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Someone sprayed a large red cross ❌ on the small strip of grass* by the kerb at the front of our house yesterday, is it about to be dug up or have we been singled out for something more sinister?
*frequently mistaken for public land but belongs to us
Red suggests electrical power, not sure about the X
Red is electricity I think.
Red is electricity I think.
Hmm, strange as our deeds suggest mains drains there or thereabouts
Angel of death is coming for you. Can I have your bikes please?
Can I have your bikes please?
Pedal or motor?
It's your turn, where are you going to spray your 0?
Aliens innit. You've been selected for the anal probe examination.
Fairies?
🧚♀️
😆
Treasure?
Look out for a paratrooper arriving soon.
Mow the grass and confuse the hell out of them, 'X' gone !
Cut grass and spray 'Twitter' in yellow...
We really should be doing more to stand against these name changes...change isn't good, etc. etc...
Mow the grass and confuse the hell out of them, ‘X’ gone !
That picture was taken after I mowed the grass & tried to brush away the mark!
Could it be one of those things that marks your house for targeted burglary?
Aliens innit. You’ve been selected for the anal probe examination.
{searches for red spray paint}
Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb.22Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the small patch of grass outside Dickyboy's gaff. . Not one of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.23When the LORD goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the unknown utilities access point and will pass over that little bit of grass, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
Space X landing spot
Get some red spray paint and cover the area in similar sized "X"'s? And/or stick up a sign saying "This land is provate property, please contact the landowener and gainr written consent prior to accessing or undetaking any works on this property".
I anticipate some utility company is about to dig up your lawn in teh belief it's publich highway.
Keep us updated!
Draw a noughts and crosses board and make your next move.
What’s your plan for when they turn up with a welfare van, digger, barriers, and workforce?
Edit. It may be your land, but they probably have some rights to equipment maintenance. Will it be a philosophical battle like in the merchant of Venice? ‘You can maintain your wires but you cannot damage my lawn’.
Could it be one of those things that marks your house for targeted burglary?
Is that actually a thing, it's always in the local news as a possible explanation for random chalk marks on pavements, but I've never heard any evidence it's anything sinister....
Warning dog nappers in your area
Yeah, the markings for possible burglary or dog stealing are real...latest fad round here is to have a gnome randomly appear in your garden...if it hasn't moved in a few days then the chancers know the house is empty...
Isn't helped by the locals all trying to be helpful and anything that appears on a pavement or road outside a house is suddenly flagged as potential dog stealing gangs, but it does appear to be a real thing.
Were you on flight 828?
(only makes sense if you've watched 'Manifest')
latest fad round here is to have a gnome randomly appear in your garden…if it hasn’t moved in a few days then the chancers know the house is empty…
I saw that in the news, but it could just be kids having fun....
I've not read an interview with an ex-con etc saying they use chalk marks etc.
Just seems to be paranoia...
Anything unusual is automatically attributed to burglars not actually burgling houses but instead leaving secret signs which are so obvious everyone can see them.
I would assume that a member of the STW massive has judged your lawn, and found it wanting.
Best get the weed and feed applied, then submit in a week or two for re-marking.
Get lots of photos now so you can demonstrate how they failed to reinstate properly after the job.
Could it be one of those things that marks your house for targeted burglary?
Is that actually a thing,
No, it's bollocks.
Yeah, the markings for possible burglary or dog stealing are real…latest fad round here is to have a gnome randomly appear in your garden…
As is that. Step away from Facebook.
Someone wants to burgle your house or steal your dog then they'll, well, burgle your house or steal your dog. They're not going to be roaming the streets with a rattle can marking out houses that contain things. "This looks like a promising target, quick Ron, pass me the gnome!" said no-one ever, unless the gnome is going through your window. It's an urban myth.
Could it be one of those things that marks your house for targeted burglary?
One of those things otherwise known as Urban Myth (or simply just FB Bollx)
I now really want to see a couple of local yoofs tooling about with a wheelbarrow full of gnomes and spray paint
Could it be one of those things that marks your house for targeted burglary?
yeah, real subtle like…
This AI image generation stuff is well spooky.
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Aliens innit. You’ve been selected for the anal probe examination
Treasure?
This surely. Keep an eye out for a gathering of parrots, one-legged men, Johnny Depp lookalikes, and general depravedness and ale-drinking.
I now really want to see a couple of local yoofs tooling about with a wheelbarrow full of gnomes and spray paint
Aye. Knife crime is down. But gnome crime is at an all-time high.
Probably explains all the teenagers in hoodies you always see milling around in the gardening section at B&M.
Warning dog nappers in your area
I'm pinning my hopes it will be cat nappers & they'll take the little bugger that keeps shitting on our grass (daren't describe it as a lawn) either that or it's a target for the pooing feline to aim for 😠
Probably explains all the teenagers in hoodies you always see milling around in the gardening section at B&M.
Looking for weed.
But gnome crime is at an all-time high.
Can't believe you're being so dismissive about the UK's wave of gnome invasions.
I blame the Tories, it'll be the National Elf Service next.
Someone wants to burgle your house or steal your dog then they’ll, well, burgle your house or steal your dog. They’re not going to be roaming the streets with a rattle can marking out houses that contain things. “This looks like a promising target, quick Ron, pass me the gnome!” said no-one ever, unless the gnome is going through your window. It’s an urban myth.
Yeah - if you wanted to mark a house as a target for theft, What 3 Words probably gives you a far better tool that doesn't have the risk of getting caught. The gnome idea seems like a really complicated way of working out if a house is empty.
Given that most houses have windows, aye.
I’m pinning my hopes it will be cat nappers & they’ll take the little bugger that keeps shitting on our grass (daren’t describe it as a lawn) either that or it’s a target for the pooing feline to aim for 😠
Same here - I can spray identifying X’s on the houses and flats of the guilty owners!
I now really want to see a couple of local yoofs tooling about with a wheelbarrow full of gnomes and spray paint
I want to see if I get arrested for "going equipped" while carrying a gnome....
*frequently mistaken for public land but belongs to us
You could check your deeds for a valid utilities wayleave agreement if you wanted 'hours of endless fun'.