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hopeful vegigrower

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Why on earth do they do these things?
« on: September 30, 2007, 18:48:39 »
My poor neighbour is heartbroken this afternoon.  He went out with his wife for a couple of hours and when he returned he found that his greenhouse had had almost every pane of glass smashed and the same had been done to his little summerhouse.  Whoever did it didn't take anything.  There are some right scumbags out there.   >:(

And this is on a Sunday afternoon in broad daylight, not 50yards from the back of our houses - nobody heard or saw a thing. 

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Re: Why on earth do they do these things?
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2007, 19:08:51 »
I hope the culprit(s) cut themselves. :(
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Re: Why on earth do they do these things?
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2007, 19:25:21 »
[quote Emagggie
I hope the culprit(s) cut themselves.

If they do cut themselves they would probably sue for compensation
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Re: Why on earth do they do these things?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2007, 19:33:12 »
Well, the Police will certainly not get involved - they might get  their uniforms stained. They are not even allowed now to throw a lifebelt to someone in case they fall in.........???

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Re: Why on earth do they do these things?
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2007, 19:50:52 »
must be the weekend for it, one of our plotholders who's just started,  has had 6 panes of glass broken by **** throwing stones, about 44 feet from an eight foot fence, how they did it, we don't know..whoever they are, they can certainly throw
shame they don't do something useful like cricket  >:(

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Re: Why on earth do they do these things?
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2007, 15:57:56 »
oh dear hopeful vegigrower,your poor neighbour,it would seem better somehow if they had taken something,it wouldnt seem quite so mindless! hope they feel better soon,love rach x
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Re: Why on earth do they do these things?
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2007, 16:15:53 »
throwing stones, about 44 feet from an eight foot fence, how they did it, we don't know.

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Re: Why on earth do they do these things?
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2007, 16:49:40 »
Just heard that another neighbour further down the road had their greenhouse done and also their garage door windows yesterday too.  This was not kids with stones - there is no evidence of any bricks or rocks or anything.  It looks as though someone has kicked or punched every pane through.   >:(   I just can't believe the audacity - to have done it in plain view on a Sunday afternoon to two people in the same row only yards from our houses.

Still waiting for the Police to arrive...   ::)


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Re: Why on earth do they do these things?
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2007, 15:32:32 »
Convert to a greenhouse made from 2-litre plastic bottles?

My folks greenhouse has been subject to target practice with airgun. One culprit was next-door-but-one - age 13/14/15 at the time.
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Re: Why on earth do they do these things?
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2007, 16:37:14 »
I noticed that someone down the road from us has their greenhouse entirely covered in a shroud of chicken wire and it took me ages to figure out why...

the little darlings in our area have been 'free-running' along walls and up steps. one of the other things they decided to run across was my car, denting the bonnet and completely caving in the roof :'(. I reported it to the police but unless they actually catch them in the act they can't do anything – mind you, because the kids that did it were pretty young (they left tiny footprints all over my car) they probably couldn't do anything anyway.

makes me want to take a baseball bat to their bikes...

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Re: Why on earth do they do these things?
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2007, 16:54:09 »
I know how you feel! >:(
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