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    Angry Act Of Sheer Mindless Vandalism!

    Stepping out of our front door on Sunday morning, Myrna and I were horrified to discover that a row of beautiful tulips from one of our borders lay flattened on the concrete pathway ... their stems and petals wantonly strewn across the ground.

    Sadly , it's the second time this has happened - the previous occasion being the summer following Myrna's arrival in 2009 - and we can only assume the culprits were either drunken late night revellers or druggies ... ... who knows?

    Frankly, what pisses me off more than anything else is, when I think of the dedicated effort my wife put into the nurture and cultivation of these plants; it fairly makes my blood boil seeing them so willfully destroyed by the mindless morons responsible for what is, in fact, a totally irresponsible act!


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    It may have been cats or foxes Arthur.


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    It may have been cats or foxes Arthur.
    Article in the sun newspaper on Saturday,villagers got the police involved as their flower beds were being vandalised,plod put up cameras and captured the culprits................Muntjac deer I put a trail cam up for a mate several years ago to see what was nicking his roses....................Roe deer and grey squirrels are little f***ers as well



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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    Article in the sun newspaper on Saturday,villagers got the police involved as their flower beds were being vandalised,plod put up cameras and captured the culprits................Muntjac deer I put a trail cam up for a mate several years ago to see what was nicking his roses....................Roe deer and grey squirrels are little f***ers as well
    Thanks
    All our daffodils were flattened by foxes.


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    It may have been cats or foxes Arthur.
    Nah, I don't think so, Steve. ... although we've had our share of cats coming over the perimeter fence to our back garden, there really AREN'T ANY visible signs of them causing damage. As for foxes well, we haven't heard of any prowling around this vicinity.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    Article in the sun newspaper on Saturday,villagers got the police involved as their flower beds were being vandalised,plod put up cameras and captured the culprits................Muntjac deer I put a trail cam up for a mate several years ago to see what was nicking his roses....................Roe deer and grey squirrels are little f***ers as well
    Oh dear me, I'd [tend to] think NOT! ... not where we're living - well-within a city boundary - which, in all my very nearly 50 years' residence at the same address, could never have been considered a 'natural' habitat for deer at any stage.

    Squirrels? Perhaps "at a pinch" (pun intended) but unlikely.


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    I'm sorry that your floowers are a' wie'd awa, Arthur. It seems that we won't see their likes again until next year. Seriously (and sympathetically), you could have some kind of small motion activated camera set up to catch this parcel o' rogues.


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    Sorry to read about the destruction of your flower beds Arthur, it's a sign of the times that we live in now, as you said mindless vandalism, and heartbreaking.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry T View Post
    Sorry to read about the destruction of your flower beds Arthur, it's a sign of the times that we live in now, as you said mindless vandalism, and heartbreaking.
    It's no bed of roses around my way either. Had my wing mirror smashed several times, not to mention my number plate being nicked.

    Probably best to decorate the outside of you property only where none of these louts can access, Arthur.


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    I know the feeling, having experienced it myself, but instead of daffodils, they took the liberty of cutting down two of our trees bordering on ours & neighbor's property while I was away. Happened last year after my husband's passing, so you can imagine my shock when I got back to see what they've done.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Amaw2008 View Post
    I'm sorry that your floo'ers are a' wie'd awa, Arthur. It seems that we won't see their likes again until next year. Seriously (and sympathetically), you could have some kind of small motion activated camera set up to catch this parcel o' rogues.
    Thanks ... and so am I, when I think of all my wife's hard graft gone to waste. But you're right, of course, we'll really need to install one of those small CCTV cameras in an effort to prevent any recurrence because, unfortunately, there's a public footpath running alongside these borders at the front of our house.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry T View Post
    Sorry to read about the destruction of your flower beds Arthur, it's a sign of the times that we live in now, as you said mindless vandalism, and heartbreaking.
    Thanks too, Harry ... 's exactly what it amounts to - wanton destruction - and it is, indeed, heartbreaking.


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    Quote Originally Posted by sally sanchez View Post
    I know the feeling, having experienced it myself, but instead of daffodils, they took the liberty of cutting down two of our trees bordering on ours & neighbor's property while I was away. Happened last year after my husband's passing, so you can imagine my shock when I got back to see what they've done.
    Hmmmmmmmm, I know where I would be looking Sally.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ako Si Jamie View Post
    It's no bed of roses around my way either. Had my wing mirror smashed several times, not to mention my number plate being nicked.
    Seems to be the same everywhere, Jamie. Sorry to learn about the damage done to your car ... and its numberplate being nicked.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ako Si Jamie View Post
    Probably best to decorate the outside of you property only where none of these louts can access, Arthur.
    ... like I've said already though, it isn't so easy, if outside one's front door leads directly onto a public right of way.


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    Quote Originally Posted by sally sanchez View Post
    I know the feeling, having experienced it myself, but instead of daffodils, they took the liberty of cutting down two of our trees bordering on ours & neighbor's property while I was away. Happened last year after my husband's passing, so you can imagine my shock when I got back to see what they've done.
    Could it be your neighbour's [inappropriately] taken advantage of your absence ... by cutting down the trees without consulting you in the first instance?


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    Anyway, Sally ... back; it's nice to see you posting again.


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    Sorry to hear of such acts of vandalism, brainless and disgusting thing to do to anyone that has worked hard to improve their lives by adding a little colour and comfort, not good at all.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Parnham View Post
    Sorry to hear of such acts of vandalism, brainless and disgusting thing to do to anyone that has worked hard to improve their lives by adding a little colour and comfort, not good at all.
    ABSOLUTELY, Michael ... !


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Thanks ... and so am I, when I think of all my wife's hard graft gone to waste. But you're right, of course, we'll really need to install one of those small CCTV cameras in an effort to prevent any recurrence because, unfortunately, there's a public footpath running alongside these borders at the front of our house.
    Trouble is, this might not deter a future attack because a drunken yob isn't going to think CCTV. It might be better to install one of those lights that automatically switch on when someone passes, too. Perhaps a CCTV sign as well. This did happen at night, yup?


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    Could have been a drunken fox.


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    Could have been a drunken fox.
    ... definitely WASN'T an animal, ... unless one takes into account animals of the human species!


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