h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Good luck - make sure you tell us all about it!!!!

Hehehehe {giggles} Trillian's child knows me well
Oh, I have just read all the backlog, definately cat-litter contents outside your window....think of the mess he'll be trampling into his own home....{hehehehe}
*very satisfying images*

yes good luck...one less perv out there to bother us...

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Thanks for the suggestions! I haven't seen him for the last few days, but am prepared and will keep y'all posted on further developments. Bob--the roses are a lovely idea, but as I live a mile from the beach in South Florida, they wouldn't survive.

Was all ready to go out and pick up little infrared lights that would trigger a camera connected to the computer when something broke the beam, but alas! have already outgrown this computer--it gets a little addled when I add any more accessories, so for now sticky goo and a flash are my weapons.

Go for it babe, don't forget to let us all know just who/what he is, poison his reputation in cyber-space!!!!

Don't forget the cat-litter!

You live a mile from the beach in South Florida - for free accommodation and a week's holiday we would all be prepared to take turns keeping watch. Just invite the whole H2G2 community ...

hey I don't know if someone has already stated this but rock salt in place of buck shot in a shot gun will cause alot of agrivation. the rock salt gets under the skin and it's worse than poring salt on an open wound. The only way to get it out is either tweasers or time! It hurts like a bitch (excuse my french), take my word for it

As Tabatha said: playing the victim is the worst you can do.
And a vicious dog is really not bad, maybe a Bernhardiner with a loud voice will already suffice (as in the case of a friend of mine).
Bear traps and the like have a serious disadvantage in that they don't discriminate between good and bad people.
Anyway: be totally serious and consequent. If you threaten him with a police call, a bowl of boiling water, or whatever, DO IT if the conditions are met! And vice versa: do NOT threaten him with anything that you are not willing and able to do when it comes down to it, otherwise you loose credibility.

absolutely, if your not willing to back it up then forget it

If anyone suspects that I am anything other than a very feist MOG, they are seriously mistaken. Not only am I ornery, when pressed, but have been trained to be rather physically nasty when necessary. Would just prefer to let the police deal with it ONLY because I have no interest in being involved in a lawsuit. Don't have the time, now I've found this new little addiction....

yeah...ive always wanted to go to florida...a nice change from the hills of wv....

Well, my idea falls in the "humiliating prank" category, so I don't seriosly recommend it, as we don't know how dangerous this guy really is. But it DOES provide some entertaining thoughts:

Get a big, grotesque rubber face or dummy (make something if you have to). Remember the two requirements for this thing are that it has to be lightweight, and it has to be CREEPY lookin'. The type of thing you wouldn't put in your kid's room since it'd scare the hell out of him.

Then rig up some kind of prop that lays flat on the ground, but can also spring up straight. Attach the dummy to said prop. Then place it under the window, with some preconceived method of causing the prop to spring upright (preferably from a distance).

I think you can all see where I'm going, here. A big, scary clown-face slapping up against the window inches from the jerk's face should provide some laughs. For extra effect, you should be away from the window when you spring the thing, to make it look at first like you had nothing to due with the pop-up monster.

I like it! However, I now have an array of motion detecting spotlights around the windows he likes to peep through, so I will at least know when he shows up again. It might be fun to put some kind of SPROOOIIIINNNNNGGGGG action against the wall at the corner, where the detectors won't catch him creeping up, and see how he likes the surprise, should he run across it. Thanks to everybody for all your creative input. If we do catch him I'll make sure the police let me get a photo of him, and will make his life in the area a living hell.

This conversation seems to be drawing to a close, but it might be worth your while, MOG, to collect the best ideas and round it up with what actually happened and how he was caught, and make an entry of it for future reference.

That does sound like a good idea i agree compleatly.
oh and I also agree with the law suts alot ofunecessary hastel
(yes I have been involved in a few and not all of them where agenst me eather) the only problem I can see with the picture thing is that sometimes people will go paranoide and atact anyone who looks slightly like the person or any one with the same name so it might end up you make another inacent persions life hell in the process so find his adress first.

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Hi everybody!

Here's an update on the peeper situation, since a couple of people have been to my space to inquire.

The apartment complex has installed motion detecting lights, planted shrubs along the back fence, and are seriously considering fencing the entire complex. I also installed a phone in the bathroom so if he shows up again I can casually go back there and call the police without him knowing about it. My online friends locally are aware of the problem and have my address and phone number so they can call the police for me if he shows up while I am using the computer.

After a rash of visits and police reports throughout September he seems to have disappeared again. At least, I haven't seen him, which is just fine with me. The last time he was here he tried messing with the door and windows. Pretty scary. Hopefully this is over.

Thanks to all of you for your concern and suggestions. I'm going to try and make the time to organize all this and submit it for an edited entry, with all of you as contributing researchers. Anyone who has additional ideas can put them here so I can include them.

I was very new to h2g2 at the time I started this forum, and your support here did a lot to make a bad situation manageable. I really appreciate it! What a fine bunch of people

Waves happy flag for MoGEotU!