Patrick after I then entered the store I was thinking what did they take. All the expensive tools are locked up. They had 2 55 gallon black trash bags full of something. They were half dragging them on the ground so they must have been heavy. I didn't ask anyone what happened. I guess if you ask someone to open one of the tool bins once unlocked you could just take all that's there. I don't know? I'll be in the store again in a few days I'll ask around. There are a few people I've talked to over the years. I'll ask them. I worry more about my home value than anything else. We live in a nice area. It's in NY but a nice part of the state. If people start stealing everything in sight who would want to move here.
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To be honest I think this is a massive problem everywhere, I put out 73 ducks this year, usually I see if they have been attacked by foxes I have lost 42 since the end of may, I suspect there ar humans involved especially as it is the plain ones not the unusual colours which might attract attention, I have seen 4 lots of feathers and a head (which in itself is unusual) previously a fax attack normally means a few dead one gone, or a badger attack a bite to the bum the bird escapes but the bite kills over a few days, badger normally turn a bird inside out if they catch it, I suspect I am filling someone’s freezer the birds are use to humans many hand reared so easily caught
We have had to put the best 20 back in a large netted compound which means they cannot free roam and have a nice summer before bird flu rules pushes them back inside. to be honest it is very disheartening. sn occasional loss is sad,but quick large numbers like 5 in one night does not seem like animals,even a pair of foxes with cubs would not take that many.I think.
A farmer friend says where you have live stock you can guarantuee you’ll have dead stock.
Since we moved here locally 2 caravans have been stolen, tools from sheds, I think someone was draining our diesel when prices went up the other said how,when we spoke to the police they said there had been a number of incidents where neighbours were stealing with Gerry cans so the unknowing neighbours was buying in fuel and unwittingly ‘sharing’ with their neighbour but they were paying the costs
We have a monitored system, and the Tesla has a surveillance system which covers a door and window to the barn.
When money get tight, people’s morals go out the window. We are very careful, last winter a friend with goats came home one day to find all the tools electric and manual gone. no livestock gone, and home not broken into, she is guessing it is someone who knew the stuff was their, she sells her goats and eggs on the roadside, and is very friendly so loads of people could have seen how easy it was to take the stuff.
Some are junkies,some are hard pressed with kids, sone just use any excuse,,often it’s teenage kids, usually there are sources of help, food banks etc, but these are running very low.I notice in some countries baby milk powder and nappies have risen terribly. Honest people need to be diligent,not leaving anything out as easy pickings, not leaving stuff in cars, locking doors, things we know but sometimes are too busy to follow. The big problem is when people are attacked. I did not realise that the shop are literally hamstrung because their insurance is in jeapody if their staff are instructed to act,
which means luckily you did not try to stop them as you would have not received support!