Carolyn Pike Roman Webboard User Reg: 03-20-2007
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I guess I'm just venting here- but the picture of a large pot of geraniums that I posted the other day under the garden/dogs thread? It and two or three others were stolen out of my front yard over the weekend.
Who the heck steals flowers???
I had managed to keep those alive since last year, too. For me that is an accomplishment. I guess at least they removed the drip irrigation thingamajig first.
I have a call in to our neighborhood saffe officer... I don't know if I should have reported it or not. At the time it seemed silly to call in stolen flowerpots. Every spring break something gets stolen out of my yard. Next year I'm gonna set out something really good and booby-trap it (well, not really, but it's fun thinking about it right now).
Natalya Zahn Webboard User Reg: 12-22-2006
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Sorry Carolyn, that stinks. I hate hearing things like that too - it doesn't matter what the heck gets stolen, personal property shouldn't need to be chained down in order to be safe in your own yard.
My grandparents used to live in a retirement community where all the yard work was done by college kids during the summer. My parents gave them this funky carved wood raccoon one year - he was big and heavy too - and "Ralph" lived in their backyard below a tree. Wouldn't you know it, one summer night Ralph went missing - no doubt spirited away by a dumb young man who needed a new frat house mascot... Grandpa got himself a "Ralph Jr.", but THIS one was tethered to the tree with a chain. You just shouldn't need to do that with a lawn ornament...
You're absolutely right to report it - probably won't help get them back, but the authorities need to know about each and every event like that... what a bummer.
You could booby trap a really nice lawn ornament with that stuff that is invisible but turns skin purple when the person washes their hands! We used to use them on our fire alarms back in high school when kids were pulling the alarms all the time. Hee hee hee
Years ago my father got fed up with the neighborhood kids stealing and smashing pumpkins on Halloween night... He rigged up a contraption which set off a loud "bang" when the kids grabbed the gourd and started running. I don't know exactly what he did, but I know there was a long line attached to the pumpkin and when the kids got to the end of the line the pumpkin was jerked out of their hands and the noise went off... Dad had a great time waiting behind the window to see the little delinquents get a bit of their own medicine. He still had a pumpkin to clean up but at least he was part of the party this time!
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I hate hearing things like that too - it doesn't matter what the heck gets stolen, personal property shouldn't need to be chained down in order to be safe in your own yard.
So where do I find this purple dye...
Dad had a great time waiting behind the window to see the little delinquents get a bit of their own medicine. He still had a pumpkin to clean up but at least he was part of the party this time!
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