Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Burglars on the outlook !
Beware everybody !
I was dressing up in my front bedroom this morning, (9 o'clock) (the window slightly opened) when I heard a ladder being set against my house. Thinking that it was our window-cleaners, I was incensed that they should not have knocked at our door first and called my husband. He went to inquire but there was nothing at all in the street. All gone. So, there are people driving down the ladders road, discreetly observing and ready to pounce, well equipped, at the first opportunity. The whole thing did not take more than 3/4 mns.
They disappear only because they heard me calling my husband.
It is not the first time that we have observed old vans going down our street, like snails, and "taking" everything in. As for our bins, they are also attractive to some people. So beware everybody.
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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on
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I had some random flella at my door last week ringing the bell like it was broken. He wanted to know if [random name] was at the house. He did the classic, looking over my shoulder thing.
I have no idea how much harm he was likely to be, as he seemed totally wacked out on Scooby snax... Pity I did not have my phone in my pocket so I could have taken a picture of him.
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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Three minutes is quick to take down a ladder, shut the two parts, get it in a van and drive off.
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Permalink Reply by as on
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The other week (9 pm) I spotted a young eastern European couple they were slowing making their way up Seymour Road - one took the easterly side the other the westerly side. They walked in paralell each of them checking for unlocked cars and open windows - they even checked to see whether my neighbours back door was open. They pretented they were not together but when they got to the top of the road they walked up wightman road together. Police told me that suspicious behaviour should be reported on 999 (i thought it was another number but they said if you phone the less serious number the police won't come out quickly enough to find oout whats going on) as theives seem to like it around here ! I would urge anyone else to act if they see anything like this as I for one want to nail this scum - as I don't want them getting my stuff or my neighbours stuff !
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Permalink Reply by CanadianMichael on
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Out of curiosity, what does an "eastern European couple" look like? Is this like a nose or head shape thing or something? Just curious -- The other week a couple of friends of mine were visiting us and rented a house on the ladder. She is Russian-Canadian and he is Polish-Canadian, so they both might have looked "eastern European". But given that -- in their 30's -- they are semi-retired software engineers having struck it lucky with some start-up share options, I doubt they would be casing your street.
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Permalink Reply by JP on
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For heaven's sake. Androulla was clearly not suggesting your friends were casing the street.
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Permalink Reply by Anette on
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I'm with JP, there's clearly another overly PC rattle that needs to be firmly placed back in the pram. Honestly, this attitude is stopping people describing anyone from fear of being jumped all over by the PC brigade that seems to have invaded. Stop seeing racism where there clearly is none!
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Seriously, take a Midol! (There -- see I'm not PC at all! ;-) Maybe it's because I come from a country of interbred mutts, but I honestly have no idea what this "eastern European" thing seems to mean to you folk. When someone says "eastern European" I can't help but think of Gene Hackman as Maj Gen. Stanisław Sosabowski in A Bridge To Far. But apparently Gene's of English and German descent, so that can't be right. I have no clue if she means, e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people
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