Uh oh, someone's vandalising our neighborhood!

[kitten645]

I think the starter pistol idea is BRILLIANT!!! LOL! Or a cap gun. I'd also invest in a huge flood lamp to switch onto them when there's signs of trouble.
I deal all summer with bored rich teens in my store. It really bugs me that they don't find a more productive use of their time than coming in and playing with merchandise and breaking stuff. I call them the "children of the corn"
Good luck! I know it's nerve racking.
Claudia

[Hellow]

Get a shotgun, step outside, fire it in the air. They will run. Very, very fast.

Thank god I am normally occupied with school and computers, otherwise I might be out doing this.

[K9karen]

How about one of those loud blaring blow horns? I'm tempted to get one and keep it in the car and use it next time some idiot cuts me off.

[pomtzu]

Get a shotgun, step outside, fire it in the air. They will run. Very, very fast.

I certainly would not recommend a real gun of any kind in a situations like this, that is why I relayed the story of the starter pistol. Nobody's going to get hurt with a starter pistol. Can you be absolutely certain of the same if there was a real firearm involved????

[Medusa]

No, a real gun isn't a good idea in this situation and the whole thing could backfire (sorry) on your parents if something went awry. I'm sorry that this is happening. We lived next door to vandals for years but couldn't catch them in the act, as strange as that sounds, although that was years before video cams, etc. Kids or not, it's no laughing matter when they ruin your property that you worked hard for. They egged and sprayed whipped cream on my car that was left in the driveway only one time and they spray painted my neighbor's windows shut. The neighborhood finally got tired of it and the ringleader got jumped in the middle of the night and had the snot beat out of him. I'm not suggesting that you do this, just stating that when people have had enough vandalism, especially in this economy when money and possessions have become more valuable to us than ever, they just may take the matter into their own hands. I think Ellie's idea is brilliant. Now where do I get a starter gun?

[pomtzu]

Now where do I get a starter gun?

You can buy them on line, and at just about any sporting goods store. I don't know if places like Walmart carry them in their sporting goods depts or not.

[JuniorxMyxLove]

haha the starter gun is a good idea!!

Nothing new has happened, although we're just now finding out that one family had ALL FIVE of their cars broken into. The thieves took money, gold clubs, and some very expensive sunglasses. bleh.