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These stories are outrageous. That's why I believe in good, tall fences in the back. For the front, only plant things you don't mind losing. Also, have security cameras.
Theft is theft. I understand you do not want to be the bad neighbor by calling the police, but that is what I would do if I saw some one helping themselves to my landscaping which is real property. And if the police laughed it off, I would contact the mayor and remind her/him who votes.
These stories are outrageous. That's why I believe in good, tall fences in the back. For the front, only plant things you don't mind losing. Also, have security cameras.
And may I add a damn bad german shepherd . The minute she put her hand over the fence my dog would have had her and bitten her bad . I have 5 dogs so I guess that is why nothing ever disappears from my house or my adjoining neighbors houses .
Theft is theft. I understand you do not want to be the bad neighbor by calling the police, but that is what I would do if I saw some one helping themselves to my landscaping which is real property. And if the police laughed it off, I would contact the mayor and remind her/him who votes.
I agree. If you have some proof, or could just send the police in the right direction, I would also call the police and report it.
Wow, that's disgusting. I think pretending naivete ("Ohhh, do you want it baaack???") is almost worse than the stealing. Gag.
I have a friend who raises Christmas trees. For those who don't know, that takes not only money for the little saplings and fertilizer, but up to seven years of labor to trim each one to shape. The trees he doesn't plan to sell that year are sprayed with a mixture that doesn't have much scent outside, but if someone steals a tree and takes it indoors, really stinks. He says the smell gets into carpets and curtains, even. Haha! I love the idea of a "gift" that keeps on giving . . .
I live in a condo complex. We have fenced-in back patio/garden areas, but we also have gardens out front for flowers or whatever.
My neighbor had lovely hyacinths that came up in spring...and just before Easter last year, she came home to find them all dug up and gone. Someone--probably the landscaping crew--must've figured they'd make nice Easter gifts for the women in the family.
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3: I grew prized roses in my English garden. Cute little wooden fence around it. Living in a college town was a hazard to these lovely buds. Let's just say many a late night someone was voluntarily watering them with their excess urine. Finally one night my hubby got tired of both the stench it left and the damage done to my florals. Our three tiered patio was perfect for hiding. He one night sat out ..and around 2:30 am a young kid tried to water em. My hubby got a strobe light and a super soaker water gun. The rest is laughable history. The kid still relieved himself but not on my plants! And not so voluntarily.
FWIW I beg my sons and DH to pee on our flower beds - especially the lilies - because (mature) men's urine keeps the rabbits, squirrels, etc. from eating them. The local garden center sells coyote urine for $15 or so a pint. My men's urine works just as well.
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