For those of you who don't think kids have changed... - Page 3

Gas Man · 04-10-2012, 04:38 PM

I agree that the kids have gotten worse. Take Halloween for example... I quit doing it because of the kids and parents attitudes. No trick or treat greeting, no thank you, and no common sense... no light = no candy. So we turn everything off, and either go downstairs to watch tv or leave. Last year we took my niece out.

I remember this great story when I was a kid... there was this teenage driver (guy) that kept speeding past the house... one day my dad was out by the street for some reason and yelled at him... the kid came back by an hour later and my dad through his tea cup at the side of his car. All hell broke loose but my old man wasn't backing down. Cussed that kid up and down. Told him to slow down while he pointed at us kids playing. The cops got called and the kid came back with his parents... his parents spoke about wanting my dad to pay for the damage to the car. He said he would but then he was signing a reckless driving ticket on the kids driving... cops agreed to the idea so the kid and parents left. I wanna say the kid stopped exiting the sub division a different way for a while. LOL

goof2 · 04-10-2012, 09:16 PM

Does Canada have the equivalent of Section 8 housing (government subsidized rent for the poor)?

On the speeding thing others mentioned I love the people who drive 5mph under the limit in their own neighborhood but do 15 over in other neighborhoods. It it particularly noticeable in larger developments where their pace is determined by proximity to their own house.

Papa_Complex · 04-10-2012, 09:56 PM

We have 'community housing' and rent assistance programmes. One of the units whose kids were causing problems was a welfare rent. They had borders too, but they moved out, before they could be reported.

azoomm · 04-11-2012, 07:24 AM

Kids haven't changed. Parents views on discipline and society dictating what is punishable by corporal discipline has changed. Kids have, and always will, push to see what they can get away with.

Papa_Complex · 04-11-2012, 07:26 AM

So it sounds like I should build a clock tower on top of my unit, then climb it with a pellet gun.

tommymac · 04-11-2012, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

So it sounds like I should build a clock tower on top of my unit, then climb it with a pellet gun.

I would go with the grassy knoll

azoomm · 04-11-2012, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

So it sounds like I should build a clock tower on top of my unit, then climb it with a pellet gun.

Yes

Papa_Complex · 04-11-2012, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by tommymac

I would go with the grassy knoll

They play soccer on the grassy knoll. They have absolutely no cover.

Trip · 04-11-2012, 10:19 AM

Do they have quick reload pellet guns? Mine was a pain in the ass to reload. A airsoft or paintball gun may be a better option. Get all the kids before they take cover.

Trip · 04-11-2012, 10:20 AM

This may be the way to go, can't see the video, but it says backyard defender and sentry gun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcxg_QuHyYE

04-10-2012, 04:38 PM	#21
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	I agree that the kids have gotten worse. Take Halloween for example... I quit doing it because of the kids and parents attitudes. No trick or treat greeting, no thank you, and no common sense... no light = no candy. So we turn everything off, and either go downstairs to watch tv or leave. Last year we took my niece out. I remember this great story when I was a kid... there was this teenage driver (guy) that kept speeding past the house... one day my dad was out by the street for some reason and yelled at him... the kid came back by an hour later and my dad through his tea cup at the side of his car. All hell broke loose but my old man wasn't backing down. Cussed that kid up and down. Told him to slow down while he pointed at us kids playing. The cops got called and the kid came back with his parents... his parents spoke about wanting my dad to pay for the damage to the car. He said he would but then he was signing a reckless driving ticket on the kids driving... cops agreed to the idea so the kid and parents left. I wanna say the kid stopped exiting the sub division a different way for a while. LOL __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

04-10-2012, 09:56 PM	#23
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	We have 'community housing' and rent assistance programmes. One of the units whose kids were causing problems was a welfare rent. They had borders too, but they moved out, before they could be reported. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

04-11-2012, 07:26 AM	#25
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	So it sounds like I should build a clock tower on top of my unit, then climb it with a pellet gun. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

04-10-2012, 09:16 PM	#22
goof2 AMA Supersport Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,756	Does Canada have the equivalent of Section 8 housing (government subsidized rent for the poor)? On the speeding thing others mentioned I love the people who drive 5mph under the limit in their own neighborhood but do 15 over in other neighborhoods. It it particularly noticeable in larger developments where their pace is determined by proximity to their own house.

04-11-2012, 07:24 AM	#24
azoomm moderator chick Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hill Country TX Moto: Pasta Rockets Posts: 8,917	Kids haven't changed. Parents views on discipline and society dictating what is punishable by corporal discipline has changed. Kids have, and always will, push to see what they can get away with.

04-11-2012, 10:19 AM	#29
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	Do they have quick reload pellet guns? Mine was a pain in the ass to reload. A airsoft or paintball gun may be a better option. Get all the kids before they take cover.

04-11-2012, 10:20 AM	#30
Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	This may be the way to go, can't see the video, but it says backyard defender and sentry gun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcxg_QuHyYE