Karen throws fit at neighbor for using her electricity to mow her lawn, cue payback: 'I can't pick my neighbors, but I can pick their lock'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Aug 17, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

Imagine having the audacity to throw a temper tantrum at your neighbor for using your electricity after he did it to mow your lawn. For the full context, this dude shared a duplex with his aggressive Karen neighbor and had decided to mow the lawn once the grass was overgrown and overdue. After taking care of his half of the lawn, he thought it would be kind (and aesthetically appealing) to mow the other half of the lawn, which belonged to the Karen. She never enjoyed upkeep, anyway. Well, in order to perform this act of generosity, the Redditor had to plug his lawn mower into the Karen's outlet because the cord was simply not long enough to reach from his own personal outlet. 

This upset the Karen to no end, and she gave the Redditor an earful for it. She subsequently purchased cheap clear boxes to place over her outlet and to lock them from further use. That's when the idea for the petty revenge sparked. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about an entitled Karen who used money from the tip jar to pay for her ice cream. 

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    "I used pennies of your electricity to mow your lawn"
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    I can't pick my neighbors, but I can pick their lock.
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    Back in the far off days of '02, I lived in a duplex. The people in the other half of the duplex complained to the landlord all the time for
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    nothing. As in, I was once woken up at 2:00 AM by my landlord calling to say. that the neighbors reported me having a crazy loud party and keeping them awake. I was sleeping. I was alone.
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    There were no lights on, there was nothing making noise. (Well, I do snore.)
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    Basically, she complained about both petty and made up things constantly. There's your background.
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    So, on the property was a shed with a landlord- supplied electric lawn mower. I mowed my half one day, and thought "what the their half too." , let's do
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    However, the cord didn't reach to their whole yard from my outlet, so I plugged into their outlet for the last 10% of their side of the lawn.
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    Next day, she threw a fit at me that I used her electricity. A long fit. A loud fit. I pretty much shook my head, threw my
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    hands up, and walked away from it. I used pennies of your electricity to mow your lawn, I don't even expect gratitude, it's a small unasked favor, but why bite my head off over it?
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    Next day, she's got someone on her side installing those clear boxes over her two outlets, with padlocks on them. Clearly a normal response....
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    Petty revenge begins here. I take a gander when she's not home, those locks are clearly the cheapest locks they
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    could find at Walmart. I go to Walmart and buy two identical ones. They were like six bucks.
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    One of my hobbies is lockpicking. I'm absolutely not a master.
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    I'm probably not even good. But I sure as heck can open the cheapest padlocks ever made in seconds.
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    I replace the locks with my own. Looks exactly the same. Took a few weeks, but looking out
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    my window one day to see her with an overgrown lawn and hearing her futilely slamming a hammer
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    against the clear boxes for a half hour made all the frustration worthwhile.
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    Next time, shut up and take the favor.
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    one_dog... . 11h ago If there is a next time, add fertilizer to their half so it grows faster.
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    saraphilipp . 8h ago Should've called the landlord and complain about the hammering and say she's tearing up the duplex with it. I'm watching her beat on the electric outlets right now.
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    quiet_ho... Crazy, if you were kind enough to mow my lawn, I'd be happy for you to use my electricity to mow yours too!
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