Posted on 10/01/2008 11:53:35 AM PDT by InvisibleChurch
London, October 1: Bristol City Council is urging people to leave their sheds open because padlocks could lead to thieves forcing their way through doors and windows of the council-owned sheds to steal garden equipment.
The council said that its new initiative could save taxpayers' money because fewer sheds would have to be repaired or replaced.
"Don't padlock your shed; it can save the shed being damaged if someone does try to get into it. If there is a break-in, always inform the police," the Telegraph quoted its guide as reading.
The advice has not gone down well with a gardener at Bifield Allotments, in the Stockwood area of the city, whose shed was broken into a few weeks ago.
Terry Nichols, 71, a retired engineering consultant, who has rented a plot at the site for more than 25 years, said: "It beggars belief that the council is telling us to leave our sheds wide open so that anyone can get in them. Everyone who has an allotment has been sent a letter. I have never read anything so ridiculous in all my life. I doubt the council would pay up if the sheds were burgled while they were left unlocked."
A spokesman said: "Where sheds have been repeatedly broken into, our advice, and it is only advice, is not to padlock them as forced entry often results in the doors being jemmied off. The city council takes security at the site seriously and this year has improved fencing."
He admitted that leaving the sheds unlocked could leave expensive equipment uninsured.
He said: "It would be a matter for discussion between the allotment-holder and their insurance company which would be able to advise them on the conditions of their policy."
The council policy contradicted that of Avon and Somerset Police, whose advice is to "secure your shed with good-quality hasps and hinges attached with coach bolts and security screws, use good-quality padlocks and a battery-powered shed alarm."
Just hang a claymore in the place of a padlock.
Memo to Britons ... abandon ship. Come to America.
Guess we don’t have a monopoly on stupid government decisions.
...and by the way, LEAVE YOUR WALLETS, BANK ACCOUNT INFO AND ALL OTHER PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN YOUR SHEDS TOO! -Just to be safe! Don’t want those sheds damaged now!...
The United Kingdom, in its entirety, is DOOMED.
They are, for the most part, already GONE but just don’t realize it yet.
Just the "Tony Martins" please.
have done and guarantee there would be a million other folks who would move here if they could be allowed.
They would work and not be scrounging off the Govt unlike some immigrants as well.
Right now the emmigration rate is at record levels.
Peopel are going to Australia as it is easier for them to do so then New Zealand, Canada and parts of south Europe
And bring that old BSA with you.
Lol...
And leave your keys in the ignition, because we know the damage done by hot-wiring a vehicle.
If you don’t lock your front door, it won’t get damaged in a home invasion.
Boy, this is going to put security systems companies out of business in the Kingdom/sarc.
From each according to their ability, to each according to their need. Property rights just get in the way of Utopia.
Also, just leave your keys in the ignition. That way the car thief won’t damage your ignition system. lol
I agree. The news coming out about law and society in the UK, makes Germany and even FRANCE seem more sane in comparison.
>> The council said that its new initiative could save taxpayers’ money because fewer sheds would have to be repaired or replaced.
How long do you figure it’ll be before they figure out that they’ll LOSE money when theft skyrockets because even the most inept thief can break in?
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I suppose the Church of England will begin teaching the Ten Suggestions.
Woman urged to run around naked, so as to avoid having rapists rip their clothes off, and to leave their babies in their prams unattended, so kidnappers aren’t confronted with angry mothers. They have lost their tiny minds over there. This is the next logical step after the knife-control laws. I am waiting for them to ban pointy sticks.
Americans urged to leave homes open for thieves
Everytown, America, October 1, 2009: Congress is urging people to leave their homes open because locks could lead to thieves forcing their way through doors and windows of the treasury-owned homes to steal personal property.
The Congressman said that its new initiative could save taxpayers’ money because fewer treasury-owned homes would have to be repaired or replaced.
It turns out Anthony Burgess was NOT just an author; he was a prophet. RE:
A Clockwork Orange
The Wanting Seed
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