It’s that time of year again. This year will be our 1 year anniversary since we moved into our new home.
I’ve been excited to decorate our house with Christmas lights but didn’t expect for some low life idiot to steal the ones that were pegged into the ground.
I don’t want to stop decorating so I need a foolproof way to stop these air-stealers from taking my expensive lights again.
Anybody have any suggestions?
Good plan, 99
Don't forget to use Cashrewards
he should get Big Joe from Hardcore Pawn
Add motion trigger solar lights.
something like these bolted on the roof… you'll shine Jesus through his soul..
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2x-100LED-Solar-Sensor-Light-Sec…
Run 240v and strip the wires to bare copper on those lights.
YES.
Make sure you put out a warning not to touch the lights due to electricity though.
Can’t inagine the reaction to the thread “I got electrocuted “touching” (no evidence I was going to steal them) someone’s Christmas lights. What are my rights? Where do I get a lawyer”
Hahah good one
Motion sensor camera from inside with good night vision and camera resolution.
Take picture of thief.
Print out sign of thief.
Display signs around town.
That or a really loud sound activated trigger when somebody pulls it out of the ground with a remote disable switch.
A put a sign out saying the area is under video surveillance.
Maybe could wrap it around some barbed wire? Dark enough at night that no one would see it in the way, but heavy enough and annoying enough that you wouldn't want to carry if off anywhere (or spend 20 minutes unwrapping it hidden at night for a few dollars of fairly lights XD).
I remember reading a similar comment like this from another thread where someone fruit trees kept getting stolen and someone suggested this but there was a lot of negatives to doing it this way
Barbed wire is banned on urban residential properties in most councils
Don't put barbed wire.. nothing harmful but something gross like honey or yoghurt should do the trick.. or something that doesn't dry out be creative
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Move to a better suburb
Stop wasting time putting lights out
You’ll get these kinds of people everywhere
Thanks Jelko Scrooge, I've given you an appropriate present for wasting our time with that helpful advice.
Whack a dirty big metal stake in the ground and chain them to it.
Either that or a block of concrete, tree, trailer or anything they can't pick up.
bikies
Where do you live?
I want to avoid your area when I buy a new house. I spend thousands on lights. xD
Where do you live?
I need a thousand dollars worth of lights. = D
Try Salim Mehajer's house. Probably the best looking house in Sydney with his Christmas lights turned on.
Can you hire a guard dog short term I wonder……………..or get a fit for purpose puppy now, won't help this year but will next…have it well trained, hate those badly trained dogs that bark at anyone in sight.
And, as someone who likes Christmas displays, thanks for going to the bother. Same "thanks" to everyone else here who puts themselves out each year.
Sensor lights would be my suggestion, something bright and annoying. I think you might be able to get ones that have a tone on them too? They emit like a short sound when they are triggered, I think. That's the best bet I reckon.
We've had lights nicked before too and my suspicion is probably kids. I think the more light, as in sensor lights sort of thing, that you can put around the place to discourage people the better.
NB; I get that the sensor lights might distract from your Chrissie lights but if a would be thief is in full view of sensor lights, they might think twice considering that people might be looking at your display.
See also: Somebody Keeps Stealing My Fruit Trees
Some interesting ideas there. E.g. smear in dog poo, booby traps…
Entwining some barbed wire around them might give a thief a puncture or two, and/or deter them altogether. If it's rusty they might get tetanus.
Easiest and safest answer (legally) - Just dont put up Christmas lights where they can be easily removed.
its Christmas - a time to share - you're doing that with your lights.
if sharing isn't enough look at the savings on your power bill now..
I shared my front door mat for years - until I realised it was easier to keep porch clean without it.
Hard wire your Chrissie lights to two forty volts mains………….
C'mon its Christmas, where is your Christmas spirit? Christmas is about giving so just let the low life mongrel thieves have them. Just stand on your front lawn smile and wave and wish them a Merry Christmas. Then just sit back and feel all warm and fuzzy.
And then I find out the warm and fuzziness is actually a heartburn
Motion activated "really n*gga"
They most certainly will feel warm with mains power surging through their body……….(snigger)
Hire a security guard.