tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post6338974138628115862..comments2024-03-17T06:41:27.269-06:00Comments on McElmurray's Mountain Retreat!: The Puzzle SolvedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-40366085448474901782016-01-20T14:34:53.816-07:002016-01-20T14:34:53.816-07:00You are right Patricia - it doesn't make me fe...You are right Patricia - it doesn't make me feel better. Some people just never grow up but the more people that move to our area the better chance they will get caught. One of the problems is that the leadership of our association doesn't seem to want to prosecute them. I was told by one director that they had one member ID'd on surveillance film vandalizing a piece of our road equipment but they not only didn't report it to the sheriff but they didn't confront the person. They know who some of them are and they let them get away with it. If I catch them you can take it to the bank they won't get away with it. The reason they do it is to keep people out like Anonymous alluded to. Sooner or later someone will get the backbone to have them arrested and prosecuted. That is what I intend to do or exercise my second amendment right, and now the odds are in my favor for catching them with all the surveillance equipment installed. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-67748030873118037992016-01-20T14:24:30.495-07:002016-01-20T14:24:30.495-07:00Anonymous: I wouldn't let a couple people dete...Anonymous: I wouldn't let a couple people deter your from moving to this area. We have lived here for many years and it is a wonderful place to live. The main thing is to know there are a very few people who may act friendly but are anything but. If you know what the problem is you can take measures to prohibit them from doing this to you. Yesterday we installed a locking gas cap on our jeep (should have done it long ago) and today we put up the last of the motion sensors. It is better to know there are a few people like this and take measures to prevent them from their misdeeds than constantly get surprised like we were. <br />Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-61455842995086599682016-01-20T12:30:56.946-07:002016-01-20T12:30:56.946-07:00If it makes you feel any better (which I'm sur...If it makes you feel any better (which I'm sure it won't), this kind of thing happens in our neighborhood too. We have had several incidents involving our cars and also had a large chunk of cement thrown against our garage door causing damage. We ultimately spent $2,000 to put a gate across our driveway to try and make it a little more difficult for would-be thugs to vandalize our property. However, in our case we're dealing primarily with unruly neighborhood kids, not the criminally-minded senior citizens you have to put up with. Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08733224303499592061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-36133702457383492322016-01-19T15:52:34.075-07:002016-01-19T15:52:34.075-07:00It is truly sad when people resort to such juvenil...It is truly sad when people resort to such juvenile behavior. I was looking to move into this area but now I'm not sure. I love the pictures you post and am enamored with the beauty surrounding this area but have trouble with this kind of destruction. It is sooooo petty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-72008583438130913622016-01-19T12:12:15.245-07:002016-01-19T12:12:15.245-07:00I thought of that too Cletus: I concluded that by...I thought of that too Cletus: I concluded that by using untreated bio-diesel it would cause a problem for either gas or diesel. I would also suspect that 99% of the time it would go undetected. Thanks to you and Stephen I was able to redirect my focus and confirm that was what it was. Coupled with the fact that fuel had been treated at least 4 times before it was drained and still the mechanic said he had seen gelling but this was the worst he had seen pretty much cinched it. Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-44938666953965034702016-01-19T09:36:32.113-07:002016-01-19T09:36:32.113-07:00
Thanks for the complete analysis of the event.
...<br />Thanks for the complete analysis of the event. <br /><br />I wonder if the vandal knew the tractor ran on diesel and was thinking the bio-diesel fuel would cause the trouble in a gasoline engine. I expect the resulting repair would have been about the same. <br /><br />It just seems strange that some one would add diesel to a diesel tank unless they were very knowledgeable about what bio-diesel would do, particularly at this time of year. There are a lot of other substances that could have really caused more damage. <br /><br />I feel that people who commit these acts have sub-par intelligence, maybe I am underestimating them. Cletushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012265076894152277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-17357197582595129002016-01-18T20:04:14.417-07:002016-01-18T20:04:14.417-07:00It just makes you wonder what makes people so ugly...It just makes you wonder what makes people so ugly.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658713978278693047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-47773788942559022902016-01-18T15:39:03.515-07:002016-01-18T15:39:03.515-07:00That is good detective work. In my next newslette... That is good detective work. In my next newsletter I intend to mention vandalism in the park but I won't mention either of our names; just that two landowners have been vandalized twice.Skipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-29638414342960807452016-01-18T15:00:45.701-07:002016-01-18T15:00:45.701-07:00You will eventually know the "who". The...You will eventually know the "who". They won't stop now, and will continue dirty tricks on you and others, so eventually they will trip themselves up. It is so sad to think of people who have nothing better to do, and so little love and goodness in their hearts.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.com