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Parents are bringing the wreath in daily?

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ThePerkyCoralPoet · 05/12/2024 22:09

I went to visit parents and they’ve been wringing their light up wreath in daily from the front of the house. It cost them £60 and they think someone might steal it from the most rural and quiet area ever. Aibu for telling them it’s stupid.

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SoMentallyDrained · 06/12/2024 10:58

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 06/12/2024 08:21

@ThePerkyCoralPoet can they not hang it out an upstairs window? I hang mine off the balcony. my doors are at the sides of the house so no one would see it anyway!

I'm curious. Rather than saying 'I'm going out of the back door' (or something), do you say 'I'm going out of the left door'?

graceinspace999 · 06/12/2024 09:15

LoopyLooooo · 05/12/2024 22:30

That's very kind of her.

Does she know them? 😁

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😂

RufustheFactuaIReindeer · 06/12/2024 09:13

Someone nicked our doorbell at 3 am in the morning….i know it was 3am in the morning cos the fuckers rang it first 😀

and it was a nice road in a nice village (with a two pubs about 10 minutes walk away 😀)

Katyfour · 06/12/2024 09:01

As well as having the wreath nicked when I was a kid, I had my shoes stolen from my doormat at this house. I don’t leave anything at the front ever as you can’t trust anyone. Well, there’s the doormat outside but it’s plain and cheap and worn so I suppose no good to anyone.

BMW6 · 06/12/2024 08:52

I'd say they're wise to take it in at night.

Why has it irked you so much??

SpeculativeHoumous · 06/12/2024 08:52

RisingSunn · 06/12/2024 08:41

No. Not sheltered at all.
Stolen cars, mobiles etc, I get.
But potted plants and wreaths??

Sorry you experienced that - people can be complete idiots.

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It's low level crime. Police won't do anything about it. Easy to shift on Facebook

SpeculativeHoumous · 06/12/2024 08:51

greengreyblue · 06/12/2024 07:35

And Christmas decs are stolen and sold. Drug money. All they want is a quick £20.

This and cost of living and christmas coming up anything that can be flogged on Facebook marketplace is a target

BruceAndNosh · 06/12/2024 08:49

EmmyPankhurst · 05/12/2024 23:29

@RisingSunn you live a sheltered life.

We replanted the flower beds in front of our block of flats prior to mother's day in 2022. Some fucker drove along around 05:00 and removed almost all the new plants. They hadn't really bedded in well yet at this point so were easy to remove. He got about 20 of them.

We thought it was probably a gift for his Mum. I hope she knew they were stolen and was ashamed of him.

EDIT: we got the car reg from the building CCTV but the police weren't interested.

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Some neighbours who live on a corner plot had their newly planted hedge nicked. About 20 yards long, plants 5 foot high!

RisingSunn · 06/12/2024 08:41

EmmyPankhurst · 05/12/2024 23:29

@RisingSunn you live a sheltered life.

We replanted the flower beds in front of our block of flats prior to mother's day in 2022. Some fucker drove along around 05:00 and removed almost all the new plants. They hadn't really bedded in well yet at this point so were easy to remove. He got about 20 of them.

We thought it was probably a gift for his Mum. I hope she knew they were stolen and was ashamed of him.

EDIT: we got the car reg from the building CCTV but the police weren't interested.

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No. Not sheltered at all.
Stolen cars, mobiles etc, I get.
But potted plants and wreaths??

Sorry you experienced that - people can be complete idiots.

Edingril · 06/12/2024 08:33

Why does it matter? Does it harm anyone?

MegaClutterSlut · 06/12/2024 08:31

I've had a few things nicked from my garden so don't bother putting anything put there now so I would absolutely be bringing a £60 wreath in every night 😂
People really will nick anything not nailed down

Onecarefulladyowner · 06/12/2024 08:22

HoppityBun · 06/12/2024 06:37

I think this is a great idea. I hope there’s a sense of occasion and ritual each evening.

You mother checks what time the sunset will be. As the moment approaches, your father plays his recording of the last post as he and you mother walk quietly and solemnly to the front door. Your mother stands to attention as your father opens the front door. They both look at the wreath. Your father removes it and turns to face your mother. He bows his head and she salutes. He hands her the wreath. She takes it and bows her head. They both turn to face the door and take two steps back. Your father closes and locks the door. They turn (clockwise) and walk back into the living room, where your mother places the wreath on its cushion, ready for the reverse ceremony at sunrise the next day.

Obviously, roles are reversed on alternate days.

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Wasn't Stonehenge originally designed for this ritual? The stone circle was to intimidate would-be wreath thieves.

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 06/12/2024 08:22

@ThePerkyCoralPoet someone once stole a huge planter full of earth and roses from right at my front door at my last house. it weighed a ton! cant trust anyone

allthemiddlechildrenoftheworld · 06/12/2024 08:21

@ThePerkyCoralPoet can they not hang it out an upstairs window? I hang mine off the balcony. my doors are at the sides of the house so no one would see it anyway!

PlumpCatIsBestCat · 06/12/2024 08:03

Whattochoose1 · 06/12/2024 07:54

I told my grandparents they were mad for chaining and padlocking their hanging baskets ...the year my nana died someone stole mine 😂

Aww I bet wherever nanas go, she was looking smug and saying she told you so! 💜

PlumpCatIsBestCat · 06/12/2024 08:00

I'm with them. I regularly walk past wreaths in my neighbourhood and wonder how long they will last!

At my last place I had a little lidded metal bin outside the front door. It was for bbq coals but was used for cat poo. Some asshole stole that bin- cat poo and all- so I think now that people will steal anything.

MissLeToe · 06/12/2024 07:59

The couple where I live who had their life size illuminated deer stolen now have every camera known to man watching their front garden.

TBH the deer were a bit ostentatious and as they were newcomers to the village it was a talking point.

Doesn't of course excuse someone nicking them but it just goes to show that it still happens in quaint Doomsday Book villages.

Whattochoose1 · 06/12/2024 07:54

I told my grandparents they were mad for chaining and padlocking their hanging baskets ...the year my nana died someone stole mine 😂

toucheee · 06/12/2024 07:38

I can see why they bring it in, but I live in a very built up area.

I currently have a portable doorstep outside for my MIL whilst she visits. I’ll be bringing it in after she goes home because of I don’t inevitably a neighbour will think it’s unwanted and take it.

greengreyblue · 06/12/2024 07:35

And Christmas decs are stolen and sold. Drug money. All they want is a quick £20.

greengreyblue · 06/12/2024 07:33

Coolasfeck · 06/12/2024 06:59

I wouldn’t call the police over a wreath, however, it would act as a bit of a deterrent , make the thief think twice over whether it was worth it. In any case I don’t think a wreath thief would come all prepared with a face mask. It’s an opportunistic type of crime or done by stupid drunk people on the way back from pub,

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Not a mask but a hood and scarf. A friend recently had footage of said chancres trying everyone’s front door and car door on her door bell. Hoods up and scarves around half their faces.

Talesfromtheriverbank · 06/12/2024 07:02

When I was a wayward teenager me and my mates stole a wreath from someone’s door for a dare.

I feel very bad about it even now.

Coolasfeck · 06/12/2024 06:59

greengreyblue · 06/12/2024 06:45

Wouldn’t have stopped them stealing it. You’d just have footage of the hooded thief and the police wouldn’t have time or inclination to help.

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I wouldn’t call the police over a wreath, however, it would act as a bit of a deterrent , make the thief think twice over whether it was worth it. In any case I don’t think a wreath thief would come all prepared with a face mask. It’s an opportunistic type of crime or done by stupid drunk people on the way back from pub,

heldinadream · 06/12/2024 06:49

Bogginsthe3rd · 06/12/2024 06:43

This is not the time for wreath lectures

Genius! 😂

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 06/12/2024 06:48

Imagine if you tell them to leave it out and then it gets stolen

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