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To call the police on this family?

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catofdoom · 09/07/2019 12:53

I live on a dirt road. It's single track and very windy. This particular part has a sheer drop off to the ocean.

Driving home with ds yesterday afternoon and out of nowhere two kids (between 10 and 12 I think) jump out at me and start pelting my car with water balloons. Trying to get them through the driver's window. (Luckily they didn't.)

They are my next door neighbours. They're only here for a month in the summer though.

It scared the absolute shit out of me. How I didn't crash in to a tree or go off the road I don't know.

I stopped and told them what a horrible thing to do it was and how dangerous it could have been. They laughed at me and ran off.

I drove home, turned around and drove back to go and speak to their parents (I'd seen the car home.)

Coming back they did it again!

I carried on past their house to go and sit further up the road and have a think. DH then came home and they did it to him too! He got out of the car and they ran off, their Mother was outside, dh told her what they'd been doing and she walked off and slammed the door in his face.

Turns out they did it to my brother in law the day before. They've been sat by the road with a big bucket of water balloons for a couple of days. Their Mother must have know, the only windows of the house and the porch look down at the road.

Anyway, so since we've had no apology. If it were my son I'd have marched him round there furious to apologise.

I want to lodge a complaint with the police (I've already spoken to the local policeman but he's not on duty until tomorrow night.) DH thinks we shouldn't stir things up. I think they could do with a talking to, I'm annoyed their parents clearly don't give a shit. Plus, if it happens again they could cause a nasty accident.

So I guess it's more of a - what would you do?

Also, we're in the States in an extremely low crime area (one burglary in 10 years) so I won't be wasting police time, they'd actually be thrilled to have something to do rather than sit on the side of the road trying to catch speeders. Grin

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Troels · 09/07/2019 21:54

I like the honey idea, you could have her whole house ant infested in no time. Do it after they leave and again once the weather turns nice before they come back.
Get a dashcam, they deserve all the trouble they get

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 09/07/2019 21:56

Do you have termites there? Raccoons? Skunk? Grizzly Bears?

catofdoom · 09/07/2019 22:04

We don't have anything here!! Not even grey squirrels. Only red ones.

No apossums, no skunk, no rats, no raccoons, no foxes. They have them all on the mainland though.

We just have lots of deer. And occasionally a moose will swim over but I've never seen one although I missed one and her baby go through my garden by about 5 minutes! Sad

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IggyAce · 09/07/2019 22:07

Is it wrong that I have the murder she wrote theme tune running through my head when I read about were you live. It sounds amazing just a shame you have to put up with entitled twats during the summer.

catofdoom · 09/07/2019 22:08

I don't think Maine has grizzly bears. Just black bears. Haven't seen one of those either. I've seen a skunk and porcupine but only dead on the road.

I did see a sun fish last year though and that was amazing. And whales, humpback and Minke. And a great white!

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catofdoom · 09/07/2019 22:09

Although some of them are bloody horrid (a large amount are billionaires or famous) they provide us with year round work so I can't moan too much. Until they do ridiculous shit like throw stuff at moving vehicles.

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LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 09/07/2019 22:10

Porcupine you say? I think they’d love a little colony...

Screamanger · 09/07/2019 22:11

When we go on holiday we don’t lock up either. our mail man will leave our mail on the kitchen table

catofdoom · 09/07/2019 22:13

Haha. Oh dear, how did porcupines get to the island? I'm your house too. How strange.

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catofdoom · 09/07/2019 22:14

@Screamanger we all walk in to each other's houses and borrow stuff without asking. Coming from London it drove me insane at first but it's actually quite handy when you run out of pepper or flour and drive around until you find someone with some. Grin

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LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 09/07/2019 22:14

Damn porcupines. They get everywhere. You really shouldn’t have left all those open cans of dog food lying around...

MissConductUS · 09/07/2019 22:20

Was that related to the buggery case?

The police are on the arse case!

Untimely flatulence leads to arrest of Northland criminal hiding from law enforcement

LauderSyme · 09/07/2019 22:23

Agree that I wish UK police were as well-resourced and community-spirited as yours.

Do you mean the husband said he hates his own family? Just his kids or his wife as well?! They sound totally dysfunctional, what a messed-up dynamic, within the family and with their attitude to society at large. One can only hope karma exists. And in the absence of karma (Stephen Colbert said that Donald Trump is categorical proof it doesn't exist!) one can only take comfort in the belief that they must hate their lives.

I have a feeling your friendly neighbourhood bobby is not going to let this go and rightfully so.

Justthetwothankyou · 09/07/2019 22:47

So I didn't misread! 😲
Why in God's name would someone do THAT!

Al2O3 · 09/07/2019 22:49

but they caught him pretty quickly as they went full forensic on his ass

Ass = donkey
Arse = buttocks

Just wanted to clarify.

MissConductUS · 09/07/2019 22:52

Ass = donkey

Unless posting from the US, as OP is. In that case it can mean either donkey or buttocks.

EveryFlightBeginsWithAFall · 09/07/2019 22:56

Well I’m in the uk and say ass for arse sometimes 🤷‍♀️

Al2O3 · 09/07/2019 22:59

Well, I am never going to ask a farmer in the US if I can give his ass a carrot then! I might get arrested, or even shot.

Just glad I don't smoke.

Snowy81 · 09/07/2019 23:11

Firstly those kids are little shits!!! As for the Mother- shows the apples didn’t fall far from the tree!

Secondly- 🙋‍♀️ Please can I come on the MN retreat? I’ve always wanted to visit the States, with nice people, for a fun filled holiday! I make good sandcastles too! And I can bring my saxophone to practice at hours convenient to you (like when the neighbours are sleeping.....)

Weezol · 09/07/2019 23:23

I now have a mild crush on your cop. I still have my Cinderella, Poison and Quireboys albums.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 09/07/2019 23:27

Only red ones.

Thse red squirrels are ours, you bastards!

Bring them back! Grin

BananasAreTheSourceOfEvil · 09/07/2019 23:38

OP do you live in Cabot Cove?

Wherever it is, it sounds wonderful. You must put up all the inflatables, borrow more if you can and invite me to your party Grin

catofdoom · 10/07/2019 02:08

I've always said 'ass'! From the Cotswolds, Wales and London. Only ever said 'arse' more recently. Is it an age thing?

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MyOtherProfile · 10/07/2019 05:17

You have to feel sorry for them. Must be miserable in their house. Perhaps the kids don't know anything else that makes them happy. They're still little shits though.

wafflyversatile · 10/07/2019 05:33

The dh of the family said he hates his own family?

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