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I've been asked by a local commercial property owner.
He thinks that kids may be scaling to the roof of his
business, by way of some pipes outside the building.

Can something be sprayed on the pipes, to make the
climb less appealing to local teens?

Moly chain lube? Clear silicone? Whale blubber?
Skunk scent? Cayanne pepper spray? Eau de vomite?

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Stormin Mormon wrote:
I've been asked by a local commercial property owner.
He thinks that kids may be scaling to the roof of his
business, by way of some pipes outside the building.

Can something be sprayed on the pipes, to make the
climb less appealing to local teens?

I'd use the nastiest moly grease you can find. It won't wash off and makes
a mess and stinks. Unocal or chevron had some nasty crap that came in
caulk tubes.x

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Now, that's a good idea. Thanks.

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"Cydrome Leader" wrote in message
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Stormin Mormon wrote:
I've been asked by a local commercial property owner.
He thinks that kids may be scaling to the roof of his
business, by way of some pipes outside the building.

Can something be sprayed on the pipes, to make the
climb less appealing to local teens?

I'd use the nastiest moly grease you can find. It won't wash off and makes
a mess and stinks. Unocal or chevron had some nasty crap that came in
caulk tubes.x

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Now, that's a good idea. Thanks.

It will attract dirt and bugs and gunk and trash, and will just be an
unsightly mess.

Why not just case the pipes in smooth-sided chases that are too wide to
grip for climbing?

Lloyd

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"Stormin Mormon" fired this volley in
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Now, that's a good idea. Thanks.

BTW... if the pipes are fairly snug to the walls, just use a larger
diameter PVC or polyethylene pipe cut into a half-pipe to act as a chase.
Use small "L" brackets rather than full-diameter clamps to hold it to the
wall, so that there won't be anything to use as a grip or foot-hold.

Greasing them would also make it nigh-impossible to service them in the
future if it became necessary.

LLoyd

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"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
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I've been asked by a local commercial property owner.
He thinks that kids may be scaling to the roof of his
business, by way of some pipes outside the building.

Can something be sprayed on the pipes, to make the
climb less appealing to local teens?

Moly chain lube? Clear silicone? Whale blubber?
Skunk scent? Cayanne pepper spray? Eau de vomite?

Christopher A. Young
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A few loops of barbed wire wrapped around the pipes a few meters up from the
ground?

Any sort of grease is going to attract dirt & crap which might not be a good
thing.

Just loosen the fittings at the top of the pipes, it can be quite effective:

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/police-discover-mans-body-in-east-perth/story-e6frg13u-1226477567006

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I'm not sure how large that would be. In any case, the tenant doesn't have
permission to make obvious changes. Keeping this on the down low.

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It will attract dirt and bugs and gunk and trash, and will just be an
unsightly mess.

Why not just case the pipes in smooth-sided chases that are too wide to
grip for climbing?

Lloyd

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Stormin Mormon wrote:
I'm not sure how large that would be. In any case, the tenant doesn't have
permission to make obvious changes. Keeping this on the down low.

just smear it on the backs of the pipes near the walls. nobody will see
it, unless they're reaching back there.

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Stormin Mormon wrote:
I've been asked by a local commercial property owner.
He thinks that kids may be scaling to the roof of his
business, by way of some pipes outside the building.

Can something be sprayed on the pipes, to make the
climb less appealing to local teens?

Moly chain lube? Clear silicone? Whale blubber?
Skunk scent? Cayanne pepper spray? Eau de vomite?

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.



Two things,
One would be to apply some tanglefoot glue (same stuff on fly stickers
and glue mouse traps) in alternating bands with some wheel bearing
grease high in moly.
Two would be to install a stop cage around the pipes.


--
Steve W.

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"Steve W." wrote:

Two things,
One would be to apply some tanglefoot glue (same stuff on fly stickers
and glue mouse traps) in alternating bands with some wheel bearing
grease high in moly.
Two would be to install a stop cage around the pipes.


Or pour boiling oil off the roof when they are half way up. ;-)

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Wire the boiling oil pot to one of those motion detector lights?

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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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Or pour boiling oil off the roof when they are half way up. ;-)

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Stormin Mormon wrote:

Wire the boiling oil pot to one of those motion detector lights?


I was thinking of a couple out of work barbarians, but that might
work too.

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You know, that could work. Thank you.

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Stormin Mormon wrote:
I'm not sure how large that would be. In any case, the tenant doesn't have
permission to make obvious changes. Keeping this on the down low.

just smear it on the backs of the pipes near the walls. nobody will see
it, unless they're reaching back there.

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A couple of hungry barbarians who like to eat raw teenager? Now, we are into
the realm of satisfying. I mean, I don't have a lot of respect for roof
climbing teenagers.

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Stormin Mormon wrote:

Wire the boiling oil pot to one of those motion detector lights?


I was thinking of a couple out of work barbarians, but that might
work too.

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Stormin Mormon wrote:

A couple of hungry barbarians who like to eat raw teenager? Now, we are into
the realm of satisfying. I mean, I don't have a lot of respect for roof
climbing teenagers.


Barbarians don't need fancy plates, or condiments. ;-)

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On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:24:35 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Stormin Mormon wrote:

A couple of hungry barbarians who like to eat raw teenager? Now, we are into
the realm of satisfying. I mean, I don't have a lot of respect for roof
climbing teenagers.


Barbarians don't need fancy plates, or condiments. ;-)

Just look in the phone book for "Sven's Home Security" You need a
moat with a few drawbridges for the shipping dock, front back and side
exit doors (sorry, Fire Department rules still apply) and some nice
hungry alligators to stock it.

Best part, no cleanup, and no pesky Police Reports.

-- Bruce --

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"Bruce L. Bergman (munged human readable)" wrote:

On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:24:35 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Stormin Mormon wrote:

A couple of hungry barbarians who like to eat raw teenager? Now, we are into
the realm of satisfying. I mean, I don't have a lot of respect for roof
climbing teenagers.


Barbarians don't need fancy plates, or condiments. ;-)

Just look in the phone book for "Sven's Home Security" You need a
moat with a few drawbridges for the shipping dock, front back and side
exit doors (sorry, Fire Department rules still apply) and some nice
hungry alligators to stock it.

Best part, no cleanup, and no pesky Police Reports.


It's hard not to have gators in Central Florida, and plenty of
marshes eliminate the need to dig a moat. ;-)

A radio station in Leesburg has it's towers sitting in the middle of
a marsh. No grounding problems there, most of the time but it plays
hell with the wiring for the tower lights when lightning hits them.

The sat photos were taken during a rare dry period. The walkway to
the north tower is visible, but the engineer usually has to use a boat
to get to it.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=wlbe+790&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&ei=zRJkUOoMh6LyBPmmgLgJ&ved=0CAsQ_AUoAg

I used to maintain the old 1A2 phone system there, and did some
consulting. They were still using a '50s vintage Gates 5 KW AM
transmitter the last time I was there. The modulation & plate
transformers were too big to fit in my pickup truck, and had to be moved
on a flatbed wrecker.