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Knobs

Chelverton Road has had about 15 door knobs removed from their front doors overnight. Have any other roads had the same thing happen. They are heavy so they must have been a couple of them and carrying bags to put them in. Perhaps saving them up to throw instead of milkshake. or melt down they seem to have gone for brassy coloured mine is still there as mine is silver, but neighbours each have been taken.

Barbara Stevens ● 2707d12 Comments

Well that certainly got my attention.🙂 How bizarre to nick someone's  knob! I've never heard anything like that before. Aren't knobs usually firmly attached to stop them dropping off? To detach them must have been quite tricky to do without waking up the owners of them. The mind boggles.😳Never personally had a knob problem but a few weeks ago I was woken up in the middle of the night by a noise outside that sounded like something heavy was being dragged along the ground. The noise didn't last very long so I didn't bother to get up and have a look. The following day I saw that one of the planters by my front door had been moved but the potential thief must have given up when they realised it was chained to the wall. Weird that someone even bothered because it's not a particularly expensive planter, and the poor bay tree in it has seen better days. Very strange.

Sue Hammond ● 2707d

Good job it wasn't their knocker's, don't know how they could have managed unscrewing them without making a noise or somebody looking out of their window. I suppose it was a bit of a shock waking up without your knob. Ha Ha.

Barbara Stevens ● 2707d

"Noblesse oblige", as the French would say.Oh come on, if I hadn't, somebody else would have.

David Ainsworth ● 2707d

We know David you just couldn't help it.

Barbara Stevens ● 2707d

Yes, I've had mine (brass) taken and it's the second time. The first was a few months ago. It's really annoying but a relief to find out it's not personal!

Lesley Bruce ● 2707d

Hopefully the culprits will soon be nobbled?!

Mike Warman ● 2706d

Lesley are you near the High street, our road is the bus garage road. It used to be as Sue said taking flower pots. But that was the car boot days, so somebody was taking to sell I expect.

Barbara Stevens ● 2706d

So it wasn't just Chelverton Road. Clearly the thiefs are doing their rounds.

Barbara Stevens ● 2701d

Yes it is one screw on our door goes right through the door, all you have to do is twist it round and round and it will drop off.

Barbara Stevens ● 2701d

"all you have to do is twist it round and round and it will drop off."🙀

Sue Hammond ● 2701d

Yes Sue, like most things keep playing with them and there drop off. Door knob as well ha ha.

Barbara Stevens ● 2701d

They're struck in Norroy Road too....

Victoria Diamond ● 2699d