Tools value?

 

Do you know the true replacement value of your garden tools and sundries if
they get stolen?

We have had our Landrover 90 (defender) van stolen from outside our house
with all our allotment tools on board last night. Spent the day costing
replacements for everything we can remember was on-board....£726. !!!!
Frightening isn't it.
Wellies (3 pairs) alone came to £105.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

 


Bob this is terrible. Read your home 'and' your car insurance policy with
care. I feel that they are insured 'somewhere' and that you can claim, but
that does not include the 'sentimental value' of the spade left to you by
Uncle George :-((

I taught in one of the prisons here on the Isle of Wight and many times it
was stated 'well they can claim on their insurance'. One then went on to say
that a Stamp Album stolen by his 'accomplices' at the same time was 'too
hot' and was put on the bonfire :-((

Having been involved with this scum, I would tighten the law despite what
the likes of NACRO and the other 'do gooders' say.

Mike
Now I do know that this WILL open a can of worms :-((

 


Mike wrote:

Ah yes, theft.
I remember an odd one. My van got broken into one night and though
quite well packed with garden tools & machinery (though not easily
unentangled) almost nothing was taken.
Still, in order to comply with my insurance policy I duly reported the
incident to the police. The conversation went something like this;
me; I'm here to report that my van was broken into.
Police; What was taken?
me; erm, well, it's not so much what was taken as what was left behind!
Police; (not even looking confused) and what was that?
me; an empty box of chocolates. Not mine, I hadn't left one in the van.
They had brought it themselves, scoffed the lot and didn't even leave
me one!

 



You have my sympathy.
I hope none of those particular tools were "old friends" of sentimental
value.
On the positive side you will end up with bright shiny new gear with
pristine wellies.

 

On 19/12/05 17:52, in article 40oaajF1b7q0hU1@individual.net, "Bob Hobden"


Oh, Bob, how truly awful.  You must be absolutely sick.  Someone broke into
a shed here and walked off with a hedge cutter a few years ago and it was
horrid to discover that next day, so I do sympathise with you.  I think all
too many people have no idea of what their belongings would cost them if
they had to replace them from scratch.  We all tend to know the value of the
costly things but forget something as simple as replacing the wellies or the
forks and spades or saucepans or fridges!  I would like to think that every
damned thing planted with your stolen goods fails miserably!

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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