Bird feeders stolen AGAIN - email to our neighbors
Germantown & Salemtown friends,
After losing several bird feeders to theft a few months ago and taking elaborate measures to secure what remained, this morning Karsten and I discovered our bird feeder pole and remaining feeders were gone. Not only gone, but the thief or thieves apparently got frustrated trying to remove them intact and bent the pole back and forth to break it off near the ground.
And actually, we were forewarned: yesterday we found that a small feeder had been stolen from the south side of the house, and the handle on one of the secured feeders in the front yard was twisted, as if someone had tried to break it off from the pole.
Not only are we frustrated at the property loss (the last theft included about $60 worth of feeders -- this time, the dollar value is more like $150), but it's upsetting on a much more significant level: the feeders were a memorial of sorts to my father, who always loved feeding the birds in his own yard.
Anyway, I filed a police report, and I'm letting you all know so you can be aware of the trend. You probably already know to secure your possessions, but here's a disappointing reminder to be extra cautious.
Take care and be safe,
- Kate O' at [home address]
After losing several bird feeders to theft a few months ago and taking elaborate measures to secure what remained, this morning Karsten and I discovered our bird feeder pole and remaining feeders were gone. Not only gone, but the thief or thieves apparently got frustrated trying to remove them intact and bent the pole back and forth to break it off near the ground.
And actually, we were forewarned: yesterday we found that a small feeder had been stolen from the south side of the house, and the handle on one of the secured feeders in the front yard was twisted, as if someone had tried to break it off from the pole.
Not only are we frustrated at the property loss (the last theft included about $60 worth of feeders -- this time, the dollar value is more like $150), but it's upsetting on a much more significant level: the feeders were a memorial of sorts to my father, who always loved feeding the birds in his own yard.
Anyway, I filed a police report, and I'm letting you all know so you can be aware of the trend. You probably already know to secure your possessions, but here's a disappointing reminder to be extra cautious.
Take care and be safe,
- Kate O' at [home address]
Good luck.
We had the big, lush hanging ferns stolen off of our front porch our first summer in this house and haven't been willing to put anything even remotely appealing or portable out there in the years since. I have a very strong (over)reaction to attacks on my stuff in that it feels a bit too much like an attack on me. It is so very disappointing when some thoughtless idiot makes you feel like you have to reconsider the way you use your own property.
And yeah, it does feel like a personal attack. Rationally, I know it's absolutely not, but I still feel like I'm being targeted.
Yuck.
Sorry this keeps happening.
-J
Man traps. With sharpened bamboo stakes at the bottom.
Or home made quicksand.
I *highly* recommend poison ivy. Or, if your criminals are dumb, opt for virginia creeper. It's another native. While it can cause contact dermatitis, it's not as bad as poison ivy for most folks. And almost everyone I know mistakes it for poison ivy, mostly because they just don't *look*.
(Anonymous)
Preventative Measures
It worked pretty well!
Mister Nashville
Re: Preventative Measures