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It's not so great on the other end, either. My house has a gate to get to the front door. The gate is very easy to operate and never locked. A driver (I have to

by sulam 8y ago

It's not so great on the other end, either. My house has a gate to get to the front door. The gate is very easy to operate and never locked. A driver (I have to assume Flex) instead _threw_ a 20lb box with an ice maker in it over the fence and into a rose bush that was clearly visible (the fence is just wrought iron). It crushed a lot of roses and thankfully didn't damage the ice maker. My wife was literally 20' away in her office when it happened and says the driver simply drove up, threw it over, and drove away.

fapjacks 8y ago
I know a person that uses a paintball gun to keep people out of his apartment building's dumpster (identity theft from documents stolen out of trash is a huge problem where he lives) and also to tag delivery trucks and (yikes) delivery drivers that do this kind of hit-and-run delivery. He'd had enough of things being broken in this way.
- lostctown 8y ago
  That seems a little excessive? I hope he sees judicial consequences for his behavior.
  - dsfyu404ed 8y ago
    I'm not defending the GP's acquaintance but getting hit by a paintball is lower than the typical risks you accept when you dig around in a dumpster. Generally speaking dumpster diving isn't trespassing unless it's behind a gate or something. It really depends on the dumpster in question. If it's a good construction or scrap metal dumpster with a lot of nice material in it then defending it with a paintball gun is very much a dick move though. I don't see why he's getting down-voted. He just said he knew a guy who did a thing. He didn't even imply whether he approved of it or not.
andrew_ 8y ago
Same situation where I live. At least a dozen times I've contacted Amazon with a link to video of a delivery person lobbing a package over my 6' fence gate (which is so easy to operate, we have to chase young children out daily that enter to pet the outdoor cat that chills on our patio). Cameras help immensely with this kind of thing. The last time I had a problem was well over six months ago. And Amazon has extended my Prime membership for free my as many months as times I've had flying, over-fence deliveries.

by sulam 8y ago

fapjacks 8y ago

I know a person that uses a paintball gun to keep people out of his apartment building's dumpster (identity theft from documents stolen out of trash is a huge problem where he lives) and also to tag delivery trucks and (yikes) delivery drivers that do this kind of hit-and-run delivery. He'd had enough of things being broken in this way.

lostctown 8y ago
That seems a little excessive? I hope he sees judicial consequences for his behavior.
- dsfyu404ed 8y ago
  I'm not defending the GP's acquaintance but getting hit by a paintball is lower than the typical risks you accept when you dig around in a dumpster. Generally speaking dumpster diving isn't trespassing unless it's behind a gate or something. It really depends on the dumpster in question. If it's a good construction or scrap metal dumpster with a lot of nice material in it then defending it with a paintball gun is very much a dick move though. I don't see why he's getting down-voted. He just said he knew a guy who did a thing. He didn't even imply whether he approved of it or not.

andrew_ 8y ago

Same situation where I live. At least a dozen times I've contacted Amazon with a link to video of a delivery person lobbing a package over my 6' fence gate (which is so easy to operate, we have to chase young children out daily that enter to pet the outdoor cat that chills on our patio). Cameras help immensely with this kind of thing. The last time I had a problem was well over six months ago. And Amazon has extended my Prime membership for free my as many months as times I've had flying, over-fence deliveries.