The tenant cooks corn on the barbecue.
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The tenant shared the following account of events with the online community, wondering whether or not they were in the wrong for putting the lock on their grill and refusing to remove it, even when the neighbor then offered to chip in for the cost of the gas.
Were they in the wrong for refusing to compromise at this point? Let's read and find out.
"AITK for putting a lock on my grill after my duplex neighbor used it without asking 4 times"
A family enjoys a barbecue outside.
Model portrayal.
They say that fences make the best neighbors, and when you can't put a fence between yourself and your neighbor because you share walls and structures, you have to really hope that you end up with someone respectful on the other side of that wall.
The tenant is under no obligation to allow the neighbor to use their barbecue at all. Maybe if the neighbor had asked for permission and offered to pay for the gas from the outset, there might have been room for compromise. But at this point, it is pretty understandable that the tenant has had enough.
As I have referenced many times… It's one of the first lessons we learn on the playground: If Johnny doesn't want you playing with his red ball, you can't necessarily force him to. In this case, we'd understand Johnny not wanting to share his ball with you just after he caught you using it without asking permission first.
That's my take. What did commenters think?
Of the comments from 63 distinct responders that I was able to analyze, these were the results: 58, or about 92%, supported the tenant and said that they were “NTK” (Not the Karen). None said that they were in the wrong or “YTK” (You're the Karen), and the rest of the comments offered other thoughts or advice, or were otherwise unclear or off-topic.
So, it's pretty clear here that the community almost unanimously felt that the tenant was locking their barbecue and preventing their neighbor from using it. Which isn't surprising given the audacity with which the neighbor has approached the situation.
See some of the key responses in the comments below.
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