Posted on 07/01/2005 1:15:13 PM PDT by Red Badger
A family in western Norway was hit by an unusual theft at their home in Sædalen, Hordaland County, this week. A newly planted hedge in their front yard was rudely uprooted and carted away. "After the initial shock, I just felt very sad," Kristin Molvik Botnmark told newspaper Bergens Tidende on Tuesday.
Her husband, Børre Botnmark, has a few theories on the disappearance of the 32 plants that made up their new hedge.
"It may be a theft ordered by someone wanting a new hedge," he said. "Or it could be a band of thieves who drive around and offer cheap gardening help, and who offer greenery for people's gardens.
"Someone clearly is trying to profit on this."
The hedge was last seen at 2pm on Thursday, when the Botnmark family went away for the weekend. They frankly didn't notice whether their newly planted hedge was still in place when they got home Sunday night.
But on Monday morning, the hedge was gone. Whoever stole it, "must have struck during the night, otherwise our neighbours would have noticed something," Børre Botnmark said.
"They must have had a trailer or a truck to cart all the plants away in," Botnmark added. He told Bergens Tidende that his family is now considering setting up a fence instead of another hedge.
Aftenposten English Web Desk Nina Berglund
It's FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I always find weird stuff for Friday's posts.......
When I first glanced at hedgonomy I thought it said Hegemony. That be my brother Hegemony Cricket.
Wasn't it good Norwegian wood?
Well I have a pretty good green thumb. Besides each plant died the same day. I don't think so.
You're right! I put up a fence.
Should've invested in hedge funds.
(actually, from the same newspaper)
He could tell because he didn't have sh*t all over him.
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