Join the Orihuela Costa forum
My name's Alex and this is my website all about Orihuela Costa in Spain. Register now for free to talk about Neighbourhood Watch in Orihuela Costa and much more!
Posted: Mon Mar 8, 2021 1:08am
jintymcginty51 wrote on Sun Mar 7, 2021 8:29pm:
Hello All , I have just had a guy at my door this morning , who fits the same description . I didn’t open the door to him and he was soaked to the skin and with a towel over his head . I thought he was very strange looking and he was shouting something which I couldn’t make out . We have to b...
Read more...
...e alert I think .
Janette
Ha! Well done...if it was a blue towel it was ours!!!! Stay safe.
Posted: Mon Mar 8, 2021 1:10am
tigerdon wrote on Mon Mar 8, 2021 1:08am:
Ha! Well done...if it was a blue towel it was ours!!!! Stay safe.
Ah sorry Jannette it was around 12 noon when he was at ours....not our towel then probably stole it off somebody's washing line!
Posted: Mon Mar 8, 2021 1:16am
Herefordjack wrote on Sun Mar 7, 2021 8:49pm:
The obvious response is to say "just stay there while I call the Guardia to come and help you out". NEVER get in a car with a stranger in a situation like that.
Ok call us a couple of plonkers!
Posted: Mon Mar 8, 2021 1:22am
Jane99 wrote on Sun Mar 7, 2021 8:43pm:
Hi, we got caught out with him in San Luis a couple of weeks ago. Reported him to the Guardia. Not that we'll ever see him again!
Thanks Jayne...could have been worse I guess. Only down 24 euros..a cheap fleece...a pair of socks and he stole our Sunday morning getting us out in torrential flooding in Torrevieja. Normally wouldn't put a dog out in that weather! Oh well..thanks for your response.🙂
Posted: Mon Mar 8, 2021 9:23am
tigerdon wrote on Mon Mar 8, 2021 1:06am:
Thanks...feel real stupid now!
You mustn't feel stupid. It's nice to know that some people do have some humanity still.
It's hard to think the worst of people when they appear to be in need of help.
Glad you're ok though.
Advertisement - posts continue below
tigerdon wrote on Mon Mar 8, 2021 1:22am:
Thanks Jayne...could have been worse I guess. Only down 24 euros..a cheap fleece...a pair of socks and he stole our Sunday morning getting us out in torrential flooding in Torrevieja. Normally wouldn't put a dog out in that weather! Oh well..thanks for your response.🙂
Hello Tigerdon,
Yes, it could have been worse, but please don't let your kindness be battered by what happened, you have a clear consience . Some people are in genuine need but separating them from the con men is very hard , just don't compromise your security - make yourselves a priority in any situation.
Cheers
Elinspain
Posted: Mon Mar 8, 2021 11:29am
Super helpful member
tigerdon wrote on Mon Mar 8, 2021 1:16am:
Ok call us a couple of plonkers!
No, I'm not calling you that. You acted out of kindness, which is commendable. I'm just saying we all need to be a bit streetwise in these difficult times. Don't take strangers at face value.
Posted: Mon Mar 8, 2021 12:25pm
Annettefarrow wrote on Mon Mar 8, 2021 9:23am:
You mustn't feel stupid. It's nice to know that some people do have some humanity still.
It's hard to think the worst of people when they appear to be in need of help.
Read more...
Glad you're ok though.
Thank you Annette..its just how we were brought up tobe I guess
Posted: Mon Mar 8, 2021 12:29pm
elinspain wrote on Mon Mar 8, 2021 9:34am:
Hello Tigerdon,
Yes, it could have been worse, but please don't let your kindness be battered by what happened, you have a clear consience . Some people are in genuine need but separating them from the con men is very hard , just don't compromise you...
Read more...
...r security - make yourselves a priority in any situation.
Cheers
Elinspain
Good advice...thanks. we checked around the house ....nothing appears gone missing. All appears as it should be. A lesson learned. Be safe..
Adios
Posted: Mon Mar 8, 2021 12:31pm
Herefordjack wrote on Mon Mar 8, 2021 11:29am:
No, I'm not calling you that. You acted out of kindness, which is commendable. I'm just saying we all need to be a bit streetwise in these difficult times. Don't take strangers at face value.
Yes..we now wine more careful. Cheers.
Find more Neighbourhood Watch topics from a particular area:
Or view all Neighbourhood Watch topics in all of Costa Blanca.
