Graffiti

If Bajagringo can just get a guide to these, then everyone could get a painted sign that says no dog, and then ave a big rotweiler in residence and maybe we can figure out how to paint OOPS.

I moved down here from an area that has fought a mighty battle against tagging. We learned a few things ....

1. Take a picture of the "artwork"

2. Paint or erase it as soon as possible.

Removing it quickly is the only way to slow it down. It is kind of dissapointing to them to not be able to drive by later and see their scheiss.

As to meanings of tags ... it has been common practice in California to tag a house for either squating or purposes of burglery.

That's all I can offer, other than restricting sales of spray paints seems to help, and sentencing the culprits to many hours of community service painting over grafitti

CaboRon

I saw a news doc recently about a company with a grafitti problem .... they installed motion sensors that turned on water sprinkler heads mounted on top of the wall ... really shut them down fast

CaboRon

Note: This might not be effective with the low water pressure in La Paz .... when you receive you ration every other day .... OMG the sprinkler wouldn't work down here.

N E V E R M I N D .....Rosan Rosanna Dana

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Originally posted by CaboRon I saw a news doc recently about a company with a grafitti problem .... they installed motion sensors that turned on water sprinkler heads mounted on top of the wall ... really shut them down fast CaboRon Note: This might not be effective with the low water pressure in La Paz .... when you receive you ration every other day .... OMG the sprinkler wouldn't work down here. N E V E R M I N D .....Rosan Rosanna Dana

How about installing propane blow torch sprinklers, activated by sensors? Now that could start a whole new dance fad.

Graffiti annoys the hell out of me I can't believe the nerve of these pricks to paint on someone else's property to mark THEIR territory (like these ingrates OWN anything)

I think a public campaign should be started to humiliate these taggers something like:
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E=MC2 - The writings of a genius

@#$$##@(graffiti) - The writings of an idiot
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Post stuff like that up in as many places as possible. Or plant news stories saying graffiti is a secret code for the guys that love gay sex...

Over the years I've done a couple different things to combat graffiti in my neighborhood. I find that painting over it as fast as possible is probably the best. But putting signs around the property saying "WARNING All Activities are Recorded on Video Tape To Aid In The Prosecution Of Any Crime Committed Against This Facility" have worked great for me.

Other fun things I've done have been:

I made up some big posters saying;

"If your mother is a cheap hoar, sign below like these idiots"

I put those up high on the walls that were getting covered with graffiti.

Last year I started seeing tags from someone signing "JTS" when he hit my house I decided to return the favor. One night, I sprayed "JTS" in his style, over a nice Virgin Mary mural (off limits to taggers) as well as on a couple Narco houses in the area (you know the ones, big nice houses with white walls & NEVER one sign of graffiti) even the police sub-delegation down the way...

Well I guess someone handed JTS his ass cause I haven't seen any new tags from him in a while

I had some businesses near downtown Los Angeles that where in an area claimed by the "18th Street Gang". They would tag everthing in sight with all sorts of variations of their name. One of the more common tags was to write "Diesiocho", which is Spanish for "18".

One night I changed their tag to "Diespocho's".

For the Spanish challenged:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocho

Just painted over the fine artwork after taking a photo. Now it will be interesting if it gets done again. Maybe I should have left it up. It may have meant a real BAD ASSSSS LIVES HERE.

And thanks for idea of putting up that device Doug but it would pee off all of the beggers that routinely come by every day!

[Edited on 01/10/2007 by lizard lips]

Reality check!Do you want to live in an area where gang bangers are running around spray painting your house?

lizard lips, Good point!

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Originally posted by Cypress Reality check!Do you want to live in an area where gang bangers are running around spray painting your house?

Reality Check

JaraHurd, North Idaho is a great place to live.Gets a little tuff in the winter tho.

Back in 1994 my wife & I were living and working on the British Virgin Island of Virgin Gorda when the first and only graffiti appeared on the island. It had us shaking in our flip flops....with laughter that is.

Tough gang with a smiley face.

That's hilarious!

I think we introduce a little Pacific Northwest to our southern brothern...bear traps !
No, no, no it will only T them off.
In downtown LA, I have seen the "artists" hanging from overpasses and even a train bridge just to get the hard to get yet super visible tag. Plus you would be surprised to see who actually are doing the tags...
PLus on the walls of the 110N tunnels next to Dodger Stadium, the taggers are using the dirty walls as their canvas. Their signs are being made with the use of a cleaning solvent. Using the clean wall underneath to bring a "high gloss tag". Amazingly the walls have not been cleaned for over four months now.
Thanks Cal Trans

Way to go!

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Originally posted by CG Last year I started seeing tags from someone signing "JTS" when he hit my house I decided to return the favor. One night, I sprayed "JTS" in his style, over a nice Virgin Mary mural (off limits to taggers) as well as on a couple Narco houses in the area (you know the ones, big nice houses with white walls & NEVER one sign of graffiti) even the police sub-delegation down the way... Well I guess someone handed JTS his burro cause I haven't seen any new tags from him in a while

This is so funny, I have been laughing for days.

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Originally posted by Mexicali_Kid Quote: Originally posted by CG Last year I started seeing tags from someone signing "JTS" when he hit my house I decided to return the favor. One night, I sprayed "JTS" in his style, over a nice Virgin Mary mural (off limits to taggers) as well as on a couple Narco houses in the area (you know the ones, big nice houses with white walls & NEVER one sign of graffiti) even the police sub-delegation down the way... Well I guess someone handed JTS his burro cause I haven't seen any new tags from him in a while This is so funny, I have been laughing for days.

I have just got to add,

This is the funniest post of the entire thread .......

Thanks ,

Glad you didn't get caught while enhancing the virgin mary

CaboRon

Here is a good example of someone who does not read the whole post, only the parts they want to then they assume everything else.
They are not using paint in the tunnels, they are using cleaning solvents to make theirs tags: hence, partial cleaning the walls down. Its an abstract thing.

Some of those graffiti artists are really talented. Boxcars! Bridges! It's an improvement. Let 'em paint to their hearts delight as long as it isn't offensive or obscene. Private property on the other hand, is off- limits.

woody in ob, Good point.Owned a dridge once. Haven't had the pleasure of owning any boxcars.

oxxo, Now that's a bit of a stretch. Some of those synapses must be misfiring.