'It's the little things...': Woman gets back at terrible neighbor by setting early morning alarm while she's away

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Dec 28, 2023 9:00 AM EST

It's incredible how easily a loud noise for a short duration at an inappropriate time can drive even the most level-headed person to madness… Now, I'm not claiming any sort of enlightenment or monkhood, but I'd like to think I'm a reasonable sort of guy. However, waking up in the early hours of the morning to my neighbor's car radio blasting at an unnecessarily loud volume while he's warming up his car is enough to make my blood boil. Dude, you're not even in the car. Do you really need to be able to hear it while you're finishing your coffee inside the house?

Yeah, noises from neighbors while living in uncomfortably close quarters can be a terrible thing—and when it's done intentionally or with cruel negligence, it can really cause your gears to grind. But, when you've been nothing but threatening, discourteous, and demanding towards your neighbor, maybe you deserve it—even a little bit.

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    Posted by u/Practical_Magic- It's the little things... Bully neighbor I lived in the upstairs unit of a 2-unit condo (converted house) nearly 20 years ago. Had a great neighbor below me, but then she moved out and a horrible man moved in. The first thing he did was leave a note that the garbage can I had just moved back from the street was his, and claimed that he had moved it. I ignored it, because, but his anger increased with another note saying I'd better not use "his" garbage can and to mov
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    I couldn't miss it. I did what he wanted because I was pretty unnerved by that point, and thought it would end the bizarre exchange. No such luck. It happened again, but then he was yelling in my face instead of leaving notes. He was a big guy and scared me enough to give in. After that I went to stay with my bf for a while. Before I left, I decided on some petty revenge.I set my alarm for 4am, turned the volume all the way up, and set it on the floor of my bedroom. It was an old radio alarm tha
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    neighbor. I wasn't even sure if his bedroom was below mine. Tbh, I figured it probably wasn't going to work and forgot about it for a few months until my bf and I decided to make the move permanent. I went over there to start packing and found his outraged voice messages. He didn't know my phone number so he had to contact the owner. There were no messages a few weeks prior, so it took that long for him to get my number. He must've pounded on my door many, many times before the owner finally gav
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    She Who LovesToDraw 21 hr. ago Landlord had no business giving your phone number to a total stranger. 1.0k Reply Share Practical_Magic- OP 21 hr. ago My thoughts, too, but he probably hounded her so much that she gave in like I did. For that I can't blame her. And she was an older woman, which ~20 years later I can now also appreciate. Reply Share 425
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    AcrobaticSource3 · 21 hr. ago I was hoping that you took the bin with you! Reply Share 201 Practical Magic- OP · 21 hr. ago I wish I thought of that! I'm cracking up reading these responses. 153 Squibit314- 13 hr. ago Or super glue the lid shut. Reply Share 46 Reply Share 3 ... Practical_Magic- OP 2 hr. ago That's great! I would've absolutely done that if I'd thought of it. Reply Share
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    CoderJoe1 22 hr. ago Automated vengeance. All he could do is phone in his anger. 181 Reply Share
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    ScientistCrafty5660 21 hr. ago Reply to him via a note taped to his bin... after you've moved it somewhere... 165 Reply Share Practical_Magic- OP 21 hr. ago 83 Such a great idea! I wish I could've thought as clearly as you guys! Reply Share
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    Eternal_Koevoet · 20 hr. ago When I was in the Army, my wife and I lived off base. I had a neighbor who always used my garbage can to dump his trash rather than pay for the service. It got so bad that we didn't have enough room for out trash. My wife went to speak to him and the police were called. FYI, don't off a Puerto Rican woman as he found out. So, now he wants to file a restraining order, Yada Yada Yada. The police spoke to him and he quieted down. And yet, he starting adding MORE garbage
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    was in a unit that didn't normally wear uniforms and had just come from field training. Among some of our field gear was CS powder; Tear Gas. I had had enough, so when I went to the base at 0400 in the morning with my trash (It was halfway due to being dumped yesterday). Along the top, I sprinkled some CS powder. The powder works when stirred up. When I got home, he still hadn't hit my can. At midnight, I awoke to a cussing and screaming neighbor outside. The next day, the police were called and
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    how that could have happened and he actually told them I poisoned him. I took them to my can and opened the top. I explained to the officers that I was exposed to tear gas during training. I was asked which unit and I told the officers that I was assigned to a Special Operations unit on the base. My neighbor didn't even know I was in the Army let alone the unit. The officers were cool about it and we never had another problem with him again. He moved out 3 months later 276 Reply Share Rhinomeat
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    AmbitiousCricket5278 17 hr. ago edited 17 hr. ago . The landlord should have dealt with his behaviour and put him straight /on notice about abusive behaviour 32 Reply Share
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    Bigstachedad 20 hr. ago I have encountered bad acting neighbors a few times in my life. It must be horrible to be so messed up that you feel the need to bully a neighbor over something as unimportant as a garbage can. 30 Reply Share
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    MartianBeerPig. 17 hr. ago I hope when you moved out you left the alarm clock behind. 13 Practical_Magic- OP 2 hr. ago It had been so long already that I just couldn't, but that would be hilarious. 2 Reply Share ↓ Reply Share
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