Re: NOW: Damaged lights WAS: offtopic - holiday - USA

From: bob (bnich@bellatlantic.net)
Date: Mon Dec 17 2001 - 20:31:09 EST


I was thinking more like "Silent Night" after you hit the Scrooge with thye bat :o)
Bob

bob wrote:

> Stand behind the tree with a Christmas Bat :o)
> Bob
>
> "Sevrence, Sean (S.J.)" wrote:
>
> > 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
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Lowered 1998 Metallic Red Extended Cab
2/4" Drop, Gibson Cat Back, Street Scene Roll Pan, Shaved Tailgate, Lund Wiper Cowl,
S/S Sport Mirrors, Lo-Pro Hard Tonnue over a Custom Bed, 13" Video System, K&N, F&B,
TB, Stillen Bumper Cover, Nitto 275's all around on Chrome R/T Wheels, Sony
CDX-7850, Three sets of Infinity Kappa's, Three MTX 275x's, MTX Thunderform with 10"
7000's and a MTX 2130.

New Pictures "by Chuck" at http://www.intense99dak.com/bob.htm



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