Entitled 35-year-old keeps using neighbor's outdoor outlet without permission, spiking neighbor's electricity bill: 'I refuse to keep paying for his mini fridge!'

This guy had the audacity to call his neighbor's outdoor outlet a "shared" resource.

To be clear, the author of this story has his own porch. It's private. On one occasion, the 35-year-old dude next door named Greg asked if he could borrow his outdoor outlet in order to plug in his e-bike charger. The author granted him permission just that one time and would come to regret that decision in the coming months.

Now, Greg assumes the outlet is just as much his as it is anyone else's. He even put passive-aggressive sticky notes near the outlet, basically saying as much. He has used the outdoor outlet day in and day out for various items, including a mini fridge, a speaker, and a ring light. Imagine waking up every day and hearing some potential disturbance on your porch, only to discover that it's Greg again, needing to plug in his ring light to make a TikTok.

It's questionable why he's so obsessed with this outdoor outlet. Surely, he has outlets in his own home. Now, this author is dealing with a steeper electricity bill, all because of Greg's entitlement!

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  • Of course, the author's electricity bill was $30 more that month. Yes, it wasn't a crazy expense for him to make, but he knew exactly who was the culprit. Besides, it's not about the bill so much as it's about the principle of the matter. If someone asks to use your outlet once and you permit them, that doesn't mean you've granted permission in perpetuity. Come on, Greg!

  • "My neighbor keeps ‘borrowing’ my outdoor outlet and now gets mad when I unplug his stuff."

    I have one outdoor outlet on my porch. Nothing special. I live in a small duplex, and my neighbor (let's call him Greg, mid-30s, always in tank tops and flip-flops) apparently thinks it belongs to him.
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  • It started a few months ago. He asked if he could plug in his e- bike charger. Cool, whatever. I said yes. Then he started using it for:
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  • a portable speaker a mini fridge (??? in his carport?) a ring light (for his "TikTok lighting")
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  • and the last straw a full extension cord running into his unit I unplugged everything after noticing my electric bill spiked by like $30 that month. I figured, fair is fair.
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  • Greg comes over ten minutes later, visibly offended, and says: "You could've at least warned me before unplugging."
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  • Warned you? About using my electricity without permission? Now he leaves passive- aggressive Post-its on the outlet: "Please respect shared resources."
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  • No. It is NOT shared. It's mine. Literally my electricity. My porch. My outlet. Last week he even started wrapping his cords in neon tape so I "know it's his stuff" as if labeling stolen electricity makes it okay.
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  • I'm seriously considering installing a lock or just putting a note that says: "Unauthorized use of this outlet will result in passive-aggressive yelling from your neighbor."
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  • I don't even know what else to do. I can't exactly cut his power without causing a neighborhood scandal. But also, I refuse to keep paying for his mini fridge.
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  • Traditional Metal1... .5h ago At this point you might as well shut off the breaker for that outlet even if it means losing all of the outlets in the room connected to that porch.
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  • Random_Introvert... • 5h ago Wire an indoor (light) switch into the supply to the outlet. If you don't use it, turn it off. Problem solved.
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  • loveshot123 · 5h ago • Have you actually spoken to him about the fact that it is YOUR outlet and YOU are paying the bill. That his usage of it cost YOU $30?
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  • Maybe start there. Explain that you do not give him permission to use the outlet any longer due to the costs and the fact he is not asking each time he wishes to use it and isnt offering to cover the spike in your electric bill.
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  • Also give him this in writing and photocopy it to prove you have in fact made it clear he can not use it.
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  • If he continues to use it after this conversation/letter, remove the socket and put a plain socket cover on. Or If the socket has its own breaker, turn it off and leave it off unless youre using it.
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  • froggylove78 • 5h ago Go into your fuse box and shut off the electricity to the outdoor outlet, and then watch the fireworks.
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