One more - the Scare Crow motion activated sprinkler
http://www.nixalite.com/scarecrow.aspx?gclid=CNSd4bGRpJQCFQKaFQodHEFWtg
-Brian
I’m inclined to go with Brian. I live on 2.33 acres, hoping for an undisturbed city lot sized piece of land. It’s bordered by Califorina Fish and Game and Tahoe National Forest on two sides. I’ve had to repair or replace sections of track from deer stepping on and through it and an eight point buck sleeping on my railyard; cars included, a garbage can from bears. Actually people around us have been helpful, telling us what they see.
Anyway all of the above suggestions would work.
Rob
Dam Les, your my kinda guy ROFL!!! Yeah WATER that lawn need a good ground!
On the other hand digital camera made for animals.
Or just what you got camera! If you lived where I do they send them to the pen, no joke! Bad thing is there going in so fast none of them dyn quick enought so the pen is over crowed.
If you been looking at Houston news you see a old man shot 2 guys dead cold while stealing from a friends house and the court did not do a thing to him (YEAH) but there sayn civil suit now. You can guess all the details with Quanal X heading up a march and all. This will never be over for him.
Toad
You could invest in some of the above-mentioned scarecrow and sprinkle sodium metal pellets on your lawn.
In all seriousness, getting the evidence and calling law enforcment probably rou best bet. You can also use the evidence to take them to small claims court.
Southwest…you are right. The laws tend to protect the criminals rather than the victims. Civil charges are your best bet.
How about paintballs filled with pepper spray ? [:-,]
This subject is terrible to us all .
If they are underage , the only way to end it , is to get into their mom and dads , pocket book , then it will stop .
Report it EVERY time to the police , paper work paper work , the pictures will be great , and spend the time taking it to court .
A inexpensive additional method , is the Horbor Freight stores , Bunker Hill , wireless alert system . Wireless infrared alert system , battery powered , noisey when it goes off !
These are really inexpensive .
Best of luck , they do eventually grow and move on .
I have shown your dilemma to my wife. Your last post suggests that the perp may be a lonely old man. She suggests an other track, no pun intended, that maybe inviting him over to run trains with you might solve the problem.
The vandalism you suffered is costly and hard to take, but waging peace may make a friend. Waging war usually escalates and can last a long long time.
Good luck,
Rob
It is so hard for me to understand this…why do others take so much pleasure with causing others so much stress? Maybe humanity is to far gone.
NOTE to all this is not KIDS it is a OLD MAN! Reread my edited post from SJ!
I would guess his name is John short for Johnny and his wife will not let him have a signle train.
Toad
We have been lucky, but our last dog Angel did not like strangers.
our new 8 month old dog loves everyone. We just installed a 1500 wire for a dog radio collar fence to keep him in and area. so far so good. as he gets older he will get more protective.
Now this is hard to believe…An old retired fa-t, with nothing better to do…I live in a 600 plus unit mobile home park and yes there are those who have complained, even one ol’ lady two doors over had some nice words, but I’ve never ever had any vandalism problems. That sounds like that neighbor must really have a serious mental issue, I agree with the idea of inviting him over to run them with you and see what happens, who knows…
Byron C.
Er, not to darken your day, but humanity has always been ‘too far gone’. This is nothing new and there is nothing to understand.
I ended a neighbor war by busting two ribs plus the guy’s nose. Then the dummy’s wife called the cops on me. (He’d come to our house and began raising hell with my wife.) Turned out he was then in big trouble with them. They asked me if I wanted to press charges. I said “no.” I believe I’d made my point, and I was right. He never bothered us again. I got a split eyebrow, no big deal.
Ever see a nose taped in place with two tongue depressors, plus the ‘raccoon look?’ Much worse, if he told the truth, he’d have to say, “This older, disabled guy beat me up.”
Moral of this post: If you want security, make your motto “Peace through superior firepower.” Or somesuch.
Les [B)]
Spike –
One thing that hasn’t been mentioned that is pretty cost effective for fencing is an electric fence. I’ve utilized them to keep 1000+ pound cattle and 25 pound goats in temporary holding areas and for permanent fences in areas that have had flooding or terrain problems that would make netwire unrealistic. [tup]
A good power unit usually runs about $125, and it’s enough to energize a couple of miles or more of wire. and you can get them in solar/battery or 110V. The wire is either soft aluminum, high tensile steel for more demanding applications or a wire impregnated cloth tape generally utilized for horses or show animals. The insulators could be put on existing fence or on short plastic or fiberglass posts.
Personally I’d use 2 wires or tapes minimum (one gound/one hot) set about 1’ apart about 10" off the ground. If your soil is good and the area is generally well watered it’s a possibility you could get by with one wire (hot), but if you don’t know for sure… two works!! Seperate the posts by about 20 to 40 feet to minimize sag. Anchor it to a good solid post at each end and put a ratchet style tensioner on both wires and you’ll be able to eliminate most of the sag pretty quickly.
You’ll need to put a couple of ground rods in at the unit and maybe one or two around the property to make sure the ground to the fence is solid… just depends on soils and the general moisture content of the ground itself.
Spike,
Regardless of how much fun it might be to punch the offender in the nose or to electrocute him, it’ll probably get you into as much trouble as him, if not more.
I think you need to get proof that it’s him (a picture or another reliable eyewitness) that will prove that this person trespassed on your property and did damage. With that kind of proof you can go to the authorities and ask for protection as well as restitution.
You may even be able to scare them away with a nightime floodlight and a large sign stating “I now have this area under electronic surveillance. Anyone entering here without my permission will be photographed and will then be prosecuted” .
Walt
Yeah, the wire fence…guy killed a woman with pacemaker with normal cattle fence.
Toad
More likely it’s just some hateful old farts who think the trains are ugly/annoying/noisy or who knows what, just like the idiots who get bent out of shape 'cause they don’t like the color you painted your house or way you trim your trees.
I love all the great solutions here. I will have to remember them. I would also recommend posting some No Tresspassing signs on the property. This will help validate any action that you take.
I can tell you that from previous experience with a bad neighbor, nothing works better than pictures. There is no way to get out of that evidence. But signs will really finish him off.
Paul
“Good Fences Make For Good Neighbors” Robert Frost
Also being seen on the porch cleaning one of these usually works wonders
Paul,
I politely beg to differ. Some people are either A) too stupid to imagine the consequences, or B) are convinced they can bluff you by verbal + physical threats. (My ex-neighbor).
Never threaten. Warn. Never, ever bluff. Act. But don’t be a hair-trigger jerk, either. Be sure you’ve “gone the extra mile”.
Les