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I was told by a Police Officer to engrave your tools with your drivers License number. Keeping a list of all your tools with photos is a good idea too, I use the app Hoist
4 or 5 of my power tools were stolen yesterday. Probably going to add up to less than my deductible. But, I'll get it back on my taxes next year. The reciprocating saw was new. The rest pretty worn, like the stuff you see in a pawn shop. Stealing someone's livelihood should be a hanging offence.
Many moons ago my coworker caught a guy going through his garage. Long story short the thief ended up getting shanked with his own knife while trying to escape, workmate's stabby stabbing case was dismissed and an anonymous party paid all his legal fees. Top result. There was a lot of going to court and hassle though.
Hi Josh, Good crime prevention advice re engraving and photographing your tools. Another product to consider for marking tools is SelectaDNA (like a nail polish with a tiny little numbers in it so if the tools are found in a search warrant they can be returned and the offender prosecuted). The kits come with stickers so putting those on your premises/van window might help deter the thief in the first place. Your emotional regulation/pysch advice also good. Appreciate your vids.
true story when i was cutting my teeth in the trades at rymans petone some dodgy tradesmen stole some tools from site but unbeknown to them the tools where engraved with the rymans logo and the thieves had the nerve to try and flog them off on facebook - it was an inside job but they where caught, made for an episode of worlds dumbest criminals.
my brother in law is a chippy. he had his tools stolen from Papatoetoe about 3 weeks ago. I have no time for people who steal from decent hard working people such as yourself . hope your ok Josh
Sorry man. I had the same problem a few years back. They cut through a 6 foot chain link fence, and then cut the large door out of the building. afterwards they took every thing they could carry into a van parked in yard behind mind; the house was empty. It was 20 years of tools buying and accumulating, gone in a few minutes. I had model and serial numbers for almost every thing, but the police never found any thing. I feel your pain.
As a quianty surveyor and estimator in the plumbing industry I had around 10k worth of tools stolen from garage. The garage was locked and the roller door was locked. They managed to rip the roller open and took everything. This happened in the middle of day. It was all my own personal tools that I now can't afford to replace them as the insurance company says that the door most have been unlocked for them to gain access.
There is a great app called Hoist where you can log all your gear with photos and serial numbers etc, can easily export the data for insurance, and can also log any tool you might lend out. Just really easy to use.
So this specifically hasn't happened to me yet (other than various hand tools going walkabout), but I did have my bedroom ripped off by scumbags on a Friday. Came home, got the shits with everything and everyone, and went out drinking with my Irish mate and subsequently out drank him. Touch wood my gear stays with me, but I have marked it with a pen for now, but I will need to get to engraving all my tools and recording what I have, they are insured but the excess is heinous, and now I have more gear I need to up my insured amount.
Engraving with Drivers License Number is essential + photo + the purchase receipts. I use Snagit to edit tool photo with receipt. So photos = inventory record. Plus I hide a Zeitdice timelapse camera in my tool shed. If any one breaks in - Police will have. Full face photo. When you hear the Police say, “We know who that it” and they go undercover and catch the bastard, the Police have a lot of fun and why not help them improve their job satisfaction! They work hard too. They love clues & catching bad guys. Next step is DNA marking. Tool suppliers ought to sell these kits in their stores and keep duplicate records of tool purchases for their customers…
Trying to start a mobile detailing business and it took me about two years to afford a truck and my tools and they broke into it the other day and stole my pressure washer.I’m so pissed.
Also in NZ. We had some timber decking stolen from our new build. I just hope the &*@#$%s are really proud that whenever they look at the deck they've built, they can say: "Yeah - I stole that". Neighbours build had a compacter stolen. And while working on the section one weekend, at least 2 utes turned up, saw me and immediately turned around and left; obviously scouting for opportunity to nick some stuff. They are just .
Record serial numbers obviously. Security cameras are cheap and excellent especially connected to a security system - notifies your phone when a human is detected in an area.
being a loss prevention officer before becoming a tradie cctv meant s***, at the end of the day it was up to a judge to deal with the scumlord offenders and the penalties they dished out where usually weak.
I was told by a Police Officer to engrave your tools with your drivers License number. Keeping a list of all your tools with photos is a good idea too, I use the app Hoist
4 or 5 of my power tools were stolen yesterday. Probably going to add up to less than my deductible. But, I'll get it back on my taxes next year. The reciprocating saw was new. The rest pretty worn, like the stuff you see in a pawn shop. Stealing someone's livelihood should be a hanging offence.
Many moons ago my coworker caught a guy going through his garage. Long story short the thief ended up getting shanked with his own knife while trying to escape, workmate's stabby stabbing case was dismissed and an anonymous party paid all his legal fees. Top result. There was a lot of going to court and hassle though.
no point in prosecuting the coworker in the first place - the thief deserved every slash and stab he got
Hi Josh, Good crime prevention advice re engraving and photographing your tools. Another product to consider for marking tools is SelectaDNA (like a nail polish with a tiny little numbers in it so if the tools are found in a search warrant they can be returned and the offender prosecuted). The kits come with stickers so putting those on your premises/van window might help deter the thief in the first place. Your emotional regulation/pysch advice also good. Appreciate your vids.
true story when i was cutting my teeth in the trades at rymans petone some dodgy tradesmen stole some tools from site but unbeknown to them the tools where engraved with the rymans logo and the thieves had the nerve to try and flog them off on facebook - it was an inside job but they where caught, made for an episode of worlds dumbest criminals.
my brother in law is a chippy. he had his tools stolen from Papatoetoe about 3 weeks ago. I have no time for people who steal from decent hard working people such as yourself . hope your ok Josh
Sorry man. I had the same problem a few years back. They cut through a 6 foot chain link fence, and then cut the large door out of the building. afterwards they took every thing they could carry into a van parked in yard behind mind; the house was empty. It was 20 years of tools buying and accumulating, gone in a few minutes. I had model and serial numbers for almost every thing, but the police never found any thing. I feel your pain.
As a quianty surveyor and estimator in the plumbing industry I had around 10k worth of tools stolen from garage. The garage was locked and the roller door was locked. They managed to rip the roller open and took everything. This happened in the middle of day. It was all my own personal tools that I now can't afford to replace them as the insurance company says that the door most have been unlocked for them to gain access.
that sucks - hope you manage to bounce back
@@nzbuilder cheers mate. Yeah endless battles with the insurance company that's for sure
There is a great app called Hoist where you can log all your gear with photos and serial numbers etc, can easily export the data for insurance, and can also log any tool you might lend out. Just really easy to use.
So this specifically hasn't happened to me yet (other than various hand tools going walkabout), but I did have my bedroom ripped off by scumbags on a Friday. Came home, got the shits with everything and everyone, and went out drinking with my Irish mate and subsequently out drank him. Touch wood my gear stays with me, but I have marked it with a pen for now, but I will need to get to engraving all my tools and recording what I have, they are insured but the excess is heinous, and now I have more gear I need to up my insured amount.
Engraving with Drivers License Number is essential + photo + the purchase receipts. I use Snagit to edit tool photo with receipt. So photos = inventory record. Plus I hide a Zeitdice timelapse camera in my tool shed. If any one breaks in - Police will have. Full face photo. When you hear the Police say, “We know who that it” and they go undercover and catch the bastard, the Police have a lot of fun and why not help them improve their job satisfaction! They work hard too. They love clues & catching bad guys. Next step is DNA marking. Tool suppliers ought to sell these kits in their stores and keep duplicate records of tool purchases for their customers…
Good idea
Trying to start a mobile detailing business and it took me about two years to afford a truck and my tools and they broke into it the other day and stole my pressure washer.I’m so pissed.
Sorry thats happened, that sucks
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Also in NZ. We had some timber decking stolen from our new build. I just hope the &*@#$%s are really proud that whenever they look at the deck they've built, they can say: "Yeah - I stole that". Neighbours build had a compacter stolen. And while working on the section one weekend, at least 2 utes turned up, saw me and immediately turned around and left; obviously scouting for opportunity to nick some stuff. They are just .
Record serial numbers obviously. Security cameras are cheap and excellent especially connected to a security system - notifies your phone when a human is detected in an area.
being a loss prevention officer before becoming a tradie cctv meant s***, at the end of the day it was up to a judge to deal with the scumlord offenders and the penalties they dished out where usually weak.
I engrave name,mobile and drivers licence number on my bigger tools where possible.
YO GOD IS ALL THE BIBLE SAYS, THOU SHALT NOT STEAL , TURN TO JESUS AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST HIS SON CLEANSETH US FROM ALL SIN , 1 JOHN 1-7