Neighbor Keeps Leaving Trash In Front Of Redditor's Home, He Takes Petty Revenge By Disposing Of Their Trash Can

The trash can was always blocking the garage of the homeowner

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• Published in Interesting
• October 2, 2023

Every responsible homeowner should ensure that their trash gets properly collected by the waste management service. Once the trash has been collected, they also need to place the garbage can on their own property.

Unfortunately, some people aren't even ashamed of causing inconvenience to their neighbors. They don't bother moving their bin back within their property after the garbage has been collected.

A Redditor has this kind of irresponsible neighbor. So they decided to take matters into their own hands. They shared their story on the r/pettyrevenge.

The original poster (OP) tells the community that the homes in their area are close to each other. Because of this layout, the garbage collector tends to leave the neighbor's trash can in front of the OP's home.

Normally, this wouldn't be a problem. The neighbor can simply move it back within their property.

But they don't bother doing it, much to the annoyance of the OP. It was even in front of the OP's garage.

So, OP decided to take matters into their own hands. They loaded the trash can into the car and disposed of it in a big dumpster.

They opted not to talk with their neighbor because they'd heard that this neighbor had been in arguments with other people in the area. He even adds that the bin is originally his.

The neighbors just took it without his permission. He didn't confront the neighbor about it since he had new bins and didn't want to start on the wrong foot with the new occupants.

A homeowner shared the petty revenge they took on their neighbor who won't bother moving the trash can back to their house.

The OP explains how the houses are built

The neighbor leaves their trash can outside.

It brings inconvenience to the OP because the collectors leave it in front of the garage and their neighbor won't move it back to their place.

The OP decided to dispose of the garbage can.

The trash can the neighbors are using were originally the OP's.

They just didn't bother getting it back

The reality is that there will always be neighbors who won't do their responsibilities properly, and it inconveniences the people in their area.

The Redditors are now helping the OP make up excuses about the lost trash can.

Some neighbors are just so good at giving people around them headaches.

One of the users suggests getting a step-trash can.

Actually, an excuse isn't needed. The OP just needs to answer their question with a question.

The OP's neighbors act as if they own the OP's space. They're not just irresponsible homeowners; they're bad neighbors too.

A simple neglect like this causes a huge inconvenience to the neighbor. In this case, the OP, since the trash can is always blocking his garage.

It's so frustrating that the OP felt they had no other choice but to secretly throw the trash can away. And even if they did try a diplomatic approach, it probably won't end well, considering this neighbor has been arguing with the other people in the area.

Sure, it's petty. But it seems that the OP has no other choice.

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