tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2966494211236655105..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Bloody Tea-leaves.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80980239234396714862019-08-28T04:35:33.639+01:002019-08-28T04:35:33.639+01:00That's how I feel about such people... may the...That's how I feel about such people... may they rot in hell.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56892557041717360222019-08-28T04:34:50.309+01:002019-08-28T04:34:50.309+01:00It's depressing, even though my trug only cost...It's depressing, even though my trug only cost a few €'s; no doubt your tools cost an awful lot more.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49215214560409978692019-08-28T00:16:10.550+01:002019-08-28T00:16:10.550+01:00The Irish say, May his spade never dig, may his so...The Irish say, May his spade never dig, may his sow never pig, may his door have no latch, may his roof have not thatch<br />And so on and so forth.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20366168066227289782019-08-27T21:28:39.062+01:002019-08-27T21:28:39.062+01:00I am still discovering - and re-buying - tools tha...I am still discovering - and re-buying - tools that were stolen from me. Sometimes it makes me want to give up.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54842447027794253872019-08-27T15:34:16.585+01:002019-08-27T15:34:16.585+01:00They are probably now part of someone's shower...They are probably now part of someone's shower unit.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21295803996845641752019-08-27T15:31:26.364+01:002019-08-27T15:31:26.364+01:00What Gendarmerie? We NEVER see any.What Gendarmerie? We NEVER see any.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53022309016630464572019-08-27T15:30:51.136+01:002019-08-27T15:30:51.136+01:00I suppose it's because Haddock's is away f...I suppose it's because Haddock's is away from the house that it tempts people. I can't really lock the gate; I'll just have to bring everything back to the house at night.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63881280610353375502019-08-27T14:39:17.491+01:002019-08-27T14:39:17.491+01:00When we bought a new washing machine a couple of y...When we bought a new washing machine a couple of years ago, they delivered and connected it to the existing water feeds, so after a while we put the new hoses that came with the machine in the dustbin. A few days later (before the dustbin was emptied) we were puzzled to see they had gone. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41114586826334845292019-08-27T14:25:54.822+01:002019-08-27T14:25:54.822+01:00File a report with the local gendarmerie. They'...File a report with the local gendarmerie. They'll maybe increase patrols in your area. O I forgot, they're too busy. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11983034073709491262019-08-27T14:16:45.389+01:002019-08-27T14:16:45.389+01:00The trouble is that this kind of incident when it ...The trouble is that this kind of incident when it affects oneself does mean that a distrust of people tends to build up and this is such a shame.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44515290460335783982019-08-27T13:50:01.290+01:002019-08-27T13:50:01.290+01:00I think 'disappointment' is the right word...I think 'disappointment' is the right word; one loses faith in one's fellow man.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41935089041919345112019-08-27T13:48:18.043+01:002019-08-27T13:48:18.043+01:00It's infuriating on so many levels, and so unn...It's infuriating on so many levels, and so unnecessary.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7629400003039659312019-08-27T13:46:49.756+01:002019-08-27T13:46:49.756+01:00A damned good thrashing! And another the following...A damned good thrashing! And another the following day!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40905742162638303412019-08-27T13:46:04.517+01:002019-08-27T13:46:04.517+01:00Back in the UK, I wouldn't even leave the cat ...Back in the UK, I wouldn't even leave the cat flap open; the whole country is full of thieves.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37713207416533631082019-08-27T13:40:36.390+01:002019-08-27T13:40:36.390+01:00When this has happens to me, I feel such a disappo...When this has happens to me, I feel such a disappointment in people. Why, I ask, would someone want to hurt another for an item of little consequence. When large items (tires off my car), are taken, I get furious and frightened that a crime like that had happened to me. Thievery has always been part of society and some are done in desperation but most are done from selfishness and greed and complete disregard for the rights of others.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28419635436600572582019-08-27T12:59:40.409+01:002019-08-27T12:59:40.409+01:00That would infuriate me, especially because of its...That would infuriate me, especially because of its practical value. (We love our gardening items that we use every year, don't we?). -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4407792870804491572019-08-27T12:28:09.897+01:002019-08-27T12:28:09.897+01:00I think corporal punishment would be an appropriat...I think corporal punishment would be an appropriate punishment for the thief. How very dare they.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52609490241414461822019-08-27T10:56:12.470+01:002019-08-27T10:56:12.470+01:00When my parents came to visit when I first moved i...When my parents came to visit when I first moved into this house in 1990 they couldn't believe that we left the kids' bikes on our driveway. I was stunned to think we shouldn't. I NEVER lock my front or back garage doors either. I'm having my heating system replaced at the moment and when the workmen went off for lunch yesterday they left all their (very expensive) tools lying around my driveway and the garage door open. I thought that might be tempting fate so I put them all back in the garage and shut the door just in case. I now also lock the front door if I'm in the back garden - shame though isn't it!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30742103468490121662019-08-27T09:37:33.051+01:002019-08-27T09:37:33.051+01:00Yes, it's a horrible feeling knowing that some...Yes, it's a horrible feeling knowing that someone has been creeping around. If (as I now believe) it was someone wishing to take Apples, I just wish they'd have come to ask for some; I'd have given them all they wanted, plus something to carry them home in.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63608421666337855492019-08-27T09:29:39.380+01:002019-08-27T09:29:39.380+01:00It leaves an uncomfortable feeling to know that so...It leaves an uncomfortable feeling to know that someone has been looking around your home to steal things. A few years back we awoke to find that the row of small solar lamps we use to guide us down our drive at night had been stolen. They left the stalk of one that they apparently couldn't lift from the ground, plus the one nearest to the house as we presume the security light would have triggered at that point.<br />Like your trug, it was nothing of value that had been stolen but I felt quite sick for some time afterwards. JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30010518697970894342019-08-27T09:08:37.645+01:002019-08-27T09:08:37.645+01:00That's dreadful. I'm afraid that garden to...That's dreadful. I'm afraid that garden tools and machines have now become a target for thieves. They'll steal anything. I've just replied to a comment above by Rachel, and the more I think about it, the more I think it could be what happened. Someone possibly saw my Apple tree loaded with fruit, and stole the trug to carry them away. It's as good a theory as any. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42048469527532745952019-08-27T09:02:01.674+01:002019-08-27T09:02:01.674+01:00They also invaded a space that is yours. We'v...They also invaded a space that is yours. We've had experience of this - a low-life coming over a hedge from the lane, walking up our long garden, breaking the door (not just the catch/lock) on our big shed, but just finding run of the mill garden tools and a lawn mower that had seen better days. He left through a side gate, leaving it open, went around my neighbours, broke into a summer house, found nothing, and was never seen again. All in one very moonlit night, when I was here alone and asleep. It's very unnerving.the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4907472622424150552019-08-27T08:58:42.351+01:002019-08-27T08:58:42.351+01:00Odd, but useful. Maybe they filled it with my appl...Odd, but useful. Maybe they filled it with my apples before running off.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64959955559347588702019-08-27T08:57:29.472+01:002019-08-27T08:57:29.472+01:00It was quite an old trug that I used to use many y...It was quite an old trug that I used to use many years ago for grape picking etc, and it was marked so I knew which was mine at the end of each day. Sadly not with name etc, but if I saw it again I would know at once that it was mine! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78567682611183615532019-08-27T08:53:59.124+01:002019-08-27T08:53:59.124+01:00It seems a very odd thing to take. It seems a very odd thing to take. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com