The boss has gone out sorry
What do you do when a Pikey drives on the yard?
- Thread starter Yale
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ollie989898
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To be honest this is what most folk should do, it need not be hugely expensive to do, either.
cooksey
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- Location
- Bala north wales
be polite and even invite them in the house for a coffee making sure another family member is of out with the gun! they seem to get the idea that your nice but they dont do anything to you then!
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
We did this some years back. Best thing we've ever done - you know who's on the place then. Seems mad to think we used to leave the place wide open if we were out for the day or in the fields.
- Location
- Sorn Ayrshire
Any scrap to sell boss? naw were still working wi it............... end of conversation.
Sussex Martin
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- Location
- Burham Kent
We live away from the farm and a monitored alarm and cctv that I can view on the pc, iPad and phone is essential for us. When either of us are alone on the farm the gate is shut, friends know the score and will open the gate, come in and close the gate behind them. I’ve had very few pikies come up the drive since the cctv signs have been up and the cameras easily seen.
Wife is a kiwi and couldn't understand the gypos when she first came here. Couldn't understand how they get away with parking up in people's fields or choose to live in caravans.
James
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- Location
- Comber, Down
Last one that came got told we've no scrap (we hadn't) then he got nasty threatening all sorts we only got a partial number but with it and the description of the tipper transit the police knew who we were on about and we were the third ones that day to report him. They phoned the next day to let us know they'd found him. Reassuring that they were taking it seriously.
Greythundercloudys
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If never had any bother with them, if your civil to them there civil to you, lv had a traveller paint sheds on the farm for the last 25years back and forward. Cash in hand but does a good job. If you tell them to f of then you may get bother.
wellingtonfarmer
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- Location
- Herefordshire
We have dogs running around the yard, whenever they run up to a pikey vechile I always say "just be careful the dogs can bite" in a friendly manner, they wouldn't bite a bone but it seems to make pikeys think about things
- Location
- East Essexshire
I am always polite, and say a firm "no", and that all our scrap / batteries etc are taken to local recycling place for waste transfer ticket and we are happy with the arrangement. In reality, I want them gone as more often they are not after anything - just having a snoop about. Memorise plate, and add it to the list.
Pilgrimmick
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- Location
- Argyll
Make an exaggerated show of trying to get dogs under control. Then say lucky the big ones are locked up during the day!
I just let the dogs do the talking
Dman2
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- Location
- Durham, UK
Don`t often get them looking for scrap, but regularly get them wanting to tarmac the farm road which does actually need doing
I always use the same answer, if they want to tarmac it they are welcome to but don`t expect to get paid cos I`m skint
Oh and point out the 5 cameras around the yard and entrance, one of which reads number plates
I always use the same answer, if they want to tarmac it they are welcome to but don`t expect to get paid cos I`m skint
Oh and point out the 5 cameras around the yard and entrance, one of which reads number plates