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Post by scrapperal on Jun 5, 2016 2:53:16 GMT
My elderly friend just called to tell me that she caught some people picking fruit off her tree in her front yard. They had obviously done it before because she heard them complaining that the fruit wasn't as good this year.  Well, it wasn't because I had been there earlier in the day picking fruit.  I am extra annoyed because I left the fruit on all the lower branches where she could reach so she could pick them in the coming days and I bet those lousy thieves picked them. |
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Post by olbrwneyedgirl on Jun 5, 2016 2:58:23 GMT
Dude, that's not cool!
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Post by zookeeper on Jun 5, 2016 3:00:21 GMT
That is so not right! There is a house down the street from me that has a beautiful peach tree but I would never dream of taking fruit from it!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2016 3:01:58 GMT
some people are so assy. I haven't gotten to use this smiley in a while, so this one's for the rude, unauthorized fruit pickers:  |
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jun 5, 2016 3:03:27 GMT
That's terrible and sad.
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Post by TankTop on Jun 5, 2016 3:27:52 GMT
I swear I hate people.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jun 5, 2016 3:52:33 GMT
And they probably don't even think of it as stealing or care  |
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Post by mlynn on Jun 5, 2016 3:57:09 GMT
I would have been calling the police instead of you
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Jun 5, 2016 4:03:57 GMT
Pick fruit from a tree that doesn't belong to them and then complain about the fruit not being as good? Mercy!  |
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Jun 5, 2016 5:32:57 GMT
What total tools!
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Post by Sue on Jun 5, 2016 5:48:49 GMT
Doesn't surprise me sadly. We have a large deep purple lilac out near the road on our property and nearly every year people will stop and help themselves to large bouquets. On the other hand we'e had people stop and come to our door asking for permission to pick a bouquet. In that case we always say yes, but it sure aggravates me when they just come onto our property without permission and pick our flowers.
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Post by smokeynspike on Jun 5, 2016 5:54:16 GMT
People have some nerve. I have a cherry tree and one lady had the balls to come ask if she could pick a grocery bag full of them! Uh no, go get your own cherry tree if you want some, especially when I don't know you! Just pisses me off how entitled some people are. I would NEVER knock on someone's door and ask them for something on their property unsolicited. NEVER.
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Post by chendra on Jun 5, 2016 6:07:26 GMT
Outrageous! Did she confront them?
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Post by anniefb on Jun 5, 2016 6:29:26 GMT
Grrr that's outrageous.
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Jun 5, 2016 6:38:42 GMT
That's awful.
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Post by miominmio on Jun 5, 2016 7:19:59 GMT
how can anyone think that that is okay? I understand kids stealing a fruit or two, but adults?
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Post by lesserknownpea on Jun 5, 2016 7:37:53 GMT
Yes this happens. I had neighbors pick my cherries, and when we called them on it, they said they thought we were too slow.
Ugh.
And I miss that cherry tree.
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Post by JoP on Jun 5, 2016 12:04:38 GMT
that's dreadful |
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 5, 2016 12:13:49 GMT
I always say there is NOTHING people won't steal. What jerks.
Next time she should call the police.
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Post by countrychick on Jun 5, 2016 12:33:28 GMT
When I was a kid we lived on a fairly large farm and people would stop and climb through our fence and pick mushrooms that were growing wild in our paddocks. I often wondered how they would like it if we were to go to their house and jump the front fence and start picking their flowers in their garden. Same thing! Bad form people!  |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jun 5, 2016 12:50:15 GMT
We lived next to an orange grove in Florida when I was growing up. People would stop and pick insane amounts of fruit to take back home with them and seemed totally confused that it was not okay when my father would speak to them about it.
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Post by hop2 on Jun 5, 2016 13:01:44 GMT
The farmer that lived down the street when I was growing up would plant approx 10 rows of 'cow' corn around the outside with the rest of the feild in the middle sweet corn. Most thieves aren't ambitious enough to go more than 10 rows in. He varied it year to year. He taught me how to tell the difference between the two.
'Cow' corn is not very tasty best of luck with that people.
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Post by MsKnit on Jun 5, 2016 13:07:40 GMT
People suck!
We had a black walnut tree located near the road. I always appreciated when people would ask if they could take some of the pods or whatever they are called. We told them to take whatever they wanted. We certainly weren't going to do anything with them. Those people saved us from having to pick the darned things up ourselves. LOL!
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Post by maryland on Jun 5, 2016 13:21:28 GMT
I would want to put up some kind of sign that warns that the fruit on the tree is not edible because it is sprayed with heavy pesticides (or something like that). To scare them off. Not that they would care, but maybe it would stop someone? What jerks!
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Post by hop2 on Jun 5, 2016 13:59:20 GMT
I would want to put up some kind of sign that warns that the fruit on the tree is not edible because it is sprayed with heavy pesticides (or something like that). To scare them off. Not that they would care, but maybe it would stop someone? What jerks! Ha ha They'd probably just try to sue for poisoning. That seems to be the direction our society is going. God forbid we hold people accountable for theft and trespassing. |
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Post by maryland on Jun 5, 2016 14:23:13 GMT
I would want to put up some kind of sign that warns that the fruit on the tree is not edible because it is sprayed with heavy pesticides (or something like that). To scare them off. Not that they would care, but maybe it would stop someone? What jerks! Ha ha They'd probably just try to sue for poisoning. That seems to be the direction our society is going. God forbid we hold people accountable for theft and trespassing. You are right! Of course I wouldn't spray it with anything (because I would want to have the fruit) but just say that so they wouldn't steal the fruit.  But yes, everyone wants to sue so they would sue! And many don't want to be responsible for their actions and we just don't seem to hold people accountable for anything anymore. |
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Post by MsKnit on Jun 5, 2016 14:24:50 GMT
I would want to put up some kind of sign that warns that the fruit on the tree is not edible because it is sprayed with heavy pesticides (or something like that). To scare them off. Not that they would care, but maybe it would stop someone? What jerks! I'm thinking motion sensored sprinklers.  |
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Post by hop2 on Jun 5, 2016 14:27:38 GMT
I would want to put up some kind of sign that warns that the fruit on the tree is not edible because it is sprayed with heavy pesticides (or something like that). To scare them off. Not that they would care, but maybe it would stop someone? What jerks! I'm thinking motion sensored sprinklers. I joke that I want motion sensored laser zappers. I don't want to kill anyone but a good zap would be great. Perhaps it would work on the neighbors loose dogs too! |
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Post by quiltz on Jun 5, 2016 14:46:11 GMT
Picking fruit illegally is a very big problem where I live, near large orchards. Some farmers have set up security cameras on telephone poles & a few employ teens to watch the orchards during the day.
The police do change the offenders.
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Post by basketdiva on Jun 5, 2016 14:59:08 GMT
I would have been calling the police instead of you Not sure there is really anything the police could do in this case. Yes it petty theft but sadly this type of thing will happen when there is a fruit tree in a front yard. The right thing to do is knock on the door and ask permission. |
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Well, it wasn't because I had been there earlier in the day picking fruit. 
I am extra annoyed because I left the fruit on all the lower branches where she could reach so she could pick them in the coming days and I bet those lousy thieves picked them.
But yes, everyone wants to sue so they would sue! And many don't want to be responsible for their actions and we just don't seem to hold people accountable for anything anymore.
