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My neighbors - across the road and up a bit - have a hearing problem. They enjoy playing their music way too loud all weekend long.

Now they've learned a new trick. Fireworks. Which are illegal in this area. And which one of our dogs is scared witless of. She's in the throes of a full on panic attack as I type.

The other one of course wants to eat it - whatever ~it~ is that's making the racket.

I was thinking a mortar on the front porch and a couple of rounds of HE would deal with the problem quite nicely. Luckily the rugrat hasn't started screaming - that would really make my evening...
 
alana said:
Fireworks. Which are illegal in this area.
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Call the cops.
next night call the cops again.
next time call the cops one more time.
then call the city/county and lodge a complaint on the police department (if nothing happens).
Eventially something will be done.
 
Easily solved. Call the police (not 911, please). When the music comes on after a reasonable time (for me it's 10pm, sometimes the law is 11pm - your mileage may vary), call the police.

If you know the people and feel comfortable you might ask/beg/warn them first, on the other hand it won't take a genius to figure out who did it <span style="font-style: italic">if</span> you call the cops.
 
But but but - I want a mortar.
Why can't I make some explosions too...
 
My cousin has a very nice small cannon. Makes a very satisfying KA-BOOM! Want me to send him down your way?
Fire in the hole!!!!
 
alana said:
But but but - I want a mortar.
Why can't I make some explosions too...
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Well, then you'd be scarin' your <span style="font-style: italic">own</span> dog. But I like the idea.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]If you know the people and feel comfortable you might ask/beg/warn them first, on the other hand it won't take a genius to figure out who did it if you call the cops.[/QUOTE]
For the reason in the 2nd half of the sentence don't do what's in the 1st half.....call the cops - time after time after time....
 
Oh for such petty problems ...

Next door lives a 30 year old who acts 15. Fireworks at random times day or night, punk rock blasting out the windows and doors, ATV's roaring around the yard, garbage piled behind the house for months, lawn and shrubs not trimmed since last fall.

Did I mention he's got major addiction problems? Lost his license for a string of DUI's, then lost his job. Mommy and Daddy, who bought him the house because it's 50 miles away from them, pay all his bills and deliver his weekly supply of TV dinners. Buddies deliver his weekly supply of beer and ... other things.

Call the troopers, he gets "retribution" within a week. Random vandalism around the neighborhood.

Wanna trade?

argh

T.
 
OMG

This hits home, I wanted to write a rant but spared everyone.

My tenants upstairs have been there for 13 months, and have been a bunch of &^@#^$*#@&'s.

The police have been here three times in the past two weeks.

They are supposed to move this weekend and I waiting on pins and needles.

An example is that I have three small dogs and on last Monday night they were moving furniture. Just enough to get them all fired up and then stop, start and stop, start and stop. This went on from 2am till 5am.

I can't wait for them to get the ________ out of here.

When you hear the cork pop, they will be gone :wink:
Pat
 
alana said:
But but but - I want a mortar.
Why can't I make some explosions too...
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Join the army - I hear their looking for a few good men!

Where do you live, where someone would have the cajones to shoot of fireworks in public? If you try that here, you get a visit from the boys in blue and a $100 fine, including first time offenders. There have been some horrendous accidents in recent years and the local townships were forced to raise the fines.

Seriously, you need to visit Bethlehem, PA, the home of Big Bang. I used to lust after their carbide cannons when I was a wee lad. Now I own several. The largest is about as loud as an M-80. They are safe and legal in every state.

We have a ritual every 4th of July. We line them up and issue a salute on the hour starting at 9am and ending to coincide with the finale of the local fireworks.
 
I do sympathize, Alan. Only problem with ordinance like mortars and grenades is: "One's too many, a thousand ain't enuff."

:devilgrin:
 
NutmegCT said:
Mommy and Daddy, who bought him the house...
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Another example of the pampered youth of today (oh no, I'm now officially old), right up there with:
"Princess, you graduated high school (because I did all your homework for you), let me buy you a brand new car".

If we don't teach kids to value a dollar, how will they ever learn to manage and appreciate them?

Rant over.
 
angelfj said:
alana said:
But but but - I want a mortar.
Why can't I make some explosions too...
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Join the army - I hear their looking for a few good men!
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Anyone who knows me will know just how laughable the idea of me saluting someone is. Ain't gonna happen.
 
:lol:
 
vping No!!! This is irresponsible! AND this guy is an IMBECILE. Did you ever see what happens when PVC bursts due to over-pressure. The pvc shards can easily blind you, mame you and even kill you or some poor idiot standing nearby. What about the projectile? I'm sure it could do some real damage at close range. :nonono:
 
I agree 100%. It was funny the first 30 seconds, then I saw what this idiot did to his neigborhood. All I kept saying was "where are the parents". PVC can handle a lot of pressure at least 800 PSI on a 3" pipe. I've seen them in person used for fun shooting potatoes across lakes and stuff but this is neighborhood terror. Sorry if I offended anyone.
I was just offering a cheap alternative to the mortar.
 
V
Looks like he was using 2" pvc. probably schedule 40. good for 280 psi. max. at 73 degrees F. half that at 110 degrees F.

Peak impulse psi from a contained explosion can be in the thousands. I just didn't want to see anyone get hurt.

cheers, fja
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]I was just offering a cheap alternative to the mortar.[/QUOTE]

It's worth a premium for peace and quiet.

When an RPG is worth $160 and a mortar $200, no need to mess around with PVC - The going rate?
 
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