My Neighbor Is Stealing My Water

[Malignantx]

yes excellent!

fill your hose with something to kill his flowers..

use above suggestion and set up a webcam. Record him using your water and at the same time destroying his flowers in the process. Of course destruction of the flowers will not be instant so therefore not caught on cam.

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: dartworth
set up a webcam
take pics for proof
have lawyer send neighbor pics with last 6 water bills
neighbor pays water bills
profit

:thumbsup:

 

[biggestmuff]

Stop being a pussy. You have more than suspicion; you have proof via your sister's eyewitness account. Confront him!

 

[EGGO]

Get weed seeds and put it into the other side of the hose. They're rare to get, but you can find it.

 

[Trey22]

Grow a pair, walk over and knock on his door, ask him why he's using your hose/water.

When he admits it, punch him in the face.

Does he have a hot wife?

 

[Sphexi]

Tell him to knock that crap off or else he's gonna be fertilizer himself.

 

[DrPizza]

If you find it uncomfortable to accuse him, simply ask him if he's hired a gardner to take care of his flowers... "I was wondering, because my hose has been unwound a few times and my sister saw someone watering your flowers with my hose."

That gives him the opportunity to save face and admit it was himself... It's a nicer way of accusing someone of doing something - this way he isn't directly accused, and thus isn't put on the defensive. But, the end result should be the same.

FTW.

p.s. all the solutions that kill his flowers are also going to kill part of your lawn when he turns the hose on. I doubt he stretches the hose to his flowers, walks back to the hose connection, turns the water on, and walks back to his flowers... Assuming he's not a moron, he's going to figure out that you've done something. Then, if he feels you did it maliciously (which you did), he's probably going to attempt to get revenge on YOU! Plus, killing several hundred dollars worth of rose bushes, etc., probably far exceeds the cost of your water.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

You have a witness. Confront him.

If that's too hard get him on tape and notify your water utiltity.

Trashing his lawn is kind of juvenile.

 

[Cattlegod]

steal his electricity!

 

[funkymatt]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Just put some pure sodium in the end of the hose (make sure it is completely dry before doing this). Your whole neighborhood will know when he steals your water again.

potassium will do this too.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: funkymatt

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Just put some pure sodium in the end of the hose (make sure it is completely dry before doing this). Your whole neighborhood will know when he steals your water again.

potassium will do this too.

Where is the normal person supposed to get pure potassium and sodium?

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: funkymatt

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Just put some pure sodium in the end of the hose (make sure it is completely dry before doing this). Your whole neighborhood will know when he steals your water again.

potassium will do this too.

Potassium is stronger than what we'd need it to be.

 

[RedArmy]

Chemicals FTW!

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
b) Write my initials in his lawn using Round Up


but make it his initials, not yours

Sounds great!

 

[Brutuskend]

No one liked my Liquid ASS idea?

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
No one liked my Liquid ASS idea?

Hey that was the best idea!

 

[JMWarren]

Coat the end of the hose in (gonna need the chemical name here guys, it's been a while since chem, anyways it turns brown when exposed to skin) This stuff won't wash off so you can catch him brown handed.

It's a little a toxic so you might wanna take that into account....

 

[FLWRHART]

 

[FLWRHART]

since your neighbors you dont want to cause too much of a problem or you will constantly have problems.
your best bet is to confront him first, then if need be, then just unhook your hose until youi need it.

 

[Dessert Tears]

Originally posted by: JMWarren
Coat the end of the hose in (gonna need the chemical name here guys, it's been a while since chem, anyways it turns brown when exposed to skin) This stuff won't wash off so you can catch him brown handed.

It's a little a toxic so you might wanna take that into account....

Silver nitrate. This sounds like a good way of creating stronger evidence.

 

[arcas]

If you have one of those plastic box-style hose reels, you could have some fun. These guys attach to the spigot using a short 2-3 foot hose. On the inside of the 'box' there's another spigot where you attach your hose. You then wind the hose around it. The upshot is with the hose wound around it, you won't be able to see where the hose attaches to the plastic nipple.

Now, you can buy inline fertilizer attachments (Miracle Grow makes one) that are made to attach between the spigot and the hose. But there's nothing to say you can't attach it to the nipple inside the hose reel box. Now, instead of plant foot, fill the fertilizer attachment with salt. I'm guessing your neighbor isn't going to fully-unwind your hose and inspect it.

Come to think of it, you can make one of these yourself out of a 2- or 3-foot piece of old garden hose, a hose repair kit (for the end connectors) and some very fine mesh (think pantyhose). Fill the hose piece with rock salt, cover both ends with pantyhose then attach the hose repair connectors over top the pantyhose. Then attach one end to your main garden hose and the other end to the hose reel.

 

[JMWarren]

Originally posted by: Flatscan
It's a little a toxic so you might wanna take that into account....

Silver nitrate. This sounds like a good way of creating stronger evidence.[/quote]

Yeah, Thats the ticket. I can't remember how toxic it is though. Wouldn't want you to get into trouble....

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

buy RIT dye tablets, put them in the house end of your hose. He will set up the hose and it will work its way to the end and spray all over. RIT dye is essentially permanent.

 

[tommywishbone]

(B)

 

[amol]

IIRC, this was a 'King of the Hill' episode