...Are more effective & not toxic (and less expensive) than the highly marketed, petrochemical brand names. Lavender & Tea Tree herbs can be grown & their tinctures of essential oils made into a diluted synergistic blend that, when applied topically, are antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral. They should not be taken internally, but can be added to lotions, soaps and detergents as a natural preventative. The essential oils may also be purchased online or from a local coop. My personal favourite brand is http://www.auracacia.com/ but there are many other local, organic & wildcrafted brands that are also available at many farmer's markets.

They were expecting this observation... http://www.lassp.cornell.edu/ardlouis/dissipative/Schrcat.html and although many applications are quite feasible, am only hoping that it is not able to be used for ill purposes.

Exactly! Can get the family out & (if lucky) a few sentimental items, insurance *should* (provided it's not a national disaster) will cover the rest...which, though I've become accustomed to it, is really just replaceable stuff.

Could I send my horrible neighbors?

Can totally relate to that too, A.C., have been the victim of identity theft 2x now & still trying to sort it.

Is President Obama taking into account MY personal costs when I require internet tech support and have to use my cell phone minutes? Not to mention the difficulties of the language barrier when you can hardly understand what they're saying due to their thick accents that further complicates matters and takes up yet more of my valuable time? Does he understand that they can hardly understand me either, so we go back & forth repeating ourselves trying to resolve the issue, taking up yet more time and costing ME more money?? I think not.

Spot on, Banana! Perhaps too many logging in here have built-up testosterone issues?

My downstairs neighbour...

Quantum synapsing would be a more accurate description. Though the development is a few years out, this will revolutionize computing as we currently know it.

Well, I did now, thanks so much!

Hm, hadn't thought about the assault angle, and since they are just kids, 16 & 14, and known repeat offenders at that, I highly doubt that *they* know anything about the justice system. Their deviant & abusive parents might...but since there is clearly a large "No Trespassing," sign on the front of the building and they have been warned before I don't see how I could possibly be held liable in any way for squirting a super-soaker in my backyard or off my balcony onto private property.

Our apartment parking lot has seen more than it's share of youth trespass and several vehicles have sustained damage & theft, but the local police say they need "proof" (though we know who they are, apparently, an eye-witness account is not good enough these days) and I thought a similar strategy would work. Lacking funds for a surveillance system, I strategized that filling a super-soaker type water gun with food colouring & spraying the rotten little thugs could be one solution. "Officer, just look for the purple kid that lives down the street."

oh, totally...like cheap box wine tastes better while listening to NPR...

...Go, Go, PengZilla!

hears theme from Deliverance playing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yt9R0I3gSk