RE: Thief Protection
Great story, Joe! One of the most dishonest things I ever saw was a
pumpkin seed raid at the feedstore (local weigh-off site) the night after
the competition before everyone picked up their behemoths- large fist-sized
holes in most of the pumpkins. Maybe we can erect force fields around our
pumpkins.
Take care,
Pumpkinist.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Derting [j*@spiritone.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 2:21 PM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Thief Protection
Hi All,
With my 520 sitting proudly on the porch, prominent and seemingly
unprotected from the likes of thieves, I decided to take some
precautions. On the wall above it is a pad of release forms which
"...hold harmless and indemnify the grower/homeowner (us) from any and
all injuries resulting from attempting to move the aforementioned
curcurbit..." Anyone considering theft is required to sign one prior to
engaging in any back-threatening activity.
This protects not only the grower but provides an incentive for would-be
thieves to verify that their health insurance is in order. -- I
understand that some HMO's have indicated a rather large co-payment for
treatment of injuries resulting from moving fruits and vegetables in
order to discourage this kind of behavior (Of course, any work-related
vegetable-moving injuries which are tragic [and likely covered, in part,
by the Department of Labor and Industries] would be excepted.)
Although this method is only useful in situations where literacy in
thieves is common, it does provide an added degree of security in a
world that sadly, still needs it.
Joe Derting
Tualatin, OR
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