What is this World Coming to??

[Mud_Bogger6]

Got a phone call today from the captain of the Portland NSW SES unit

Sometime between 8pm Monday night, and Early this morning, someone(s) has broken into our Unit, and stolen an estimated $30 000 worth of equipment, including the entire stock of chainsaws, jerry cans full of fuel, pumps and generators, Keys to both vehicles, torches, handheld communication equipment, even the units soft drinks, tea coffee milo and cream biscuits,

Our Unit is now inactive until we can have locks and ignition barrels replaced along with our chainsaws and roof kits...

I ask you, What is the world coming to??:confused::confused:

[long stroke]

Now that is very low:mad:
Who could even think of doing something like that to an organisation like the SES:no2:
I hope they are in a situation right now where they need the SES:twisted:

TIM.

[Mud_Bogger6]

if that kind of situation comes up, they'll be the first people putting their calls in

[Captain_Rightfoot]

Drugs I suspect... that is what the world is coming to. Sorry to hear :(

[alien]

That is the lowest act of all in my books.
Most units strugle as it is with out this to deal with.
Nag region and state ofices about spare equpment, they all have it!
Hope your not inactive for long, we need our carrots:D.

Cheers.

[Grockle]

The same lowlife who go into Fire stations whilst the crew on a shout and nick there porsonal gear ,keys etc.and rob ambulance crews kit.

[porgey]

I was shocked to read the posting and I realise its no consolation towards restoration of faith in fellow mankind but the name that comes to mind is ankles because they are 2 feet lower than an ********
Regards George

[RobHay]

Personally I think we should bring back the Cat 'O' Ninetails....half a dozen stripes as an introduction for first offence, will certainly make ya think twice before walking off with someone else's property, the second time.....and Yep I am quite prepared to swing the lady to make'em dance:mad:.

Saw a minor drug pusher get 24 strikes across his buttocks with the rattan cane in malaysia and I can vitually guarantee he did not re-offend, cos the next time he was going to get triple.

[hiline]

do as they do in India to thieves .............

cut thier bloody hands off :obit hard to pinch stuff without them ;)

[digger]

do as they do in India to thieves .............

cut thier bloody hands off :obit hard to pinch stuff without them ;)

yeah but if they do you can never get fingerprints!!! well I suppose they already have them --in a box somewhere!..

When I was at andamooka our 'shed' (joint ses/cfs/mine rescue) got broken into and a heap of gear taken including radios...we're pretty sure it was some scummys from interstate passing thru...

only consolation was, we finally got up to date equipment to replace the gear gone... we werent tagged inactive though as what we lost was bits from everything mainly not 1/2 the bloody shed!

Hope your gear was engraved like ours..makes it hard to sell and easy to ID

keep plugging... (now you have time to practise those alpine butterfly knots!)

cheers
digger

[Captain_Rightfoot]

Personally I think we should bring back the Cat 'O' Ninetails....half a dozen stripes as an introduction for first offence, will certainly make ya think twice before walking off with someone else's property, the second time.....and Yep I am quite prepared to swing the lady to make'em dance:mad:.

Saw a minor drug pusher get 24 strikes across his buttocks with the rattan cane in malaysia and I can vitually guarantee he did not re-offend, cos the next time he was going to get triple.

In Singapore they cane them. This is apparently very effective too :)

[Shonky]

SCUM!

I'll keep an eye out if they turn up down in the valley. :(

[Mud_Bogger6]

Well, We are now an active unit again, with some new equipment arriving a while back, so Portland's carrot population has been restored :)

[rovercare]

do as they do in India to thieves .............

cut thier bloody hands off :obit hard to pinch stuff without them ;)

Theif in a pillow case? lifting stuff with the crack of his ass, rodney rude?:D

[Barefoot Dave]

Good to hear, Mud Bogger.
Had some ****wits break in to our groups shed the other week after snotting one of our members at knock-off. They shot through when the coppers came. But came back later for the bickies :angrylock:
They were known, and have been dealt with.

Dave.

[Barefoot Dave]

On a related issue, our teams that came down to Newcastle to assist with the storms last year, were stunned with the SOP of keeping people with the vehicle at all times on a job due to the tendency of them to be stripped:no2::bat:
dave

[Mud_Bogger6]

Its amazing.... groups like SES and RFS exist to help the community, and no-one gets paid for it, and people keep trying to disable us..... :(