FU Eggsactly.... not the usual suspects, but some egg-related surveillance activity.

[cbelt3]

Installed a game camera based on RacerX's suggestions to find the punks egging my house.... and also because a local sporting goods chain had a half off sale. Here is a shot of some Jive Critters crossing my front yard. They look suspicious, and might just be carrying eggs.

https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0353qWtHDXDYS

I also have video of four young men wandering past and looking at the house at around 10:30 PM Saturday night, but I must have made a noise from my 'hide' in the front yard because they moseyed onwards. I was waiting with a paintball gun... mu ha ha ha... Egg my house, I'll mark yer butts ! Obviously I need to get in better touch with my inner sniper, but... holding these aching old parts still late into the night isn't easy. And if I set out a nice sleeping mat behind some bushes, the snoring will give the game away too....

[Racer X]

And, you can set up the game camera aimed at the back door, or the kids' windows to catch them sneaking out, or sneaking someone in.

If they had these on the dock back when I was in Sea Scouts, well, it would have been bad.

[macphanatic]

Are you freezing the paintballs?

[OWC Jamie]

just in time for thanksgiving if you have room in the freezer

[cbelt3]

macphanatic wrote:
Are you freezing the paintballs?

No - those hurt. I don't want to get busted for punk abuse.

( FWIW ... Retired 2nd Lt. of one of the oldest paintball teams here ...)

[Racer X]

Butter Bars on a paint ball team? Really?

I suppose it's easy to survive a fragging from

[DP]

Why are they egging your house? Once, twice...?

[testcase]

In this day and age, I'd recommend against "firing" anything back at them. I can see you'd be the one taken away in handcuffs (and then, be on the wrong end of a lawsuit). Photograph / video them to assist in IDing the perps. Maybe be ready so that your "automatic sprinkler system" comes on at an opportune time. Is there a Neighborhood Watch where you live? If not, talk to local law enforcement about setting one up. I've seen areas with active Neighborhood Watches achive very good results.

[cbelt3]

Test... yeah, probably a good idea. Dazzling them with the 3 D cell LED maglite is still my go to idea, then running out and saying "Hey there". Get a good face ID then follow them home, and talk to Mommy.

[max]

...where Mommy turns on you like a rabid sow for dissing her child....