Darndest thing....

[GWguy]

I got one of those cheapo solar lights to see if it would add extra light for my night security cameras (it doesn't, cameras are infra-red, 'white' LEDs don't have any inrfa-red).

Anyway, just came home, saw the light sitting on the ground. The stake was missing, nowhere to be found. Someone pulled the light out of the ground, removed the stake from the light, dropped the light and took off with the stake.


I'm assuming it was a person, don't think a critter would have been able to do that, or would have just dragged the whole light off.

 

[Dutch6]

I got one of those cheapo solar lights to see if it would add extra light for my night security cameras (it doesn't, cameras are infra-red, 'white' LEDs don't have any inrfa-red).

Anyway, just came home, saw the light sitting on the ground. The stake was missing, nowhere to be found. Someone pulled the light out of the ground, removed the stake from the light, dropped the light and took off with the stake.


I'm assuming it was a person, don't think a critter would have been able to do that, or would have just dragged the whole light off.

Was it a wooden stake?

 

[GWguy]

Was it a wooden stake?

Nah, plastic, came with the light.

 

[Dutch6]

Nah, plastic, came with the light.

I guess plastic doesn't work on vampires huh?

 

[GWguy]

I guess plastic doesn't work on vampires huh?

I thought that's what you were alluding to........

 

[Dutch6]

I thought that's what you were alluding to........

So now you have a light with no stake. People will steal your dirty underwear if you leave them out. Must have been a kid ya think?

 

[desertrat]

I got one of those cheapo solar lights to see if it would add extra light for my night security cameras (it doesn't, cameras are infra-red, 'white' LEDs don't have any inrfa-red).

Anyway, just came home, saw the light sitting on the ground. The stake was missing, nowhere to be found. Someone pulled the light out of the ground, removed the stake from the light, dropped the light and took off with the stake.


I'm assuming it was a person, don't think a critter would have been able to do that, or would have just dragged the whole light off.

Well my plastic stakes always seem to break. Not get taken though. I put a piece of angle aluminum in to reinforce, I might have some of those crummy solars still out there with stakes. I will look tomorrow. I am getting rid of all of them.

 

[Retrodeb54]

Somewhere there was a light with no stake. Now it is once again whole. I see a matchmaker in the making here. Karma will repay you for your kindness.

Or depending on where you live, another weapon has hit the streets ...perhaps its simply a case of the need to vandalize.

I like my first thought best.

 

[Gilligan]

Sorry GW. I lost control of my ole flathead again. I think I destroyed some geraniums too.

 

[Justme2]

I got one of those cheapo solar lights to see if it would add extra light for my night security cameras (it doesn't, cameras are infra-red, 'white' LEDs don't have any inrfa-red).

Anyway, just came home, saw the light sitting on the ground. The stake was missing, nowhere to be found. Someone pulled the light out of the ground, removed the stake from the light, dropped the light and took off with the stake.


I'm assuming it was a person, don't think a critter would have been able to do that, or would have just dragged the whole light off.

Didn't your camera tell you who stole the stake????

 

[GWguy]

Didn't your camera tell you who stole the stake????

Beyond the nighttime range of the built-in infra-red lights.

 

[PsyOps]

I got one of those cheapo solar lights to see if it would add extra light for my night security cameras (it doesn't, cameras are infra-red, 'white' LEDs don't have any inrfa-red).

Anyway, just came home, saw the light sitting on the ground. The stake was missing, nowhere to be found. Someone pulled the light out of the ground, removed the stake from the light, dropped the light and took off with the stake.


I'm assuming it was a person, don't think a critter would have been able to do that, or would have just dragged the whole light off.

You didn't pay your MD stake tax.

 

[sm8]

Do you think a "motion sensored flood light" might work? Our old neighbors had one though and everytime the wind would blow it would come on and they had it pointed right at our window. That got old after a while but when it was originally installed (before they moved in) it was pointed down their driveway and it seemed to work pretty good.

 

[corollinout]

Wirelessly posted

I bought 8 of those solar lights to line my side walk. Shortly after buying them some one stole just one of them.

 

[desertrat]

You didn't pay your MD stake tax.

 

[dgates80]

You can get IR floodlights, not too expensive, they work great.

 

[Baja28]

I got one of those cheapo solar lights to see if it would add extra light for my night security cameras (it doesn't, cameras are infra-red, 'white' LEDs don't have any inrfa-red).

Anyway, just came home, saw the light sitting on the ground. The stake was missing, nowhere to be found. Someone pulled the light out of the ground, removed the stake from the light, dropped the light and took off with the stake.

I'm assuming it was a person, don't think a critter would have been able to do that, or would have just dragged the whole light off.

I hope no one robs me. Should I put a motion sensor up?

 

[Crewdawg141]

I got one of those cheapo solar lights to see if it would add extra light for my night security cameras (it doesn't, cameras are infra-red, 'white' LEDs don't have any inrfa-red).

Anyway, just came home, saw the light sitting on the ground. The stake was missing, nowhere to be found. Someone pulled the light out of the ground, removed the stake from the light, dropped the light and took off with the stake.


I'm assuming it was a person, don't think a critter would have been able to do that, or would have just dragged the whole light off.

What brand is it? My g/f recycled a bunch of Malibu lights into my yard after she wanted "prettier lights" for her walkways. I have a few stakes that you could have if you think that they would work for you. The lights broke and will not stay on top of the stakes.

 

[Lilypad]

I got one of those cheapo solar lights to see if it would add extra light for my night security cameras (it doesn't, cameras are infra-red, 'white' LEDs don't have any inrfa-red).

Anyway, just came home, saw the light sitting on the ground. The stake was missing, nowhere to be found. Someone pulled the light out of the ground, removed the stake from the light, dropped the light and took off with the stake.


I'm assuming it was a person, don't think a critter would have been able to do that, or would have just dragged the whole light off.

Squirrel...