Your not an R/T owner R U?...Just kidding. That is very strange..it
certainly sounds as if you are being targetted in particular....possibly
someone you ran across while driving (no pun intented). Have "animals' been
excluded from the possibility.
2,800 lights sounds like alot...could it actually BE a neighbor...one that
doesn't like all the light???
I'm sure you thought of all the possibilities, I hope it doesn't ruin your
holiday spirit though. I have to admit that as a bored juvenile, I ,with
friends used to unscrew the bulbs from outdoor lights just for fun (yeah,
bored kids will do strange things...and the fact that the lights were
'unscrewed' hints at my age :)
""Sevrence, Sean (S.J.)"" <ssevrenc@visteon.com> wrote in message
news:200112171350.fBHDoIX16033@dymwsm15.mailwatch.com...
> Good Morning DAKnuts!
>
> I need to vent a little. Some moron has decided to make "its" presence
felt
> by destroying our lights. Not just once, but two separate incidents. We
use
> white lights on the house, red on our wooden fence, and green on the
> evergreen and trees. All in total 2,800 lights.
>
> Incident 1:
> Thursday Dec 6 - Friday Dec 7 between the hours of 11:00PM and 6:00AM.
East
> side of house has wires cut and bulb sockets removed. Not just the bulbs,
> but the socket itself was cut away! On our 12' tall tree, across the top
was
> cut in half (approx 10' high) with some more plugs cut off. Here's the
> kicker the set on the eves.....at the end of one string and beginning of
> another, this connection was laying on the inside of the gutter. The wires
> were cut and the end of the one string. Mind you this is 8.5' off the
ground
> with nothing to stand up on for access.
>
> At first, we just noticed that the end of that string was cut -- could
have
> been a squirrel being that it was in the gutter. When replacing that
string,
> we noticed the rest of the damage.
>
> Incident 2:
> Sunday Dec 16 between 1:20AM and 7:30AM. Got home from a Christmas party
> (Driving the Dak!!) The house was lit with the exception of the original
> damage (too busy with school to fix them). My wife woke me up after
letting
> the dogs out (Yes dogs!! No barking!!) to ask if I left the lights on?
Yes.
> Were they all lit? Yes. Including the garage? Yes. Now, only the peak of
the
> house and one of the sections on one string (33 lights) work. That's
it!!!!
> The perpetrator must have used pliers and pinched the bulbs themselves to
> darken the lights. All along the house and fence and trees, only 233
lights
> remain. Sheriff was notified around 7:45AM. These unknown case will be
> difficult if impossible to solve.
>
> Now, I ask you. Why? What on this Earth is the reason for this? Did this
> effect the spirit of Christmas? No! Did this upset us? Yes! Are we going
to
> fix them? Yes! Is there going to be surveillance? Yes! Will "it" be
caught?
> Only if "it" does it again before Christmas! Christmas day they are coming
> down after the family leaves.
>
> None of the neighbors are having any problems. We have been here for 6
years
> without any problems. I don't get it. Thanks for your time! I wish you and
> your families all the best this holiday season!!
>
> I will advise if "it" is caught.
>
> Sean
> '92 RC Sport 3.9L 5spd - 255,000mi!
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>
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