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Re: Those pesky kids - ding dong ditch - update said by james:OP is definitely overreacting though, and that's what they want. Those kids are trying to get a funny reaction, they want you to run outside chasing them, they want to see you open the door and stomp around like an angry gorilla. And you're giving them the pleasure. Totally. Lack of reaction on your part = lack of satisfaction on theirs.
Sounds like somebody needs to watch Bad Day at Black Rock. Spencer Tracy's character in that film was one unflappable guy:
Reno Smith: "I believe a man is as big as what'll make him mad. Nobody around here seems big enough to get you mad."
I have to ask: why is it you don't have one of your neighbors mount a video camera in a window that faces your house? |
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 PhilRojo SolPremium
join:2001-06-11
Camarillo, CA
kudos:2 | said by Sticky Doorbells :
I have to ask: why is it you don't have one of your neighbors mount a video camera in a window that faces your house? Why not put a video camera in his window? It's happening to his neighbors as well. Also, I'd wager after this latest brush with the ding dong ditch sheriff, they may lay low for a few months at least. |
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| said by Phil:Why not put a video camera in his window? It's happening to his neighbors as well. Also, I'd wager after this latest brush with the ding dong ditch sheriff, they may lay low for a few months at least. I'd like to see the kids lay low, too, if only so the OP could get a bit of peace and quiet for a change. 
Unfortunately for him, we're talking about kids here. And for kids, an adrenaline rush like the one they no doubt got while being chased down the street by the OP is a powerful motivator for them to keep on doing what they're doing.
Along the same lines as the video camera: can the OP install a peephole in his door? Naughty children aside, a peephole also allows you to determine if salesholes, etc., are also darkening your door, so it's not a bad idea regardless. |
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