My revenge pays off

[3788sam]

One of my slip neighbors( I won't say which one) always I mean always leaves his hose rolled up on the dock on top of my shore power. It's a heavy duty red hose and it's a pain to untangle my shore power from it.

I asked nice a couple of times to have him keep it on his boat or roll it up on his side.(it stays hook up to the water supply all the time)

It would be OK for one week but would eventually end up back on my cord. So 3 weeks ago every time I would walk the dock I'd throw some stale bread on his deck. We went down Sat. climbed on out fly bridge I look down on to his deck- They must not have been to their boat for a couple of weeks- Deck is covered in Sea gull poop. :lol:
Admiral is asking why I'm giggling like a school girl, I told her just thinking of a funny joke

[boating777]

:evil4: I like it !

[bradvo]

I had a boat neighbor from hell some time ago, problem was they were not boaters, one time i come down and get ready to leave, put boat in reverse, go about 5 ft and bind up. try again,same thing. Put boat in neutral get out and find the neighbors left over line thrown in the water behind my boat, which got caught in the prop shaft. have to hire a diver and have it cut off ( my wife tried a few dives with a Knife , but was unable to succeed, A good woman). The boat neighbors would not pay me back for dive bill, This was reported to marina office also. Another time i come back in during the night, step off back and walk forward then trip on my face, My boat neighbors had tied a line across dock to my cleat about midship- Lovely.
this time I told Marina, either he leaves or i leave for another Marina- he was evicted. I find out they were also behind in slip fees.
But reading your story reminds me of my pay back. i opened up cans of tuna and left them around and on his floating Holiday mansion. the otters had a field day crapping all over his boat along with all the urine on the carpets. he got off easy, i wanted to sink it.
this was a case where a father had passed away and the kids inherited a boat and turned it into party barge.
Brad
ps
I would have taken his hose and sunk it, you already asked him twice.
Your too kind. he will continue to abuse his space.

[3788sam]

POE just had a survey done sent out to slip holders and one of the items was hoses left on the dock and what we wanted to do?
You can guess my response! I thought about filling the hose with some old used oil but I don't want a war!

[LadyDi381]

We had terrible neighbors in the Everett Marina about 7 years ago. We were on K dock and they were right behind us on L dock. Every weekend that we would go to the boat they would be blasting the music and having a party. Mind you, I like to see people have fun but it got out of hand.

They were in an old run down Chris that never left the slip. I'm sure the motors didn't run. I would see him pour his potty in the water when he thought no one was looking.

One night, we woke up at 1 am to Bruce Springstein sing, "Born in the USA". That did it! I called the Port and they were gone within the week. I guess I wasn't the only one to complain.
Diane

[LadyDi381]

BTW, Bradvo you have an amazing wife. :D
Diane

[3788sam]

It wasn't the "Warrior Princes" was it.
POE security is pretty good and they listen. I did ask them about the hose problem and they stated that right now there wasn't anything in the moorage agreement about hoses. Probably why they are asking about in the survey.

Back in March, late one night we hear a boat screaming up and down the channel and I could see their wake. Call POE and here comes the guy into the marina. Security watched them spin full throttle circles by the fuel docks, gunning the engines and obviously had a few too many in them.

Security followed them back to their slip, next morning we saw that little harbor tug towing the boat out of the marina!

[bradvo]

Diane, yes that what she always tells me also :)

[kwb]

I can't believe how childish and petty you guys are. I guess I worry about bigger things than if it takes me an extra minute to unplug my shorepower.

To the original poster- if you simpy coiled your cord on the boat and extended only what was needed to reach the plug the hose wouldn't matter (and wouldn't clutter the dock either)

Personally I like hoses to be there all the time, it makes a quick rinse just that quick.

The lines thing was a bit over the line but generally in a feud neither party is without fault (and being hypersenitive can be enough).

[beyond kelp]

Ken, your neighbor must be on the ibnw! I just went by your boat and it was full of Hostess twinkies! The good news is that the seagulls dont like twinkies, they left them for the stellar sea lions! Joking of course! Remind me never to "hose you", OK?

[Numbknots]

Personally I would like to see the slips at all marinas built in such a way that we could put hose reels next to the hose bubs so that one could properly coil and leave a washdown hose and connect to the pressure water port when in the marina. At swantown they won't let you have anything left on the dock. Must say the crew there is quite friendly and they all work hard to keep the marina tidy, quiet, and secure.

Tim

[bradvo]

kwb, you nailed it childish and petty. I hope I never grow up :argh
Brad

[3788sam]

BK - If there was Twinkies on my deck you would probably see my other neighbors kids sprawled across the deck like the sea lions in SF. - They have 7 kids all very nice!

BTW my shore power runs straight from my pulpit to the cleat, one turn and straight to the plug. No coiled shore power cords on the docks from me. There is only to two spigots for 6 boats to share, right neighborly leaving your hose hooked up all the time! At one time or another all of us have had a conversation with him about the hose being left across the dock and god forbid if you think about using his since its already hook up.

[Stratocaster]

Childish and petty? Come on, these idiots need a wake up call, and if revenge is the only thing that works, then that's what they deserve. Especially after talking nicely hasn't worked.

Reacting to some brain donor who ties up across the finger so Brad can trip over it and maybe injure himself is not childish IMHO.

[3788sam]

The added benefit is it our boat had less sea gull poop in this week. Not like those rats with wings don't poop all over boats anyway :evil:

[sunnydude2]

It would be nice if Everett had more spigots for the docks. Ours is shared like yours but it is across and over a slip. It takes a 50' hose to reach the bow of our boat. Don't have any problems with our neighbors keeping their hoses attached though.

If we are ever tied up next to each other I will make sure to keep the hose in the boat! :)

[SomeSailor]

I remember someone saying they used to **** in the dock hose their neighbor left out every time. I never drink water off anyone elses boat :shock:

[3788sam]

BK was telling me that he saw someone trying to unclog their waste tank by usung the water hose at the fuel dock.
We never use onboard water to drink or cook with - now I just got to get the taking shower thing out of my mind :roll:

[kwb]

I said the line across the dock wasn't cool.

Some people are self absorbed asses that are oblivious to others concerns, it doesn't make anything better to make an effort be a-hole. I think that I would rather be around those that are clueless than someone that is so petty.

But what would I know I am just south end trash. :roll:

[StevensMan]

I think I'm with kwb here.
It is not good to leave a mess around your boat as well as loud music at nights, etc. But in my mind it does not justify those revenge actions. To me it looks like you are just competing to see who is bigger ******* - your slip neighbor or you. So you may **** in his hose :shock: and you win the award (hopefully, maybe your neighbors are really creative and can do more). Would it make you feel better? ;)
At the same time I do not have any experience with this type of things - I do not have moorage.

Anton

[bradvo]

KWB, don't take it so serious- we all have a little devil in us at some point. Some just hold back longer.
Brad
I used to live in Kent, now I just work there- more south end trash?
I did not ever own a Camaro and my wife never had BIG hair so that makes me OK. I hope :roll:

[Go Aweigh2452]

OK, great prank in college:

disclosing tablets in shower head...

(for those not old enough... they are used to find plaque on your teeth by dying the plaque red... great on skin)...

your turn...

[Stratocaster]

I think the nastiest one is when you are REALLY dissatisfied with a company, and have left no stone unturned, you finally write them a customer complaint letter.

But before you send it, carry it around in your underwear all day.

[Go Aweigh2452]

#2, sneak into a room and liberally coat the inside of his underwear with itching powder (but make sure it is a set that will not be worn for a day or two if you can)...

#3, plastic wrap under the toilet seat...

#4, loosen the flush nut so it squirts out when pulled...

#5, shaving cream inside the pillow...

#6, short sheet the bed AND shaving cream at the foot between the sheets...

#7, take a can of comet or ajax powder cleaner and liberally spread in front of locked door. Get scuba tank and blow the powder under the door with great force...

#8, replace dandruff shampoo with Nair by removing some of the shampoo and squirting the Nair in its place...

#9, black gun powder liberally sprinkled in an ashtray

#10, leave two or more water guns in someone elses room filled with perfumed water...

#11, spray Pledge furniture polish on the tile floor directly on the other side of a door...

#12, your buddy locks you out and is holding the door closed... get some water, pour under the door and then squirt lighter fluid on the water and lite. He'll move away from the door... quickly...

yes, every one of the above was played out... including #7 but using dog doo in revenge...

[beyond kelp]

The black powder in the astray one! WOW! You would have a friend for life... your short life... :shock: Heres one a bit more harmless. Go to the local windshield repair shop and get some safety glass fragments. Go to your victims car roll his window down all the way then set a brick on the seat and scatter the glass around a bit. At least when the prank is over you can roll up the window and its all fun and games. The proliferation of power windows has really put a damper on this trick though. Unless you can get the keys..

[3788sam]

Favorite college prank- Get a trash can, fill it with water(need a couple of guys it get heavy), lean it at an angle against a dorm room door, knock! When they turn the door knob the weight of a full trash can full of water pushes the door open- pretty much puts a 1" of water through out the room :shock:

Glad I never lived in the dorms. I lived in a on campus apartment with 3 other football players Right above us was 4 hockey players - the prangs were endless!

[Roel Jansen]

Nice idea about the letter in the underware but beware never send it to a certain brewery, They smell it put it in the brew kettle and advertise it as that special taste of Molson! :|

OK weekend warriors, grown up again? :D

[SomeSailor]

Go to the local windshield repair shop and get some safety glass fragments....


I REALLY like that one... funny as hell and harmless :)

[Patriot]

It bothers me that so many of what are called "pranks" are actually vandalism or assault. There's nothing funny about swamping a dorm room so that taxpayers have to pay for repairs. Deliberately contaminating someone else's water is inexcusable. "Pranks" involving explosives and broken glass particles are criminal. C'mon folks, use your brains!

If "paybacks" are really needed, there are ways to do it without endangering innocent bystanders, destroying public property, or risking prosecution.

A friend had a neighbor who would steal things out of his yard--things like tools, lawnmower gas, sprinklers, etc. On one occasion, the neighbor actually took a tricycle that belonged to my friend's kid.

Dave wanted revenge. He was thinking along the lines of what he could put in the neighbor's gas tank, burning sacks of s**t on the porch, and similar things. I talked him out of it on the grounds that the better the revenge works, the higher the probability that it will backfire on him, one way or another.

It took awhile, but we worked out a way to make the neighbor do it to himself. Dave got a sack of Weed and Feed and a sack of Casoron (soil sterilizer). He spread the fertilizer on his own lawn, then poured the Casoron into the empty fertilizer sack. He left the sack outside next to his garage where the neighbor was bound to see it. The next day, the sack was gone. Two weeks later, the neighbor's lawn looked like the Arizona desert. It was a year before anything would grow there.

Dave struck up a conversation with the neighbor some time after the lawn started to die. He said, "You know, some ******* stole a sack of weed killer right out of my yard."

[Tedster]

Now that is funny! Ted :lol:

[beyond kelp]

I want to point out that after the PRACTICAL JOKE one was obligated to clean up the SAFETY GLASS fragments to restore it to the way it was. Fortunately the persons had a SENSE OF HUMOR and everyone laughed heartily. Life is to wonderful and short to live it stoically. IMHO :roll:

[Go Aweigh2452]

jack the cars drive wheels up high enough to place a cinder block under and behind each wheel so it cannot be seen from walking up to the car. (Use wood stakes to get them so the wheels look like they are still on the ground but are actually a fraction of an inch above the ground). For those anal types, the wood also serves as protection against damage to the ball joints and tie rods if you place the block in the wrong place.

Now watch as the driver attempts to start the car and put it in gear....

I guarantee they will think they "lost" their transmission.

This is best done on a rainy day...

After the joke is over, jack the car back up and remove the blocks...

I have a buddy that we did this to back around 1982 and he still talks about it... laughing the entire time...

[Numbknots]

Go away 2452, 3:3am??? what are you doing up that early or still up that late??

Oh well, I got up to watch the thunder/lightning off the deck, beautiful indeed!

As for pranks, this one was hilarious at the time. Remember the popular "air poppers"? Our friends just got married, got their own apartment and were so excited to have so much room to themselves. One day I overhead them say they could now even leave the popcorn bowls lay around and if some spilled on the floor, "Oh well". As Brad said there is a little evil in all of us============= We went and bought a dozen or so jars of popcorn and plugged the machine in in the bedroom, started popping at about 12 noon, by 5pm we had completely filled the whole apartment to the counter height with popcorn-----outside we left a box of Morton salt and a note that said something to the effect----if you you need more salt don't hesitate to call. I think when they moved into their first house they were still finding popped corn.


We have another friend that live just down the road from us and sometimes the wife will stop by on Sunday morning and ride to Church with us and then meet up with her husband at Church (he often has to work Saturday Graveyard and then they ride home together. Well one time they did this, leaving their beautiful new car at our house. So as my wife drove off I took their car to the bottom of my driveway (fronts on a very busy rural road coming into town) I placed a "for sale" sign in the window with their cell phone number and a really "good" price listed.
As it was by the time they got to our home after church they had at least a half a dozen calls, almost a bidding war with people gathering around to be the first to offer cash. You should have seen their faces when they "our friends" drove by and saw the crowd at our driveway entrance and the double take they had when they saw 'their new car' their poised for sale. (Harmless prank and we still are friends and usually they get back at us with something equally as funny and unsuspecting)

Tim

[Go Aweigh2452]

Go away 2452, 3:3am??? what are you doing up that early or still up that late??

Hey, I am currently on the East Coast and it was 6:38AM... Yeah early but had a short night. Going fishing today, sunny and hot, hitting the pub on the water tonight and enjoying the "scenery". Tomorrow, I head to Shea to watch the Mets play the Dodgers. Gotta make the best of a long vacation.... :lol: