Remote cars and Neighborhood Rules

[airann 1]

There is this Dude down the street, by about 3 or 4 houses. He has an electric or remote controlled car. (He is about 34ish)
He got tired of up and down the street with the remote car. He then chages to circles in the cul de sac repeatedly.
I live at the end of the cul de sac. I have 2 lots. So does my nextdoor neighbor -The Vampire, (he works at night, I see him rarely)
Skeet (Great Dane) eventually stops trying to go thru the front window pane and just barks semi quietly in his LazyBoy chair at the window.
Skeet's view is all the way down the street and You cant miss a giant doggie in the window. He can see you - you can see him.
After a while... Mr Remote Car is tired of that and Skeet wont bark anymore.
NOW he is going up the Vampires driveway, across MY front lawn and down MY driveway and gone....... Oh NO, this blows Skeets mind and Flea Flyer is now barking.
So, I get about enuff of this (daytime) and walk Skeet outside Look- there is nothing but the remote car coming thru occasionally. But, I give the guy way down there the Evil Eye. Well.... Heh, he goes inside.
last night.....the guy is braver and braver.
By now the Dude, has smoked crack or something....
He is bored with Skeet not barking at the window, so he comes even closer.
I had to let Skeet out cause he was wiggin bad over the stupid car Zippin close by the window. And you can not get involved in that... or you will get hurt every time. The dog is big.
So, Skeet goes outside and is cool until.......Mr Remote Car runs the car along the front fence. THEN Skeet chases it back and forth and barks adamantly and the ground on the other side of the fence.
I already thought about letting Skeet just have the car. But, it would get ugly if Skeet got his mouth hurt by the wheels.
SO...... Friday night Plans. ..............
fishing line, numerous bungee sticks painted black, chicken wire - painted black. Giant nails and small board - painted black.....bottle rockets, cherry bombs, pelet gun, M16 or rocket launcher .....grease paint ....black pants, leather...., black shirt.... black cap, black high heels, wait scratch that... black shoes, or for quiet creeping... black socks...... black gaffers tape..... sheet of plastic, Pink paint from garage left by former owners.
Thinkin this afternoon, cant skydive WAY too much wind..... I will sit and
1. knit a monofilament (fishing) line, boobie trap net. Paint that black too. Put it by fence.... Snag and drag car into pool from under the fence.
2. make a turtle trap... lay it on its side paint it black, the car wont be able to get out once it goes in. Put Skeet crap in trap....? I like that....
3. Lay out plastic deep into grass -maybe dig a little trench and fill it with Pink house paint. Surround it with Bungee Sticks
4. While he tries to get airborne off a little bitty stick, his car is struck by giant nails. What if the nails were hooked up to electricity?
5. Build a flimsly little ramp innocently by my mailbox. Cover it with booby traps tie those to mail box... snag it and then blow it up. That would be cool at night.
I pity the fool who messes with my kids.
Window Crew
Ann ~ www.AirAnn.com

[quade 4]

Have you ever considered looking into the sport of BattleBots?
How pissed off are my neighbors going to be if I run a super heavy weight slam bot around the street?
Cool.
quade
http://futurecam.com

[ChromeBoy 0]

Just beat the damn thing with sledge hammer. He will get the point. If you can not catch it have the big dog chase it. It will scare the hell out of the owner especially if the dog is coming his way.
Another way is to have your great dane chase him down, tackle him, and start humping him. The dude will probably move away!
Kachink,
ChromeBoy
-Mirage G3 Unisyn-

[PhreeZone 20]

Quade... a few of us bored northern winter locked jumpers have tossed that idea around a few times... what to join us if we do it? An all skydiver Battlebots crew... the show would never be the same....
Cause I don't wanna come back down from this cloud... ~ Bush

[n2skdvn 0]

keep us posted this sounds like fun!!!!!!!
It's not the fall that kills you, it'ssudden deceleration syndrome.

[quade 4]

I may already have a "crew" slot for the next one, but would be more than honored to hang with you guys if that falls through!
Eric Gin's brother built a really fierce bot this last season, the Big B, and in my opinion was robbed of the giant nut by Ziggo in the final round. Eric was Captain of my 4-way team two years ago and now he's jumping 8-way on the new Dan B.C. team.
I want to go as crew for at least one before blowing >$5,000 on building my own.
quade
http://futurecam.com

[AndyMan 7]

I think you need to stop by late at night, and secretly drop off a video of his precious car being run out the back of Eloy's Skyvan.
_Am
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[airann 1]

Ah ha!!! I think someone is home.......down there.... heh.... maybe
Think that battlebot thing is a good idea, I start with an old chain saw. That sounds like fun. Wait i have an old skil saw, damn near killed me once, it promptly shorted out when I bought my house.
Levin says: Pelet Gun???? What is that going to do ding his plastic car door???? LOL
But, trouble is I am not a meanie. I couldnt even fire this girl after she stole a computer in front of two witnesses. Yeah, I decided to wait till she had enuff rope to hang herself. Uh ok... Then, I decided to wait till she grew enuff cotton to make the rope.
I like the paint idea, but the little dog from down the street may get in it. (the Jack Russell Terrier I am going to dye black and keep. -If the kid drags the dog home by the foot ONE more time). I cant help it if my Guys are good looking.
I like the remote car in the pool idea... The pool is just a few yards from the fence. I can dig a temp hole there to snag it with the fishing line net, drag it under and drop it in the pool- deep end.
THEN if he wants it he has to walk around the house from the NW side..... THAT is Skeets Hop and DRoP place.!!!!, it is impossible to walk thru there unaware and not step in Great Dane Poop. Hell, I got ten bucks on that one. Right now, baby.
But I would rather blow it up.
Ya know, like they used to say about my landings........ Damn Ann!! Great landing - all you had to do -was catch on fire and blow up and it would have been perfect. ....I wish I could remember who said that.
Ann ~ www.AirAnn.com

[Zennie 0]

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Levin says: Pelet Gun???? What is that going to do ding his plastic car door???? LOL

Heh. I have the ultimate BattleBot. It's called a 12 gauge Remington 1100.
Put an end to that real quick.
"Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense."

[Zennie 0]

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Damn Ann!! Great landing - all you had to do -was catch on fire and blow up and it would have been perfect. ....I wish I could remember who said that.

Bwahahahaha!!!
Thta's good, but your landings have been good every time I've seen them. Just keep me around, maybe I'm your good luck charm.
"Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense."

[cameramonkey 0]

Just beat the damn thing with sledge hammer.
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I agree... it IS on your property after all.
In all seriousness, I would at least give the assh... er I mean neighbor the benefit of a "discussion" make sure the numb nuts is aware that its YOUR property, and that its disturbing your dog (and consequently, YOU).
THEN send it home to him in dozens/hundreds/thousands of small peices.
My preference is via trebuchet (HUGE mideival catapult device capable of hurling a piano sized object 200 yards)
http:// http://www.middelaldercentret.dk/acta.html
nothing quite like the sound of a piano impacting the earth at terminal ;)

[n2skdvn 0]

saw that on ripleys that guy wants to bulid a bigger one so he can sling busses!!!!!!
It's not the fall that kills you, it'ssudden deceleration syndrome.

[PhreeZone 20]

Lets go pumkin chunkin!
I've built smaller ones that were used for smaller stuff like water ballons and harmless stuff in my physic classes. Got the blueprints for one that should toss a 100 pound "Boulder" 100 feet. I'm thinking it might be a bad idea to leave something like this around a DZ....
Cause I don't wanna come back down from this cloud... ~ Bush

[Snowwhite 0]

well, my husband backed over one of those remote trucks once,,,,oh,yeah, and he ran forward over it once, ok so he backed over it several times....but the kid never did get another one that we knew of...
Hey, have you just thought of walking Skeet down there several times a day til he gets the idea that THAT is his hop and pop area? At least it will keep the guy busy. You can let him know you enjoyed playing with his toy so much you just wanted to share a little of your garden fertilizer in exchange. Good friends can always find things to do together...

[rgoper 0]

two words fix your problem forever, maybe costs a bit in lawn repair, but that will be decided where your priorities lie.......CLAYMORE MINE! done deal!! we make em' cheap where i live................J/K
Richard
"Gravity Is My Friend"

[DENGOPHER 0]

Ann next time the guy drives the little car in your yard snag it up
... I like the video idea drive the car off the back of the skyvan after it hits the ground ... say this could happen to you!!!!!!
i bet you won't see any more little cars on your street..
just jump!!!

[DENGOPHER 0]

or i have some R/C airplanes we could attack from the air!!!! or crash one trough the front window of his house ... what do ya think!!!
just jump!!!
gopher

[NtheSeaOrSky 0]

Orrrrr, Plan B
Waffle and I come to visit......send waffle after the dude.......she'll herd him back to us and circle around him to keep him in place..........THEN we bring out Skeet to stand one inch in front of him holding his lil remote car.....Great Dane barking right in his face.....oh and we will hold him on a frayed leash that always makes 'em nervous. Oh, and we will do this not in your yard (it can be messy).
Orrrrrrr Plan C
Waffle and I come to visit......send her after the intruder.......heh ever seen the police dogs?? She learned well, nothin like a big wolf looking dog barking and snarling its fool head off an inch away from your body. Again not in your yard, less clean up that way! For extra measure, maybe we will send her to tackle him and stand on top of him snarling and growling. You got the video ready??? Im calling Delta right now!

[NtheSeaOrSky 0]

Oh, eh,
Don't forget the "Charlie's Angels" music for the video.

[SkydiveMonkey 0]

Skydive over your house next time he's there - 360 hook, and WHACK out goes the car. You look cool and it solves your problem. Just make sure to wear steel toe-caps.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila floor

[airann 1]

There was zero action last night, it rained a little. Doh!
But - No prob ... I can wait ... he.. ha..ha....he....
So get this, I do a little investigative reporting and find out OMG, I am surrounded.!
Aparently, these persons have a _small community_ and they know each other from the forum or track each weekend..... The have a giant forum and srceen names and moderators and meet up and say--
Hey! I am GTracer22, I am GTX, or I am Mexican_Speed. and even a SappieSap!!
Oh yeah... I know you from the forums!! (Smile, Gag, Wink.. Wink...)
Yeah, Its like .....unbelieveable..
They find out what part of town each lives in and meet up at the dz.. I mean track ..near them and then they recognize each other by their rig/jumpsuit.. oops .....freakin Car.!!
Then, they have like sponsors and stuff, and you can get a DECAL for your helmet ..dang it ...CAR..!
Interesting, Oh yeah... and naturally... my guy can be one of about 3 or 4 regular posters, in my direct specific vecinity ..... (profiles and a thread)
Would'nt it freak me out if they had a thread over there about ME.!!! or Skeet.!!! - I mean.. Oh, Hell Yes... Lookit ..... this is a common hobby/problem, people chase dogs!! The caption on this picture Was..... I can out run 'my buddies' dog or something.....
Evidence
Heh, looks like to Me the dog is turning and looking back.
It was like a damn parallel universe, over there.
They even had an RSL like controversy going on.
My main hobbyshop/dz is larries hobbys on 1-45 and 1960 and just hobbies in the woodlands.
...about two weeks and no show on buggy/new main, I am fumed.
KillerClay is being a wuss, scared I am going to kick his rearend at the track/dz.
Ann ~ www.AirAnn.com