dt_3pin Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Some low-life douchebags stole the top row of a ledge stone retaining wall I built in my Ballard front yard this summer. They took the whole top row, which included the choicest cap stones The value of the rocks isn't too much, less than 2 bills, but I spent a lot of fucking time setting them perfectly. Dry stacking ledge stones is a chore if you want a level, stable wall. Bastards. I'm hoping they come back for the second row tonight, on account of me and the Takoons will be waiting. Anyone else had experience with landscape thievery? Apparently, it's fairly common in Ballard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Damn that sucks. Maybe you can set them with some mortar or stone "glue" so it won't be so easy to steal next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selkirk Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 That blows, but thanks for sharing! I needed a good laugh Mortar would probably work fine for a set of shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 (edited) I was involved in a project in North Beach back a few years ago. These folks on top of this hill hired a sleazeball tree service (I've never worked for one, but they're all over) to cut down all the trees blocking their view. The company didn't ask questions like they should have and started cutting. The folks who lived below and actually owned the trees came home to find their hill littered with trees that had been whacked and left on the hill. The company I worked for got hired to document the damage for the real owners then clean stuff up. The fallen trees were so far up a steep hillside we had to get a crane on site for 2 days to haul the trees and branches away. When we got going the folks above sent down this douchebag lawyer to talk to me. He told me to shut down because a court order was on the way. I told him to come back with the court order and a cop and then we could talk. The dude walked away and never came back. After days of clean up we had to replant for weeks. Even after that the hill became unstable due to tree loss and their was a huge slide that buried several owners houses below. After that a geologist and some other construction guys got called in to stabilize the hill and we had to replant again. That job was fucking nuts after a year and a half of very expensive work the folks who illegally tried to improve their view got sued and lost to the tune of triple damages .... a boat load of money. Edited September 30, 2007 by Feck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt_3pin Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Mortar would probably work fine for a set of shoes In retrospect, I suppose I should have used some masonry adhesive or something, but it's a dry stack wall and doesn't need it structurally. I hadn't considered the theft angle . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dt_3pin Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 That job was fucking nuts after a year and a half of very expensive work the folks who illegally tried to improve their view got sued and lost to the tune of triple damages .... a boat load of money. That's crazy. Reminds me of when Judge Ferris from the 9th Circuit had a hundred or so trees whacked from Coleman Park to improve his view of Lake Washington. He settled with the City for $500K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 In Vancouver some rich lady was busted doing the dirty work herself, sneaking across the road at night and injecting the trees between her and the view with herbicide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jens Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I was involved in a project in North Beach back a few years ago. These folks on top of this hill hired a sleazeball tree service (I've never worked for one, but they're all over) to cut down all the trees blocking their view. The company didn't ask questions like they should have and started cutting. The folks who lived below and actually owned the trees came home to find their hill littered with trees that had been whacked and left on the hill. The company I worked for got hired to document the damage for the real owners then clean stuff up. The fallen trees were so far up a steep hillside we had to get a crane on site for 2 days to haul the trees and branches away. When we got going the folks above sent down this douchebag lawyer to talk to me. He told me to shut down because a court order was on the way. I told him to come back with the court order and a cop and then we could talk. The dude walked away and never came back. After days of clean up we had to replant for weeks. Even after that the hill became unstable due to tree loss and their was a huge slide that buried several owners houses below. After that a geologist and some other construction guys got called in to stabilize the hill and we had to replant again. That job was fucking nuts after a year and a half of very expensive work the folks who illegally tried to improve their view got sued and lost to the tune of triple damages .... a boat load of money. That is a pretty wild story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I have a friend who does some rock poaching for his yard, but he's not your guy, since he's in Truckee and restricts himself to snagging some of those lovely sierra granite rocks from public roadsides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Next time, hollow out a rock and put one of those GPS transponders in it, then if it gets stolen, you can track it and see where it goes to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 1. Cut a hole in rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Damn that sucks. I've never figured the jackasses who go into a new house under construction and sawup all of the brand new copper pipes for scrap. They must be workin their asses off, causing a huge major expense, and then on top of all that, not making much money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No. 13 Baby Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 1. Cut a hole in rock 2. Put your junk in that rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 you should rebuild the wall w/ uranium ore - then cruise through the hood w/a geiger counter to find the bad guys when they come take it again might give your house a cool scubie-doo feel 'fore they get lifted and just in time for halloween! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_A Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I've been through this whole thing before; not much fun. Ours was to the tune of stolen plants; my g/f's plants that line the north and east side of our property(that were gifts from her parents) walked off in the middle of the night. I remember getting up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water, and I probably saw the lady doing it, but she looked like she had stopped to get something out of her handbag. Not too unusual, as the local light rail station isn't too far from our house, and we get foot traffic at all times of the day. Little did I know she was stuffing her bag with all of our freshly planted lavender. Pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 shit - sounds like she mighta beena witch? good thing you didn't fawk w/ her, she mighta turned you into a neeeewt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Man, that really blows. I know how much work building wall like that can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counterfeitfake Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Next time, hollow out a rock and put one of those GPS transponders in it, then if it gets stolen, you can track it and see where it goes to. Radio penetrates stone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Next time, hollow out a rock and put one of those GPS transponders in it, then if it gets stolen, you can track it and see where it goes to. Radio penetrates stone? thus the brilliance of my radioactive rockery-scheme! you won't need to spend extra money on electricity neither - you can turn the porch lights off, fucking wall is glowing bitches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottP Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Next time, hollow out a rock and put one of those GPS transponders in it, then if it gets stolen, you can track it and see where it goes to. Radio penetrates stone? It's DruWorld, that kind of stuff happens all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashclimber Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Its easy to stop these fools. If we had "Manatory Sentencing" in Washington they wouldn't be able to commit crime after crime and never spend a day in jail. Its the same people guys doing the crimes. Dont fool yourself thinking it was their first time. They travel from city to city and steal. Once they get caught the judge suspends their sentence and releases them. The judge claims "its only a property crime, no one was injuried." One guy I know had 7 years worth of suspended sentences that he never served, even tho the prosecutor read them out to the judge at sentencing. Its time to stop the insanity! Eat that you liberals! Remember theives dont care what race, color, creed, religion, political party, gender, or transgender you are. Its all about the opportunity and the Meth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 You can run the antenna out through the same hole you put the tracker in with. Duh. Just like we do when we magnetic tag rocks for tracer studies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builder206 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 All this criminality would be end if we just adopted Rule .308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 (edited) Our neighborhood is overrun with tweakers trying to fence landscaping materials. You can't walk two blocks to the grocery store without some scabby zombie desperately shoving a rail road tie or water feature in your face. Our community is practically under self imposed lock down. The methheads have started staging hot ceramic jockeys on my front lawn. I can't take it anymore. This is all because of habeaus corpus. Or the lack of it. Or both. Something must be done. IT MUST STOP. Edited October 1, 2007 by tvashtarkatena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottP Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 You can run the antenna out through the same hole you put the tracker in with. Duh. Just like we do when we magnetic tag rocks for tracer studies I'm still waiting for the "hollow out the rock" beta... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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