Jen500 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Ok, not a great title. But I am SICK of pumpkin thieves in our neighborhood. My kids are so disappointed. I'm open to any creative suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Hollow out the pumpkin and fill with wet cement. LOL. I have no idea but I loved the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I don't have any ideas, but I do sympathize. I was so sad when someone stole all my beautiful Cinderella pumpkins, ones I'd grown. Bring them in at night? I just don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Dress up like a zombie. Place yourself near the pumpkins with a bb gun. Sit very still and pretend you are a Halloween decoration. Let the little poops have it when they try to steal your pumpkins. Our sheriff wouldn't blink at this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Dress up like a zombie. Place yourself near the pumpkins with a bb gun. Sit very still and pretend you are a Halloween decoration. Let the little poops have it when they try to steal your pumpkins. Our sheriff wouldn't blink at this. :lol::lol::lol: Unfortunately, that would get you hauled off to jail in my city, but I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty Social Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 They make these motion sensitive sprinkler heads for deer prevention. Maybe buy one of those and set it up? Next time they'd get a big surprise, and the noise would tip you off so you could call the cops and scare the snot out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I'm with Remudamom! :lol: Short of just putting them in windows or staying up to catch the little buggers, I don't have any other suggestions for you. Sorry! Let us know what you do and if it worked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 :lol::lol::lol: Unfortunately, that would get you hauled off to jail in my city, but I love it. Phhft. They probably wouldn't keep you longer than overnight.........and then only if you actually hit them. I'm betting a bad shot would get off with a wrist slap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 We leave them inside the house in the window so you can see them from the front yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Phhft. They probably wouldn't keep you longer than overnight.........and then only if you actually hit them. I'm betting a bad shot would get off with a wrist slap. Ahhh, but in my city an overnight stay in the local jail would scar me for life. I'd probably wind up with a gang tat on my rear. Oh, I need to be nice. Nevermind. Edited October 22, 2009 by Daisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 What I'd really get a kick out of would be to rig it with a remote control device so you could hit a button, make it explode and cover the thief with purple dye. Is it obvious I have nothing to do today? Is it also obvious that I have 15 yr old boys? I better go make some bread or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Dress up like a zombie. Place yourself near the pumpkins with a bb gun. Sit very still and pretend you are a Halloween decoration. Let the little poops have it when they try to steal your pumpkins. Our sheriff wouldn't blink at this. I love this. If you are oppsed to using a bb gun you can always get one of those air horm and scare them to death. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezus Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Unfortunately, spring guns are illegal! We have some very creative minds on this board though. Is there any place in your backyard to put them so you can still enjoy them, yet not have them be so obvious to the local miscreants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vkay Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Hmmm, can you rub the outside of the pumpkin with the insides of some peppers? Or does the effect wear off when it dries? If not, it would make them miserable for awhile!! But you'd have to make sure innocent, curious kids don't touch it - wouldn't want to give them burning skin. ??? I think I like the cement idea the best. Or maybe at least some bricks or stones. Make them work for it at least! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Ok, not a great title. But I am SICK of pumpkin thieves in our neighborhood. My kids are so disappointed. I'm open to any creative suggestions. Put an old baby monitor in one and wait by the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Put an old baby monitor in one and wait by the window. There ya go. Something legal and fun. Think of all the fun stuff you could say................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Dress up like a zombie. Place yourself near the pumpkins with a bb gun. Sit very still and pretend you are a Halloween decoration. Let the little poops have it when they try to steal your pumpkins. Our sheriff wouldn't blink at this. You could shoot them with a paint gun or an airsoft gun instead of a bb gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 There ya go. Something legal and fun. Think of all the fun stuff you could say................ I thought of this so quickly because I've been tempted to do it on Halloween. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 You could use a paintball gun instead. Cover the bottom of the pumpkins in something unbelievably sticky and nasty...or crisco. :lol: Put mud all over the bottom...or dog poop. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share Posted October 22, 2009 OOoooh, great ideas! I was tempted to add that it can't be something that would get me arrested, but then I knew Remudamom wouldn't be able to give me a chuckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 or dog poop. Oh, I would SO use this idea! They may not get close enough to take it, or they may make enough noise when they discover it that you could catch them in the act! lol On a side note, isn't "sienna" the perfect color for the above quote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I love this. If you are oppsed to using a bb gun you can always get one of those air horm and scare them to death. :D :lol::lol::lol: THIS is a recipe for wet pants if I ever heard one. We don't usually have a problem (our thieves are those bloody squirrels :glare:), but if we do, I'm SOOO doing this this year!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenpatty Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 ROTFL!!! You guys are really making me wish we had pumpkin thieves in our area. Oh the fun to be had...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 OOoooh, great ideas! I was tempted to add that it can't be something that would get me arrested, but then I knew Remudamom wouldn't be able to give me a chuckle. Yer jist livin in the wrong part of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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