My Neighbor Is Stealing My Water

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DeadByDawn

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Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: AdamSnow
If he is watering his flowers or something with it, I like the idea about weed killer in the hose... :D


Oooh. :thumbsup:

I thought that would be a good idea too but I would bet that the weed killer would be really watered down by the time it got there and wouldn't do much.

use one of those miracle grow switch on/switch off attachments, but put it on the pipe inside.

Use concentrated ground sterilizer, the kind you have to mix with water to use. His lawn won't be right for a year.
 

imported_Scourge

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Just stay home one day, and when he starts to use your water. . . haul ass over there and beat the hell out of him. Then take his clothes off, and make him dance. You'll need a pistol for part two.
 

Specop 007

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Theres various kinds of Roundup.

The REAL Roundup kills everything, and nothing will grow there for about 5 years give or take.
I mean the land is barren. It makes slash and burn viking raids look like a stroll through the city rose garden.

Sure would be a damn shame if some of that found its way into his yard............
 

Brutuskend

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He's using YOUR HOSE?

If so, fill it with something that will KILL ANYTHING he sprays with it.

That way....well, YOU didn't actually DO anything that you can be held accountable for and the point will definitely be made!:evil:
 

Sukhoi

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Everything killer in the hose is good unless he initially turns the water on at your place and gets your grass wet with it.

Initials in the yard is boring...I'd say more of an "O RLY?" or "PENIS" would work better.

I don't like the tree idea...this isn't the tree's fault and that's way bigger than killing some flowers.
 

kranky

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Wait a minute... you said the hose is scattered AND the water is still on.

Obviously he is not trying to sneak water from you - he's not even trying to hide it. So before going happy-go-jacky on him, ponder on why your neighbor might not believe he's doing anything underhanded.

This doesn't sound like someone trying to pull something over on you.
 

Kanalua

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Break into his house while he's asleep. Confront him in his bedroom, at gunpoint. Recite to him some Bible verse. Unload said hand cannon into neighbor (and wife if in bed). Profit.
 

JS80

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How about ask nicely? If he repeats, ask meanly. If he repeats again, exact revenge.
 

slag

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Originally posted by: Specop 007
Theres various kinds of Roundup.

The REAL Roundup kills everything, and nothing will grow there for about 5 years give or take.
I mean the land is barren. It makes slash and burn viking raids look like a stroll through the city rose garden.

Sure would be a damn shame if some of that found its way into his yard............

ALL Roundup is neutralized when it contacts soil.
 

flot

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Originally posted by: kranky
Wait a minute... you said the hose is scattered AND the water is still on.

Obviously he is not trying to sneak water from you - he's not even trying to hide it. So before going happy-go-jacky on him, ponder on why your neighbor might not believe he's doing anything underhanded.

This doesn't sound like someone trying to pull something over on you.

I dunno about that, how can you "accidentally" use someone else's water on a regular basis? Sure if it happened once or twice no big deal maybe there's some legit problem. But my water bill has trippled here in South FL over the last couple months - and I am watering just enough to keep my lawn from dying completely.

Do you have a well? If so he might think of yours as "free water" (which of course it isn't) but yes this sounds pretty shady to me.

I really like the idea about putting something in the hose, but you never know, maybe he's a nice enough guy that he's watering your yard on the way over, etc. I'd definitely keep an eye on the situation though and figure out what he thinks he's doing...

Does he have a good looking wife/gf? :)
 

Specop 007

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Originally posted by: slag
Originally posted by: Specop 007
Theres various kinds of Roundup.

The REAL Roundup kills everything, and nothing will grow there for about 5 years give or take.
I mean the land is barren. It makes slash and burn viking raids look like a stroll through the city rose garden.

Sure would be a damn shame if some of that found its way into his yard............

ALL Roundup is neutralized when it contacts soil.

Along with the rest of the stuff growing.
 

Brutuskend

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Actually, you COULD just fill the hose with some nice bright DYE, it would still get the point across without doing any permanent damage. ;)
 

UpgradeFailure

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I like the idea of some kind of poison in the hose. But I was wondering if what if the neighbor decided to put the sprinkler on for his kid, and the kid got sick/died/something with drinking the water from the sprinkler? Would the OP be held at fault, since even though the neighbor took it without asking, the OP knew about it and this was a plan?

Just curious. I'm all for fvcking with the guys lawn though
 

PingSpike

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Fill the end of the hose with the chemical that explodes when it comes in contact with water. That way when he goes to water his yard, he blows his hands off!

To much?
 

Specop 007

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Originally posted by: PingSpike
Fill the end of the hose with the chemical that explodes when it comes in contact with water. That way when he goes to water his yard, he blows his hands off!

To much?

Score!!

Sprinkle some of that chemical on his lawn/flowers. When he goes to water....... :D
 

OdiN

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hey....

How about this.

Run extension cords and plug them into his outdoor outlets and run your entire house off of his electricity. Leave everything on all the time.