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Thieves stole family's new hedge
Aftenposten ^ | 6-28-2005 | Nina Berglund

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: garden; hedge; hedgehogs; norway; thief
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To: DCPatriot

It's FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I always find weird stuff for Friday's posts.......


21 posted on 07/01/2005 1:47:26 PM PDT by Red Badger (The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
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To: ncountylee

When I first glanced at hedgonomy I thought it said Hegemony. That be my brother Hegemony Cricket.


22 posted on 07/01/2005 1:55:45 PM PDT by handy old one (It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotle)
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To: Red Badger

Wasn't it good Norwegian wood?


23 posted on 07/01/2005 2:02:10 PM PDT by fat city (Julius Rosenberg's soviet code name was "Liberal")
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To: socal_parrot
A møøse ønce bit my sister.
Møøse bites can be veri nasti.
24 posted on 07/01/2005 2:08:20 PM PDT by Ignatz (Gravity: It's not just a good idea, it's the law!)
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To: Red Badger

Well I have a pretty good green thumb. Besides each plant died the same day. I don't think so.


25 posted on 07/01/2005 2:11:14 PM PDT by Vicki (Washington State where there are no rules or standards in elections.)
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To: operation clinton cleanup

You're right! I put up a fence.


26 posted on 07/01/2005 2:11:48 PM PDT by Vicki (Washington State where there are no rules or standards in elections.)
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To: Red Badger

Should've invested in hedge funds.


27 posted on 07/01/2005 2:14:56 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: socal_parrot
And now for something completely different...

(actually, from the same newspaper)

Python beheaded

28 posted on 07/01/2005 2:22:27 PM PDT by shhrubbery! (The 'right to choose' = The right to choose death --for somebody else.)
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To: shhrubbery!
Dagfinn Berg of Falken Security said he thought the animal was a king python.

He could tell because he didn't have sh*t all over him.

29 posted on 07/01/2005 3:51:07 PM PDT by socal_parrot (Tina Delgado is alive! ALIVE!)
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