egg advice

21Rouge · Post by **21Rouge** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:23 pm

Starting sometime last summer and weekly into the fall our front entrance and garage doors were egged. It would occur in the evening mostly on Friday or Saturday but occassionally on Thursday....between 9:00 pm and 11:00 pm. Even our 2005 Neptune Blue Vibe was sometimes on the receiving end of this mess. After a reprieve over the winter it started again last night between 10:00 pm and 10:30 pm. When it first began last year 2 other homes also were targetted (one about 6 doors down; the other one street over but still close to ours). But by the end of the summer only ours got it regularly. I am so angry as the mess is near impossible to clean up perfectly. (Yesterday the eggs hit the screen door ). I am so frustrated as I see no easy way to catch the culprit(s).I am open to your advice. Fire away !

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sat May 24, 2008 9:33 pm

grab a bb gun and hide in a bush somewhere..when they come..shoot them a few times in the legs so it's hard for them to run...luckily we dont have that problem up here in my area

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Sat May 24, 2008 9:36 pm

A video Camera will catch them in the act and a power washer to clean the mess.

21Rouge · Post by **21Rouge** » Sat May 24, 2008 9:40 pm

Quote, originally posted by zionzr2 Â»A video Camera will catch them in the act A remote video camera...right? What is involved in setting something like that up? To tape each night from 10 to midnight.

renate · Post by **renate** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:24 pm

I like the bb gun idea.My brother shot me with a bbgun one time.It stung but I lived.

21Rouge · Post by **21Rouge** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:39 pm

Quote, originally posted by renate Â»I like the bb gun idea.Not going to happen. The camera seems the most time efficient solution as I dont need to be waiting on my porch till all hours night ater night with the gun across my lap .Just not sure what is involved in setting up this electronics.

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Sun May 25, 2008 12:25 am

what you need is a computer, a digital camera, and a cable to connect the digital camera to the computer.

21Rouge · Post by **21Rouge** » Sun May 25, 2008 12:35 am

Quote, originally posted by joholste Â»what you need is a computer, a digital camera, and a cable to connect the digital camera to the computer.I guess the camera should be weatherproof. is there such a thing as a wireless camera?

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sun May 25, 2008 12:43 am

yea there is wireless cameras...some are quite expensive and theirs alot of different types

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Sun May 25, 2008 1:23 am

Have you contacted the police? They might have some advice for you on the best way to proceed as well. If it's happened that many times I would think they would be interested.

wyatt89 · Post by **wyatt89** » Sun May 25, 2008 1:33 am

If you have the time and nerves: wait, tackle, call police,All done.

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Sun May 25, 2008 2:57 am

if you have it, you could use an old VHS camcorder too, that way you don't have to buy a new expensive one. either way, get a camera and put it on a tripod in a bush with sight to road. then at about 9 or 9.30 go outside and hit the record button. i'd test the location out during the day and night to make sure you can get the framing right to try and capture either faces or a plate number. this sucks. i've had my car get hit with eggs before when i was hanging out at a friends once. i hope you get this resolved.

Toasted7 · Post by **Toasted7** » Sun May 25, 2008 3:05 am

Quote, originally posted by wyatt89 Â»If you have the time and nerves: wait, tackle, call police,All done.I second that!

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Sun May 25, 2008 3:29 am

I vote paint ball. pelt them with as much as you can.

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Sun May 25, 2008 5:02 am

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik Â»I vote paint ball. pelt them with as much as you can.no. as a paintballer, i hate hearing comments like this. for the uninitiated whenever paintball is in the news it makes paintballers seem like a violent group only out to cause troubles. and what if it is a bunch of teens doing the egging? rouge as an adult, i'm assuming you are over 18 for this comment, will be in far more trouble than the teens will be. do the responsible thing, don't lower yourself to their level.

21Rouge · Post by **21Rouge** » Sun May 25, 2008 5:02 am

Quote, originally posted by wyatt89 Â»If you have the time .... wait, Of course that is the key. This is the first egging of the summer season. Hopefully he would return next weekend either Thursday Friday or Saturday betweeb 9 pm and 11 pm. Still alot of time spent on my part .

808 Vibes · Post by **808 Vibes** » Sun May 25, 2008 7:39 am

Yeah, you don't want to do vigilante justice like a rich lawyer did here. Some private school kids in an Explorer was (allegedly) doing some egging, the lawyer, no stranger to scandal, was (allegedly) legally drunk, got in his BMW and chased them down, (allegedly) rammed his BMW into the Explorer and it ended up against a guide wire connected to a telephone pole. If you can form a neighborhood watch, with residents patrolling, inform the police that this is happening and they can take care of them. And yes, video tape to get the make model and plates for evidence.

wyatt89 · Post by **wyatt89** » Sun May 25, 2008 10:21 am

Quote, originally posted by tribalman Â»no. as a paintballer, i hate hearing comments like this. for the uninitiated whenever paintball is in the news it makes paintballers seem like a violent group only out to cause troubles. and what if it is a bunch of teens doing the egging? rouge as an adult, i'm assuming you are over 18 for this comment, will be in far more trouble than the teens will be. do the responsible thing, don't lower yourself to their level.Thanks for this response so I don't have to write it. This is what ruins our sport is people who use the equipment for moronic things...Anyways, not to hijack your thread Rouge but how long have you been playing tribal?

Mavrik · Post by **Mavrik** » Sun May 25, 2008 11:44 am

Quote, originally posted by wyatt89 Â»Thanks for this response so I don't have to write it. This is what ruins our sport is people who use the equipment for moronic things...Anyways, not to hijack your thread Rouge but how long have you been playing tribal?well as someone who grew up on an egg farm... the use of eggs in such a manner offends me to but so. Next the BB gun alliance will show up saying don't use a BB gun cause if gives them a bad name.I'm sorry, if you are destroying my property and I catch you in the act, ya better hope the only gun I can get my hands on and point your way is a paint gun and not the loaded XD 40.

kunkstyle · Post by **kunkstyle** » Sun May 25, 2008 2:12 pm

Costco had a pretty inexpensive set of security cameras last time I was in there.

joholste · Post by **joholste** » Sun May 25, 2008 10:17 pm

Hey sorry to jack the thread again...mavrik how you like that XD 40 i'm thinking about picking one up when i come home from deployment

vibebob · Post by **vibebob** » Sun May 25, 2008 11:05 pm

you can get camera's with motion detection wired (wireless) to a DVR, yeah you'll get traffic, but you'll also have video evidence to give to the police.the problem with shooting them with a BB or paintball gun is that you'll be taking the law into your own hands and can be charged with assualt or reckless endangerment. tread lightly if you persue this course of action.if you have a crime stoppers in your location, they could offer a reward and the way the economy is headed, cash talks.

Whelan · Post by **Whelan** » Tue May 27, 2008 12:14 am

If someone ever touched my car in any way the only thing they would get would be.

wyatt89 · Post by **wyatt89** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:35 am

Haha, at least you would know how to properly remove all the egg...

gr8vibe · Post by **gr8vibe** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:08 am

Just duck in a bush, wait for them to show up, then throw ostritch eggs at them. Sure theyre bigger, but messier too!

Dragonsm · Post by **Dragonsm** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:34 pm

my co-worker was getting hit pretty hard with eggs about once a week or so (along with smashing some of their lawn ornaments and doing toilet paper and tearing up phone books).....after the 3rd time....we ended up changing out his patio light and also added a light to his front yard that was set off by motion detection. The lights ended up being a huge deterrant to the individuals. He did pick up a few economical motion sensor kits that had a remote alarm he placed in his bedroom at night also to catch kids sneaking around in his bushes also. He hasn't had anyone bug him since....granted that is unfortunately a sad way to live but it beats his first solution......(this of course was suggested out of frustration and anger) of hiding in the bushes and catching the #$*%'s that did the damage and making sure they never did it again. Granted yes....he wanted to personally do something about it...but in the day and age of lawyers....he'd have been in a LOT of trouble. Call the cops (keep calling them)...they'll step up their patrol. It's frustrating to have damage to your vehicle, but if you do take matters into your own hands....you may not be able to drive it for a while (or afford to)Steve

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Wed May 28, 2008 3:06 am

Quote, originally posted by 21Rouge Â»Not going to happen. The camera seems the most time efficient solution as I dont need to be waiting on my porch till all hours night ater night with the gun across my lap .Just not sure what is involved in setting up this electronics.You can buy kits, all you need to do is run the wires, you can even get mutiple camera kits.. The kit below is wireless... Here is a kit.... http://cgi.ebay.com/2-4G-USB2-...wItemTaken from this search... http://search.ebay.com/securit...srtZd

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Sat May 31, 2008 11:40 pm

To go with the above, I was at a local electronics place and saw a 4 camera set up for like 99$.... Look around... That is IS you ever read your post again..

wyatt89 · Post by **wyatt89** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:06 pm

Keep us updated on the situation, what you are doing about it, and if it gets resolved.

21Rouge · Post by **21Rouge** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:20 pm

Quote, originally posted by wyatt89 Â»Keep us updated on the situation, what you are doing about it, and if it gets resolved.Not much to report as this past weekend was uneventful. I had spoken to the homeowners who previously had been egged last summer on the same nights as I and their kids had strong suspicions who was responsible *last* year. Anyways they were going to mention this incident to him...just in case. I replaced a burned out bulb in our centre lamp post hoping more light would help the situation.Dont think Ill escalate unless there is another 'attack'.

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