Well, well, well. So last night the wife & I went for a beer or three and got home at a sensible time, with lights out at about 11.00.
The beer did it's trick until I needed the loo at about 2.15 a.m.
Back in bed, I'm just dozing off and I hear a noise I can't place. After a moment I sat up and heard some other faint noises. I got out of bed and went in our bathroom, which has a window that overlooks the path down the side of the house. Still hearing some noises I opened the window, looked down and saw the movements of a torch.
I shouted (somewhat loudly), "what the ____ do you think you're doing? You better ____ off!!, etc., etc.
After a moment, he turned and ran down the road. Didn't get any real description of him other than he looked average height and slim build.
It turned out that the first noise I heard was him moving the wheelie bin from in front of the gate where I had left it after collection day yesterday. The second noise was him trying to move a piece of granite propped up against the other gate (used to stop it getting blown open in the strong winds).
Decided to phone 101 and 15 mins later a police dog handler turned up and he did a quick search of the local area. Didn't find anything (this was probably 30 to 40 minutes later) except a piece of discarded clothing which may or may not have anything to do with toerag trying to break in.
So it looks like they are targeting South Manchester now as well.
Think a security re-think is in order!!
Does anyone recommend using a steering lock as an extra deterrent?
I do use a Stoplock and had it fitted yesterday, however if they break in and get the keys, they will also have the key for the Stoplock. Good solution for when the car is left somewhere dodgy but probably less so when parked on the drive.
