Weston Super Saint

If I could get to see them, I'd just take a picture of them

Unfortunately burglars have more rights than I do

Depends where you put the signs

Only 2 reasons why not : 1. I would never be able to turn the alarms on thus invalidating the insurance, either that or lock the dogs in an area where they would be no use anyway. 2. Not sure the EHO would be happy to have dogs roaming in a food area.

They come in through the windows each time - I have now screwed 3 windows shut, but this does not deter them, they just move to the next window in the line. We already have a comprehensive burglar alarm that is linked to a monitoring station, and the minute the break in is 'confirmed' - more than one sensor is tripped - the alarm monitoring station ring the police and they attend - there has been a number of exactly the same crimes in the area and the police are as ****ed off as the rest of us!!! Unfortunately these guys know what they are doing and are in and out within about 30 seconds or so, taking the notes from the fruit machine with them. Given that the alarm beeps for 30 seconds - to allow legitimate users time to get in and turn it off before it is activated properly - they are gone before I even know they are there. Also factor in it takes another 30 seconds or so at 4 in the morning to recognise the noise is the alarm and then get out of bed and look out the window to a now empty car park, and you can imagine all we have to go on is a couple of partial Stan Smith trainer prints!!! If the CCTV doesn't put them off, then at the very least a camera that is well hidden might actually catch a picture of who the burglar is - not to mention one could be set up to monitor the car park and maybe catch a reg number or car description.... So, there really are no more measures that can realistically be taken to stop them entering - let's face it a determined burglar will overcome most obstacles - so we're left with trying to identify them once they are here!!

Having been broken into again last night - sleeping on Friday mornings seems to be a thing of the past for me - I want to get some sort of CCTV to try and catch the little toe rags who are doing this. Now, the company I work for would rather not pay as they haven't really lost any money yet, so my solution needs to be cheap like the budgie. I am looking for some sort of camera that can be bolted down, is either mains fed, or has it's own power supply, but crucially, MUST record onto it's own memory / memory card which can then but copied onto a computer - where I want to put it will not be accessible for cables etc, and we have no monitor or video to record on to... If anyone knows of such a product that will be reasonably cheap, let me know....

http://www.mobiles.co.uk/

LOL @ auditors giving a monkeys how much a company charges for their products.

Ssssshhhhh don't spoil a good conspiracy theory.

Nokia 100

I agree with you. It IS much harder than it was, and unfortunately it's only going to get harder still before it gets better. But like BAJ has stated, it's times like these when small businesses will either flourish or fail. If you can ride this out and make a few quid then the other side is going to look like a bed of roses!! It's also worth bearing in mind that people with a trade are much better placed during a recession as people will always take the cheaper option of getting things repaired rather than buying new to replace. You've already said you have enough work to last you until February, so use the time until then to gain more contracts, I guarantee that software engineers will be in demand as computers go tits up and people want them to work again. Failing that can you not look for another job working for someone else during the rough times, become a wage slave again, but at least you'll have regular hours and a regular wage. If nothing else it will serve to increase your contacts for the time you go it alone again.

Better 'perks' too

We agree on something!

I'll offer you three of Mrs Miggins's finest pies.

You just happened to 'stumble upon' that website right?

I found a mouldy cucumber the other day with an IQ of 128.

You could take a hat and a fake moustache and at the interval swap chairs and pretend to be someone else.

I thought the pikey with the bell was b-anned?

Depends what the job was. Even FTSE 100 companies have toilets that need cleaning

The golden rule, quite simply, is don't use Fleebay or Paypal - Baj please note for subscriptions

Not until later.

Meanwhile thousands of scrotes without morals are thriving. There's a moral to that story somewhere too.

You could always borrow the money, load up the credit cards etc, then leave

In my playing days you had a choice of black, or black. Then there was the choice of Adidas, Puma and Gola.