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Is that a bad thing?

There's bastards speeding around my quite little suburb in a loud pickup truck. They've been doing it for at least 2 hours now, and cops have already been through here.

Maybe if they crash I could get their license plate number? :tongue:

Is that a bad thing?

There's bastards speeding around my quite little suburb in a loud pickup truck. They've been doing it for at least 2 hours now, and cops have already been through here.

Maybe if they crash I could get their license plate number? :tongue:

There's always the risk of collateral damage. You blind them (which some might argue was not too unjustified), and they end up plowing through someone's front wall, and into the nursery...

Is there a limit of decibels by law. If so get the liscence plate and tell the police.

To make the police move faster mention that "someone" has a migrane headache and this is very harmful for them. That moves the issue from annoyance to the lowest level protection :D

Go out in your underwear with a baseball bat...

It always helps...

Call the police, but do it in your backyard, half way trhough the call, set off some loud firecrackers. This will get the cops there pretty quick.

The average pickup truck is rather huge, if I recall correctly... those vehicles are not too common in my part of Europe. Why not do a bit of target practicing with molotov cocktails, or is that too radical a proposition?

Is that a bad thing?

There's bastards speeding around my quite little suburb in a loud pickup truck. They've been doing it for at least 2 hours now, and cops have already been through here.

Maybe if they crash I could get their license plate number? :tongue:

That's likely to get you into trouble. If you intentionally cause them to crash (by blinding them with lights), then you're probably opening yourself up to civil or criminal repercussions.

Just shoot them yourself.

The average pickup truck is rather huge, if I recall correctly... those vehicles are not too common in my part of Europe. Why not do a bit of target practicing with molotov cocktails, or is that too radical a proposition?

That's not a smart idea, as it could end up killing someone. That, and I'd think it would be illegal.

What are storm lights?

What are storm lights?

Lights that create storms.

Lights that create storms.
Nope. Storms that create lights.

Lights that create storms.

Nope. Storms that create lights.

I'm not sure which one I like better.

Nope. Storms that create lights.

Those are lightning storms.

What are storm lights?

Lights that are made to shine through thick fog and heavy rain/snow. Very very bright.

Lights that are made to shine through thick fog and heavy rain/snow. Very very bright.

Like fog lamps?

That's not a smart idea, as it could end up killing someone. That, and I'd think it would be illegal.

If IL Ruffino would actually have followed my suggestion, I would be rather surprised. I wasn't in too serious a mood when I wrote my previous post in this thread, you know.

Like fog lamps?

Yes, they are pretty much the same thing.

Is that a bad thing?

There's bastards speeding around my quite little suburb in a loud pickup truck. They've been doing it for at least 2 hours now, and cops have already been through here.

Maybe if they crash I could get their license plate number? :tongue:

Yes, it is a bad thing if causing a crash is your goal. Caltrops are much more reliable, and basic models are easy to manufacture.

What are storm lights?

I think he means the brights.

set up an elaborate Home Alone style trap for them and lure them in with cookies

Cookies, eh? That would work for me, I love cookies.

Cookies, eh? That would work for me, I love cookies.

ah but do you drive a pickup? do pickup drivers love cookies? that's the question :wink:

Is that a bad thing?

There's bastards speeding around my quite little suburb in a loud pickup truck. They've been doing it for at least 2 hours now, and cops have already been through here.

Maybe if they crash I could get their license plate number? :tongue:

I think the fact that you are even considering such actions is morally reprehensible. The inefficiency of it all! Buy one of those 'stinger' things the police have. If they are still alive after careering out of control into the nearest wall, shoot until dead. This response is wholly proportional to the offence they have committed against you, so its very unlikely you'd be arrested.

I feel your pain man. If you can't get a license plate, I found in rural America, a guntoting redneck is the scariest thing ever. Just put on a stained wife beater and grab your shoutgun or rifle. That will scare them off.

ah but do you drive a pickup? do pickup drivers love cookies? that's the question :wink:

The only thing I drive is a bicycle, which is one of the more silent ways to transport yourself.

hitch a ride wearing nothing but a dressing gown? double points if the truck is rusty!

or you could go race them in whatever car you have (if they have been ragging it around in circles for hours I guess you will win)

Those are lightning storms.
Those are storming lights.

The only thing I drive is a bicycle, which is one of the more silent ways to transport yourself.

just like a ninja

ah but do you drive a pickup? do pickup drivers love cookies? that's the question :wink:

Pick-up drivers like Miller Light and buffalo wings.

do ittttttt.

let the anger flow through you.

Pick-up drivers like Miller Light and buffalo wings.

And they also like to lick monkeys and have hot, grueling anal sex with various barnyard animals.

Keep that in mind.

Could always set down some homemade spike strips.

Could always set down some homemade spike strips.

Or better yet, he could go up to them when they're stopped, say "Hey you guys!", and when they walk over to them, he rips all of his clothes off and rubs up against them repeatedly.

This may or may not end well.

For an idea that could actually work:
1. Go and buy a hi vis vest. Similar to what your local police wear. (ie, same colour) make sure that it has the reflective strips on it that you can see from a block away.
2. Hair dryer.

At the very least you would scare the shit out of them.

Or better yet, he could go up to them when they're stopped, say "Hey you guys!", and when they walk over to them, he rips all of his clothes off and rubs up against them repeatedly.

This may or may not end well.

Or end very well. Depending on your outlook on the situation.

Just nuke 'em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Pick-up drivers like Miller Light and buffalo wings.

Not all of us.

And they also like to lick monkeys and have hot, grueling anal sex with various barnyard animals.

Keep that in mind.

You're wrong on all counts.


For the record, I drive a 2003 Chevy Silverado.

Do something nonviolent, like creating a portal in front of them. After the first few times they wind up in Guam, they'll use a different route. >_>

Do something nonviolent, like creating a portal in front of them. After the first few times they wind up in Guam, they'll use a different route. >_>

Use the fact that portals preserve momentum to fling them miles away.

Oh yes, there will be cake.
The cake is a lie

Do something nonviolent, like creating a portal in front of them. After the first few times they wind up in Guam, they'll use a different route. >_>

It's a truism of life that the simplest answers are often the most obvious, as well as the most missed.

Also, note that, in the rampant crime scene that is Philadelphia city, one phone call from m'lady Mrs. Ruffino and a police car is there to protect the upper echelons of society from 'young hooligans' making a frightful noise.

If it were the suburb where the Ruffino family servants live, the police would be like: 'Ummm, are they shooting at each other? No? Then why are you calling us? Now hush, I'm eating my donut.'

Fie, shame.

just like a ninja

Bicycles are quite common over here in the Netherlands, but despite our advanced bicycle technologies only a few stealth bicycles have been completed. It will take a few years of testing before we can mass-produce them.

Go and buy a hi vis vest. Similar to what your local police wear.

Now that I think about it I don't think I've ever seen police anywhere in the US wearing those.

Now that I think about it I don't think I've ever seen police anywhere in the US wearing those.

really? they wear them at any time they are on the roads in Australia. Makes them easier to sport when they are looking for speeders :P

really? they wear them at any time they are on the roads in Australia. Makes them easier to sport when they are looking for speeders :P

Just easy enough for you to slow down before passing them, eh?


Try asking politly for them to stop, and if they don't, carve a wide line in the road, cover it with black paper, and watch their truck lose it's from axel. And if anyone asks, you were busy making popcorn.

What are storm lights?

don't go out with a light to intentionally blind them, go out with a big light to light up the number plate so you can call in the plate number with a complaint. if they're blinded, well, you didn't intend that.

And they also like to lick monkeys and have hot, grueling anal sex with various barnyard animals.

Keep that in mind.

Yeah, because everyone who drives a pickup truck is like that.

I could say that everyone who drives a hybrid is a socialist freedom hating liberal.

Lets not generalize here.

toss some sharp objects in the road, see how much fun they have when they get a couple of flat tires.

Yeah, because everyone who drives a pickup truck is like that.

I could say that everyone who drives a hybrid is a socialist freedom hating liberal.

Lets not generalize here.

People who drive jacked up pickup trucks on enormous wheels are always assholes. Always. There has not been one single time I've seen one of those that didn't also involve the driver tailgating, cutting someone off, sweeping across lanes without signaling or engaging in some other form of douchebaggery.

Spike trap. Make it like a speed bump.

After knowing the route he will take, put out the trap so when he loops back around, his tires blow. Problem solve, minimal collateral damage. Just make sure you use gloves when setting up the trap to avoid leaving any DNA or finger prints.