OT: Trashy Neighbors

[Hey Adrien!]

Time to stoke up the OT: Summer Threads.

Since April, like clockwork, every morning there is a discarded bag of McDonald's thrown onto our yard: large drink with mostly finished food items. Our house is on the corner of a 3-way stop sign, so the litterer is likely doing a trash dash out the driver’s side window, throwing the bag across the street onto our berm.

The aim of the discarder is remarkably Greg Maddux-esque, the bag usually resides within a two foot radius of the corner of our rustic style fence, mostly with not enough force to make it over the three-foot apex, but generally in the same area.

When it first happened, I was like who litters anymore?, but as the day passed and the routine remained, my anger morphed into general curiosity as it feels as if this is less of a mindless littering and more of a part of this person's morning routine. I don't take it personal anymore, but now I want to learn more of the backstory of this person's consistency.

 

[FLDawg16]

I would get a security camera/ring just because I would NEED to get to the bottom of it

 

[Deepster]

My grandfather lived in a town where you had to put your leaves curbside and they'd come vacuum them up. Kids would drive their cars through the huge pile of leaves and throw them back over onto his lawn so he used to put cinder blocks in them.

Maybe throw a bunch of sharp nails or screws out there?

 

[temery]

Time to stoke up the OT: Summer Threads.

Since April, like clockwork, every morning there is a discarded bag of McDonald's thrown onto our yard: large drink with mostly finished food items. The aim of the discarder is remarkably Greg Maddux-esque, the bag usually resides within a two foot radius of the corner of our rustic style fence, mostly with not enough force to make it over the three-foot apex, but generally in the same area.

When it first happened, I was like who litters anymore?, but as the day passed and the routine remained, my anger morphed into general curiosity as it feels as if this is less of a mindless littering and more of a part of this person's morning routine. I don't take it personal anymore, but now I want to learn more of the backstory of this person's consistency.

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Set up a camera and a scarecrow water jet.

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[HuskyHawk]

Set up a camera and a scarecrow water jet.

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Maybe mix something besides water in there. Neon green dye might be good, with some Sulphur for smell.

 

[alexd]

My grandfather lived in a town where you had to put your leaves curbside and they'd come vacuum them up. Kids would drive their cars through the huge pile of leaves and throw them back over onto his lawn so he used to put cinder blocks in them.

Maybe throw a bunch of sharp nails or screws out there?

Growing up in West Hartford there were always rumours that some homeowners on Ridgewood and Mountain Rd. did the cinderblock thing. Not ure how true it was but I know it kept a lot of young drivers from driving through those huge piles. No one wanted to be the first one to find out, yep it's true.

 

[Waquoit]

Let's hope anyone putting a cinder block in the street hiding under leaves gets arrested and sued. That's a BS, dangerous thing to do.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Ring doorbell is worth every penny. Only issue is long distance video isn’t great but at least you’d get a sense of when it’s happening. That would irritate me also.

 

[temery]

Let's hope anyone putting a cinder block in the street hiding under leaves gets arrested and sued. That's a BS, dangerous thing to do.

The leaves are left curbside not in the road.

 

[VanDunk]

Growing up in West Hartford there were always rumours that some homeowners on Ridgewood and Mountain Rd. did the cinderblock thing. Not ure how true it was but I know it kept a lot of young drivers from driving through those huge piles. No one wanted to be the first one to find out, yep it's true.

I once drove over a large McDonald’s bag with a cinder block in it. It did a lot of damage. That was in Newington I think.

 

[Deepster]

Let's hope anyone putting a cinder block in the street hiding under leaves gets arrested and sued. That's a BS, dangerous thing to do.

Well, he's dead now.

And I won't tell you about the tuna can with antifreeze to keep the neighbor's cat out of his tomatos.

 

[Waquoit]

The leaves are left curbside not in the road.

Please. I know that's the rule but how many homes follow it? Not 100% and I doubt "the kids" were driving onto any lawns.

 

[Waquoit]

I once drove over a large McDonald’s bag with a cinder block in it. It did a lot of damage. That was in Newington I think.

You mean you didn't find it funny like these guys? People need to lighten up.

 

[temery]

You mean you didn't find it funny like these guys? People need to lighten up.

Nobody here has suggested putting a cinderblock in a McDonald's bag.

 

[husky8273]

as a kid, a friend's father half seriously told us if you littered be sure to do it on someone's front lawn so you knew it would be picked up.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

as a kid, a friend's father half seriously told us if you littered be sure to do it on someone's front lawn so you knew it would be picked up.

He's not wrong, lol.

 

[Vancat]

And I won't tell you about the tuna can with antifreeze to keep the neighbor's cat out of his tomatos.

Not sure if you think this is funny, but it isn't.

 

[Deepster]

Not sure if you think this is funny, but it isn't.

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[Jaydumo20]

Time to stoke up the OT: Summer Threads.

Since April, like clockwork, every morning there is a discarded bag of McDonald's thrown onto our yard: large drink with mostly finished food items. Our house is on the corner of a 3-way stop sign, so the litterer is likely doing a trash dash out the driver’s side window, throwing the bag across the street onto our berm.

The aim of the discarder is remarkably Greg Maddux-esque, the bag usually resides within a two foot radius of the corner of our rustic style fence, mostly with not enough force to make it over the three-foot apex, but generally in the same area.

When it first happened, I was like who litters anymore?, but as the day passed and the routine remained, my anger morphed into general curiosity as it feels as if this is less of a mindless littering and more of a part of this person's morning routine. I don't take it personal anymore, but now I want to learn more of the backstory of this person's consistency.

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Well written. I live in TN and it is such a beautiful natural state but the lack of regard for recycling and trash is stunning. I have neighbors, older couples with no kids, whose trash bin is overflowing with cardboard and random recyclable detritus every pickup day, all headed to our already stuffed landfill. If you find out who is dumping the McD's tell them there are plenty of homes down here where he can be amongst his people.

 

[Scottzer]

Many years ago someone had a wood pile - this was somewhere near Norwich or Montville. A neighbor would regularly plunder from his wood pile. One day he drilled into some of the wood and filled it with gun powder. After that wood was taken, the thief never came back.
Was that dangerous? Yes, but this is what happens - FAFO.

 

[CL82]

Maybe mix something besides water in there. Neon green dye might be good, with some Sulphur for smell.

Hmmm if only there was some disgusting liquid readily available from a renewable source...

(Just a hypothetical question here, I'm not advocating anything...)

 

[CL82]

Well, he's dead now.

You know you're old when your stories end with "he's dead now."

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Many years ago someone had a wood pile - this was somewhere near Norwich or Montville. A neighbor would regularly plunder from his wood pile. One day he drilled into some of the wood and filled it with gun powder. After that wood was taken, the thief never came back.
Was that dangerous? Yes, but this is what happens - FAFO.

“Someone”. Lol

 

[Scottzer]

Someone my father knew. I’m thinking this probably happened in the 80s, maybe the 70s.

 

[HooperScooper]

Not sure if you think this is funny, but it isn't.

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