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DRAIN IN THE NECK Thieves drill holes in parked cars to steal fuel after panic buying sparks petrol shortage
The Sun ^ | 27 Sept 2021 | Jemma Carr

Posted on 09/27/2021 7:20:42 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

THIEVES are drilling holes into parked cars to steal fuel after panic buying sparked a petrol shortage.

Now, heartless thieves are cashing in by launching vicious schemes to steal fuel from hardworking Brits.

"They made a hole in my tank. Can you see? They made a hole and drained out all the diesel. A full tank of diesel," he added. He then describes how the van parked next to him also suffered the same treatment.

Up to 90 per cent of all service stations outside of motorways are now dry as Brits raced to fill up their motors and the PM was urged to "act now" to avoid even worse chaos

And was yesterday revealed that cops were forced to jump a queue in order to get vital fuel and an ambulance

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


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To: wally_bert

It is terrible that if you are not standing right over it with a shotgun society considers it as public community property. Self proclaimed “Salvage rights”.

Cops don’t even do anything anymore... “Turn it into your insurance company, hope you had it documented”.


61 posted on 09/28/2021 8:31:52 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

Hey Lenard what’s this for ah just a dodad never mind.


62 posted on 09/28/2021 9:00:31 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: Openurmind

I’m trying to find a short term storage solution to have my pet projects towed to.

They have to be enclosed.

I might have a few options around here.


63 posted on 09/28/2021 6:25:12 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: wally_bert

Sounds good! I hope you can find something!


64 posted on 09/28/2021 6:30:32 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

My garage in the burbs isn’t trans dimensional like the TARDIS.

Every evening, move what I can, hope they don’t come back, assuming they weren’t transient types.

Given the shape of the roof and part of a wall, I was having my doubts but I was allowed to use the place and generally left alone. Tons of space.

Oh well.

I paid for violating a big rule of mine, being lazy about taking stuff home.

Plenty of people, traffic, local PD drive bys, friendly types generally around driving around. But not 24/7. Cameras couldn’t do it all. You would have to see the layout.

I’m probably going to have a garage sale.


65 posted on 09/28/2021 6:37:52 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: wally_bert

Sometimes liquidating is well worth the time.


66 posted on 09/28/2021 6:43:14 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

I tried on a couple but no bites a while back.

The CB and blazer I had lost interest in.


67 posted on 09/28/2021 6:45:26 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: wally_bert

Right now ALL used cars are a hot item! :)


68 posted on 09/28/2021 6:46:24 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

I might try the project K5 again even though it is sort of apart.

There was an intact one on EBay same year at a a good price that got no action not long ago.


69 posted on 09/28/2021 6:49:12 PM PDT by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: wally_bert

I just had someone come by and offer me 10K for my other bubble top van, 1975. He said “I am going to have to live in it”.


70 posted on 09/28/2021 7:06:15 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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