Memorable things you've robbed or stolen.

roman totale said:
One summer, about 35 years ago, me and some mates enjoyed the beer garden in a Staffordshire country pub so much, we came back the following night and nicked a picnic bench and sun umbrella.
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Brings back memories of the 1981 Semi-Final at Villa Park.
Went down with a coach from a pub, near Maine Road.
Stopped off at a lovely boozer outside Stewk and got a warm welcome from the Landlord.
Returned to the pub after the victory and we didn't behave the best.
Lots of things were borrowed - not the best way to behave really...
 
Pissed up on cheap/shit cider when I was 15/16 and roaming the streets. Saw a new pair of black and white Reebok classics in the front garden of a house near the front door. Clearly the person visiting took them off before going inside. Thought I'd try them on. They were my size. Left my trainers in their place, that I think were pretty shitty because we'd been on the park with a rugby ball. Loved em and have bought a pair myself again a few years ago.1000028567.png
 
Many years ago me and some mates who i was going away ganes with had a phase of bringing back momento's from games that we had to pack in as it threatened to escalate and get out of control. The best thing i got was a sign from Goodison Park (when in Rome) that read "Goodison Park is a no smoking ground" i know I've still got it somewhere, bet it's quietly worth a fortune to the right Toffee now with their ground move.
 
Aged about 10, my mate and I shared a tandem bought from MEN for £1. We tarted it up including hanging on the back one of those red roadwork site lamps. Looked great. Never challenged by the local plod.
Aged about 41(!) stole a picture off the wall of a very upmarket restaurant. Yep, I was pissed. In vino veritas.
 
Had a big mirror in my trolly once at a shop in Wythenshawe (Wilkies or Woolies cannot remember now)and the cashier checked her hair in it as it was stood upright threateningto fall out, but she never ran it through the till. Was hilarious!!
 
The Clash - Bankrobber 7" from Woolies pre-teen. Bought a Skids single at the till then saw Bankrobber on the way out and slipped it into the same bag. If it wasn't for people like me Woolworths might still be around (sad face) .
 
Many moons ago I had a mate living on Walthamstow, we’d walk to this one pub all the time. On the way back one night we pulled one half of a driveway gate and legged off with it. A few words later we took the other one. About a month went by and we replaced the first one, a few weeks later the second, often wondered what those people thought
 
There was a big derelict factory that had been empty for years near where I lived and it was full of lead. Me and one of my mates used to recycle it, when we were about 14 or 15. We'd get in, collect it, jump on a bus with 2 bags full of lead each (which was heavy as fuck) and take it to the scrap dealers. False name, false address for the invoice but they didn't give a shit. We'd make about £20 each, every trip, and it kept us busy in the school holidays :)
 
The Stockport Iniesta said:
There was a big derelict factory that had been empty for years near where I lived and it was full of lead. Me and one of my mates used to recycle it, when we were about 14 or 15. We'd get in, collect it, jump on a bus with 2 bags full of lead each (which was heavy as fuck) and take it to the scrap dealers. False name, false address for the invoice but they didn't give a shit. We'd make about £20 each, every trip, and it kept us busy in the school holidays :)
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we'd light a fire in the quarry and use an old pan someone nicked from their mum's pantry.
we'd melt the lead down into ingots using newhey bricks.
the dealers preferred it and it was much easier to discreetly transport.

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and, more than anything, it was just great fun.
 
calumdown said:
we'd light a fire in the quarry and use an old pan someone nicked from their mum's pantry.
we'd melt the lead down into ingots using newhey bricks.
the dealers preferred it and it was much easier to discreetly transport.

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and, more than anything, it was just great fun.
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Now you're telling me this. We could have done with you being the brains of the operation :)
 
calumdown said:
how very apt.
you are a hero.

my favourite clash song btw,
but the b-side isn't far behind.
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Mikey Dread! My fav Clash song is The Call Up which I think came just after Bankrobber. It had an eerie feel - maybe I want to see the wheatfields, over Kiev and down to the sea.
 
Me and my mate had been out on the lash and on the way home nicked a neighbours learner driver sign off the top of the car as he was a driving instructor. Walked downstairs on the Sunday morning and there it was in the living room. Looked out of the window and he was looking all over the street for it. Took it over later that afternoon and placed it back on his car. Think he always knew it was us, and after that night he took it in every night.
 
Pub trip to the national at Aintree and I managed to get part of Beeches Brook on the coach, much to the landlords dismay.

Another garden centre one...went with my dad when I was about 10 to buy some gardening stuff. Dad got a wheel barrow instead of a trolley, we needed one, and promptly filled it with required goods. At the checkout the girl didn't till the wheel barrow through obviously thinking it was a trolley.
"Don't whatever you do, tell your mum...."
Upon coming home and bursting through the door..." Mum, mum, guess what dad's just done ..."
 
I spent a lot of my weekends as a kid (if not at the football) following dad round the local car scrap yards while he got bits he needed to fix cars, while wandering around I started "collecting" car badges & over the years ended up with over 100 different makes and models, sold them all a couple of years ago on ebay & ended up with around £250 as some were quite rare,
Sadly it set me off on a young life of stealing stuff from the scrapyards which culminated in me loading 2 big heavy leather seats out of the front of a very old Jag onto the back of my crappy old marina pick up and just driving out of the scrap yard without paying, I realised the error of my ways when I needed some bits from the scrap yard to keep my crappy old pick up (now with very nice front seats) on the road but could not go back to the same scrap yard in case I was recognised :-)
 
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