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.

 

[Scoe]

Does anyone actually go inside fast food restaurants any more? I used to go to a Mcdonalds playscape with my grandfather but you never see things like that any more

I usually try and go in because my order has been screwed up more often in drive thrus. I like the face to face communication better. If I'm driving with a group of people rather just go to the counter and everyone just tells the cashier what they want. If I'm by myself and it's just coffee then that's different. Delivery I will never do.

 

[Scoe]

I went to Dave's Hot Chicken in Newington the other day. I walk in and I'm 3rd in line so I place my order. Took them 45 minutes because there was at least a dozen uber eats, door dash and online orders ahead of me. I watched the same door dash driver walk in, grab food and leave, then come back 20 minutes later, grab food and leave.

Yikes, just sad times we live in. Not saying im not lazy but I haven't gotten down online orders and refuse to learn.

 

[husky429]

I usually try and go in because my order has been screwed up more often in drive thrus. I like the face to face communication better. If I'm driving with a group of people rather just go to the counter and everyone just tells the cashier what they want. If I'm by myself and it's just coffee then that's different. Delivery I will never do.

Drive-throughs down south are the worst when I visit my in-laws. People won't stfu and just talk about anything under the sun.

 

[superjohn]

Does anyone actually go inside fast food restaurants any more? I used to go to a Mcdonalds playscape with my grandfather but you never see things like that any more

I only go for the playscape.

 

[VanDunk]

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

Definitely wasn’t funny at the time. I was 16, it was my parents car and of course when I saw the bag I aimed for it. Lesson learned.

 

[M.S.G.]

Phew, I’m not the neighbor

 

[nelsonmuntz]

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.

You pull some spit like this in 2025, and ANYONE finds out, it will go up on the town Facebook group, and you will be the target of all kinds of retaliation. And you will deserve it.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

My advice: get security cameras around your house. A system is not that expensive, and they will come in handy a few times a year. My top 3:

1) the time my wife was about to accuse me of misplacing her favorite pool float and it turned out a bear had fished it through the fence and run off with it,

2) proof that the town plow had not just knocked over my mailbox, but totally annihilated it.

3) multiple times my wife or I have been able to say to someone “let me know what time your person stopped by and I will check the camera” when we suspected shenanigans. My neighbor got a $600 landscaping bill cleared saying this. The landscapers had stopped by, ate lunch in his driveway for an hour, did whatever work they needed in 30 minutes, then hung out in the driveway for a while longer before leaving and billing my neighbor for hours of work. All on camera while my neighbor was at work.

 

[Deepster]

You pull some spit like this in 2025, and ANYONE finds out, it will go up on the town Facebook group, and you will be the target of all kinds of retaliation. And you will deserve it.

Yeah. Well, like I said. He’s dead. Been dead for like 15 years.

 

[dennismenace]

I'm under the theory that 90% of litter comes from the lazy poeple who use drive through windows. They are too lazy to park and walk in, you know they're not getting out of their car to throw out trash.

I once asked someone I was riding with in his car why he threw litter out the window and his explanation was that he did not want that trash in his car. So he looked at it as a choice. Either inside my car or somewhere else (either/or). My precious car (and my self image). It is better to just throw it out and my car and image are restored to pristine. I'll feel good about myself and my car; the hell with everyone else.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

I usually try and go in because my order has been screwed up more often in drive thrus. I like the face to face communication better. If I'm driving with a group of people rather just go to the counter and everyone just tells the cashier what they want. If I'm by myself and it's just coffee then that's different. Delivery I will never do.

McD’s are all self service kiosks now so ironically the more personal interaction these days is probably talking to the person taking the order and person at the window handing you the food. I think the one McDs near me hires aspiring models I don’t necessarily resist when the kids request it after practices.

 

[Scoe]

McD’s are all self service kiosks now so ironically the more personal interaction these days is probably talking to the person taking the order and person at the window handing you the food. I think the one McDs near me hires aspiring models I don’t necessarily resist when the kids request it after practices.

True I try and avoid those kiosks as well. I went to one McDonalds that had a long drive thru and no one inside, I probably should've gotten the clue that I wasn't gonna be serviced I stand at the register for a good 5 minutes and they see that I'm waiting, so I just decided to leave, the hell with it I'll just get something better to eat later.

Not often I get fast food but if the vibe doesn't feel right I'm out. I was hungry one night was in a long line at Burger King, drive thru only was at 9, line was moving little by little. That moment I said to myself screw this it's not worth I'll just have cereal for dinner.

The rules I make for myself are no delivery, no drive thrus (just for coffee). Try not to get food the last hour of closing, and no online orders. The less I put things into the hands of others the better I feel.

 

[RuffRuff]

True I try and avoid those kiosks as well. I went to one McDonalds that had a long drive and no one inside, I probably should've gotten the clue that I wasn't gonna be serviced I stand at the register for a good 5 minutes and they see that I'm waiting, so I just decided to leave, the hell with it I'll just get something better to eat later.

Not often I get fast food but if the vibe doesn't feel right I'm out. I was hungry one night was in a long line at Burger King, drive thru only was at 9, line was moving little by little. That moment I said to myself screw this it's not worth I'll just have cereal for dinner.

The rules I make for myself are no delivery, no drive thrus (just for coffee). Try not to get food the last hour of closing, and no online orders. The less I put things into the hands of others the better I feel.

Nothing beats a Wendy’s chili.

 

[cullaville]

True I try and avoid those kiosks as well. I went to one McDonalds that had a long drive and no one inside, I probably should've gotten the clue that I wasn't gonna be serviced I stand at the register for a good 5 minutes and they see that I'm waiting, so I just decided to leave, the hell with it I'll just get something better to eat later.

Not often I get fast food but if the vibe doesn't feel right I'm out. I was hungry one night was in a long line at Burger King, drive thru only was at 9, line was moving little by little. That moment I said to myself screw this it's not worth I'll just have cereal for dinner.

The rules I make for myself are no delivery, no drive thrus (just for coffee). Try not to get food the last hour of closing, and no online orders. The less I put things into the hands of others the better I feel.

The only take out we do is pizza and chinese. I always go and pick it up - don't know how many other deliveries that driver will be doing. Want my food somewhat fresh.

 

[cullaville]

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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My brother noticed a dog owned by his neighbor a few doors down doing it's business on his front lawn. He went out with a shovel and threw it in the woods behind his house and asked the neighbor to make sure his dog doesn't do it again. Next day, same thing. My brother cleaned it up and again spoke to the neighbor. Next day dog did the same thing. My brother shovelled it up and walked it down to the neighbor's house and left the mess on the front steps. Never happened again.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

My brother noticed a dog owned by his neighbor a few doors down doing it's business on his front lawn. He went out with a shovel and threw it in the woods behind his house and asked the neighbor to make sure his dog doesn't do it again. Next day, same thing. My brother cleaned it up and again spoke to the neighbor. Next day dog did the same thing. My brother shovelled it up and walked it down to the neighbor's house and left the mess on the front steps. Never happened again.

Missed opportunity for your bro to go take a dump on their lawn. Imagine the homeowner telling that story to people. Reminds me of this meme:

 

[Deepster]

Nothing beats a Wendy’s chili.

You know it's leftover hamburgers they didn't sell, right?

 

[RuffRuff]

You know it's leftover hamburgers they didn't sell, right?

Yes. I’m also a big fan of a garbage omelette, so all good.

 

[RuffRuff]

My brother noticed a dog owned by his neighbor a few doors down doing its business on his front lawn. He went out with a shovel and threw it in the woods behind his house and asked the neighbor to make sure his dog doesn't do it again. Next day, same thing. My brother cleaned it up and again spoke to the neighbor. Next day dog did the same thing. My brother shovelled it up and walked it down to the neighbor's house and left the mess on the front steps. Never happened again.

Sh……it for tat - love it.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Yes. I’m also a big fan of a garbage omelette, so all good.

Yeah people tell me what’s in food and I respond that I’m a Gen-Xer. My body has adapted to everything at this point. Usually clears that right up. IYKYK

 

[Scoe]

Nothing beats a Wendy’s chili.

Spicy Chicken for me, their chili is damn good though haven't had it in a while. The few times I go Wendy's it's always 2 spicy chickens no meal.

 

[Kolumbo]

Collect the daily trash and place in a trash bag. After a couple of weeks when the bag is almost full, add in some fresh dog poop. Drop the bag off at the owners house. There are ways to find out who the owner is. You can get more creative, leave the bag inside the perps front door, place it on his windshield, or toss it to him during his daily commute.

I can't believe McDonald's is still so popular. We have so many other better options close by. I don't do fast food very often anymore, and I always regret if I settle for McD. Wendy's, Sonic, Popeye's, Chick-fil-A, 5 Guys, Wayback Burgers, Smashburger, Shake Shack, Raising Cane's, Subway, not to mention restaurants like Red Robin. We just don't have an Arby's nearby. I avoid the drive-thru if possible.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Collect the daily trash and place in a trash bag. After a couple of weeks when the bag is almost full, add in some fresh dog poop. Drop the bag off at the owners house. There are ways to find out who the owner is. You can get more creative, leave the bag inside the perps front door, place it on his windshield, or toss it to him during his daily commute.

I can't believe McDonald's is still so popular. We have so many other better options close by. I don't do fast food very often anymore, and I always regret if I settle for McD. Wendy's, Sonic, Popeye's, Chick-fil-A, 5 Guys, Wayback Burgers, Smashburger, Shake Shack, Raising Cane's, Subway, not to mention restaurants like Red Robin. We just don't have an Arby's nearby. I avoid the drive-thru if possible.

On the off chance they order ahead of time through the McD’s app, their name would be on the receipt if it’s in there, wouldn’t it?

 

[Scoe]

The only take out we do is pizza and chinese. I always go and pick it up - don't know how many other deliveries that driver will be doing. Want my food somewhat fresh.

I feel that's always standard for pickup Chinese, pizza-subs I don't ever remember doing pickup anywhere else.

Wanting your food fresh is definetly one reason, also you have to rely on the driver finding your address, don't want the obligation of tipping, and who knows you driver could be a serial killer.

 

[Deepster]

I feel that's always standard for pickup Chinese, pizza-subs I don't ever remember doing pickup anywhere else.

Wanting your food fresh is definetly one reason, also you have to rely on the driver finding your address, don't want the obligation of tipping, and who knows you driver could be a serial killer.

Well, if that's your concern, your Amazon driver or neighbor could be a serial killer too. You better build a gator filled moat to be safe.