Someone keeps stealing my garbage

Hawke · Post by **Hawke** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:17 pm

Curious, but I would not be worried just yet. It may simply a homeless person attempting to find either food or useful castoffs.

koan · Post by **koan** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 11:16 pm

Your neighbour might have put the bag in the trash or seen something. Why don't you leave one out and watch. If the neighbour is innocent you could get them to watch for you as well, in case you go out. Happen to own any surveilance equipment? It's one of those mysteries that makes you buy a shredder.

If all else fails put something in the trash to scare the crap out of them.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:56 am

koan wrote: Your neighbour might have put the bag in the trash or seen something. Why don't you leave one out and watch.

You could set up a video camera somewhere suitable, too. That's a bot less tedious.

greydeadhead · Post by **greydeadhead** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:31 am

this sounds strange but it could be serious. Do you throw out your old credit card statements.. or bank statements. Or those credit card offers, you know those preapproved ones were you just call them up to activate it. Not to cause concern but if a person got ahold of any of those numbers they could cause you major problems. Something to think about.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:36 am

greydeadhead wrote: this sounds strange but it could be serious. Do you throw out your old credit card statements.. or bank statements. Or those credit card offers, you know those preapproved ones were you just call them up to activate it. Not to cause concern but if a person got ahold of any of those numbers they could cause you major problems. Something to think about.

You've read Freebie and The Bean (I discard the film).

greydeadhead · Post by **greydeadhead** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:44 am

ummm... nope.. haven't read that.. but I have a friend that used to just toss their old statements in the garbage.. along with pay stubs, bank statements... etc. Well, one of the wonderful people working at the transfer station (polite name for the dump) got ahold of them , and used the numbers to ring up some pretty pricey purchases.. course this was a while ago and they prolly have new security measures .. but still it took them a long time to get it corrected on the old credit report...

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:05 am

Buy liver. Leave it sit out a week or two. When you take out the garbage, spread it through it while not breathing. This should stop the problem.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:24 am

"One mans trash is another mans treasure" H.G.1.. try to make sure that you shred or burn any personal documents befote binning them.

It could be a kind neighbour taking your bag to the bin for you, try not to worry too much about it but be vigilant, there's nowt as funny as folk!!

Me Mo · Post by **Me Mo** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:59 am

In the Uk there is a splate of this happening and what they are after is your Identity so as the other say shred burn whatever. your personal stuff just in case

Me Mo

LottomagicZ4941 · Post by **LottomagicZ4941** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:31 pm

Racoons can be scarry. They tend to trash things out if they get stuck in say a barn. Did not realize they can get bigger then your average german shepard.

At least the one I caught in the barn a couple of decades ago seemed that big. He was very scarry and not the cute racoon you think they are. They can be visious if corrnered. And I left the barn ASAP and the thing eventually figured out how to get out the window which he came.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:47 pm

They could be looking for checking account numbers? I would not follow with the pattern, they may want to me you? They could be peering into your windows, i would be careful? Garbage or not, it is your stuff?

koan · Post by **koan** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:08 pm

LottomagicZ4941 wrote: Racoons can be scarry. They tend to trash things out if they get stuck in say a barn. Did not realize they can get bigger then your average german shepard.

At least the one I caught in the barn a couple of decades ago seemed that big. He was very scarry and not the cute racoon you think they are. They can be visious if corrnered. And I left the barn ASAP and the thing eventually figured out how to get out the window which he came.

I get racoons around my house a lot. They don't slice garbage bags so much as tear them apart. And never throw out cheesies.

Funny thing about racoons. If you shine a light on them and try to scare them away they think it's a spotlight and start putting on a performance. Rather fearless things they are.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:43 pm

LottomagicZ4941 wrote: Racoons can be scarry. They tend to trash things out if they get stuck in say a barn. Did not realize they can get bigger then your average german shepard.

At least the one I caught in the barn a couple of decades ago seemed that big. He was very scarry and not the cute racoon you think they are. They can be visious if corrnered. And I left the barn ASAP and the thing eventually figured out how to get out the window which he came.

Well, my german shepherd dog is almost 70 pounds, and could be considered

"average", meaning well within the AKC guidelines. I seriously doubt there are

70 pound raccoons out there!

But they can be a wee bit dangerous, believe it or not even if my 70 pound

gsd ever got a hold of one!! They fight!!

koan · Post by **koan** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:48 pm

Hmmm. I wonder if we found your trash theif?

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:25 am

There's an old saying: One persons garbage is another persons treasure!!!

Cars :driving: