It’s a strange, creepy feeling.

Shame they didn't electrocute themselves.

I quite agree, Aely! Let's hope the security guard is a deterrent and that your normal supply is soon restored, chicken.

That's awful chicken they do it on railways frequently they don't think about people it's affecting .

Aely

Shame they didn't electrocute themselves.

Hear hear! Bastards!

What nasty pieces of work, sadly there will always be someone wishing to exploit other people’s misfortune for their own ends.

Where I live it’s a given that there are people prowling around at night.

Crime never sleeps.

I know the strange, creepy feeling you must have. I had a similar feeling when my house was burgled.

They didn't take much, some money from a jar and a few bits and pieces.

What really upset me was the fact that they trashed my bedroom and emptied all my clothes onto the floor including my underwear.

We are experiencing a cyclone in far north Queensland at the moment. The news reported last night that some vandals (grubs) had stolen the cabling which provided electricity, internet, phone and the 000 service.

Apparently copper in the cables is easy to sell and worth a lot of money.

We have an underfunded police force. There is so much crime which is now accepted as part of life, shop lifting is rife in some places. Last night I happened to read a Guardian article about violent assaults on medical staff in health centres and hospital. These have escalated and the police don't attend.

Where I live on the edge of a Cotswold town, there is a steady trickle of people finding their cars broken into in the night and items stolen from porches and gardens.

I never thought I would feel grumpy as I got older but comparing the UK to even 30 years ago leaves me in despair.

It certainly adds to the problems caused by burglars etc to feel that they have invaded your terretory. I am considering getting one of those doorbells with a camera. So far no problems with criminals as such, it is more that I can see who is there when my back is bad and then able to decide whether to go to the door or not. But I also think it will be useful to prove when delivery people actually came , as opposed to when they say they arrived!! Also would see where they have left parcels! I am home much of the day in general, but choose where possible to pick things up at shops, as I HATE waiting in for who knows how long for the elusive van to arrive. But it certainly makes you feel as though you have been kicked when you are down when something like that happens. Around here our neighbours are quite good at letting each other know if someone unusual is visiting and do watch out for dustbin men etc, and if they see them start to go off before getting my things from the shed as they are new binmen they will call them back etc. Probably as this is all peopleover 55 I think it is, there is usually people about at all times of the day and night, so we might not be seen as somewhere worth burgling - or just they know we wont have any major things worth pinching!

Good grief! What a dreadful thing to do!!

We lived up a track, half a mile from a B Road many years ago. Treated ourselves to new bicycles to enjoy the countryside. Miles from the village, we left them outside in our large, covered porch the night after we had bought them. They were gone in the morning. That was really, really uncomfortable.

Depressing. We are on a town road (East Sussex) - well lit, everyone I've met is clean and polite, quite large front gardens - yet my nice Christmas door wreath was removed within a day or two - haven't replaced it - too expensive.

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Depressing. We are on a town road (East Sussex) - well lit, everyone I've met is clean and polite, quite large front gardens - yet my nice Christmas door wreath was removed within a day or two - haven't replaced it - too expensive.

I’d be inclined to wander round the streets until I found it adorning the thief’s door, presuming as it was expensive, prob unusual, and steal it back/knock on said door, may I have my wreath back…… you thieving git……

To add to my original post—— the generator and security guard are no longer needed as the cause of the original power loss has been identified. Not the broken underground cable originally suspected. The real reason is that someone in the area is seeking out electricity poles in secluded areas and setting fire to the bases where they’re connected to the underground cables. They suspect it may be a disgruntled ex employee! Really, you couldn’t make it up!!

Madeleine45 - I was a victim of crime some time ago & presented the police with images from my CCTV system & the thief's name & address obtained from social media. The officer I dealt with actually rolled his eyes & looked to the heavens thinking he would actually have to take action. I never heard another thing from the police, so sadly I wouldn't put much faith in having a ring doorbell.

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That's awful chicken they do it on railways frequently they don't think about people it's affecting .

My dd’s family were going to Barcelona by train in the October half term and their train from Paris to Spain was cancelled because of cable theft. They had to scramble for airline tickets because the next train wasn’t until three days later.

Aely

Shame they didn't electrocute themselves.

Amen to that, Sister.

I'm so sorry that this has happened to you and your neighbours.
What a nuisance .
I don't know what the answer is .

In my previous life, my trade was a painter and decorator. We were painting a block of new builds. We went in one morning to find all the copper piping and electrical wiring ripped out of every house.

Who is buying that copper from the cables? They are the ones to go after.

I work in a GP surgery; thieves cut and stole the copper wires going to all the aircon units. Apparently, they do it on the wires next to the railway lines can't understand how they don't electrocute themselves

Electric vehicle chargers have all had their cables cut off round our way. Disgusting.

We have panic buttons in our house and cameras all around. We subscribe to a private security company who will be here in 7 minutes.
We live out in the country and there have been some nasty burglaries round our village. I have no faith that the police would turn out for us.