possibly the dumbest father ever

[candyshopgirl]

So yesterday I was going to go down to my moms to do laundry,since she lives down the road.I was loading my laundry in the car and went back to get the dogs so they can visit my moms snorting beast.I came back out of the house and I seen something so stupid I was stunned for words.A kid(maybe 10 or so) was walking through MY yard and he walked over to the power line and was tugging on the HUGE tree limb,I noticed he was looking over at someone.I thought god can I go one day without stupid people.I walked over and his dad was standing in my yard yelling at him telling him to tug harder. So I loaded the dogs in the car and said to myself shit now I have to yell at these idiots.

me-
father of the year---FOY

Me-What are doing,you know this is my yard,you are trespassing.
foy-yeah I know,i just left the post office and saw the branch and thought it was a good job for the boy.
me-this is my yard and you need to leave NOW!!!What is wrong with you,you never touch power lines.
foy-he left without another word.


what's crazy is that there has been tons of radio and tv ads about not touching tree limbs in power lines.Because we've had massive storms and winds the last few months. I really need to add a No tresspassing sign in my yard because of the post office.Also because this summer I want new lawn furniture and I'm afraid of someone morons stealing or ruining it.

[Rapscallion]

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[taxguykarl]

Quoth candyshopgirl

I really need to add a No tresspassing sign in my yard because of the post office.Also because this summer I want new lawn furniture and I'm afraid of someone morons stealing or ruining it.

Don't think that will keep the morons out--at best that is one less excuse for tresspassing. A few well placed shotgun blastsjust might.

[blas]

I prefer an attack snake. Much more legal in city limits.

[RetailWorkhorse]

I'm a horrible person....because I'd have stood there with a video camera and my cell phone to catch the electrocution on tape before calling 911 to report the then dead kiddo.

But then I'd probably have shoved that Non-Father into the fray so's to electrocute himself before the kid. The Kid I could at least train up to be completely corrupted. Daddle's is too old to train.


....wha'?

[workerbee222]

One man Darwinned himself in our area a few years ago. His son had recently been in a classroom visited by the power company telling the children that "no line is safe to touch". Son had been repeating this bit of wisdom to his father, who was trying to remove or maneuver something metallic around the power lines.