On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:14:08 +0100, Ed ex@directory wrote:

Got my new shed now on the allotment and am well pleased with it and use
it to store my tools (spade, fork, hoe, rake, etc.) and all the other
small bits and pieces that are essential for gardening work.

But should I lock the shed door with the key when I leave? Or just
leave it unlocked with the wheelbarrow upturned against it?

What do people here usually do?

Ed

I share a shed with a friend who has a metal "locker" inside which he
padlocks. It is an old changing-rooms type locker. Things in the
outer part are of less interest to theives (wellies etc!) than the
tools inside the locker. Previously people came with bolt cutters and
cut through a pretty substantial padlock. It really depends on your
area and the security of your site. We do better now our site has a
strong metal fence round it.

Pam in Bristol