'I left the lid open for good measure': Resident gets even with neighbor who kept using their trash can, placing bin by their patio

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    Font - Posted by u/CanadasNeighbor 1 day ago Neighbor kept tossing unbagged food into my trashcan so I moved it next to their patio/entertainment area
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    Font - Basically the title. My neighbor and I both keep our trash cans out front in between our houses, except we make sure our own cans are on our own property. They're like 5 feet away from eachother.
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    Font - I'm a bit controlling, I don't throw anything away unless it's wrapped in a trash bag, to avoid my can smelling like a melting heap of så t. After some years, they've gotten a lot more comfortable with crossing small boundaries: letting their dogs run all over our property, dig under
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    Font - our fence, and most recently this year: throwing dog st t and open food containers into our trash cans. I noticed because it suddenly got really smelly, even though it should have been fairly empty because the trash man just picked up the previous morning.
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    Font - So I opened the lid, and lo and behold there were 5 half even pizzas in their boxes chucked in there, along with some party sht and dog sł t. I knew it was my neighbor because they literally just had a party for their teenager, and I saw them in their garage eating pizza.
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    Font - Normally I'd just call for a trash can cleaning service but it's expensive and my neighbor definitely did this st ton purpose. So instead, I rolled my trash can to the backyard and placed it as close to the fence as i could. Because on the other side of that fence is their
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    Font - patio/entertaining area that they use constantly. Ive left the lid open for good measure and last time I was out there I overheard my neighbor complaining about the smell. They were setting up sl : for another party too. Oh well.
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    Font - Mobile-Bee6312 1 day ago +2. Lol. Nice! Now, burn some eggs to throw in there 4611 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - jlessify 1 day ago I'm stuck on trash can cleaning service. Does this exist? Where can I find this service ↑ 163 163 Reply Share B
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    Font - tabbycat4 +1 · 1 day ago I had a neighbor who absolutely filled my trash can twice with unbagged nasty trash. I dumped it into a trash bag both times and placed it by their trash.
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    Font - The next time they did it, I literally dumped the entire can out right next to their trash bags and cans and went back to my yard to hose my can out since it had m ots in it because of their unbagged trash. They never did it again.
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    Font - briomio +1. 1 day ago Could the teenager (unknown to them) have placed the garbage in your can? ↑ 29 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - GargantuanGreenGoats +1 . 22 hr. ago I assumed this is what happened. Filled their own trash then used the neighbour's. 10 Reply Share
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    Product - Hrothgar_hrat 1 day ago Launch it onto their roof. A trebuchet comes to mind. 19 Reply Share
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    Font - ContributionDry2252 - 9 hr. ago If you can access Swedish surströmming (fermented herring), adding some would greatly enhance the effect. It smells so bad that it's usually recommended to be opened outdoors, under water. 3 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - FuriousCold Miracle 18 hr. ago "Normally I'd just call for a trash can cleaning service...?" You can call someone who will come out to your house and you pay them to clean your trash can? Where in the world are you? I do this with water from a hose. For free. 3 ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - Hello3424 21 hr. ago Please say you set up a fan to enhance e the smell going that way 45+ Reply Share
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    Font - SleepyLakeBear. 1 day ago Dump it in front of their garbage can or front door. 46 Reply Share
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    Font - Expensive-Day-3551 +2. 1 day ago Broccoli and cabbage are the worst when they start to turn, if you are looking to up the ante. 5↓ Reply Share

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