In article ,
Ed ex@directory wrote:
On 14/04/09 17:54, Billy wrote:
In article ,
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
Locks only keep out honest people.
Or dishonest people that can't be arsed to find an unlocked shed? Do
you have an allotment shed? Do you lock it?
Ed (East Herts, UK)
I live in the US. I suppose there are some community plots here but not
like I've seen in France and Germany. Seems like 30 years ago, around
Koblenz, no one locked anything. Used to be like that in Northern
California, when I arrived 45 years ago, but times have changed, here
and there.
If there was something solid, I'd chain my wheel barrow to it and only
leave the most worn out tools in the shed, and chuck the good stuff in
the boot of your car. Maybe get a duffel bag to consolidate them into.
Maybe you have a mate that lives nearby, where you could store your good
tools? Here, likely as not, here someone would move in at night to get
out of the cold, and clear off in the morning. They may not mean to
break anything or to burn the place down, but accidents happen.
Homelessness is more of a problem here than there, especially with so
many people being made redundant now and our lack of welfare compared to
Europe. Wouldn't leave anything I'd miss. Theft isn't the only problem.
Vandalism is a diversion for some adolescents. Trashing your shed and
garden, just for something to do, would appeal to some miscreants.
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