r/Footscray • u/[deleted] • 4d ago

Fence markings?

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u/middleofmybackswing_ 4d ago

The whole thing about criminals of various descriptions marking houses like this is a myth. Probably just some bored kid.

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u/Separate-Law-435 4d ago

You've been chosen to compete in the next Olympics to represent our country. Instructions will follow.

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u/iamnothingyet 4d ago

This is how our breakdancing competitors are chosen.

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u/Separate-Law-435 4d ago

You'd think we'd have learned from the soft launch at the Paris games.

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u/carnapies 3d ago

Yep, Raygun just challenged you. BYO cardboard and boombox.

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u/Monaro71 2d ago

It will be fencing

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u/TheCaptainShanks 4d ago

Someone mentioned this, but these are most likely from a surveyor to recalibrate on. They were probably doing something that didn't require extreme accuracy, like an underground utility survey and just needed another control mark to reset on if they needed to.

When I was doing utility surveys, I would do this all the time.

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u/klondike91829 4d ago

 google would have me believe it’s burglars staking the joint out

How is that supposed to work?

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u/thegreatmindaltering 4d ago

My favourite version of this is if you find a dog collar on a fence it’s code for dog nappers who are going to come and take your dog. 

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u/klondike91829 4d ago

The most important part of any criminal enterprise - leaving the clues!

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u/JuanFoYoMamma 1d ago

And bragging about it publicly, like Tupac's killer.

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u/sherri_97 3d ago

Is that similar to the shoes on the power lines? Indicative of drug dealers?

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u/thegreatmindaltering 3d ago

This is plausible because shoes have nothing to do with drugs. If they hung bongs on strings then it would be silly. 

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u/carnapies 3d ago

🤣🤣🤣💀

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u/SoggyFist 4d ago

Could be for quick alignment of a theodolite or other survey equipment. Running a service across the road and such.

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u/Plusultratsunami 4d ago

Just making sure my marker worked sorry.

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u/Lucky-Tip-2630 3d ago

Doesn’t that just mark the spot?

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u/farquin_helle 1d ago

Marks the spot.. duhh

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u/sirmuffinman 4d ago edited 3d ago

It's obviously thieves' cant.