On 8 Dec, 16:27, Janet Baraclough wrote:
* *In my view it's ridiculous to lay all the blame on the thieves . You
can bet, few of them steal tools to use in their own garden.

* * Who are all those keen gardeners today who provide ready cash for
cheap secondhand *garden and DIY tools, garden ornaments and furniture,
tubs and hanging baskets
*of no known provenance, no questions asked at the car boot sale? If
there was no market for them, garden shed contents would *be of little
interest to thieves.

I share those reservations, yet gardeners are forever being exhorted
by those who should know better to go seeking good old tools at car
boot sales etc.
Good new tools are not that expensive these days - but don't go
expecting to find them in yer everyday garden centre.

Rod