! That's crazy!

Sometimes the thing that people steal from other people really don't make any sense at all. With that said, I actually can sort of understand why these things were taken from this family's yard. All three of the items that you've mentioned are made from metal and the price that will be paid for scrap metal right now is very high and for that reason people will steal these kinds of things so that they can get a little bit of money for themselves. Last summer one of our neighbors was foreclosed and his possessions were placed on the curb. The first things that were taken from the pile of his things were his appliances because people were going to take them to scrap.

i dont blame her. i wouldnt mind about the washing mashine or dryer as it would be going anyway but to have a trampoline stolen then thats another matter. people just dont think about kids and how they would feel when they see their trampoline gone.

I think nice guys pinch, but they do not steal. Problem is that most girls don't like to get pinched.

That had to be quite a feat getting the trampoline, dismantled and out of there...plus the washer/dryer...BUT am wondering if this was not all witnessed, and the viewer NOT prepared to get involved. Interrupting a robbery can be a very dangerous thing! Is there a re-bate being offered in your area for old appliances...they are often stolen here for that reason? The problem that we are having here, on this small Island, is that without a re-cycling for large items...YOU ARE BEING LEFT with UNWANTED goods...in the dark of the night, they deposit items of all kinds in & on your driveway and property! I have 3 acres with roads on two sides...and this is about the time of year that I find "nightly deposits" of some-one's unwanted goodies...and am left with the task of removing them from the property & Island. DANG! (it's expensive)!! Take care & Cheers!

I bet! What a thing to wake up to. SOme people just like the thrill of it all and the object is of not importance. The thrill of it all!! I had my car broken into and all they took was my rear view mirror. They broke the lock on my car and only took the mirror! I was totally surprised.

I don´t know why people steals. maybe in the case of the washing and dryesr machines, the person, just thought your friend had discarded, and took them, bad done of course, they must have had to ask first if they could take them. But, the trampoline has no excuse, I think that in the mind of any thief, there is the inner desire to hurt someone else.

It must be a terrible feeling to see your kids toys gone. We have lost 4 wheelers, ski-doos, pressure washer, air compressor to mane a few. Do we need to chain the bar b que to the deck???? This is a crazy world.

WHen one is desperate, they tend to pinch whatever they see, even it's of no use to them, they can either sell it for money, or give it somewhere. All they want is to wipe out whatever is there, to make them feel better. I've seen many instances like this too, and it's their mindset. There are many times i seen people pinching away with big items, yet leaving valuable things behind untouched.