Cynic wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:52:29 -0700, "Redman"
> wrote:
>
> > My wife and I are having problems with one of the two young kids
> > from next door. He's 6 but a vandalistic little ., I have a
> > wooden fence between our properties that's been there for years,
> > just recently we decided to put up a concrete wall, the foundations
> > haven't been dug yet but all materials are on site. I started
> > taking the old fence down but left enough or so I thought to stop
> > the little bastard getting into our property. Caught him red handed
> > tonight again trying to rip the netting I have over the Greenhouse
> > for shading and as usual he denied it, his parents aren't
> > interested. If he's not vandalising he's throwing crap from the
> > bins over the fence or trampling over my veg plot. The neighbour on
> > the other side has problems with him as well, they've put a six
> > foot fence up but he's managed to make holes in that. I want to put
> > a layer of cement on top of my wall when it's built and put broken
> > glass into it as I know the little . will try to get on top of
> > it, I know this is probably illegal but is there anything else I
> > could use on the wall top to stop the little . getting on top
> > and also into my property? It'll have to be strong so that rules
> > out wooden trellis.
>
> You can get wall toppings that discourage climbers but will not get
> you into trouble. Try "Screwfix".
>
> There are basically two types. One is a row of sharp pins (similar to
> a carpet grip) that are small enough that although painful when
> grabbed, they won't cause injury, and the other type is a non-drying
> sticky paint that will cause sufficient mess on his clothes to make
> his parents start to take an interest.
>
> You could also start being friendly to the child and give him presents
> such as a toy drum, or an ink-filled water pistol to take home to play
> with. That might prompt the parents to discourage him from visiting
> you!
Sneaky , but good
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