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Have just spent half an hour picking up broken glass from Dad's green house where some little git had been chucking stones at it through the gates. Our plots are nearest the gates and there have been problems on and off for ages.  >:(
Don't kids have anything better to do these days? ???
Makes me really mad  >:(
I suppose we could move to plots further from the gates - but why should we?

Sorry - I'll get off me soap-box now....gggrrrrrrr  >:(

Sorry to hear you are having problems Caz, it must be very frustrating for you.

Hateful little buggers  >:(  >:( Never mind getting off your soapbox Caz..  remove all the staples from it and make a high fence with the wood ( or you could use a dismantled allotmenteers Friend........ the pallet)  Better still lie in wait and throw the stones back at them  ;)

Caz I live in a nice little street, a lot of the people have been here for years(I came here in 1988) Recently a family from two streets away had a fire which gutted their house. Thank God nobody hurt. BUT they have rehoused them round our side of the estate... I think there are six children and they pass my bun galow (with Mother) each morning. They run across my garden at the side and then the Mothers' mouth opens.. you have never heard such language . The kids pick gravel from gardens and aim it at anyone or anything.. Their old neighbours have told the local newspapers that they hope to goodness they never move back to their old house. With parents like that kids don't stand a chance. Lorna.

Could you not rig up a strong plastic net attached to two poles so as to catch the missiles? all down to angles and power of the thrower and weight of missiles I suppose.

Works for VIP's but those are bullet proof ;D

loving the idea of lying in wait and throwing them back!!!

sorry you've had these problems....

Thanks for the suggestions  :) Would love to throw stones back at the little sods!
The stone that broke the glass this time was only the size of a walnut - still managed to shatter a pane of glass though.
Their difficulty (ha ha) is the distance from the gate -  only about 20 yards; but the gate is 7 foot high. So they have to throw the stone high enough to get over it but bigger stones won't go the distance they need. There were a dozen other small stones that had obviously fallen short of the greenhouse. I think they find it a challenge. Maybe there had been a power cut and they couldn't play their computer games so they had to find another source of destruction!
It's the lack of respect for other peoples' property that makes me so mad. You work hard and some little scrote comes along with attitude....grrrrr ...back on me soapbox now!
Lorna - sounds like you have got problems too. Bring back national service I say. There's obviously a lack of discipline in the home so get 'em in the forces and kick their backsides into shape.   >:(

Maybe every Allotment site should have a set of stocks installed near the gates....any  so and so's caught doing damage should be there for a week.
They could be fed and watered by the allotment holders...if you get my meaning  ;)

Derek

Nice idea Derek  ;D
Sounds like we need to do the same at cemeteries too after seeing what yobs have done in Preston this weekend... >:(

Derek - the problem is this would not work.  There are too many do gooders out there very busy protecting this kind of scumbags.  They always have good excuses for them like "they have a difficult life", etc.   Makes me feel so very cross !! >:( >:(

Marianne, Quite agrre with you. I am shortly going to cemetery with Grandson (Late husbands birthday) to take some flowers also some that his sister from Chislehurst ordered  from our local florist. Wonderful internet I will take photo and send to her via email. Anyhow what I was going to say if I ever caught these morons damaging anything in the cemetery I would not be responsible for my actions. Unfortunately they never get caught. There are so many good people in this world and these scum people should be locked away for a long time. Lorna

It's strange you talk about that Lorna.  Did you see the news this morning ??  Some morons damaged an incredible amount of tomb stones in a children;s cemetary >:( >:(  They should be put in stocks for ever !  >:( :(

Marianne As I was feeling a bit down this morning I didn't spend much time in the house all day but I saw the news this evening. Those poor families my heart goes out to them. So much heartbreak. My one and only son (got three daughters) I am sure would do serious damage to scum like that if they touched his Dad's grave and chance the outcome for his actions..I so hope they catch them. Lorna

Let's hope they do Laura ! Hope you have a much better day today  :D ;)

All the best

This is not the place to discuss politics but I will just say that there is no one in Parliament at the present time with enough bottle to tackle this increasing problem.

The answers are absolutely clear..there is no adequate deterrent!

Derek

There's one place where those 'pesky kids' can't get at you, no matter how hard they try.  They can throw the sharpest of stones and try to trespass, but no matter what they do they will not get anywhere near you.  It is a very safe place with the friendliest of people. And that is here on this site. :D

Im considering myself lucky- got a plot earlier this year in shall we say not the best area of Aberdeen- saw this boy jumping over a fence and immediately thought to myself- "someones a vandalising we scrote"- was very relieved and pleased when his dad followed him over the fence- turns out it was their allotment which they lived right next to. Very good neighbours- i know my plots safe at night with them living right next to it.

Guys- its true, most people are destructive/ignorant fools, but that makes it even better when you find those whom arent.

John

Nice one Lily :)

Hate to hear kids being vandals. It is in excusable. Hate to hear all kids slagged off. Hate hear about how bad things are today. They are not. There has always and will always be the few who spoil it for the rest.


I personnally think the teenagers/20 somethings of the 60's are to blame for the way things are today and it is the likes of me, 37,  brought up by the older generation in the 60's picking up the pieces. Unfortunately we the adopted few cant make up for your mistakes."If you remember the 60's you weren't there" etc etc. Yeah well you've used that  excuse for your behaviour and then blamed every generation before and since.

Blimey I was on one last night wasn't I ?!  ;)