Van selling fish

AndyMc.....

It must be good fish, quick Google of the reg number takes you to a kenilworth facebook page. 20 thousand files aren't wrong.

Strider590

Robisere wrote: »

This has been quite a laugh for most of you on this Thread, hasn't it? Well, let me tell you, this is so funny that the effects of eating fish from another van, put one of my neighbours in ICU. Still laughing?

2 years ago, a white Peugeot van reg No. LY 02 EZF, called to our Sheltered Housing complex and sold fish to a housebound lady in her late sixties. Before becoming seriously ill, she asked my help and I involved the police. The driver and his mate were from the Newcastle area and as far as we knew, action was taken against them.

NOT -

Fast forward 2 years to last month, and the same two scumbags called again. Same van, same driver, a large, burly guy who stays in the van. His mate, a fat bloke in a white coat and black hat, was doorknocking. I went out to stop them, but a new neighbour had already been sold some fish. Everyone else had been warned about them from the first incident, when he took a lot of money from the lady who became ill. This time I took all the details, informed the police and received an Incident Number. I also asked why these people had so obviously not been apprehended and punished for what was plainly a Public Health issue. I told the van men in our incident, that I knew what they were doing and had called the police. They were off like a shot.

Things to watch out for when any of these numerous scams come around your neighbourhood:
* There is no refrigeration in the van(s). Look for the fridge plant in or on the van, if it isn't there, this is not fresh fish. The scam involves raiding supermarket bins and extracting time-expired fish from the bin, freezing it overnight and taking it around packed in ice, next day.
* A sign like "Fresh Fish" (or similar) which was painted on the side of the van we saw.
* A mobile number: call it, it either does not exist, or will take you to an innocent party.
* Challenge them: 'Why is it not refrigerated' - 'Just wait while I ring the police/Trading standards.'

Anyone who still thinks this is a funny scenario, has a warped SOH.

I'm sorry, but the Mora of the story is, don't buy anything from door to door salesmen, if they come knocking, don't even entertain them for more than 10 seconds, just send them packing.

This way they can't harm a Sole and everything will be hunky Dory.

KaiserBill

Robisere wrote: »

This has been quite a laugh for most of you on this Thread, hasn't it? Well, let me tell you, this is so funny that the effects of eating fish from another van, put one of my neighbours in ICU. Still laughing?

2 years ago, a white Peugeot van reg No. LY 02 EZF, called to our Sheltered Housing complex and sold fish to a housebound lady in her late sixties. Before becoming seriously ill, she asked my help and I involved the police. The driver and his mate were from the Newcastle area and as far as we knew, action was taken against them.

NOT -

Fast forward 2 years to last month, and the same two scumbags called again. Same van, same driver, a large, burly guy who stays in the van. His mate, a fat bloke in a white coat and black hat, was doorknocking. I went out to stop them, but a new neighbour had already been sold some fish. Everyone else had been warned about them from the first incident, when he took a lot of money from the lady who became ill. This time I took all the details, informed the police and received an Incident Number. I also asked why these people had so obviously not been apprehended and punished for what was plainly a Public Health issue. I told the van men in our incident, that I knew what they were doing and had called the police. They were off like a shot.

Things to watch out for when any of these numerous scams come around your neighbourhood:
* There is no refrigeration in the van(s). Look for the fridge plant in or on the van, if it isn't there, this is not fresh fish. The scam involves raiding supermarket bins and extracting time-expired fish from the bin, freezing it overnight and taking it around packed in ice, next day.
* A sign like "Fresh Fish" (or similar) which was painted on the side of the van we saw.
* A mobile number: call it, it either does not exist, or will take you to an innocent party.
* Challenge them: 'Why is it not refrigerated' - 'Just wait while I ring the police/Trading standards.'

Anyone who still thinks this is a funny scenario, has a warped SOH.

Well I for one think this is funny. I also think that you need to grow up and get out more.

KaiserBill

Robisere wrote: »

This has been quite a laugh for most of you on this Thread, hasn't it? Well, let me tell you, this is so funny that the effects of eating fish from another van, put one of my neighbours in ICU. Still laughing?

2 years ago, a white Peugeot van reg No. LY 02 EZF, called to our Sheltered Housing complex and sold fish to a housebound lady in her late sixties. Before becoming seriously ill, she asked my help and I involved the police. The driver and his mate were from the Newcastle area and as far as we knew, action was taken against them.

NOT -

Fast forward 2 years to last month, and the same two scumbags called again. Same van, same driver, a large, burly guy who stays in the van. His mate, a fat bloke in a white coat and black hat, was doorknocking. I went out to stop them, but a new neighbour had already been sold some fish. Everyone else had been warned about them from the first incident, when he took a lot of money from the lady who became ill. This time I took all the details, informed the police and received an Incident Number. I also asked why these people had so obviously not been apprehended and punished for what was plainly a Public Health issue. I told the van men in our incident, that I knew what they were doing and had called the police. They were off like a shot.

Things to watch out for when any of these numerous scams come around your neighbourhood:
* There is no refrigeration in the van(s). Look for the fridge plant in or on the van, if it isn't there, this is not fresh fish. The scam involves raiding supermarket bins and extracting time-expired fish from the bin, freezing it overnight and taking it around packed in ice, next day.
* A sign like "Fresh Fish" (or similar) which was painted on the side of the van we saw.
* A mobile number: call it, it either does not exist, or will take you to an innocent party.
* Challenge them: 'Why is it not refrigerated' - 'Just wait while I ring the police/Trading standards.'

Anyone who still thinks this is a funny scenario, has a warped SOH.

Of course the whole thing is a wind up. And to think that I fell for it......hook, line, and sinker .

Robisere

I'm done here. If there are those of you who believe that this is a joke after what I told you, then I pity your lack of humanity. Whether the OP is a windup or not is irrelevant. The situation described is an actual fact. As for telling people that they should not buy at the door, this is Sheltered Housing. There are some confused, frail, elderly and disabled people here and I have managed to have police stickers put on every door, saying "We do not buy at the door." I have printed and disseminated letters and given advice, but there are always some who will just answer the door without looking, and become vulnerable.

I imagine the thought of some elderly person being robbed or defrauded is also amusing to some here.

I do get out, by the way: despite being disabled, I certainly am "grown up" at 72 years of age, I walk in the country or on a beach every day. I go to the Theatre or a music show occasionally. I go out with my grandchildren and have a great time with them. Maybe you should have such a packed life when you are my age, KaiserBill?

owen_money

Everyone has a right to an opinion, don't be so shellfish

maninthestreet

I can't believe how many fish puns have been trawled up by posters in this thread.

reeac

Many years ago two chaps turned up on my drive in a van and tried to sell me ready made frozen meals. They reeled off a list of delicacies which all sounded like Airline Food and when I said that none of them appealed one said "Well what kind of food do you eat then?". They were gobsmacked when I said that every Saturday morning I went down the town and bought meat from the butcher, bread from the baker and fruit and veg. from a market stall.