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17 October 2005, 8.29pm

They're throwing stones at my front room window, which I'm sitting right next to, the window is double glazed, hopefully it won't break; but it's still scary. I'm on my own at the moment, partner is at work and son is out.

Hope you're Emmily

BigAl, this used to be a nightly accurrence. When alex was being bullied at school, we live on the 'school run' so they found out where he lived, and targeted the house. At one time my windows were broken so often, I was on the Police's repeat victim list. He left school nearly two years ago, we've had hardly any trouble since then, I don't know why they're doing it tonight.

Emmily

I assume you're going to inform the police yes? I feel worried and pissy about this.

Nothing they can do about it Kat, the only reason I used to contact them when the windows were broken was to get the incident number to give to the council, so they could replace the window without charging me. When it was a regular accurrence, I was offerd a use of a security camera to try to catch them, but, they had just one available, and a six month waiting list...

It;s been quiet, since my original post, and partner will be home in about 10-15 mins.

Emmily

Partner and son both arrived within last few mins, window has been inspected, it wasn't a stone, it was an egg, so I suppose I'll have to get a bucket of water and wash it off.

Last year, around this time my local shops had notices that they would not sell flour or eggs to under 16 year olds, I may make inquiries as to whether they'll be putting the notices up again this year.

Emmily

quiet is not the point, they can return, if you "bite" they will do it all the more, but always phone the cops, it has to be written down at station and if they get fed up, its councils anti social stuff that should come into force



re double glazing, the only way it will break, is with a sharp point, otherwise most objects just bounce off

18 October, 7.50

What sounded like a small stone hit window, I'm not alome tonight, partner is in.

Animal, previously Police advised that I keep a note of all incidents, this thread is also a way of doing that, it I'm online at the time.

I don't go out after them, far too much of a coward for that.

Glad to know it's difficult to break double glazing windows, before I had them my windows were broken by stones, a tomato and an orange, the kids round here appear not to like eating fruit.

Emilly,I watched a program a while ago, about double glazing, the inner window acts as a cushion and does not allow the outer one to move enough to break the molecule chain(prof bit)that breaks the glass. The only way to break it and to be honest (you want to have a little hammer with a sharp point at one end nearby,or even a large nail would do)is to give a hard tap with the spike and that! breaks the bonds. Lots of people die trying to get out of house's with double glazing if there is a fire, because they can't smash the glass, even throwing chairs can't do it and the program showed then hitting it with a large iron ball swinging from a chain as big as a bowling ball, it just bounced off

Hmmm I saw something similar to that, maybe even the same programme. The problem wasn't the double glazed windows, it was that the windows didn't open wide enough for a person to escape from, mine open nice and wide.

well don't have a fire, just to prove me wrong

I'll try not to

s - this time of year always makes me nervous - and I get sick of every shop doorway containing "guys" and requests for coins.

Then there's the fireworks.

it rarely costs me anything at bonfire time, when kids are penny for the guy'ing, I just say you never said "please" at the end of "penny for the guy"