We have a sfh that is on a corner lot. We had a berm put in a few years ago to keep vehicles and kids on bikes from continually running over the yard on the side street (had evergreens there for many years that went over in a bad storm), and to give our tenants some privacy when the prickly shrubs that we planted on top matured.

I was at the property for a maintenance visit in August, and spotted a kid riding a minibike, running up and over the end of the berm. When he came whizzing back later, I gave a friendly wave and attempted to stop him to talk (not yell). He, of course, took off. I don't know where he lives, but minibikes are illegal on the roads.

I went back yesterday, and found that he has done this so much, the berm's groundcover is losing foliage in that area. To add insult to injury, someone had allowed their big dog to poop three times along the edge of the berm (poop bags are on a post, 10' away, provided by the HOA). This happens all the time there, and I don't get too agitated, because it doesn't hurt the groundcover, and is only a problem for me if I'm mulching or weeding.

I told my hubby, who is clever with solutions to issues. He put the two issues together, and his evil genius solution? Go over at night with gloves and trowels, pick up any dog poop that we find, and put it right in the path of the minibike. It might just work, especially if the do-do is good and wet!

Poop Patrol!

I remember a story about a farmer with a similar problem. He dumped a pile of fresh wet manure' in the troubled location.

BRAD

@LLOTF - Yes! A moat with alligators - wait, this is PA, not FL.

@ Bill - had to look up sand spurs. Won't grow in PA, and they're really hard to get rid of. But they sound great for a problem like this.

@myob - believe me, if it weren't for the little kids in the neighborhood, we'd go with something a little more destructive. The do-do will at least wash off if some little kid blunders into it on foot.

As a contractor and owner of rentals I specialize in getting even tactics.

I first look up the codes on building a fence and restricting traffic, people, bicycles and motorized scooters.

I then post legal signs that are illuminated so at night anyone can read them -- telling everyone to keep off and out...

Then I put up fence posts, marking the boundary. Then I put up a fence...

Someone has cut out sections of my chain link fence to make way for their access across my lot to cut through to the alleyway.

Wilma - with a post name like this and you being from Pa I thought you were referencing a Netflix series that aired a few years back called Evil Genius. It was about the craziness of Pizza Bomber Robbery over in Erie. BTW- I recommend it