A few years ago I lived in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey and I had a lot of work in Rochester (where I had lived previously). One day, as usual, I staggered out of my house and into my van and drove to Rochester (about 15 miles). I got out of the van, reached up to get the ladder off - NO B****Y LADDERS
Some toerag had cut the chain and nicked them in the night.
Had to go back home and then buy some new ones
A couple of days later I was doing one of my regulars, who lived next to an ex-customer. I happened to look over the wall, and there were my ladders
Unmistakable because I'd modified a wooden 4mt double to make it a splay bottom pointer.
I called the police (as you do
) Ex customer acts all surprised and says: "Someone must have chucked them over the wall in the night" - Yeah, right - very likely
Police said they couldn't do anything as I couldn't prove ex-custy had nicked them.
At least I got my ladders back
Cheers,
Ian