Wow, what an exodus - anyone left?

BroadHopper · 11-11-2013, 06:55 PM

Took the boat out for a family Christmas shoot today. It was cold but the lake was perfect for boating, very calm.

I notice the MP took the LED lights off the light bouys and leave the bouys in the water. In the past, they use to take the bouys out of the water. You would think there would be less damage.

I was surprise to see a number of boats going through the channel. There were a large number of boats parked on the island docks at Glendale. Looks like there is a good number of island property owners still on the lake.

I was able to go under the Wolfeboro bridge, but my I/O was dragging the bottom.

Mink Islander · 11-12-2013, 11:32 AM

Usually try to do Thanksgiving on the island but not this year. Will be up for a day in a couple weeks to load in the rest of the kerosene for the winter and get the ice eaters turned on. Time to start watching the water temps....

DEJ · 11-12-2013, 11:39 AM

Just food for thought, be careful posting when closing up your properties, it is an open invitation to crooks knowing no one will be home.

secondcurve · 11-12-2013, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DEJ

Just food for thought, be careful posting when closing up your properties, it is an open invitation to crooks knowing no one will be home.

Your point is a good one in general. However, I am fairly certain that even the stupidest theives know that there is no one on Mink Island at this time of year.

steve-on-mark · 11-12-2013, 03:00 PM

I feed the deer all summer and fall. In exchange, they will charge at anyone who's snooping around when I'm not out there...I think! Cheap enough...few bucks!

fatlazyless · 11-12-2013, 08:42 PM

Looking through my Pentax 10x50 St Vincent dePaul $15.00 binoculars, (regular price at a store:$150) I actually have a straight ahead view of Dolly Isl, Penny(s) Isl, south end of Bear Isl, Mark Isl, plus I look straight down between Mark and Timber to Mink Isl. Seems like a likely m.o. would be to access these places from the Cattle Landing parking lot over the ice except for the ice eaters and the open water near the new town dock.....but one never knows what's up with the crazy stupidity of someone doing b & e's.

I suppose if I really see something looking suspicious, I'll phone it in to the Meredith Police non-911 local phone number, for non-911 items, and chit-chat it with the dispatcher lady who is an unbelievable hot babe at the Meredith P.D. there who sits behind the bullet proof glass at the entrance desk!

... steal yo tv & pawn it!

If I see someone with a 55" wide screen tied on to their snowmobile or on their boat.....that could possibly be considered suspicious activity. While the new wide screens are expensive, they are also light weight: one can easily pick up a 42" wide screen and walk away with it. Totally not an easy thing to do with the old fat tv's of the 1990's and the 2000's; those big old tv's are very bulky and heavy, and can be purchased at Goodwill in Laconia for less than five dollars.

How to burglar-proof your tv?

Maybe you want to leave the new wide screen at your year-round place and go get a Goodwill-Laconia old style tv, plus it may have the right look for a seasonal cottage.

If a burglar looks through your living room window from the outside, and sees you have one of those old style tv's, it may just be the one item that tells hims there is probably nothing much of value inside to bother with......and he'll go visit a neighbor's house instead of yours.

Least of your worries is that someone will be stealing an old style tv; too heavy, and totally worthless down at the pawnshops or on craigslist.

Pineedles · 11-13-2013, 09:21 AM

fll, do you realize that you just gave coordinates to find your house?

Mink Islander · 11-18-2013, 05:40 PM

Always a risk in the off-season. Fair to say that most unbridged island properties are uninhabited this time of the year and lake activity is essentially nil. Even Larry, Daryl and Daryl know that. Winter break-ins are more common than Fall ones. More small time thieves seem to own ATVs and Snowmobiles than boats....

rick35 · 11-18-2013, 08:13 PM

"I'm Larry and this is my brother Daryl and my other brother Daryl"

One of my favorite TV lines of all times.

11-11-2013, 06:55 PM	#1
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,594 Thanks: 3,236 Thanked 1,111 Times in 798 Posts	Christmas shoot Took the boat out for a family Christmas shoot today. It was cold but the lake was perfect for boating, very calm. I notice the MP took the LED lights off the light bouys and leave the bouys in the water. In the past, they use to take the bouys out of the water. You would think there would be less damage. I was surprise to see a number of boats going through the channel. There were a large number of boats parked on the island docks at Glendale. Looks like there is a good number of island property owners still on the lake. I was able to go under the Wolfeboro bridge, but my I/O was dragging the bottom. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

11-12-2013, 11:32 AM	#2
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Almost done Usually try to do Thanksgiving on the island but not this year. Will be up for a day in a couple weeks to load in the rest of the kerosene for the winter and get the ice eaters turned on. Time to start watching the water temps....

11-12-2013, 11:39 AM	#3
DEJ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 555 Thanks: 528 Thanked 323 Times in 157 Posts	Be careful Just food for thought, be careful posting when closing up your properties, it is an open invitation to crooks knowing no one will be home.

11-12-2013, 03:00 PM	#5
steve-on-mark Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Epping, NH / Mark Island Posts: 1,877 Thanks: 188 Thanked 736 Times in 429 Posts	Security Force I feed the deer all summer and fall. In exchange, they will charge at anyone who's snooping around when I'm not out there...I think! Cheap enough...few bucks!

11-12-2013, 08:42 PM	#6
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,804 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 301 Thanked 1,026 Times in 746 Posts	Looking through my Pentax 10x50 St Vincent dePaul $15.00 binoculars, (regular price at a store:$150) I actually have a straight ahead view of Dolly Isl, Penny(s) Isl, south end of Bear Isl, Mark Isl, plus I look straight down between Mark and Timber to Mink Isl. Seems like a likely m.o. would be to access these places from the Cattle Landing parking lot over the ice except for the ice eaters and the open water near the new town dock.....but one never knows what's up with the crazy stupidity of someone doing b & e's. I suppose if I really see something looking suspicious, I'll phone it in to the Meredith Police non-911 local phone number, for non-911 items, and chit-chat it with the dispatcher lady who is an unbelievable hot babe at the Meredith P.D. there who sits behind the bullet proof glass at the entrance desk! ... steal yo tv & pawn it! If I see someone with a 55" wide screen tied on to their snowmobile or on their boat.....that could possibly be considered suspicious activity. While the new wide screens are expensive, they are also light weight: one can easily pick up a 42" wide screen and walk away with it. Totally not an easy thing to do with the old fat tv's of the 1990's and the 2000's; those big old tv's are very bulky and heavy, and can be purchased at Goodwill in Laconia for less than five dollars. How to burglar-proof your tv? Maybe you want to leave the new wide screen at your year-round place and go get a Goodwill-Laconia old style tv, plus it may have the right look for a seasonal cottage. If a burglar looks through your living room window from the outside, and sees you have one of those old style tv's, it may just be the one item that tells hims there is probably nothing much of value inside to bother with......and he'll go visit a neighbor's house instead of yours. Least of your worries is that someone will be stealing an old style tv; too heavy, and totally worthless down at the pawnshops or on craigslist. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 11-13-2013 at 03:24 AM.

11-13-2013, 09:21 AM	#7
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,548 Thanks: 1,073 Thanked 669 Times in 368 Posts	fll, do you realize that you just gave coordinates to find your house?

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11-18-2013, 05:40 PM	#8
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Break ins. Always a risk in the off-season. Fair to say that most unbridged island properties are uninhabited this time of the year and lake activity is essentially nil. Even Larry, Daryl and Daryl know that. Winter break-ins are more common than Fall ones. More small time thieves seem to own ATVs and Snowmobiles than boats....

11-18-2013, 08:13 PM	#9
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	"I'm Larry and this is my brother Daryl and my other brother Daryl" One of my favorite TV lines of all times.

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