Man Tired Of Moving Neighbor’s Trash From Driveway Each Morning, Finally Decides To Fight Back

Sometimes, in some critical situation, when being nice doesn’t really help anymore, you have to go all in. No, not in the sense that the very term “all in” is considered in Dallas these days, but simply take decisive action. Knowing full well that yes, you can be known as a rude person among those around you, but this is the only means that can actually help.

The hero of today’s story, the user u/tway324234234, was also fed up with his new neighbor’s neglect of banal order and cleanliness in the neighborhood, so one fine day, he simply moved on to being petty. However, let’s not get ahead of ourselves in the story.

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The author of the post and his wife recently got a new neighbor, and she turned out to be quite a sloppy person

Three overturned garbage bins with trash spilled on the ground, illustrating bins left on neighbor’s driveway being kicked back.

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At least she made a habit of leaving her garbage bins open in front of the author’s driveway

Neighbor repeatedly leaves garbage bins on driveway, prompting resident to start kicking bins back regularly.

Text explaining neighbor’s garbage bins repeatedly left blocking driveway, causing frustration and mess from spilled trash.

Text excerpt describing neighbor's claim about garbage bins being moved by wind or raccoons, involving garbage bins and trash issues.

Text image showing a message about a lady ignoring someone at her door, related to garbage bins left on neighbor’s driveway.

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Raccoon inside a metal garbage bin investigating trash, illustrating common wildlife encounters with neighborhood bins.

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So the raccoons did their job at night, and the man had to start his day every morning with cleaning up all this pigsty around

Neighbor’s driveway blocked by garbage bins repeatedly left by lady, causing frustration and obstacles when backing out.

Text showing frustration about moving neighbor’s garbage bins and kicking them back onto her driveway.

Neighbor dealing with garbage bins left on driveway, responding by kicking them back repeatedly.

Text excerpt describing a neighbor kicking garbage bins back after bins are left on his driveway.

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Woman moving a green garbage bin on a driveway near several trash bags in a residential outdoor setting.

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The man tried to reason with the neighbor, but to no avail, so he just started to kick her bins into her driveway every time he saw them around

Text message about wife calling behavior pathetic, expressing frustration over dealing with neighbor’s garbage bins habit.

Text saying I feel like Ive done my part being nice, IDGAF anymore. AITA, related to neighbor kicking garbage bins left on driveway.

Neighbor consistently leaves garbage bins on driveway, prompting him to start kicking them back in a playful habit.

Neighbor kicks garbage bins back on driveway after lady makes a habit of leaving bins there repeatedly.

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It worked – at least the lady gradually started to leave less mess, and the man felt himself a true winner

So, the Original Poster (OP), a 34-year-old man, says that he and his wife recently got a new neighbor, a lady a couple of years older than him and, alas, quite sloppy at least in everything that concerns garbage bins. This woman regularly left the bins right on the OP’s driveway and, what’s worse, left them unlocked at night. And at night, the raccoons came…

As a result, almost every morning for our hero didn’t start with those wonderful and positive vibes that are generally accepted (at least if you don’t like to sleep late) as invariable attributes of the morning. It began with the guy cleaning up the results of the joint activity of his neighbor and the raccoons from his own driveway.

The man tried to politely reason with the neighbor, but she obviously didn’t respond to such requests. The OP’s wife took a neutral position—according to the man, largely because she usually wakes up later than him and has never had to clean up all this mess outside. Days passed, and our hero’s patience became thinner and thinner—and one fine day, it snapped.

No, if you think the man went straight to his neighbor and had a loud, ugly fight, you’re definitely wrong. It’s just that now, whenever he saw her trash bins scattered on his driveway, he, like a pro punter, kicked them back onto the owner’s driveway. And you know what? It worked.

At least, despite the obvious disapproval of the original poster’s wife (she dubbed her husband’s behavior “pathetically low”), the neighbor gradually began to leave less and less mess outside. And this, you see, was actually the author’s direct goal! The raccoons, of course, were upset, but that’s a completely different story…

Man standing with arms crossed in front of house driveway under sunny sky, relating to garbage bins and neighbor dispute.

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Well, if we abstract from the issues of politeness and turn exclusively to the possible problems of living next door to a sloppy person, because of whom various garbage is spread all over the neighborhood, then all this is at least risky both for people and the whole environment.

For example, this dedicated article on the Ecube Labs corporate blog directly indicates that bacteria, insects, and vermin thrive on garbage. In addition, it can cause pollution of the water and air around. No one even talks about aesthetic issues. But, obviously, the neighbor wasn’t unhappy with this – as long as the author cleaned up after her.

Of course, one could try to get the legal authorities involved, but in any case, it would all take time, and it’s not a fact that the man would be able to solve this problem effectively. But direct and harsh measures often work – this was also emphasized by many people in the comments. Yes, most responders are quite sure that the OP did the right thing.

Moreover, some netizens even advised the author that if these measures do not help, she should simply take out all the garbage bins to the sloppy lady’s driveway and shovel the trash back onto her lawn. “Some people only learn the hard way. It’s not your fault,” one of the commenters wrote reasonably. So do you, our readers, also agree with these takes? Please feel free to drop your thoughts in the comments below.

People in the comments massively supported the man, claiming that some folks, alas, learn only the hard way

Comment discussing frustrations with garbage bins left on driveways and neighbors kicking them back in return.

Comment on neighbor leaving garbage bins on driveway, discussing responsibility to secure own garbage before pickup.

Comment discussing a neighbor leaving garbage bins on driveway and steps taken to prevent misuse and show seriousness.

Comment discussing frustrations with someone leaving garbage bins on the neighbor’s driveway and cleaning up repeatedly.

Reddit comment discussing neighbor leaving garbage bins on driveway and response of kicking them back to teach a lesson.

Text excerpt discussing a neighbor kicking garbage bins back after bins are left on his driveway repeatedly.

Neighbor’s driveway with garbage bins being repeatedly kicked back after being left there by a lady causing tension.

Screenshot of an online comment discussing a neighbor kicking garbage bins left repeatedly on his driveway.

Screenshot of an online comment responding to a neighbor kicking garbage bins back after being left on their driveway repeatedly.

Screenshot of a forum comment about a neighbor repeatedly leaving garbage bins on a driveway and the response of kicking them back.

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