New computer stolen by builder

barmcake has posted previously but I really don't understand her stance on this.

There could be another explanation but it is very odd and it could be that other vulnerable people have been victims or could be in the future if no-one likes to report it.

Are you saying its fake??

Norah

MawsRosie

My newer Acer was under £200
I couldn't bear to perhaps upset my builder. I believe I'd want to be done with the roofer as soon as possible, with no police involved
We all spend our excess differently, I eat at home and buy cheap computers - my budget is very tight, my ability to take on stress is zero
Words fail!
Are you saying you are prepared to turn a blind eye to theft, preying on a vulnerable older person, dishonesty, abuse of trust - all of these to keep your builder sweet ?
That’s an interesting moral standpoint.
And if a builder can only be «kept sweet» by what is collusion in crime by a sort of bribery, what price professional standards or reputation ?
How do you sleep?

I sleep very well. 11 to 7.

Thank you for asking.

No, I wouldn't fuss, no I wouldn't keep my builder sweet. I believe I'd change passwords, be polite, watch closely, and pray for the best.

OP I don't want to complain at this stage as they've had a large chunk of money (£12,000) and might do a bad job on the roof.

I hasten to add my computer as percent to total would be less than 1.5% -- I'd not be keen on adding to stress whist work proceeds.

Opinions, I've stated mine.

I wouldn't want to keep on any builder whom I suspected of rummaging around in my knickers drawer.

What do you mean? MawsRosie?

Ps perhaps barmcake uses her phone to post on Gransnet?

I don't, all that squinting at a small screen could give me wrinkles.

Aveline

Amazing really considering her computer has been nicked (again)

Aveline very astute!! 😂

MawsRosie

^My newer Acer was under £200^
I couldn't bear to perhaps upset my builder. I believe I'd want to be done with the roofer as soon as possible, with no police involved
We all spend our excess differently, I eat at home and buy cheap computers - my budget is very tight, my ability to take on stress is zero
Words fail!
Are you saying you are prepared to turn a blind eye to theft, preying on a vulnerable older person, dishonesty, abuse of trust - all of these to keep your builder sweet ?
That’s an interesting moral standpoint.
And if a builder can only be «kept sweet» by what is collusion in crime by a sort of bribery, what price professional standards or reputation ?
How do you sleep?

I sleep very well. 11 to 7.

Thank you for asking.

No, I wouldn't fuss, no I wouldn't keep my builder sweet. I believe I'd change passwords, be polite, watch closely, and pray for the best.

OP I don't want to complain at this stage as they've had a large chunk of money (£12,000) and might do a bad job on the roof.

I hasten to add my computer as percent to total would be less than 1.5% -- I'd not be keen on adding to stress whist work proceeds.

Opinions, I've stated mine.

Amazing really considering her computer has been nicked (again)

barmcake has been posting since 2022.

😂😂😂

TheSunRisesInTheEast

We call our back alleys, openings 😉

Anything to avoid the words back and passage.

Overactive imagination?
Or attention-seeking?

Yep!

Have we been kippered?

This whole story stinks.

My newer Acer was under £200
I couldn't bear to perhaps upset my builder. I believe I'd want to be done with the roofer as soon as possible, with no police involved
We all spend our excess differently, I eat at home and buy cheap computers - my budget is very tight, my ability to take on stress is zero
Words fail!
Are you saying you are prepared to turn a blind eye to theft, preying on a vulnerable older person, dishonesty, abuse of trust - all of these to keep your builder sweet ?
That’s an interesting moral standpoint.
And if a builder can only be «kept sweet» by what is collusion in crime by a sort of bribery, what price professional standards or reputation ?
How do you sleep?

I think the fact that you were not there with the builders and your door was open all day says it all.

We call our back alleys, openings 😉

Gwyllt

Oreo A ginel is a back alley. Nothing sinister
As is a giger in Liverpool and a giger rat is a cat not sure how to spell giger !

In other areas described as a twitchen or alley. I am sure there are other local names for these littles lanes, rural and urban.

I’m sorry but why didn’t you take your laptop or desktop to where you’re staying . Plus your password book . Who puts passwords in a book ??? There are secure apps for passwords. Unfortunately if you have builders in your house , you are vulnerable. Especially if you aren’t living there .

Barmcake
I’m of the same mind as you. Providing it’s only money that is lost and I’m not going to go hungry I won’t give the issue anymore head space.

Ta Gwyllt you’re a fountain of knowledge, I had never heard of it before.😃

Oreo A ginel is a back alley. Nothing sinister
As is a giger in Liverpool and a giger rat is a cat not sure how to spell giger !

MT62

& this is the reason we keep our front door locked at all time as we have a ginel just up the road from us, so get lots of people passing by as a short cut.
But if you have builders in & out, they don’t think about shutting the door behind them, especially if working out back.
More likely to be a passing by chancer 😩

I don’t know what a ginel is but it sounds untrustworthy 😁
Did you realise OP that the builders were going to leave your door open all day, even when working at the back of the house?
Have you asked them now to keep it locked? If not what else will go missing? Must say you don’t seem all that bothered about what happened.

MawsRosie

All I can add is that some grans/pensioners seem to be better off than others eg me if they can write off a new laptop and turn a blind eye to somebody entering a room which was supposed to be sealed off and rummage around under a bed.
PS if the builders left unsupervised open access to the house they are liable in law and they should cough up even if it wasn’t the lad you suspected.
No wonder tradesmen have taken advantage of OP in the past if she is unwilling to pursue a simple case like this.

some grans/pensioners seem to be better off than others eg me if they can write off a new laptop

My newer Acer was under £200.

I couldn't bear to perhaps upset my builder. I believe I'd want to be done with the roofer as soon as possible, with no police involved.

We all spend our excess differently, I eat at home and buy cheap computers - my budget is very tight, my ability to take on stress is zero.