i am tired of being victimized.

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9mmsnoopy

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last month my lawnmower was stolen out of the shed in the back yard, no way to lock it up, 2 other people reported mowers stolen the same night. less than a week later in broad daylight i heard a noise in the backyard and looked out the window, a kid was walking out of my shed with my animal trap in his hands, while his 2 other buddies were playing basketball in the vacant house next doors driveway.

i ran out there and said "get the f out of my yard and leave my s alone. i will call the cops on your ass" i wish that i had called them right then, the kid with the trap couldnt have been but about 10, the other 2 were older.

well thursday morning i woke up to a slashed tire. it was a new tire, 80 freaking dollars, had a knife stuck right in the side of it.

in previous years since ive lived in this house ive had a car and the house broken into.

i have had enough. today i bought a 5 gallon gas can, put 1.5 gallons of gas, 3.5 gallons of water and 6 pounds of sugar in it. its sitting in the shed, come and get it you bastards.

it will get stolen. i bet soon.
 
hahahaha! I gotta tell ya, that made my day. Great idea! They can come steal your gas, put it in their car or lawnmower and seize an engine. I don't know which will stop the engine first. Sounds like end result will be gummed up lines/filters and bent connecting rods.

And as far as I know, there's nothing illegal about keeping a can of gas/water/sugar in the shed. Seriously...good idea. I'm adding that one to the list incase I need it down the road.
 
Not sure how your watergassugar will fly. In general, with Just gas and sugar, dont use sugar. It wont do anything bad at all. Sugar does not dissolve in gasoline so if they add it to their car, it will sit in their gas tank or at worst, stay in the filter. Even if it gets past, it would do only as much damage as other small particles could but you cant fit enough in a 2 gallon without the bg noticing the sweet surprise. Best thing i can think of would be to mix it with some diesel or cooking oil or water. I have read that diesel can hurt engines. Im not sure if diesel is leaded or not but lead in fuel of modern vehicles will destroy most of the sensors. I know that some jet fuels are still leaded but that doesnt sound easy to get or cheap. Not sure what water or oil can do but I would think it would lower the octane level of the gasoline and therefore screw with the timing. Question would be how much to add and how full of a tank will the bad gas be added too??

I did read that one of the best ways to gain revenge on someone through the "sugar in the gas tank" prank might be to simply play on the belief rather than the reality — just sprinkle a fair amount of sugar on the ground beneath the opening to the fuel tank of your victim's car and leave an empty sugar sack in a conspicious spot near the vehicle. Then sit back and watch your victim go wild trying to figure out how to deal with all that sugar he assumes is now in his gas tank.
http://www.snopes.com/autos/grace/sugar.asp
 
9mm,

No fence? If you have, put a padlock on the gates.

As for these feces doing this, what is the law in your state/city/county? Read up on those. In some states, giving a beating with a baseball bat are not illegal, but read up on your laws.

If your laws are against you (many states treat the criminal as the Pope), then all you can do is get a good description and pictures if able, and then call the cops. If your situation with them are like mine.... well maybe stamping some numbers on your equipment is in order so you can indentify them at the pawn shop.

I too have had it up to "here" with the people around this place. I have chosen to actually show them that I'm not screwing around. The bums (transients) are now avoiding my place and I have most to all of my guns in other places anyway. The ones that I have, I set up a C&R piece as the main "candy" because then I can get ATFE involved in a heartbeat (hey, they use us, I can use them) and I have pictures and names to go along with a lot of these tweakers around here.

Since my incident, and from showing and gripping, and answering "Yes, I will", the word on the street is that I'm a "crazy SOB that want's to kill us". But quite honestly, I'm not going to express my not wanting to do so. The word is greater than the sword on this one. I own the sword but I relay on the word to keep them away.

As with those kids, doing this in plain site, there is really something wrong with your state's law that only allows you to yell at them and can't do anything about it. If nothing else, I would have shot them with the pellet gun, let the little idiots die from lead poisoning (to clarify: this was said tongue in cheek, just an expression like when in the movies they shoot the trespassers(sp) with rock salt).

Wayne
 
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im not going to put sugar or anything else in anyones tank, that would make me just as criminal as the scum who stole my things. if someone steals my tainted gas, well then they get what they deserve.

just in case the sugar/gas/water mixture isnt good enough, i will throw in some sand and small pebbles tomorrow, if its still there.
 
no fence. the shed doesnt even have a door on it, nonetheless, the cops said that it would be burglary of a building, if they caught the lawnmower thief(fat chance).

nothings left in the shed for them to steal, except my "premium blend" gas.
 
Sugar does not dissolve in gasoline

You can try a few experiments in your kitchen... I'd suggest trying some isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) instead of water. The things to check are:
1. Does the sugar dissolve sufficiently in isopropanol
2. Is a modest amount of isopropanol miscible with gasoline (say 1:8)
3. Is the same amount of isopropanol with the sugar in it still miscible

You can try using small amounts - a pint of rubbing alcohol costs maybe a dollar... if all ok, buy a quart or so of isopropanol, dissolve your sugar in it, and then mix that into the gasoline. If the isopropanol isn't satisfactory, another common solvent to try that has intermediate polarity is acetone.
 
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Another good thing to add to the gas would be bleach. Bleach is an oxidizing agent and can cause rust in the tank in as little as 24 hours. If this bleach/gasoline mixture is run through the engine, it'll cause even more rust damage.

Most likely, the fuel filter will get clogged with rust after a few days and then the owner will find out the tank has to be replaced along with fuel lines and a possible engine rebuild. I think the tainting gas idea is great. Anyone going through your tool shed stealing things deserves this tainted gasoline mixture.
 
Camera. WalMart has these automatic deer cameras that will snap a pic when it senses motion, or you can rig a disposable CCTV camera (they might destroy it) that will relay their pretty little faces right to a computer as they 5-finger discount your posessions.

You know, criminals are getting younger all the time. Most crimes I read about are perpetrated by younger teens that are free to roam unchecked while mommy n' daddy "work late" or otherwise fail to raise their rugrats properly.

Still a firm believer that lawyers are the scourge of the earth. :barf:
 
What's that grinding sound??

If you catch them breaking into your shed at night, a couple of shotgun blasts into the air should put the fear of God into them (an oldie but goodie).
 
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9mmsnoopy, you might want to reconsider your tainted gas options. As noted, sugar won't do much if anything. Water may cause the motor to die, but it is easily removed. The gravel isn't likely to do anything either.

Even if the gas is used by the burglars, it may not be used in a vehicle. If used in lawn equipment, something like trying to create rust via bleach may not work all that well with plastic gas tanks and plastic fuel lines in lawn equipment.

I realize that you think you are going to get the upper hand in the situation, but all that will happen if your tainted gas does cause problems is that your goblins will come back and do still more harm to your vehicle. Rememer, they know where you live and have time and opportunity on their side for payback. You have no idea who you are dealing with and most definitely cannot keep an indefinite watch over your unsecured property. It can be very tough to try to fight against an unknown and unseen enemy. You definitely do not have the advantage.

Just curious, why do you think these guys are going to steal your gas? They haven't stolen it previously, it doesn't have much value, and it is awfully bulky and heavy.

I do find it amusing that you don't think you have any way to lock up your belongings and yet you are seemingly surprised when folks walk off with your stuff from your unsecured shed. Would it not be much more prudent to secure your belongings instead of trying to out fox the foxes getting into your proverbial hen house?
 
I did read that one of the best ways to gain revenge on someone through the "sugar in the gas tank" prank might be to simply play on the belief rather than the reality — just sprinkle a fair amount of sugar on the ground beneath the opening to the fuel tank of your victim's car and leave an empty sugar sack in a conspicious spot near the vehicle. Then sit back and watch your victim go wild trying to figure out how to deal with all that sugar he assumes is now in his gas tank.
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LOL! You almost made me spray my keyboard full of choc milk. But your timing was off by about half a second. :D

Seriously, there has got to be a way of securing that shed. Change the lock or something.
 
For the cost of the gas and the can, you could have bought a decent lock for the shed. Is there a reason you don't want to secure your possessions?

I'd install motion sensitive lights around the perimeter of my house if I were you. The idea is to stop being a victim and introduce the perpetrators to the juvenile justice system, not to gain revenge while still being a victim.
 
"Just curious, why do you think these guys are going to steal your gas? They haven't stolen it previously, it doesn't have much value, and it is awfully bulky and heavy.

I do find it amusing that you don't think you have any way to lock up your belongings and yet you are seemingly surprised when folks walk off with your stuff from your unsecured shed. "



why do i think they will steal the gas? oh i dont know, because its there? because gas is 3 bucks a gallon? for some thiefs, what they steal really doesnt matter, they just like to steal for the sake of stealing.

you find it amusing do you? i have a 1 car garage, it has my truck and motorcycle in it, no room left for anything. i do the best i can with what i have. was i surprised the mower was stolen? no. according to your logic, if somethings there in plain view it must be ok to steal it.

i do not take things that arent mine. i guess thats expecting too much from others huh?
 
"For the cost of the gas and the can, you could have bought a decent lock for the shed. Is there a reason you don't want to secure your possessions?"


come on now, dont you think i would lock it up if i could? the shed doesnt even have a freaking door on it. i never kept ANYTHING of value in it. i won a new f150 back in july. when i put it in the garage there was NO room for the mower.

i guess i might have to buy a new shed, something i dont really have the money for. even then, if someone wants to get in it, a padlock isnt likely to stop them.
 
9mmsnoopy said:
...according to your logic, if somethings there in plain view it must be ok to steal it.
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Lighten up, snoopy. DNS didn't say that it was okay for anyone to steal, just that you seem to be surprised when someone takes something from your unsecured shed.

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i do not take things that arent mine. i guess thats expecting too much from others huh?
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Yes, I think that is. Especially when you have had problems with this in the past. Fool me once, shame on you, etc.

9mmsnoopy said:
come on now, dont you think i would lock it up if i could? the shed doesnt even have a freaking door on it. i never kept ANYTHING of value in it.
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You had something of value stolen from it; obviously you did keep something of value in it.

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i guess i might have to buy a new shed, something i dont really have the money for. even then, if someone wants to get in it, a padlock isnt likely to stop them.
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Just buy a door and a lock...
 
"I'd install motion sensitive lights around the perimeter of my house if I were you. The idea is to stop being a victim and introduce the perpetrators to the juvenile justice system, not to gain revenge while still being a victim"


the lights are a good idea. i'd rather introduce them to a baseball bat then the juvenile "justice" system, that aint nothing but a slap on the wrist.
 
Get a chain and a padlock for your next lawn mower.

I like your gas can solution. I think bleach will work much better than sugar though. You might want to try salt.

Go next door and jerk down the basketball goal.
 
"Go next door and jerk down the basketball goal"

its already gone, in think they stole it too, it was one of those portable types. i used to have one in my driveway, came home from work one day and had about 10 kids in my yard. wasnt long after that, the rim was torn off of it. needless to say, i didnt replace it.


i blame the parents of these punks, someone needs to take a baseball bat to them also. if you cant control your kids and raise them right, dont have any.
 
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