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peacebird

(14,195 posts)
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:36 PM Oct 2012

My Obama/Biden yard sign was ripped out of the ground, metal stand bent, cover heaved over the edge

I reclaimed it, planted the wire posts again, straightened it up, slipped the cover back on.

But i must admit that part of me wishes i could in someway set it up so a supersoaker would hit the perps when they try it again....

I may flip the bird at r&r yard signs, but i would never deface them....

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My Obama/Biden yard sign was ripped out of the ground, metal stand bent, cover heaved over the edge (Original Post) peacebird Oct 2012 OP
Make sure to coat it with something nasty this time. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #1
Preparation H, cod liver oil (scented please), BenGay or other ointment - if you're in a pinch. nc4bo Oct 2012 #2
If I use preparation H... Dread Pirate Roberts Oct 2012 #7
I wish :) but it will be a pita to wipe off and get the scent off. nm nc4bo Oct 2012 #8
I like it! peacebird Oct 2012 #10
It's nasty hehe unless used as intended!! Don't ask me how I know LOL nc4bo Oct 2012 #18
Might be fun to think about but all these suggestions for physical injury are illegal. KurtNYC Oct 2012 #20
Prep H, CLO, Bengay pretty harmless...... nc4bo Oct 2012 #22
Many laptops, iMacs and others have cameras built in KurtNYC Oct 2012 #41
Oinments, grease, oil, crisco aren't bear traps KurtNYC. nc4bo Oct 2012 #43
no upside to that tactic but check out what a camera gets you... KurtNYC Oct 2012 #48
Not arguing with you Kurt - it's not me with the problem. I choose to show NO signs. nc4bo Oct 2012 #49
According to the instructions on the box Laxman Oct 2012 #32
Perhaps for those Rush Limpball types. nm nc4bo Oct 2012 #38
Screw that, I used a habanero suspension. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #54
Yup, wipe the sides on the sign with axle grease or vaseline. FSogol Oct 2012 #3
Shit fishooks reminded me of Punji sticks........... kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #30
Nasty? Hmmmm, well I do have a pets... Wet pet-poo discretely run down the edges might "doo" it! peacebird Oct 2012 #4
Poo works extremely well. Demoiselle Oct 2012 #19
Excellent! Double whammy, poo on metal legs just under sign, and prep h around edges sign!! peacebird Oct 2012 #28
Cover the sign and posts with capsaicin. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #15
I put capsacin on mine after the second theft. lynintenn Oct 2012 #34
Did anything happen to it afterwards? sakabatou Oct 2012 #39
I used just a dot on a pulled muscle. Just a dot. It felt like it was melting my skin! Indpndnt Oct 2012 #46
I used this stuff on wings before...800k 'o heat! kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #59
this year i grew bhut jelokia (ghost peppers) for just such an application.. oldhippydude Oct 2012 #36
They scare the bejezeeus out of me! Indpndnt Oct 2012 #44
yep... oldhippydude Oct 2012 #45
I used a habanero suspension on my signs. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #55
apparently in India.. its used to repel wild elephants oldhippydude Oct 2012 #56
FInd someone who does not get POISON IVY, and rub it.......... kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #26
Im imune to poison ivy too :) darkangel218 Oct 2012 #33
The best part is any vandal would not know he touched........ kooljerk666 Oct 2012 #42
A little super hot pepper sprinkled around? Raven Oct 2012 #5
tiny recip saw blades down the vertical edges, covered in dog crap reflection Oct 2012 #6
I edged mine in straight pins in 2008. Care Acutely Oct 2012 #9
Potassium permanganate. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #11
Wow... Where does one get that stuff? peacebird Oct 2012 #12
Anywhere. Lowe's carries it. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #16
Poison Ivy might also work. JoePhilly Oct 2012 #17
With a SHARPE ... on the sign, write this ... JoePhilly Oct 2012 #13
Love it! peacebird Oct 2012 #25
Sodium Pentathol JaneyVee Oct 2012 #14
put the sign in a house window MFM008 Oct 2012 #21
No one would see it but me. We live on five acres and the house is not visible from the road.... peacebird Oct 2012 #23
Hide one of those game cameras in a bush near by. Thav Oct 2012 #62
Spray it down with pepper spray. phleshdef Oct 2012 #24
I have had one stolen quaker bill Oct 2012 #27
Put dog shit around the signs Politicalboi Oct 2012 #29
Black Plague germs. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2012 #31
heh Bobbie Jo Oct 2012 #35
You know that website that's selling these signs? Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #37
Tie out your Rottweiler near the sign. mysuzuki2 Oct 2012 #40
I just like reminding them that you'll just buy another Patiod Oct 2012 #47
That's what I was going to suggest.. so, I'll second that. Cha Oct 2012 #50
Make a jalapeno or habanero paste in the blender. HooptieWagon Oct 2012 #51
Try this: Qutzupalotl Oct 2012 #52
Ours was taken this afternoon livetohike Oct 2012 #53
This is an ongoing problem in red and swing states. stevenleser Oct 2012 #57
How's the deer population there? Fla_Democrat Oct 2012 #58
Dig a trench, fill it with wet manure, and cover it with leaves... nt Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #60
Love it! peacebird Oct 2012 #61

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
2. Preparation H, cod liver oil (scented please), BenGay or other ointment - if you're in a pinch.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:39 PM
Oct 2012

All are nasty. Bengay has the added benefit of stinging.

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
20. Might be fun to think about but all these suggestions for physical injury are illegal.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:00 PM
Oct 2012

How about a camera that will capture footage of the perps?

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
22. Prep H, CLO, Bengay pretty harmless......
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:03 PM
Oct 2012

Extremely inconvenient, very annoying but not a death sentence, cheap and readily available in most people's med. cabinet.

Cameras cost.

KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
41. Many laptops, iMacs and others have cameras built in
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:17 PM
Oct 2012

Setting any kind of trap for trespassers is illegal plus we are dealing with derelicts here so they may escalate as well.

let"s say Bob has a 50-acre parcel in the Rocky Mountains. Bob has fenced his property with intermittent fence posts. He has put up signs along the fence post indicating private property. It is clear that the property is privately owned. Sue is hiking along a trail and wanders on to Bob"s property. Bob is also hiking and finds Sue on his property. Sue is a discovered trespasser. Bob now has a duty of reasonable care towards Sue, and must warn Sue of any dangers on the property created by, or known to, Bob. For example, if Bob has set up traps for animals, he must warn Sue of those traps.


http://www.yourcoloradolawyers.com/Personal-Injury-Blog/2011/June/Different-Classifications-in-Premises-Liability-3.aspx

Best example I could find in a short search but if Bob sets up some kind of Vietcong style bungi sticks or something specifically aimed at a repeat trespasser he is absolutely liable for injuries or worse.

If it was my neighborhood I would rather find out who it is and work from there.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
43. Oinments, grease, oil, crisco aren't bear traps KurtNYC.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:22 PM
Oct 2012

Nor bungi sticks or moats w/alligators included.

You'll have to ask peacebird if those things are doable.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
49. Not arguing with you Kurt - it's not me with the problem. I choose to show NO signs.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:35 PM
Oct 2012

No signs, no bumper sticker - I do have pins but after seeing the teabeckistans looking crazy, I halfway don't even want to wear that!

Ask peacebird if this is doable for him/her. If it were me, I'd just prefer to make meddling with my sign an unpleasant experience then take it from there.

Laxman

(2,419 posts)
32. According to the instructions on the box
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:12 PM
Oct 2012

they should disappear in 5-7 days



Does that count as voter suppression?

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)
54. Screw that, I used a habanero suspension.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 06:58 PM
Oct 2012

Clear with no scent.

I got so pissed when the signs were stolen from our vineyard fencing that I threw some Habaneros, a bit of olive oil and some water into a food processor.

I then re-hung the signs a sprayed them with the concoction.

If that shit gets in your eye, you are headed to the ER.

Personally, I hope the shit-head gets so excited that he heads back to his truck and jerks off.

FSogol

(45,487 posts)
3. Yup, wipe the sides on the sign with axle grease or vaseline.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:39 PM
Oct 2012

It would be wrong of me to suggest putting fishhooks in the sign along the edges.

 

kooljerk666

(776 posts)
30. Shit fishooks reminded me of Punji sticks...........
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:09 PM
Oct 2012

great to laff about but too dangerous for this kind of war and a dog may fall in.

POISON IVY is my favorite Batman villian.

Demoiselle

(6,787 posts)
19. Poo works extremely well.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:55 PM
Oct 2012

Apply to the metal "legs" just up underneath the sign itself. That's where the creeps grab it to pull it out of the ground.
I have done it . I didn't hear the girlie "Eeeeeuw" shriek, but my sign was pulled only partly out of the ground after I treated it.

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)
15. Cover the sign and posts with capsaicin.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:52 PM
Oct 2012

Better yet, get some ghost peppers or habaneros and smear them all over the sign and posts. Use gloves!

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)
46. I used just a dot on a pulled muscle. Just a dot. It felt like it was melting my skin!
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:30 PM
Oct 2012

A single dot! I was up all night. Either it was extraordinarily powerful or I'm a wimp!

 

kooljerk666

(776 posts)
59. I used this stuff on wings before...800k 'o heat!
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 08:00 PM
Oct 2012
Satan's Blood - This outrageously hot extract sauce is unbelievable. "It will scare the wits out of you. Conceived at 800,000 Scoville units, on Friday the 13th of October, 2000, during the full moon." This extract is blood red and packed in a unique bottle. "Charlie says this is the hottest extract you'll ever want to use. At 800,000 Scoville units it is all the heat you will ever need."




http://www.chilliworld.com/sp6.asp?p_id=81

I used to get wings with this stuff & people moved down a seat & eyes watered, people from the kitchen came out, no one could believe it. It took days to recover & no matter how much u washed hands b4 the bathroom, ur pants were on fire. and your nose or eyes or anything u touched.

it was HOT SHIT for a few days too.

it made quaffing lots beer fun but as an ex boozer, ain't no reason to burn.

oldhippydude

(2,514 posts)
36. this year i grew bhut jelokia (ghost peppers) for just such an application..
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:14 PM
Oct 2012

they are hotter than poloice pepper spray by a couple of orders of magnitude..

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)
55. I used a habanero suspension on my signs.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 07:02 PM
Oct 2012

Food processor, habaneros, a little olive oil and some water.

That shit will put someone in the hospital.

I only wish I could have had some ghost peppers.

 

kooljerk666

(776 posts)
26. FInd someone who does not get POISON IVY, and rub it..........
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:06 PM
Oct 2012

Hopefully after the next sign attack,the cretin will scratch his nutz, rub his eyes/face & pick his nose.
He will never know how he got it either.

I don't get Poison Ivy & if I see any vandalized signs I will go to the home owners & ask if the want their new signs "Treated".

Or move it under a tree and make some sort of Tom & Jerry Trap, that sounds more fun but may lead to a lawsuit

There was a thread around earlier w/ same problem. He put a new home made sign out saying "If You steal/smash my Obama signs, u just gave another $6.00 to President Obama.

That ended it.

 

kooljerk666

(776 posts)
42. The best part is any vandal would not know he touched........
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:19 PM
Oct 2012

and he would spread it all over, all night.

If he came in a car it would be spread to door handles & steering wheel............god that would be funny.

Also b/w night vision cameras are getting cheap, I assume every where i go I am being filmed & act accordingly.

They also sell skunk spray juice & with balloons, a trip wire & bucket you could stink up the works.

Care Acutely

(1,370 posts)
9. I edged mine in straight pins in 2008.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:48 PM
Oct 2012

Someone did try to rip it off, but then dropped it very quickly. Made me all warm and fuzzy inside.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,705 posts)
11. Potassium permanganate.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:50 PM
Oct 2012

It's a dry gray powder that turns bright purple when you get it on your skin, and it will not come off. If the perps are people you know, you'll be able to tell it was them by their purple fingers.

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
13. With a SHARPE ... on the sign, write this ...
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:51 PM
Oct 2012

"Smile, my digital web camera is recording your face right now."

MFM008

(19,814 posts)
21. put the sign in a house window
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:03 PM
Oct 2012

thats what we had to do. We put ours in the livingroom window facing the street.

Thav

(946 posts)
62. Hide one of those game cameras in a bush near by.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 09:52 PM
Oct 2012

If it gets stolen/moved again, grab your camera and call the police. Vandalism/Tresspassing.

quaker bill

(8,224 posts)
27. I have had one stolen
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:07 PM
Oct 2012

replaced it. I want a motion sensitive camera so I can turn the bozos in to the police.

Bobbie Jo

(14,341 posts)
35. heh
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:13 PM
Oct 2012

You flip off r&r yard signs too?

If it makes you feel any better, I saw a rmoney sign laying in a ditch today. Quite the appropriate and symbolic placement, I thought.

Baitball Blogger

(46,715 posts)
37. You know that website that's selling these signs?
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:14 PM
Oct 2012

They would make big bucks if they also sole motion detector concealable cameras.

mysuzuki2

(3,521 posts)
40. Tie out your Rottweiler near the sign.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:16 PM
Oct 2012

After not feeding it for 2-3 days. No I take that back, it would be cruel. Not to feed the dog I mean.

Patiod

(11,816 posts)
47. I just like reminding them that you'll just buy another
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:31 PM
Oct 2012

"To anyone stealing or defacing our sign: we'll just buy another, thereby contributing to the President's re-election campaign"

Cha

(297,240 posts)
50. That's what I was going to suggest.. so, I'll second that.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:36 PM
Oct 2012

There was a great sign on here a couple of weeks ago that said that!

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
51. Make a jalapeno or habanero paste in the blender.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:38 PM
Oct 2012

Put it around the edges and legs of sign (use gloves or disposable paintbrush). Also perhaps skunk essence or deer urine? Pepper spray booby trap? Suggestion above of dog shit on ground surrounding sign is a good one too.
I like the idea of saw blades, fish hooks, broken glass, but you might get in legal trouble.

Qutzupalotl

(14,312 posts)
52. Try this:
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:41 PM
Oct 2012

A motion-activated sprinkler. There's an 8-second delay between shootings, designed to throw off an animal's sense of security to simulate a live person controlling it:
http://www.amazon.com/Contech-CRO101-Scarecrow-Activated-Sprinkler/dp/B000071NUS

I use these for deer, turkeys and my neighbor's dog.

livetohike

(22,144 posts)
53. Ours was taken this afternoon
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 06:54 PM
Oct 2012

My husband and I just came in from stapling Obama signs to our trees that line the main road. We took a ladder and placed the signs high enough that no one will reach them.

I am pissed. They had to come 15' onto our property to rip off the larger yard sign.

The nearest Obama office is 40 miles away, but I'm going down there and get some larger signs to nail onto the trees.

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
57. This is an ongoing problem in red and swing states.
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 07:11 PM
Oct 2012

True story, this happened in Pinellas County Florida so much in the 1980s and 1990s that one of the former heads of the Pinellas County DEC lost his mind and decided to retaliate.

Of course, he was the one who got caught stealing signs.

Fla_Democrat

(2,547 posts)
58. How's the deer population there?
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 07:57 PM
Oct 2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/21/lawn-sign-deer-attack-obama_n_1904722.html




A deer in Texas is showing support for GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney by repeatedly attacking a sign supporting opponent President Barack Obama on an Austin couple's front lawn.

Tom and Beth Priem said concern over repeated tears in an Obama lawn sign in their front yard led to concern about vandals, KXAN.com reports. Beth Priem sat up one morning with a video camera hoping to catch the culprit and discovered the problem was actually something with four legs.





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