Bizarre 4am occurence...

[simonborland]

We live on Borland Road, in flats that overlook the allotments, and my wife woke up this morning at 4am to see that there was a bloke in a hoodie in the allotment standing over a bonfire he'd made. He was alone, pitch black, just sort of staring at the bonfire. Which obviously struck us as a bit weird. Did anyone else see this? And for what reason would a bloke make a bonfire on his own at 4am? Weird.

[Zig-Zag]

Burning something incriminating....or am I being paranoid after the latest terrible events in SE London this weekend

[intexasatthe moment]

Yes that would be my thought .

I wonder if you should report it? On line form here https://www.met.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/soh/something-youve-seen-or-heard/

[simonborland]

Thank you. I think we'll do that tomorrow. Very odd.

[KidKruger]

'And for what reason would a bloke make a bonfire on his own at 4am?'

To keep warm I expect. Cut the guy a break, we all stare into bonfires don't we ?

[colville09]

Tell someone from the allotment's committee and describe roughly where among the plots the bonfire was. They will be able to find out if it was a plotholder or someone coming into the allotments. It worth letting them know because the problem of thefts and damage. it might just be a non sleeping allotment person as November is when you can start having bonfires again and you can't leave a fire that is still alight.

[Angelina]

someone having a bonfire on an allotment = criminal destroying evidence?

really? Someone being overly paranoid is more likely. You can't burn knives anyway.

I would have thought, close to bonfire night, someone was having a bonfire and stayed to watch it die down. The allotments have bonfires for Guy Fawkes night and we are talking Saturday night to Sunday morning.

My other half lights our bonfires at night and usually stays up until 4/5am and then has a bbq for breakfast.

[cella]

On the face of it this seems antisocial and potentially dangerous?

[ruffers]

How is doing this at 4am antisocial?

And a small bonfire dangerous? Really?

[cella]

Random people lighting bonfires in the early hours for BBQs and you don't think it unusual?? Really?

[jimmah]

You're only allowed a bonfire up there on November the 5th so he was probably trying to get his weeds and grass burnt off before he went to work. I suppose the alternative would be to burn into the night tonight after work.

[Angelina]

No one said he was having a bbq.

[cella]

You did.

[Angelina]

no, I said my other half has late night bonfires and has a bbq for breakfast on the embers

he loves staying up all night - not the same person, no.

[ruffers]

cella Wrote:

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> Random people lighting bonfires in the early hours

> for BBQs and you don't think it unusual?? Really?

Unusual yes, antisocial no.

[Oops]

I?m a plot holder/committee member on the allotments. As Jimmah says, we only allow bonfires on the site on 5th November, and all plot holders know this. We have had some issues this weekend with bonfires being lit before the 5th, and I?m sure this is simply another example. Our apologies to the residents in the Borland Road flats for this. If anyone would like to discuss further, please do feel free to contact us on our email address: [email protected]. Thanks all.

[cella]

Yes you - you've contradicted yourself.

ngelina Wrote:

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> no, I said my other half has late night bonfires

> and has a bbq for breakfast on the embers

> he loves staying up all night - not the same

> person, no.

[TheCat]

This morning, about 5am, I witnessed a man in a hoodie exit a door on a dark street near lordship lane, and he began just RUNNING! I followed him around east dulwich, and he just ran in a big loop for about 5 miles back to the door he had originally emerged from. At one point he ran across a road without even using the nearby zebra crossing, I noticed quite a sinister look in his eye as he did this. He seemed very exhausted and sweaty at the end of it all. Why would anyone do this?

Who should I report this unusual and potentially antisocial behavior to? MI5 perhaps?

[nxjen]

Perhaps you should launch a private prosecution

[Maybaby]

I think the "sinister look" is a clear indication of his guilt.

[KidKruger]

Well. If it's not something you would do yourself and you cannot discern WHY anyone would do this, it's clearly illegal and should be reported to the authorities (possibly all of them).

If the culprit was wearing shorts and a singlet, consider this may just be cover for something more 'sinister'.

[intexasatthe moment]

Very amusing all .

Not quite the same though .

And nice of mc to take the trouble to post .

[uncleglen]

Maybe it was someone burning stuff instead of dumping it like they usually do especially since there is cctv everywhere to pick up number plates.

[rendelharris]

If you're trying surreptitiously to dispose of waste without anyone noticing/getting caught, making a bloody great bonfire of it in the middle of the night in an urban area then standing by the side of it for hours would seem an odd way to go about it.

[Sue]

nxjen Wrote:

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> Perhaps you should launch a private prosecution

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