Man wakes up every week at 3 AM to move pesky neighbor’s trash cans 6 inches to the left, convincing neighbor he’s going insane: ‘Saw them standing in the driveway praying over the trash cans. I almost felt bad’

Have you ever put a mountain of effort into messing with someone? Would you? A good prank is worth its weight in gold. But there are way more bad pranks than good pranks. Most pranks are too big and instill too much fear into the victim. Even if it’s for a moment, they feared for …
Seguir leyendo Man wakes up every week at 3 AM to move pesky neighbor’s trash cans 6 inches to the left, convincing neighbor he’s going insane: ‘Saw them standing in the driveway praying over the trash cans. I almost felt bad’

Downstairs neighbors call out 21-year-old woman for playing mahjong at 11PM every night, claim the clicking keeps them up: ‘How thin are your floors for them to be able to hear your clicking and typing?’

Everyone has their little bedtime habits. It’s healthy to have a bedtime routine that you look forward to doing. It can help you unwind from the day and sleep a little better. Maybe you have an extensive skincare routine you can’t wait to get back to. Maybe you read a few pages of a book …
Seguir leyendo Downstairs neighbors call out 21-year-old woman for playing mahjong at 11PM every night, claim the clicking keeps them up: ‘How thin are your floors for them to be able to hear your clicking and typing?’

Trespassing man «gifts» neighbor a fully mowed lawn without their knowledge, destroying homeowner’s carefully cultivated ecosystem: ‘Stay off our property’

Sometimes a «gift» is really a way to control your life.  This time of year, we’re hearing all about the gifts we give each other. The vast majority of them are benign. Maybe your uncle gives you a sweater that is itchier than sandpaper and uglier than sin, but you don’t complain because this is …
Seguir leyendo Trespassing man «gifts» neighbor a fully mowed lawn without their knowledge, destroying homeowner’s carefully cultivated ecosystem: ‘Stay off our property’

Home’s previous owner beats down the door demanding to be let in, screams at new owner for selling their old belongings despite refusing to take them years prior: ‘They both yelled at me while I hurried inside’

You know what they say, you can never truly go home again. This might be a maudlin thought, but it can also be freeing. Home isn’t a physical space; it’s a feeling you get around the people you love and the places you feel comfortable in. This doesn’t mean it’s easy to let go of …
Seguir leyendo Home’s previous owner beats down the door demanding to be let in, screams at new owner for selling their old belongings despite refusing to take them years prior: ‘They both yelled at me while I hurried inside’

Apartment complex charges tenant $75 for having an overnight guest: ‘ I tried calling the desk numerous times before the charge was due to dispute it’

Nobody likes feeling controlled, especially in their own home.  When you’re in your house, it’s your rules. Except, of course, that’s never true. Especially when you’re renting. Landlords have a way of getting into your business even when you don’t want them to. It’s kind of their whole thing. They would go into your home …
Seguir leyendo Apartment complex charges tenant $75 for having an overnight guest: ‘ I tried calling the desk numerous times before the charge was due to dispute it’

Homeowner struggles with repeated trespassing by neighbor’s unsupervised children, while playing and running around her unsafe yard, debates confronting their mother after she dismissed her safety warning on Halloween: ‘Her girls are a handful’

I’ve always wanted a home that feels like a giant welcome sign. With the chaotic noise of the neighbor’s children playing in my front yard, or random, unannounced visits from people who just want to know how my Tuesday is going. Is it obvious that I grew up watching Girlmore Girls? I guess it’s just …
Seguir leyendo Homeowner struggles with repeated trespassing by neighbor’s unsupervised children, while playing and running around her unsafe yard, debates confronting their mother after she dismissed her safety warning on Halloween: ‘Her girls are a handful’

Entitled family tries to take over 7-year-old’s birthday at public pool even though they paid $45 to reserve it: ‘Your tradition is not stronger than my reservation’

There’s a classic Seinfeld bit about car rental services when Jerry goes to pick up a rental car and they don’t have it. He then says to the clerk, «You know how to take the reservation, you just don’t know how to hold the reservation. And that’s really the most important part of the reservation: …
Seguir leyendo Entitled family tries to take over 7-year-old’s birthday at public pool even though they paid $45 to reserve it: ‘Your tradition is not stronger than my reservation’

‘I was just on my way into my apartment when a stranger stopped me’: Man off the street offers stranger $5 to use his bathroom, man refuses

When you gotta go, you gotta go. But there isn’t always a place for you. You know this if you’ve ever roamed a city. You spend all day bopping around from place to place, walking through different neighborhoods. And then it strikes you. You need to use the bathroom. But odds are, you’re in a …
Seguir leyendo ‘I was just on my way into my apartment when a stranger stopped me’: Man off the street offers stranger $5 to use his bathroom, man refuses

‘These kids are being used as a cute front to fund luxuries that parents should be paying for’: 5 and 6 year-old kids run lemonade stand every day into the school year, sparking neighbor’s concern and suspicion

Running a «business» when you’re a kid is a rite of passage. For some reason, all of us want to grow up way too fast and thus want to role-play all the parts of being an adult. We want to pretend to have weddings, have kids, and have jobs. I remember playing «teacher» with my …
Seguir leyendo ‘These kids are being used as a cute front to fund luxuries that parents should be paying for’: 5 and 6 year-old kids run lemonade stand every day into the school year, sparking neighbor’s concern and suspicion

‘It’s dishonest not to tell him’: Carpenter fixes her elderly neighbor’s broken fence overnight, fellow neighbors pressure her to tell him she was the one who did the kind deed

The Money Song from the great American musical «Avenue Q» proclaimed, «When you help others, you can’t help helping yourself!» The song is about the importance of giving money charitably, not because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes you feel like a good person. It’s the deep, dark secret of charity …
Seguir leyendo ‘It’s dishonest not to tell him’: Carpenter fixes her elderly neighbor’s broken fence overnight, fellow neighbors pressure her to tell him she was the one who did the kind deed