My Kerry/Edwards yard sign was stolen last night.

[Catherine Vincent]

Bastards!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. In Texas?? I'm surprised your house wasn't burned down.

[mitchtv]

2. everyone around here takes them in at night

freepers and the gloom of night and all.

[dean_dem]

3. Look at it this way....

Maybe they were just so overwhelmed by Kerry's stellar performance, they couldn't wait to order their own in order to show their support. So they just took the first one they could find. Now that's dedication.

A while back someone did the stupidest thing I can think of to my Kerry bumpersticker on my car: they drew a line through it with a black magic marker. Needless to say I was so swayed by their convincing argument that I immediately removed the sticker from my car. Then I slapped a brand new one right back on.

[Catherine Vincent]

6. I actually thought of that. A Kerry supporter that saw the debate

that drove by and wanted one, so they took mine. I had an extra one just in case because I think I'm safe in stating that my neighborhood is majority democrats. But there could be a few closet bushies or Independents in the mix. I'm not sure.

[jaznme]

4. Many stolen signs in my area!

Also bumper stickers taken off cars! The campaign headquarters had Bush graffiti painted all over the side of the building in Norfolk, VA. In volunteering at the campaign headquarters, I've learned of many such acts!

[Warpy]

5. I keep suggesting you glove up and rub habanero peppers on it.

Yes, anybody who touches that sign and then touches their eyes or goes to the toilet will regret it rather quickly, but it is not harmful in any way. It just hurts like hell.

After multiple sign thefts, I'd be tempted to pull out the poison ivy, but only if there were no children in the area.

Of course, these ideas are because I refuse to own a gun.

[Catherine Vincent]

7. I would but I figure the recipient would get so upset and

remember my house and try and do harm to it. If they were devious enough to steal my sign, they would be devious enough to throw paint or something on my garage door.

[derby378]

8. What area of Texas do you live in?

Someone at Democratic HQ in Dallas was reporting yesterday that her 4x6 sign was stolen. Now that's a BIG sign to steal - you'd think there'd be at least one witness.

[Rufguy]

9. Protect your property....

Considering that stealing signs is against the law, you will hardly get Johnny Law to come down and write up a report, much less, arrest someone. So I give to you ideas on how to protect your signs:

- Staple fiberglass insulation on the sign stake. Most thieves will not carry gloves or such when they are sneaking around at night. Once they grab the stake, they will have itchy hands for a while. Its not life-threatening but really annoying.

- Turn a negative into a positive. THE NEGATIVE: We all have neighbors that own dogs that poop in yards. Some irresponsible dog owners will not pick up that poop. THE POSITIVE: Why not collect these free doggie land mines with a handy shovel and place them everywhere around your signs. When that sneaky repub comes around, he will not see the surprises you left for him. In a few weeks after the election, you can pick up and throw away the doggie land mines after they harden up.

- Grab some fishing line and tie up all your signs together along with the mailbox, trees, etc. I doubt our opportunistic vandals will have a pair of scissors to cut the line.

- The Tennessee Surprise: Pot farmers tie rattlesnakes to stakes around there pot farms in order to keep looters and law enforcement away from their crops. This is an extreme measure to protect your signs and I would not recommend it, but what's wrong with placing fake plastic snakes around your signs to scare the bejezzus out of your midnight prowlers.

- The Bunny Complex: When they take one sign, replace with two more. When they take these two signs, replace with four more. When they steal these four, replace with eight signs. Time to paint the garage door and mailbox.

- Final Straw?: Mount your signs on your roof. If someone gets on your roof to steal your signs, you should be able to shoot and ask questions later. They are trying to break in, right????

If you have any more comments or ideas, please share. I am just as tired as anyone of the bullying tactics of republicans. I always keep extra Kerry signs because there is no foolproof way to protect your signs.

[Catherine Vincent]

10. Thanks. Those are some good suggestions.

But I laughed out loud at the final straw suggestion. Mount it on my roof and if someone goes up there to steal, shoot and ask questions later. My bf would love that. He's pro gun.

[MazeRat7]

11. Put your sign in nearest fire ant mound....

When the grab it, they will also pull up several dozen of ant and while carrying the sign back to their vehicle will certainly get some on them... and well... you know the rest.

I have seen other suggestions like, putting poison ivy on the sign and hooking the sign up one of the cheep (but loud) intruder alerts - the kind that goes off when a string is pulled to remove a pin.


MZr7

[newyawker99]

12. Hi rufguy!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Gato Moteado]

13. there is a motion detector that you can buy that.....

..will turn a lawn sprinlker on. people use these to keep cats and dogs out of their garden beds. i don't know where to get them but i have heard of people using them.

if you bought one of these and aimed a couple sprinklers in the direction of your sign, the would-be-thief would get sprayed and probably there would be enough noise made that you could get outside to catch the scummy freeper bastard.

once your boyfriend apprehended the dirty little worm, what you do with him is entirely up to you. personally, i'd call the police and prosecute the freeptard to the fullest extent of the law for trespassing, theft, destruction of property, etc.

[txindy]

14. See if you can make some use of the hot weather

and find a big ol' fire ant mound to plant the sign in. Let nature take its course. ;)