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hmmm, I did make sure there was a report of my calling the sherriff.
I did consider some way to scasre the crap outa them, mousetraps in the cockpit, a flash cam set to fire when they pull the hatchboards, a siren, etc. However, I can just imagine a couple panicked stoned kids tripping over the lifelines and falling into the water and drowning and then having REAL problems. My impression is that these are just local kids who do seem to be good kids cuz they take care not to hurt anything. The are not old enough to have formed a complete sense of someones personal property and I do not desire to ruin their lives just because they are currently foolish. They live right across the canal and I get the impression that its like when I was a kid sneaking into the neighbors tool shed to smoke cigs, stupid but I didnt turn out to be a criminal whereas if I had been imprisoned for it I may have turned out bad. |
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Well, I don't know, it sure is a dilema. If you can't leave them a
note, or scare them, what can you do? Down here in Georgia if someone breaks into your home you can shoot them all you want. Maybe if you're sleeping on the boat, you can 'wing' them a little.?? Maybe you could install a lock that's harder to open along with a hasp that's properly installed so it can't be unscrewed?? Tell their parents?? It sounds sort of suspicious that they would break into your boat just to smoke a joint. Maybe they want to use the bed. Maybe it's not who you think it is. I'd try the air horn. Sam |
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In article .com,
Sam wrote: Well, I don't know, it sure is a dilema. If you can't leave them a note, or scare them, what can you do? Down here in Georgia if someone breaks into your home you can shoot them all you want. Maybe if you're sleeping on the boat, you can 'wing' them a little.?? Maybe you could install a lock that's harder to open along with a hasp that's properly installed so it can't be unscrewed?? Tell their parents?? It sounds sort of suspicious that they would break into your boat just to smoke a joint. Maybe they want to use the bed. Maybe it's not who you think it is. I'd try the air horn. Sam Motion sensor tied to a loud horn. That should do it. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Don,
Teach them little rascals what body bags are. Yeah that's it, make cannon fodder out of em. :-( Paul Don White wrote: PocoLoco wrote: Wow! You don't want them to get in trouble for trespassing and smoking pot. Maybe their parents felt the same way. Let the little guys do whatever the hell they want. Seems like your priorities are a little messed up here. Yes...maybe you could use your influence to have them accepted into the army John. A few tours in Iraq would straighten them out....don't you think? |
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Paul Schilter wrote:
Don, Teach them little rascals what body bags are. Yeah that's it, make cannon fodder out of em. :-( Paul Sorry...I'm not qualified to do that. I'm not, nor have I ever been, a military man. I was passing that duty off to a retired former army officer who also has teaching experience with high school age youths. |
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Yeah..seems like its always somebody else's fault.
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you could always put up a sign thanking them for their politeness, then
ask them to find a different boat or car to smoke in. |
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Also, if you do not report the problem and then they start a fire or
otherwise damage your boat (or other boats), I don't know what your insurance would think. I had a similar situation, and in retrospect wish I had reported it earlier, because the kids started using other boats, too, got bolder, caused more damage, and eventually got caught with a higher liablility on their hands. Also, I leave my boat unlocked. That may be unwise in some areas, but nobody around here steals the expensive boating stuff - just booze. So I was "boarded" again over the winter, lost a few flashlights, no booze on board anyway, and no one smashed in my door! ==== Charles T. Low www.boatdocking.com ==== wrote in message ups.com... I went to my boat today to tie up for any surge from Katrina and found for the second time that kids have been aboard smoking pot. They do not steal anything or do any damage but they do leave butts and ashes. This time one left a T-shirt which could be used to ID them if I was really interested. The first time I think they got aboard by me leaving the combo lock unlocked (you have to spin the tumblers and I forget). This time I think they actually removed the hasp but carefully replaced the screws when they left. Security at the dock is minimal and would be difficult to enforce. I do not want to get them in trouble for the pot smoking and do not really want to get them in trouble for using my boat while doing no damage. However, they could get hurt being stoned and stupid so I want them to never come back. I left two notes for them telling to leave my boat but I do not think they will see them because they do not turn on any lights. I'll replace the lock and hasp tomorrow but wonder if anyone else has any suggestions for a way to warn them without hurting them. |
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