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By *at69drive OP   Man
over a year ago

Hertford

I was checking the oil and water on my car when I noticed a lady walking down the road with a can of paint and some cardboard in her hand . This was subsequently dumped in a skip belonging to a builder .

On the second occasion I followed her to the skip and without me saying a word she tried to justify her actions by stating that it was a commercial skip hired by a builder and that she would never dream of doing it to one hired by a private individual.

While not wishing to get involved in an argument with her , I did politely advise that I considered her actions to be unfair and that there was no reason why she could not have taken the items to the council tip in her car .

She appeared to further attempt to justify her actions by stating that everyone was doing it

Personally I consider dumping rubbish in a skip that does not belong to you as bring no different to theft .

In the past I have paid for three skips to remove fly topped rubbish from the neighbourhood and have no sympathy for those who are too bone idle to take their rubbish to a civic amenity centre .

One one occasion I watched a taXi driver fly trip an ironing board and other rubbish behind a wall.After seeing me staring at him , he threatened to cut my ear of. He was of course all talk and no action. I still have my ear .

No one should ever feel embarrassed about either reporting or taking action against a fly tipper .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was the character Victor Meldrew based on you OP?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If that's the worst thing that's happen to you this week your a lucky man lol x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Was the character Victor Meldrew based on you OP?"

Pmsl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

She probably had knitting needles too...you know what these types are like

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

its a funny coincidence but we watched our neighbour putting rubbish in a builders skip this morning

While I agree that it isn't fair to use a skip that someone else has paid for and that fly tipping is a huge problem I would advise against following women to remonstrate with them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes massively annoying when some dickhead dumps some big items in your skip when your building an extension.

But I'd let a paint can and a bit of cardboard slide, we actually saved quite a lot of room when we had people taking items out of the skip, wood and a couple of velux windows.

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By *allipygousMan
over a year ago

Leicester

I thought it was an unwritten law: Skip in your road, dump your load.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I agree - it's a dick move.

But people are dicks, so...

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent


" a civic amenity centre .

"

Isn't that where they hold the weight watchers classes, should have told her to use the tip instead

(hope there was some serious finger wagging too)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I live in New York City dumping in someone's garbage is a sign of respect

Op

I live next to a bar.. I wonder what you would do if you saw people having sex in the alley

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was hoping that the thread title was some distasteful metaphor, disappointed...

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone


"I was hoping that the thread title was some distasteful metaphor, disappointed... "

Married but cheating

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was hoping that the thread title was some distasteful metaphor, disappointed...

Married but cheating "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I live in New York City dumping in someone's garbage is a sign of respect

Op

I live next to a bar.. I wonder what you would do if you saw people having sex in the alley "

Install hi Def cameras and sell the films online

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I live in New York City dumping in someone's garbage is a sign of respect

Op

I live next to a bar.. I wonder what you would do if you saw people having sex in the alley

Install hi Def cameras and sell the films online "

I like that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If it's not your skip then it's none of your business....nosy fucker

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was checking the oil and water on my car when I noticed a lady walking down the road with a can of paint and some cardboard in her hand . This was subsequently dumped in a skip belonging to a builder .

On the second occasion I followed her to the skip and without me saying a word she tried to justify her actions by stating that it was a commercial skip hired by a builder and that she would never dream of doing it to one hired by a private individual.id. Is this your chat up line pmsl

While not wishing to get involved in an argument with her , I did politely advise that I considered her actions to be unfair and that there was no reason why she could not have taken the items to the council tip in her car .

She appeared to further attempt to justify her actions by stating that everyone was doing it

Personally I consider dumping rubbish in a skip that does not belong to you as bring no different to theft .

In the past I have paid for three skips to remove fly topped rubbish from the neighbourhood and have no sympathy for those who are too bone idle to take their rubbish to a civic amenity centre .

One one occasion I watched a taXi driver fly trip an ironing board and other rubbish behind a wall.After seeing me staring at him , he threatened to cut my ear of. He was of course all talk and no action. I still have my ear .

No one should ever feel embarrassed about either reporting or taking action against a fly tipper . "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Was the character Victor Meldrew based on you OP?"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was checking the oil and water on my car when I noticed a lady walking down the road with a can of paint and some cardboard in her hand . This was subsequently dumped in a skip belonging to a builder .

On the second occasion I followed her to the skip and without me saying a word she tried to justify her actions by stating that it was a commercial skip hired by a builder and that she would never dream of doing it to one hired by a private individual.id. Is this your chat up line pmsl

While not wishing to get involved in an argument with her , I did politely advise that I considered her actions to be unfair and that there was no reason why she could not have taken the items to the council tip in her car .

She appeared to further attempt to justify her actions by stating that everyone was doing it

Personally I consider dumping rubbish in a skip that does not belong to you as bring no different to theft .

In the past I have paid for three skips to remove fly topped rubbish from the neighbourhood and have no sympathy for those who are too bone idle to take their rubbish to a civic amenity centre .

One one occasion I watched a taXi driver fly trip an ironing board and other rubbish behind a wall.After seeing me staring at him , he threatened to cut my ear of. He was of course all talk and no action. I still have my ear .

No one should ever feel embarrassed about either reporting or taking action against a fly tipper . "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was checking the oil and water on my car when I noticed a lady walking down the road with a can of paint and some cardboard in her hand . This was subsequently dumped in a skip belonging to a builder .

On the second occasion I followed her to the skip and without me saying a word she tried to justify her actions by stating that it was a commercial skip hired by a builder and that she would never dream of doing it to one hired by a private individual.id.Is this your chat up line

While not wishing to get involved in an argument with her , I did politely advise that I considered her actions to be unfair and that there was no reason why she could not have taken the items to the council tip in her car .

She appeared to further attempt to justify her actions by stating that everyone was doing it

Personally I consider dumping rubbish in a skip that does not belong to you as bring no different to theft .

In the past I have paid for three skips to remove fly topped rubbish from the neighbourhood and have no sympathy for those who are too bone idle to take their rubbish to a civic amenity centre .

One one occasion I watched a taXi driver fly trip an ironing board and other rubbish behind a wall.After seeing me staring at him , he threatened to cut my ear of. He was of course all talk and no action. I still have my ear .

No one should ever feel embarrassed about either reporting or taking action against a fly tipper . "

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I'd rather they put rubbish in a skip than chucked it on the ground.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If it's not your skip then it's none of your business....nosy fucker "

Exactly this. Op sticking their neb in...and following people to confront them is frankly weird.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Perhaps if Councils went back to emptying household bins once a week people would not need to dump their rubbish

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Perhaps if Councils went back to emptying household bins once a week people would not need to dump their rubbish"

Ours are collected every week. Then again our council is run by a local independent association. You don't HAVE to vote for the main parties.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd rather they used a random skip than a hedgerow or field gate

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By *at69drive OP   Man
over a year ago

Hertford


"If it's not your skip then it's none of your business....nosy fucker

Exactly this. Op sticking their neb in...and following people to confront them is frankly weird."
I did not confront her. She starting trying to justify her actions before I even spoke.

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By *at69drive OP   Man
over a year ago

Hertford


"If it's not your skip then it's none of your business....nosy fucker

Exactly this. Op sticking their neb in...and following people to confront them is frankly weird."
I prefer to keep the neighbour where I live clean and tidy and that includes moving verges or picking up rubbish .

If we all decided it was none of our business the whole system of law and order would fall down.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've had the opposite I had the scrap metal collectors taking stuff out of mine and other people. It ended up half full so I let my neighbours use it too.

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By *at69drive OP   Man
over a year ago

Hertford


"Was the character Victor Meldrew based on you OP?"
I prefer to keep the neighbour hood clean and tidy . Having spent about £800 pounds removing fly tipped rubbish , those who choose not to use the council re cycling centres get no sympathy from me .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If it's not your skip then it's none of your business....nosy fucker

Exactly this. Op sticking their neb in...and following people to confront them is frankly weird. I prefer to keep the neighbour where I live clean and tidy and that includes moving verges or picking up rubbish .

If we all decided it was none of our business the whole system of law and order would fall down."

The whole system of law and order would fall down?? It's only a skip mate, some perspective is needed I think

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Personally speaking as a builder what gives anyone the right to throw their rubbish in a skip I have paid for without my consent I spend thousands of pounds a year on skips on jobs and frankly I get fed up of people fly tipping there rubbish at my expense it may seem petty but over the course of a year it can add up quite considerably especially when most of the time I they were just to ask me if it was ok to put something in id probably turn round and say yeah sure no problem. Dont take the piss people ask first

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By *at69drive OP   Man
over a year ago

Hertford


"its a funny coincidence but we watched our neighbour putting rubbish in a builders skip this morning

While I agree that it isn't fair to use a skip that someone else has paid for and that fly tipping is a huge problem I would advise against following women to remonstrate with them."
She was neighbour and spoke to me first in an attempt to justify her actions without me saying a word .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OP at the point you decided to follow this woman and get all self-righteous and challenge her, how did you know she hadn't asked the skip owner and they'd agreed it was fine for her to use it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"its a funny coincidence but we watched our neighbour putting rubbish in a builders skip this morning

While I agree that it isn't fair to use a skip that someone else has paid for and that fly tipping is a huge problem I would advise against following women to remonstrate with them. She was neighbour and spoke to me first in an attempt to justify her actions without me saying a word . "

But if she hadn't you clearly were going to challenge her weren't you?

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Pat, did you charge after her brandishing her rubbish shouting 'don't use my fucking skip?'

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Fab Chinese whisper forum threads

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By *ob198XaMan
over a year ago

teleford


"Personally speaking as a builder what gives anyone the right to throw their rubbish in a skip I have paid for without my consent I spend thousands of pounds a year on skips on jobs and frankly I get fed up of people fly tipping there rubbish at my expense it may seem petty but over the course of a year it can add up quite considerably especially when most of the time I they were just to ask me if it was ok to put something in id probably turn round and say yeah sure no problem. Dont take the piss people ask first "

"Like"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"OP at the point you decided to follow this woman and get all self-righteous and challenge her, how did you know she hadn't asked the skip owner and they'd agreed it was fine for her to use it?"

That's a good point as I've let a friend use mine who lives a couple of streets away. Glad she wasn't followed with her pieces of carpet. Anyone seen Miss Marple?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People have garbage bins where they can throw their own trash. If they use someone else's then they have to deal with the fact that someone might tell them not to. If their trash doesn't fit in a bin, there are steps to take to get rid of it.

In the neiborhood I used to live in we all got notices and threats of fines in our mail from the council because people consistently came into the neighborhood and left large items of furniture and other items in the rubbish areas. It was ridiculous. And anyone I saw trying to do it got told not to and their license plate copied.

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By *ivemeyoursoulWoman
over a year ago

Easter just around the corner!

I would ask first,never just dump!

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

My housing association hires a skip every bank holiday weekend for the estate I live on. It fills up in an afternoon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a skip recently. I had more trouble trying to fill it. Every time I put something in,it kept disappearing overnight.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I caught two guys with a van taking the stuff out of my skip at 5am, I opened my bedroom & asked them nicely to put it back when they didn't I shouted 'put my shit back (couldn't think of another word!) & get off my land'

A little over dramatic but I didn't like the idea of them sneaking around, had they knocked & asked like others did later then they could have taken the lot.

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By *ivemeyoursoulWoman
over a year ago

Easter just around the corner!


"My housing association hires a skip every bank holiday weekend for the estate I live on. It fills up in an afternoon. "

That's great,there used to be one near my mum once a month as well until they stopped

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

Putting stuff in other people's skips is theft...

Taking stuff out of other people's skips is also theft...

Technically either could see you in court...

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

They say i might as well face the truth, that i am just to long in the tooth....ner ner ner ner.....nernernerner.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm confused.

Isn't a skip used to put rubbish in that you don't want?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All you people having a go at Pat, if it was your skip that you had paid, wouldn't you want someone to challenge them? What if it had been a mattress or old sofa? I think the op did the right thing.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"All you people having a go at Pat, if it was your skip that you had paid, wouldn't you want someone to challenge them? What if it had been a mattress or old sofa? I think the op did the right thing.

"

I was joking with him. I have skip like sense of humour

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.


"I'm confused.

Isn't a skip used to put rubbish in that you don't want?"

I hope you are joking...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Putting stuff in other people's skips is theft...

Taking stuff out of other people's skips is also theft...

Technically either could see you in court..."

How can it be theft if your giving them something for nothing

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"Putting stuff in other people's skips is theft...

Taking stuff out of other people's skips is also theft...

Technically either could see you in court...

How can it be theft if your giving them something for nothing "

Maybe you're stealing their space in the skip and denying them the opportunity to fill it themselves.

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.


"Putting stuff in other people's skips is theft...

Taking stuff out of other people's skips is also theft...

Technically either could see you in court...

How can it be theft if your giving them something for nothing

Maybe you're stealing their space in the skip and denying them the opportunity to fill it themselves. "

If you put stuff in the skip, you are stealing space...

If you take stuff out, you are stealing the property of the skip company...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm confused.

Isn't a skip used to put rubbish in that you don't want?

I hope you are joking..."

No, I'm not joking.

People saying taking things OUT of the skip is theft but if it's stuff you're throwing away and don't want, why would anyone care if someone else took it and made use of it?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Personally speaking as a builder what gives anyone the right to throw their rubbish in a skip I have paid for without my consent I spend thousands of pounds a year on skips on jobs and frankly I get fed up of people fly tipping there rubbish at my expense it may seem petty but over the course of a year it can add up quite considerably especially when most of the time I they were just to ask me if it was ok to put something in id probably turn round and say yeah sure no problem. Dont take the piss people ask first "

Couldn't agree more. Skips are expensive. It is tantamount to taking money out of someones pocket.

Working for a small builder I was ouside the site when an old guy pulled over and opened the back of his car. He got out a cut up roll of carpet and put it on our skip without saying a word. As he walked back to get more rubbish I took it off the top of the skip, walked past him and put it back in his car for him.

Out of kindness I then gave him directions to the local amenity centre where he could dump it for free. Ungrateful bastard didn't even say thankyou.

Yet if he'd asked I would have said yes and helped him.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You need to socialise more.

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By *artytwoCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Is this a

'I'm a nightmare neighbour'

thread?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I caught two guys with a van taking the stuff out of my skip at 5am, I opened my bedroom & asked them nicely to put it back when they didn't I shouted 'put my shit back (couldn't think of another word!) & get off my land'

A little over dramatic but I didn't like the idea of them sneaking around, had they knocked & asked like others did later then they could have taken the lot."

Wowsers .... What were you putting in thru skip? Your old diamond-encrusted bathroom suite?

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent


"

If we all decided it was none of our business the whole system of law and order would fall down."

You stick to your guns Pat, might only be a bit of cardboard today but it's the slippery slope to a 2CV tomorrow.

Incidentally just how long were you poised waiting for someone to stroll by?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we had a dumper truck who used to drive through our estate at daft oclock - slow down lift its load (usually looked like house clearances) and trail it over the road - this caused the road to be blocked off until council came and cleared it - this is where insomnia pays off and one day i was awake and heard it - managed to get a photo and reg no, - reported online to council and police - and yay they got taken to court - bit bigger issue than cardboard and a paintcan but that builder had hired the skip on behalf of his client i assume ? so she is still using something that isnt hers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pat:s threads are the best

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.


"I'm confused.

Isn't a skip used to put rubbish in that you don't want?

I hope you are joking...

No, I'm not joking.

People saying taking things OUT of the skip is theft but if it's stuff you're throwing away and don't want, why would anyone care if someone else took it and made use of it?

"

Many skip companies make money out of recycling a percentage of the stuff thrown into the skip...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm confused.

Isn't a skip used to put rubbish in that you don't want?

I hope you are joking...

No, I'm not joking.

People saying taking things OUT of the skip is theft but if it's stuff you're throwing away and don't want, why would anyone care if someone else took it and made use of it?

Many skip companies make money out of recycling a percentage of the stuff thrown into the skip..."

my ex used to search skips - i used to walk on and leave him to it - but he did get a huge scooter for the kids - a longer length hedge cutter that needed a new switch - and countless bits of wood that i guess he will still have

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"She probably had knitting needles too...you know what these types are like "

One of the best threads ever to grace the forums

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The only thing that really annoys me when it comes to dumping is when people dump their rubbish in the canal, I've seen it loads where a car has pulled up and the driver has opened the boot and just dumped his crap in the canal

Whats that all about

I swear that canals 6ft deeper than it was 10 year ago

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By *omersetfun15Couple
over a year ago

bridgwater

We never leave skips unattended now

We get them delivered an collected the same day

Much easier and cheaper as no street licence to pay

And they cant be accessed by the public who to be honest do sort through them and sometimes even ask us first

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You wash your face in my sink!

....

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

Our street has a closed Facebook page and we're all on it. There's always someone renovating and they'll post saying their skip is going tomorrow say, so anyone can use it.

We have a street party every year and generally look out for each other, very unusual for London I think.

I wouldn't approach someone for fly tipping in a skip as (1) they could have had permission and (2) my life won't be long enough to waste on other peoples business!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Perhaps if Councils went back to emptying household bins once a week people would not need to dump their rubbish"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Skip on public land (road etc) = perfectly legal to use

Skip on your land = Illegal...probably littering?

Both out of order though in my book.

Mi lud....

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

Must admit, it's one of my biggest hates.

We hired a 6 yard skip for about £250 to clear out my ex's Mum's house (she was a fucking hoarder so had loads of boxes for things she no longer owned, broken electricals, broken furniture, crap, etc).

Within an hour, neighbours had dumped stuff in it, by late afternoon, somebody turned up with a car full of black bags and tried to dump them in it (fuck knows how he heard of/knew about it!). I ran outside and had a massive go at him for trespassing and said if he wanted to use it he could contribute to the cost!

I wouldn't mind if people asked and/or we had finished using it but we had just started.

What's worse is that it wasn't out on the street, it was in our front garden!

- Amy. x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was checking the oil and water on my car when I noticed a lady walking down the road with a can of paint and some cardboard in her hand . This was subsequently dumped in a skip belonging to a builder .

On the second occasion I followed her to the skip and without me saying a word she tried to justify her actions by stating that it was a commercial skip hired by a builder and that she would never dream of doing it to one hired by a private individual.

While not wishing to get involved in an argument with her , I did politely advise that I considered her actions to be unfair and that there was no reason why she could not have taken the items to the council tip in her car .

She appeared to further attempt to justify her actions by stating that everyone was doing it

Personally I consider dumping rubbish in a skip that does not belong to you as bring no different to theft .

In the past I have paid for three skips to remove fly topped rubbish from the neighbourhood and have no sympathy for those who are too bone idle to take their rubbish to a civic amenity centre .

One one occasion I watched a taXi driver fly trip an ironing board and other rubbish behind a wall.After seeing me staring at him , he threatened to cut my ear of. He was of course all talk and no action. I still have my ear .

No one should ever feel embarrassed about either reporting or taking action against a fly tipper . "

Not sure where I stand on the 'small items in someone elses skip' issue,,,on one hand it is tantamount to theft but a skip is just left out in public,,,,anything unattended is likely to be abused or nicked (what would you expect) but,,,,,,on the more serious subjects of littering and fly tipping,,,if they ever bring back capital punishment,I would like to see those two crimes against humanity added to the list of things that will lead to someones neck being stretched.

I hate litter,,,,I really, really hate it. (you may have gathered).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is this a euphimism

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'd rather they used a random skip than a hedgerow or field gate"

I would rather they used their bin or their own skip

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We've had a skip for almost a week now , outside our house .

We filled it up with what we wanted to get rid of over the weekend , and on Monday morning it was clear a lot of the crap had been taken . Happy days !

So we cleared the shed , and the next day - more had been removed . So we cleared the garage of crap we weren't gonna need . And yes , next day still more had gone including the old lawnmower we put in which hadn't worked for a few years .

So we still have space , but no more crap .

Put a sign on it saying anyone wanna fill it , feel free . It goes tomorrow morning and there's still room as more seems to be taken than put in !

Funny old world isn't it ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We've had a skip for almost a week now , outside our house .

We filled it up with what we wanted to get rid of over the weekend , and on Monday morning it was clear a lot of the crap had been taken . Happy days !

So we cleared the shed , and the next day - more had been removed . So we cleared the garage of crap we weren't gonna need . And yes , next day still more had gone including the old lawnmower we put in which hadn't worked for a few years .

So we still have space , but no more crap .

Put a sign on it saying anyone wanna fill it , feel free . It goes tomorrow morning and there's still room as more seems to be taken than put in !

Funny old world isn't it ?

"

Do you think it was the gypsy's?

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By *at69drive OP   Man
over a year ago

Hertford


"OP at the point you decided to follow this woman and get all self-righteous and challenge her, how did you know she hadn't asked the skip owner and they'd agreed it was fine for her to use it?"
I was uncertain as to whether I should challenge her but as she spoke without me saying a word the issue did not arise but one that I was aware of

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By *at69drive OP   Man
over a year ago

Hertford


"I'm confused.

Isn't a skip used to put rubbish in that you don't want?"
Yes but you still be prosecuted for taking it as it does not belong to you. Items in a skip might be packed in a certain manner to maximise use , I am fairly certain that those rifling through them do not repack them with this thought in mind .

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By *eeeee7Woman
over a year ago

over yonder


"I'm confused.

Isn't a skip used to put rubbish in that you don't want?"
not if you paid to hire it, paid for the permit to have it there and someone else thinks theyre justified in using it without asking.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This thread is nuts

Mr A you stand before the court today charged with stealing space......the whole courtroom would dissolve into fits of laughter

I'd love to meet the pf who attempted to try that case

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Haha. The law on this is confusing.

But, If someone put something in my skip that I had hired, I would throw it back on their front lawn.

If you have a skip, do you mind if I just put these few bricks in?

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By *am-RaiderMan
over a year ago

Corby

Reckon the actual law on this probably is a mess but the moral obligation is surely clear.

Skips cost a fortune and you are paying for the room in the skip so if some numpty fills it with their shit then they are effectively taking money out of your pocket.

You should be allowed to clingfilm and throw darts at those who sully your skip.

On the other hand...if I've put stuff in a skip then I consider it fair game for other people to take that "rubbish" and recycle it...in fact as a whole that is better for our society and in the bigger picture the whole world. The amount of waste during the average shop fit is criminal.

But it would be nice if they asked first if it's on the street. And definitely if it's on your property.

Too many pikes think that anything in someone's garden is fair game. First it's your worthless old fridge and next it's your treasured coy carp collection!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm confused.

Isn't a skip used to put rubbish in that you don't want?not if you paid to hire it, paid for the permit to have it there and someone else thinks theyre justified in using it without asking. "

I was asking more about people taking stuff from the skip rather than putting stuff in it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Putting stuff in other people's skips is theft...

Taking stuff out of other people's skips is also theft...

Technically either could see you in court..."

It's not actually, taking stuff out of a skip is theft but not putting stuff in one. Although I think it should be, I wrote about this as part of my training years ago, in order for it to be theft you have to dishonestly appropriate property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it. My argument was that as you had paid for an empty skip so you could fill it with your rubbish then the space in that skip ought to be classed as property as ultimately that's what you had paid for. As it stands tho it isn't theft to put stuff in someone else's skip I'm afraid.

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By *omersetfun15Couple
over a year ago

bridgwater


"I'd rather they used a random skip than a hedgerow or field gate

I would rather they used their bin or their own skip "

Yes so would we!

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