If I suspected a peeping tom was spying on my girls, I'm pretty sure my strategy for capture would involve something a lot more sinister than setting up an infrared camera. At the very least, I'd ask them why they have the blinds wide open while in an embarrasing state of dress.
I inherited my father's propensity for over-the-top reactions to simple problems, so I'm thinking my reaction would involve setting up some kind of ambush with the intent of leaving a marker injury on the peeping Tom.
Once when there was a rash of robberies in our neighborhood, my dad placed our bikes in the middle of the driveway and spent the night in the bushes with a shotgun in his hand. His goal was to aim for feet and legs but a shotgun's not exactly a precision instrument. Fortunately for his criminal record if the thieves even came by, the bikes propped up in the middle of the driveway were just too obvious (dad was never good with subtlety.)
I'm thinking one of these guys to the face to disorient followed quickly by pepper spray or tear gas and paintballs would do the job. Add some cable ties for the wrists and I think I'd have less of a problem with peeping toms as opposed to a reflection that looks like an alien if you squint really hard and pretend you know what an alien looks like. I'd be famous in the local paper as that crazy son-of-a-cajun who you do not want to peep in on.
Heck, just giving the girls one of those lights would probably do the trick. Getting flashed in the face with one kills your night vision (also your day vision) for a long time. Is it my fault if I happened to leave a lot of garden hoses and cinder blocks laying around the window and he happens to trip while disoriented 😊
I have to chime in here and have been meaning to do so for days.
I thought the God/Alien thing was a perfect analogy and even LOL'd, which is something I don't do often, just because it was a perfect match.
As for the video, total bs. Why aren't these crazy people locked up in a psych ward somewhere?
Dann Woolf wrote:I've always wondered, why do the powers that be try to keep aliens all hushed up?
Why does Radio Shack ask for your phone number when you buy batteries?
Archibaldo wrote:Why does Radio Shack ask for your phone number when you buy batteries?
Why is it illegal to rip the tag off of your mattress?
Archibaldo wrote:Why does Radio Shack ask for your phone number when you buy batteries?
Several would-be bombers have been caught by this. One night I spent too many hours reading tons of crime lab articles on court TV's web site, and some dude got caught because he happened to use Radio Shack parts and there were very few people in the area buying this combination of components.
The other reason is marketing, I suppose.
If it really bothers you, tons of other stores sell the same stuff without asking for a phone number.
Total tangent, but it's illegal for the manufacturer to remove the tags - buyers are actually supposed to take them off. Although that's a hangover from another time and the reason is obsolete... you can find more info online.
And I definitely agree with Atma in terms of setting a trap for pepping toms. I would certainly have a camera, but I would do more - nothing violent or illegal, but an infrared camera located inside the house? Please. Nice protection, pops.
I thought it had something to do with the fact that it's illegal to sell a used mattress, and ripping the tag off indicates that it's used.
And I gotta say... That image creeps me right the hell out. Fake or not, I'm gonna have nightmares about that thing peering into my window. I am, of course, referring to the picture of the crazy guy, not the alien (though it really is hard to tell which one is which).
no.. It is illegal for the store to rip it off - it has consumer info on it, but perfectly legal for you to rip it off at home. Infact, you most certainly should. This is to prevent companies from selling recovered old mattresses as new. I hate to scare you guys, but this does happen. The mattress you are sleeping on right now may be full of a homeless man's piss and cum.
Breaker wrote: The mattress you are sleeping on right now may be full of a homeless man's piss and cum.
I know mine is. Don't get me wrong, it was brand new when I bought it. It's just that I like to invite homeless men over and watch them piss and cum on my bed.
Mine doesn't have either of those because I'm too cheap to pay for premium features.
Breaker wrote:The mattress you are sleeping on right now may be full of a homeless man's piss and cum.
...that's it. I'm sleeping on the couch tonight.
It would be hilarious if the alien video turned out be a Rick Roll. And after showing it the guy just yells "Pwned!" and runs out of the room.
That would own all ass, dude. Too bad it's not likely.
I thought commissions into extra-terrestrial affairs were just stuff you saw on Sim City.
Beldaran wrote:It would be hilarious if the alien video turned out be a Rick Roll. And after showing it the guy just yells "Pwned!" and runs out of the room.
I would totally paypal the dude $50 if he did that and have no regrets.
Archibaldo wrote:Why does Radio Shack ask for your phone number when you buy batteries?
Radio what?
I was asking a serious question. Assuming there IS life on other planets, why are the powers that be here on our simple little rock trying so hard to keep it hushed up?
I mean, there IS a reason for that, right?