Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Vanity:Neighbor helps foil McCain Sign vandals
Lake Titicaca | Today | Brainhose

Posted on 11/04/2008 8:46:56 AM PST by Brainhose

I've had a beautiful 4'X 8' McCain/Palin sign out in the front yard.
It was knocked over once and then the second time they stole it, even breaking off the aluminum posts that were driven into the ground
After we put a new sign back up, my neighbor who is a retired Marine ran a series of almost invisible trip-wires from the posts to several places around the sign.
He checked on the sign for me while I was at work and someone had obviously tripped over one of the wires, and laying in the grass in front of the sign was a box cutter.
Unfortunately there was no flesh on the wire. The sign still stands.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: obama

1 posted on 11/04/2008 8:46:59 AM PST by Brainhose
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Brainhose

LOL....leave it up to a Marine !!!....did you dust the box cutter for prints and send them through AFIS ?


2 posted on 11/04/2008 8:51:17 AM PST by Kimmers (Our country is in trouble. Whom do you want to lead, a fighter pilot or a community organizer?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Brainhose

To bad there was not a camera set up with those trip wires then you could have returned the box cutter to the perp!


3 posted on 11/04/2008 8:53:58 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Brainhose

Thank God it wasn’t an active duty Marine with access to Claymore mines...


4 posted on 11/04/2008 8:55:50 AM PST by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals Crazy!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Brainhose

I live in a liberal neighborhood of MN. This Halloween I hid in the bushes in my Batman costume with my garden hose waiting for some liberal kid to grab my sign.

Much to my surprise (and glee) I saw some trick or treaters run off with my neighbor’s Obama sign.


5 posted on 11/04/2008 8:56:48 AM PST by MNDude
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Brainhose

Too bad he can do a “Claymore” to those trip wires....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claymore_mine


6 posted on 11/04/2008 8:58:10 AM PST by pwatson
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kimmers

LOL I thought about that but he had thrown it away.


7 posted on 11/04/2008 9:00:07 AM PST by Brainhose (Pelosi:A Heartbeat & An Aneurysm away from Presidency)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: MNDude

I wish I could’ve caught the hoodlums who stole our sign. We had the sign up for almost 2 weeks and sure enough on Halloween someone took it. We went back to GOP HQ and got another one to make sure it was in our yard for the election.


8 posted on 11/04/2008 9:00:22 AM PST by sierrascrapper (DUNCAN HUNTER the TRUE CONSERVATIVE CHOICE that was shut out)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Brainhose
Too bad the Marine didn't have the trip wires trigger a Claymore.

I saw a video of a kid stealing a sign get zapped by a sign hooked up to the dog's electric fence...

Personally, I like the idea of spreading VERY hot pepper sauce/oil on the sign, that will eventually find its way to the perp's eyes and/or genitals.

The effect is severe for the perp, and gratifying for the vandalized..

9 posted on 11/04/2008 9:00:39 AM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: missnry
You have to be active duty to possess a claymore mine? WOW, didn't know that.
10 posted on 11/04/2008 9:13:59 AM PST by paratrooper82 (82 Airborne 1/508th BN "fury from the sky")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Brainhose

Just take out a gun and shoot the invaders. It’s your yard.


11 posted on 11/04/2008 9:21:15 AM PST by Wiz
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: missnry

How about a claymore-looking device packed full of blue dye? It shouldn’t be hard to tell which one of your neighbors was the culprit.


12 posted on 11/04/2008 9:21:24 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: river rat

Pure capsaicin in a vegetable oil base.

13 posted on 11/04/2008 9:25:57 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: river rat

I have a feeling that it would find its way to the genitals (assuming they had any) first. :)


14 posted on 11/04/2008 11:29:16 AM PST by Brainhose (Pelosi:A Heartbeat & An Aneurysm away from Presidency)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: antiRepublicrat

Dats de stuff!

Available on the internet......
Here http://tastethepain.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/product124.html#124


Taste The Pain Hot Sauce Shop Logo

It shouldn’t get any hotter than this. Pure capsaicin resin in oil.

This is NOT A SAUCE!
This is a food additive only. Very dangerous.

Liability Disclaimer

Upon clicking on “Add To Cart” below, you, the buyer, hereby agree and affirm that in exchange for the purchase of This product from Taste The Pain, certain conditions and promises are required:

1. Due to the extremely hot nature of this product , I agree that it shall be used only as a food additive.This products can cause serious injury if directly consumed, ingested and/or applied to the eyes, or any other bodily organs.

2.This product is to be used at my own risk, and I fully understand the potential danger if handled improperly.

3. If I give this product as a gift, I will make the recipient fully aware of the potential danger if handled improperly, or directly consumed.

4. I hereby disclaim, release, and relinquish any and all claims, actions and/or lawsuits against the manufacturer and/or the seller that I, or any of my dependents, heirs, or family members may have relating to any damage and/or injury that results, or is alleged to have resulted, from the use, consumption,ingestion, and/or contact of any bodily part or organ of or from this product.

5. I am not inebriated, and I am fully able to make a sound decision about the purchase of this product.

BY PLACING THIS ITEM IN YOUR SHOPPING CART, YOU AFFIRM THAT

YOU HAVE READ THIS DISCLAIMER, AND AGREE TO AND ACCEPT ITS CONDITIONS.

Pure Cap Hot Sauce*
$15.75 $14.50 On Sale!


15 posted on 11/04/2008 12:26:26 PM PST by river rat (Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Brainhose

SEMPER FI!


16 posted on 11/04/2008 12:34:02 PM PST by Lady Jag (DONATE NOW at https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Lady Jag
Thanks much, It is a very depressing night obviously.
ACORN managed to screw us out of this election but of course any complaints will be seen as racist.
17 posted on 11/04/2008 8:12:58 PM PST by Brainhose (Pelosi:A Heartbeat & An Aneurysm away from Presidency)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson