Wouldn't it be easier to just post signs telling people they can't do that?

    -I did.  I had No Trespassing signs posted, as well as hand-written signs telling people to go somewhere else.  Either all the illiterate people in Louisiana magically flocked to my house, or people read them and didn't care.  Or they didn't read them.  Whatever. This year they get a friendly wet reminder...

 

What about fencing the area off?

    -Did that too.  I didn’t go overboard with fencing, because Carnival goes on for 2 weeks, and I need to be able to get myself and my car out at some point during those two weeks.  But I did put up orange construction fencing, and a temporary 4 foot tall wooden fence CLEARLY indicating that people weren’t wanted past that point.  Some hopped the fences, and some tore them down, so clearly that wasn’t enough.


Doesn't this seem a little mean spirited?

    -Maybe.  But I doubt they'd be real happy if I came to their place and did the same thing over, and over, and over....and....over...and...  It smells.


What if you catch people on video with their pants down?

    -Well that sucks for them doesn’t it?  I’ll certainly blur out any naughty bits, but the video will be posted here just the same.  I intend to keep the site at a  PG-13 level...no nudity. 


Won't people just try to use your sprinklers as a bidet?

    -I suppose its a possibility.  But they'll end up with their ass hanging out all over the internet.  And I’m fine with that...


You need to put a delay on your sprinklers.  They go off too soon.

    -I agree.  I’ve cracked open the housings and e-mailed the company, but there just isn’t a quick fix or adjustment for it.  I’ve got a plan for giving them a delay, but I don’t have enough time to implement it for this year.  It’ll have to wait until Mardi Gras 2011.  Its on my list.


I have a suggestion or a way you can improve your setup.

    -Please send me an e-mail.  Seriously.  This has pretty much been a one man show since the beginning, and I’m open to other ideas/suggestions.  Send me an e-mail with a detailed description of what you have in mind.  It might help me out!

If you have a question that hasn’t been addressed here, e-mail me at brent@dontpeeonmyhouse.com, and I’ll try to get it taken care of.

To prove that I’m not completely heartless, here’s a quick list of do’s and don’ts that should keep you out of trouble and out of my sprinklers during Mardi Gras.  You don’t have to follow all of these, but let me remind you how nice the police are this time of year....and how much fun an overnight trip to Central Lockup is!

Do

  1. -Always have ID with you

  2. - If you plan on getting trashed, write down the name and address of the place you’re staying.  Few taxi’s will be able to figure out your drunken directions

  3. -Dress for comfort and for the weather, its not a fashion show

  4. -Eat.  And try drinking something besides booze throughout the day.  Your liver will thank you.

  5. -Stay out of the gutters in the French Quarter.  Besides trash, those gutters are filled with more Hepatitis than you want to know about.  Closed shoes highly recommended in the Quarter

  6. -Use some damn common sense!  People could avoid a lot of these problems by using just a little bit.



Don’t

  1. -Think that “anything goes”

  2. -Think that this is an interactive version of Girls Gone Wild....its not

  3. -Knock people over to catch beads.  There will be more.  Would you try that hard if someone threw two dimes your way?

  4. -Bring your kids to the French Quarter   during Mardi Gras.  Watching the parades is pretty G rated, but the Quarter is very much an adult party.  Or you can take them, and get all those pesky conversations out of the way early.  You know, the ones about sex, drugs, drinking, tranvestites....  “Daddy, why does that man have boobies?”

  5. -Gamble on the streets with anyone.  If you really want to get rid of that money that quickly, you can send it here.  Its also illegal.

  6. -If you must do drugs, doing them on the streets is still illegal.

  7. -Force yourself on anyone.  No grabbing, groping, touching, slapping.  Unless you want some beefcake to do the same to you at Central Lockup later...

  8. -Fight with anyone.  Especially not the Police. 

  9. -Try to climb anything other than stairs.  This includes light poles, fences, drain pipes, levees.

  10. -No nudity below the waist EVER.  Guys and gals both...

  11. -Lastly,  don’t pee in the streets, in people’s yards, or on their houses.   Its illegal.  And people in New Orleans have guns.  They will kill you...