Neighbor pours bacon grease onto homeowner's property after disapproving of the forsythia on their property line: 'I was picking up leaves, felt something greasy, smelled it and sure enough…'

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Apr 13, 2026 2:30 PM EDT

A lot of people don't know the best way to get rid of bacon grease, but this entitled curmudgeon decided to pour some over the fence and into the backyard of the guy next door. What exactly was the message he was sending?

Well, it turns out that much of the conflict between these two neighbors began over the rather large forsythia growing on one homeowner's property line. The resident who shared this story online acknowledges that he likes the plant, although it existed long before he purchased the property and moved there. Still, he had no plans to cut it down any time soon… that is, until the neighbor started stirring up a fuss over it.

After a heated exchange between the two residents, the curmudgeon next door began showing signs of pettiness, and none of them were subtle. He threw the remains of his dog's outings (if you know what I mean) over the homeowner's fence and into his backyard. That was certainly a nuisance for the homeowner but nothing he hadn't dealt with before. The discovery of bacon grease, however, ended up being a bridge too far for him.

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Bacon grease dumped in yard?!

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What's especially remarkable in the author's account of the not so neighborly feud was that the curmudgeon was not exactly respectful of the property line either. As a matter of fact, when the homeowner had his property surveyed, he confirmed his suspicions that part of the neighbor's air conditioning system crossed the property line by over a foot. This could cause unforeseen damage to his property, too.
So between an “ugly” plant that is really just an eyesore in the neighbor's eyes and the actual disregard for the homeowner's property line, I think it's pretty clear who has wronged the other in a greater way. If this conflict ever escalated to the point that the HOA or lawyers would have to get involved, it sounds like the odds of a good outcome are in the author's favor.
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Neighbor pours bacon grease onto homeowner's property after disapproving of the forsythia on their property line: 'I was picking up leaves, felt something greasy, smelled it and sure enough…'

A lot of people don't know the best way to get rid of bacon grease, but this entitled curmudgeon decided to pour some over the fence and into the backyard of the guy next door. What exactly was the message he was sending?

Bacon grease dumped in yard?!

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