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Be nice and kind to your neighbors, sounds easy enough, right? Well, not always. Let’s be real: sometimes people next door can be so weird, rude, or downright creepy that you start daydreaming about packing up and moving to a deserted island. It’s all fun and friendly until someone starts peeking through your blinds or doing midnight yard work in clown makeup.

Today, we’ve rounded up stories of those nightmare neighbors you hope you never have to live next to. From suspiciously nosy folks to the ones who just give you the creeps for no reason at all, these tales might make you appreciate your loud-but-boring neighbors a lot more. Keep scrolling, and maybe double-check that your doors are locked tonight!

#1

Too Loud

White rabbit sitting on the forest floor surrounded by green plants, evoking peaceful neighbor tales in the woods.

When I was seven, our next door neighbor came pounding on our front door to scream at and threaten to unalive my dad because our pet that we kept in our backyard was being too loud. The pet was a rabbit. A rabbit.

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FreeDragon
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4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was it by chance the Rabbit of Caerbannog?

Orysha
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4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope the neighbour wouldn't have made it to the door if it were. I need a Monthy Pyhton maraton now.

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Ravenkbh
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4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shouldn't have taught it how to play bongos

Michael Largey
Community Member
4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The amount of noise the rabbit made was hare-raising.

Upstaged75
Community Member
4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rabbits DO scream if they're terrified or injured. It's scary. But I doubt a pet rabbit was randomly screaming every day though.

Riley Quinn
Community Member
4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know my rabbit kept us up with its tap dancing and loud singing. It's on Broadway now, but won't even give us the time of day.

HF
Community Member
4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if it were Bugs Bunny, even I would find it annoying

Dave Platt
Community Member
4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was it Bun-bun? The sound that a switchblade makes when opening, can be surprisingly loud.

Crystalwitch60
Community Member
3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve kept rabbit,s and at night if something scares them they thump back feet n in hutches lol it’s well bloody loud , but jeez ,moaning about it takes the biscuit omfg ,

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    #2

    Confession

    Young boy crying inside a wooden cabin, capturing emotions in a peaceful woods setting for neighbor tales and nature stories.

    Some 15 years ago when my parents and I lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We ended up befriending one of the neighbors and her two kids. Well, one day, we're all hanging out together and I notice her son had some pretty bad bruises and a nice size knot on his head. I kinda shrugged it off and we continued playing. Well, that night the mother comes over and confesses to my mom she unalived the boy. She ended up drowning him in the bathtub after beating him severely. She wasn't remorseful at all, when she left back to her house my mom called the cops immediately and she was arrested shortly after. She vowed that when she got out she would unalive my mom. We got out of Indiana and moved to another state.

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    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor kids and that chick is crazy.

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    💔💔💔evil inhuman that thing ,poor baby , let’s hope karma got her in prison !!they don’t tolerate child ki ll er s. N neither does lucifer , so she’s going to purgatory!!!

    Earonn -
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Such threats should immediately cause a life sentence without parole. A real one - die in prison. No second chance.

    Orysha
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Got out? There ' s no death penalty in Indiana for that kind of crime?

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, we have one. She may have hoped to get out, but she's not the type I'd go to for a reliable opinion.

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    #3

    Butchering Their Own Religion Through Their Actions

    Person sitting alone in a dark church with light streaming through a stained glass window, evoking quiet neighbor tales.

    I had some neighbors when growing up that were crazy fanatic Christians (not sure what kind specifically). I and my family was Mormon (they still are I'm not), and they would constantly tell us we were going to hell and that they needed to save us. Also, they freaked out over the Y2K thing and stockpiled food, water, and guns. When my dad talked to them about it in a just generally friendly, neighborly way, not a mocking way, they made it clear that if his children (me and my two sisters and my brother) ended up coming to them for food after the disaster, he would shoot us without remorse and without hesitating. And he was the more stable one of them.

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    Sparky4
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. Great, devout, Christian following Jesus' teachings.

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    4 months ago

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    SouthernGal
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like a lot of MAGAs I know. Ain’t no hate like Christian love.

    Yrral Spavit
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember talking with a guy who was Mormon and really into the stock piling of food etc for when the end came. He was giving me a hard time because I wasn't into this and mocking asked me what my game plan was when the shtf. I said I was going to hunt mormons and from the look on his face that thought had not crossed his mind before ")

    JB
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, yes. Y2K. The biggest non-event in computer history. Millions of us worked night and day, overtime, to fix every single application that only had two digits to store year data. Literally every application would have crashed. Your banks, electricity, gas, shops, airplanes, ships… the whole dãmn world relying on computers would have crashed. You’re welcome.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fanatics? Check. Christians? No. These people are not following the teachings of their supposed savior.

    john doe
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brothers friend's family was in a church that told them y2k was the end times and they should stock up. I asked him why if your gonna be saved and go to heaven anyway, he just said because the church said so.

    Joshua David
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the reason that people like myself have a stable normal relationship with the Trinity feel bad because these "representatives of God" ARE affecting peoples opinions and thats sad. For anyone who had a traumatizing experience in the name of religion I want offer some kind of apology because there are people like me who aren't extremists that exist. Im sorry. For anything you've been through.

    BeesEelsAndPups
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You cannot apologize for all of the horror that has been done in the name of Jesus. There simply aren't enough days in your life for that. Pretty much from the inception of the religion to today, Christianity has been synonymous with murder, r**e, slavery, abuse, and genocide. Not to say that it is the only religion with such a bad history, but it is certainly the largest one.

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    Crystalwitch60
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh dear more religious lunatic cults 🙄🙄🙄

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    #4

    Six Months Ago, My Neighbor Committed Su***de. He Had Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder. Yesterday His Parents Found A B*mb In Their Garage

    Robot and person in b**b disposal suit inspecting a suspicious item on a suburban street in a neighbor tales story.

    The streets were blocked off as two men in b*mb suits, a b*mb robot, a b*mb sniffing K-9, and a slew of other assorted officers did their assigned duties. I did not see who was piloting the robot, but it found the b*mb and brought it out to be detonated. The robot placed it in what I am assuming to be some sort of b*mb disposal container, and was then detonated. It shook the walls of our house and knocked some pictures off the walls. Then the K-9 went in to find any other devices, and about 10 minutes later came up empty handed.

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    Armac
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wouldn’t the K-9 come up empty pawed 🤷🏻‍♂️

    IORN
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bamb? Bemb? Bimb? Bumb?

    Reemerger
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, BP censorship leads to confusion of the highest orda!

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    Johnnynatfan
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jesus Christ the censoring on this site is so f*****g stupid.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had cops come to my door one day and tell me to stay out of the backyard because there was a suspected pipe bomb in the shed of the house diagonally behind mine. Even hours later, after I came back from work, we hadn't been given the all clear. Apparently it wasn't the people who currently lived in the house who had made the bomb, but previous tenants.

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well now that's not scary at all is it?

    CheezWhiz
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Luckily, that bomb didn’t k**l anybody.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A K*9 indeed. Why can't we just say D*G?

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because when the dog is part of law enforcement it's a K9 officer. That's literally the official term for it. Look it up next time before making yourself look dumb.

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    #5

    Insane Neighbour Decided To Throw Bricks At My Car

    Blue car with a c*****d windshield and a brick on the hood, illustrating unusual neighbor tales from the woods.

    He decided it was me who called in a domestic violence call and threw these over the fence after smashing bottles at my front door all night. Cops won’t do anything because I didn’t “see” him do it, even though there’s no access to my car as it’s behind a locked garage roller door. The fence that connects our properties was damaged as the shade cloth that had been put up for privacy had been ripped down. It connected from the fence to the roof of our veranda. The bricks he threw also match his house. Then while fixing the shade cloth he come outside and accused me of watching his kids. Have since found out he’s complained to his real estate that me and my wife (we are both females, 29 and 30) are making HIM feel unsafe!?!

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    tori Ohno
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    File a civil suit. You have enough evidence that you're being harassed and slandered

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Typical law enforcement reaction bc they're too dumb to add 2+2. They'll only intervene after someone has been physically injured or k!lled bc preventative action isn't in their manual. I recommend having a company install CCC system covering every area since the chance still remains there will be more repercussions.

    Jesha
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1312, and yes I mean all.

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s clearly VERY homophobic !! this just escalated to hate crimes end off !! use that , n he’s in deep deep shite !! basic harassment , takes an age to get help for ,but hate crimes, even in USA , they take very seriously,

    Bored Trash Panda
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HA. Depends on the area in the US of how seriously hate crimes are taken. More democratic areas, yes, it is taken very serious because they actually care about other people. While in more republican/maga states they couldn't give two f***s. Unless it is against a straight white christian man.

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    #6

    Our Neighbors Are Awful, They Constantly Throw Things Into Our Backyard. But This Takes The Cake

    Animal vertebrae bones lying among green plants and grass near a wooden fence in a woods setting.

    I’m about to call a non-emergency. I’m super creeped out!

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    Riley Quinn
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A truly obnoxious neighbor would throw broken branches (no spines) from a tree on his property into mine and dead animals his cat brought home. I would collect the branches and throw them back into his yard, but the dead animals I was able to heave onto his roof. Eventually, he spotted them and went into a frenzy that I was fortunate to witness.

    michael Chock
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Add it with water in a pot, throw in a few vegetables, you got a stew going.

    Orysha
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd throw them bacjk at them aiming for the head.

    tori Ohno
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bovine. But the cops still need to know. That's creepy and could be construed as a possible threat.

    geezeronthehill
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks carefully placed rather than thrown. Are they trespassing? Btw, I like your ground cover.

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    #7

    My Neighbors Were The 4th Of July Idiots

    House engulfed in flames at night with cars nearby, illustrating dramatic neighbor tales in a residential wooded area.

    I can’t upload video but they were setting off fireworks at the end of their driveway with one of the garage doors open. A LOT of fireworks discharged way too far from his house, including into his own garage. He had quite a few fireworks stored in the garage which helped the house be engulfed pretty quickly.

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    Sparky4
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grown-adult stepson didn't put nearly enough water on his spent fireworks and left them in the garage when they got home. An hour later i woke up to acrid smoke permeating the house. Less than a minute later smoke detector went off. I called the fire dept and after it was extinguished the fireman went directly to my stepson and lectured him. Thankfully, not too much damage.

    Beak Hookage
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this is why, where I live, it's now illegal for private citizens to buy fireworks.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a great idea. It's been proven over and over again that they're not responsible enough to handle them. No matter how many times some idiot blows their hand off or loses an eye people still mess around with fireworks. I have no sympathy for those who get hurt. It's not like we've never been warned.

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    JL
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Assuming they didn't destroy anyone's house but their own, this is a problem that solves itself.

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Instant karma at its very best 😂

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    #8

    Neighbors Boyfriend Living Above Us Accidentally Discharged A Firearm Through Our Bedroom Ceiling

    Close-up of a damaged ceiling with a hole and light fixture, illustrating unusual neighbor tales in a home setting.

    The boyfriend called them. They got all our statements. Apparently he tried unloading the gun to clean it but somehow discharged it. The bullet seems to be lodged in the ceiling so everyone was fine. Apartment people let us know they’re gonna handle it. We’re all fine but I was very upset.

    Edit: Few hours later, I put a straw in the hole and it gave me a good idea where the impact is, unfortunately the floor is thick of carpet. I found a dent in the wall so it could have bounced off it but I have yet to find out where. Also the guy is getting charged.

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    sturmwesen
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't be able to sleep

    geezeronthehill
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    National Rifle Association used to emphasize firearm safety before they turned into wackadoos.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of our neighbors "accidentally" killed her husband while she was "cleaning" their gun. She shot him several times somehow. No one believes it was an accident but they weren't able to prove she did it on purpose. I went to school with their daughter and I felt really bad for her.

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Several times 🤦‍♀️100%no accident ,n yup only in America !

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    None of you will ever believe this, but I used to clean my guns in the basement where, in case of accidental discharge, the damage would be limited to my property only. Taking others into consideration is crazy, right?

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    #9

    Old Guy Tried To Take Away The Whole Street With Him

    Person holding head in hands in the dark with candle flame, evoking mysterious neighbor tales in the woods atmosphere.

    There was this old guy who lived with his wife and his dog a few doors away in a big house. Someday they divorced, and the lady moved away for reasons unknown. One morning, I left my house as usual to catch the school bus. Our street is relatively quiet, and normally there isn't much stuff going on. But this morning was a bit different. There were a few neighbors on the street, and my parents said that there's something wrong with the old guy who lived on the end of the street, but nothing specific was known.

    So I went to school and didn't think much about it. As I returned and exited the bus at the bus stop, I saw that the whole street was cordoned off and evacuated. Police cars and officers were everywhere, and even a SWAT team was there. I had no idea what was going on. I met up with my parents, and they explained to me that the old guy tried to end his life and planned to take the whole street with him. He flooded his entire basement with gasoline and had an improvised b*mb in his garden shed, which was essentially a big pile of propane gas tanks tied together. A timer clock and a toaster served as the fuse mechanism for both the b*mb and the basement.

    Before the old man triggered the b*mb, he wrecked the entire interior of his house with an axe and then went to the garage with his poor dog, locked the gate, and turned his car engine on. He put his dog in the trunk and seated himself in the driver's seat, waiting to die from asphyxiation before he would be blown.

    Luckily, the plan didn't work out, because a neighbor heard the car engine and became suspicious. He looked through the garage window and at first thought the man had a heart attack. So he broke the window and entered, only to see the man more or less conscious in his car. At first, he had no idea what was going on, but then he noticed the distinctive smell of gasoline. He broke the door to enter the house and discovered the mess the old guy created. The neighbor immediately called the cops, and a b*mb squad took care of the explosives just in time. Unfortunately, the dog suffocated in the trunk and was already dead when the neighbor arrived.

    The authorities arrested that guy and put him into a psychiatric ward after the court process. He will remain there until the end of his life. The estimated blast radius of the b*mb would've been sufficient enough to destroy several houses and do severe damage to the surrounding area.

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    Sunshine
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That poor dog. Breaks my heart...

    spacer
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "and the lady moved away for reasons unknown" umm sure, but i think we can all make a pretty good guess as to why that would be

    Earonn -
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Way too often men try to soften the blow of k**l*ing themselves by taking others with them.

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More than ten years ago but I don't recall what area it,was but a couple and couple of their friends decided to commit house insurance fraud. They set up a microwave to explode with gas in the house. Then they went on vacation to Las Vegas. While they were away the house exploded and damage numerous houses around there house. Plus killed a older couple next door. Through police investigation this all came out. All of them got prison sentences. The couple that owned the house were boyfriend and girlfriend. I believed the girlfriend turned on the boyfriend and got a lighter sentence. She might be out by now.

    Linn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW!!! 😵‍💫😳🥺😬

    CheezWhiz
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I wonder what really happened to the wife. Maybe she’s in the backyard somewhere

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I had that thought , when I read she moved away like did m DIS SHE REALLY 🤔n given the way it ended , I very much doubt she did move , well not last the garden anyways , if the cops had any nouse they would put two n two together , n look !

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    Crystalwitch60
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    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omfg I hope that lunatic is in a padded cell, in a straight jacket !, that poor poor furbaby 💔💔he’s a despicable old man ,I hope karma ends him somehow 🤬

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    #10

    Scary Neighbor

    Corner of a room with holes in the wall and dust on a black surface, illustrating neighbor tales in a wooded setting.

    Found out my neighbor sleeps with a loaded firearm today (corner of my computer desk, right behind my monitor).

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    Ace
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not clear from either the comment or the picture, but it seems like the firearm has discharged, made a hole through the wall in the location described.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend's husband keeps a loaded gun in their couch. 🙄I refuse to go over there. He'll be sorry some day when he sits down and blows up his butth0le.

    Gunnar Strandt
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this the "safer", Americans mean when they talk about guns

    Riley Quinn
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm all for protection, but sleeping with a loaded gun with the safety off is just plain stupid. Get a short-barreled pump-action shotgun with bird pellets and leave it within arms reach. Shot guns are great for home invasion bc you don't have to be a sniper to hit your target, and the bird pellets are small enough not to penetrate sheetrock, but big enough to stop a person.

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That hole is near the floor instead of higher up like a desk would be

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, it isn't. The black surface is a mouse mat on the desk, not the floor. You can clearly see the gap around the black surface and the walls around it.

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    Anthony Elmore
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    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why we A) Don't sleep with the safety off B) Don't sleep with the magazine in, and C) Buy a gun with just enough stopping power to handle a target without killing your neighbors. Got a friend who's big into guns who specifically kits his home-defense gun to have low penetration for this exact reason. The idea is to shoot the person in front of you, not the neighbor in the apartment behind them as well. I, unfortunately, get the impression that a lot of people are much less considerate.

    Cee Cee
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    Me no understand what relevance the desk has.

    Spidercat
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the area the bullet hit...🤦🏻‍♂️

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    #11

    Why Do They Need To See Into Yard So Badly?

    Dog peeking through rustic wooden fence, capturing a quiet moment of neighbor tales in a peaceful woods setting.

    Downhill neighbor had a wide-open view of our beautiful lower yard. They got a barky dog that they left in their backyard all day. Dog torn down our fence trying to get out and get to our dog. We build a new solid wood fence and then they complained, now that they couldn’t see our yard, that we were spying on them from our yard. Whatever. Then they build a raised deck so that they could see over the fence. We planted a row of bamboo and haven’t seen them since.

    They called the building department about our fence. The building department came out, said it was legit, and cited them for their illegal deck.

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    Cee Cee
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hope the bamboo is a clump forming variety. If it is the runner type you're going to have more problems than neighbours.

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even if iit is a running b type of bamboo, as long as you put some type of barrier down in the ground, it will prevent from running into your yard.

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    Huddo's sister
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My old neighbours built a new two storey house. On their planning permit it said they wouldn't have windows overlooking our place, but they had a whole wall of windows. We ended up planting 'neighbours be gone' (I can't remember if that's the actual name, but that's what they called it on tv ads) along our fence.

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    #12

    Neighbour Just Dumped Bleach Water Onto My Cat, Furniture And Clothes

    Multi-story building with balconies and plants, evoking peaceful neighbor tales that inspire moving to the woods.

    They were cleaning or something and dumped a whole bucket of bleach and water off their balcony and directly onto mine, covering my cat and all my furniture and clothes in chemicals.

    I told them to stop the first time and then not 3 minutes later they dumped another bucket of chemicals on the other side landing on my cat grass which is now unsafe to eat.

    Idk what I can do about it other than yell at them which I did... When I knocked on their door they didn't open it. What a surprise.

    Update: Washed cat and filed a police report
    Update 2: I knocked on their door again a bunch but they ignoring me... They definately were home. So I called the guys dad and his dad sounded angry and said he would call the son/tennant straight away. I then cancelled the police report because my cat was healthy and fine after a bath, and no serious property damage was done. Plus, I felt like a scolding from your dad when you are a grown man should be enough. Also, I don't really like getting police involved in stuff unless nessisary.

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    frinny
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    fair paly , I'd have kicked their door in...touch my cat....

    R Ray
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    someone would absolutely have to pay for that!

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    Lady Eowyn
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't have cancelled the police.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be banned from BP if I commented on what I would've done. You threaten or injure my loved ones, say a prayer to your higher power bc I will come for you.

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my case it’s hope you like food thru a straw in icu if your very lucky !!

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    Brian Droste
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Call animal control and report them for animal abuse.

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    Clean and well-maintained common areas are one of the biggest things Seenu enforces. “We expect everyone to treat shared spaces like an extension of their own home,” he says. This includes everything from keeping the building’s lobby neat to making sure the garden isn’t turned into a dumping ground for old furniture or broken toys. If common areas are dirty or misused, it drags down the whole vibe for everyone living there. A clean space sets the tone for respect and harmony among neighbors.

    #13

    Neighbor Went Psycho And Decided To Knee My Car At 2 AM

    Black car with a large dent parked in a suburban neighborhood reflecting nearby houses and greenery.

    My poor car was an innocent bystander. We have never had any issues with the family. He just went crazy in the middle of the night. He was throwing beer bottles too and our street was covered in broken glass.

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    Karl der Große
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a friend who does this when the beer interacts badly with the anti-psychotics. The neighbors hate him, but he is really a pitiful character. I believe he has been sober for three years, so maybe they can make amends.

    Earonn -
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not "pitiful" to continue drinking when you know such s**t can happen. good for him to come off the stuff, but the damage is done. Has he ever paid for any damage? Too little, too late.

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    Upstaged75
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is easily fixed with a plunger-like tool. Not that it's OK to damage other people's property!

    #14

    Neighbor Threw Chemicals On My Car Because I Asked Them To Stop Letting Their Dogs P**p On Our Patio

    Car windshield covered with bird droppings, reflecting clouds, illustrating neighbor tales near the woods.

    This was the fourth time this had happened. I’m in a townhouse with shared patios. They tie their dog on their patio in 95-degree weather, and it comes to our side and poop on our side by our patio chairs. So I left a note today to just ask for it to be cleaned up and for measures to be put in place to prevent it from happening again- and this was the response. I’m afraid to report it because it’s probably going to escalate.

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    Orysha
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Report it it won't get better if the neighbour can do whatever he wants with no consequence.

    GalPalAl
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    report for animal abuse or just steal the dog yourself

    Lady Eowyn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Leaving a dog out in 95 degree weather is abuse.

    Papa
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    4 months ago (edited)

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    Not if it has water and shade.

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    Brian Droste
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Call animal control for animal abuse of leaving their dog out in extreme heat.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you ever considered smearing their dog's poop on their patio furniture or windows or door handles or...

    Belinda
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Save that dog!!!

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Call animal control , that’s animal a b u.S e ,n that poor dog needs your help sod the p*o ,get him out of there ,they are cruel inhumans ,

    R Ray
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so tired of scared people. I would whoop on someone real good!

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    #15

    A One Sided Feud

    Young woman with dark hair looking pensively in low light, evoking neighbor tales that might inspire moving to the woods.

    My aunt, who was a single mother at the time and ran a daycare service in her house, lived next to a psychopath. After a bad ice storm one day, my aunt had a bunch of tree limbs fall into her backyard. Her neighbor's husband came over and cleaned it up for her. Ya know, just being a good neighbor. And in turn, my aunt thanked him with a case of beer. Ya know, just being a good neighbor. Well his wife took that as flirting, and so began a one sided feud against my aunt.

    It was awhile ago, so I don't remember everything. What I remember though was horrifying. She tried to run over my aunt's dog once. Another time she called child protective services and told them my aunt was an adult worker and working at her house during the daycare hours. Probably the worst one though was when my aunt found a bit of her house and grass near the house burnt. She's old highschool friends with the fire inspector, so he came and confirmed a fire was started using a propellant.

    My aunt took her to court over these things, but I don't remember what came of it. I'm pretty sure she at least got a restraining order.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Psychopaths aren't fazed by a piece of paper. Your aunt should've mentioned this to the wife's husband to see if he could end the harassment. I would've had cameras set up immediately to bring evidence to the police and judge.

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    Garbage disposal is another surprisingly tricky topic, according to Seenu. “We have clear rules for separating wet and dry waste and keeping hygiene standards high,” he says. Yet, some people still mix everything up or just leave bags lying around wherever they want. This creates not just a mess, but also invites pests and health hazards, a nightmare for families with kids and seniors. “We really try to educate and warn people first, but sometimes it takes repeated reminders,” Seenu adds with a sigh.

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    #16

    I'd Report This As A Threat To The Police

    Envelope with a typed warning note about a dog's barking, illustrating neighbor tales in a residential setting.

    Someone anonymously sent this to my neighbor.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll never understand how way too many dog owners don't bother with even minimal training. I lived next door to a dog that barked incessantly and it really does drive you mad. In many cases, the owners don't realize their dog is barking all the while they're out of the house.

    Crystalwitch60
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    3 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ikr I have two dogs , one’s a staffie n very quiet ,other is a rottie x cane corso ,n my god she’s loud when she barks ,so when she does I stop it she’s trained to stop on command !! I adore dogs had em 60 yrs n if I find it to loud ffs imagine the neighbours ,n I’m out in a little village in the sticks , none of my dogs are allowed to bark for more than two mins max unless someone’s prowling around the house , then it’s ok cos she warns the few neighbours I have that someone’s around , that’s ok , but constant barking JUST BLOODY NO !! so op sorry your dam dog out !! end off quit moaning about that note pfft the only thing about that note is hve issue with ! Is he’s threatening to harm the dog ,

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    CPooh
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d get f-ing dog to stop barking.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a neighbor whose dog yapped like crazy any time they left the building. It drove me to distraction. I did leave a (polite!) note at one point, but I had to get the condo manager involved. I'd never do it, but I CAN understand wanting to threaten someone if they have a dog who won't shut up.

    tori Ohno
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Keep your effing dog quiet!

    nottheactualphoto
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    4 months ago

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    In what way is the note threatening the police?

    #17

    Greeted By This When Opening My Door, And My Neighbor Is In The Hospital Handcuffed To The Bed On Attempted Murder Charges

    Police and emergency responders gathered outside an apartment complex, highlighting intense neighbor tales in wooded areas.

    Neighbor stabbed his wife multiple times and then himself...and if there was one guy who I would never believe would be capable of this it was that guy.

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    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh holy CRIPES, I thought I recognized this story - this happened in MY city, literally about two miles away from where I live. The wife did survive. AFAIK the husband is still in prison. https://www.ocregister.com/2014/11/27/huntington-beach-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder-after-domestic-dispute/

    Beak Hookage
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jesus, I hope the wife survived. But I doubt it.

    LakotaWolf (she/her)
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She survived. I thought this story sounded familiar - it happened in the city where I live, around 2 miles from my house.

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    Deeelite
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thought it was a friendly BBQ at first judging by the pic

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You never know when someone is going to snap. Seems to be getting worse. Between our growing toxic environment that is having major impacts on our minds and bodies, and the constant barrage of stressful news, I'm honestly surprised more people aren't snapping.

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    #18

    Black Vultures Perched On The Roof Of My Elderly Neighbors House. I'm Too Afraid To Go Check On Him

    Turkey vultures perched on the roof of a stone house surrounded by greenery in a quiet neighborhood setting.

    Cops are there. Theyre calling his sister to gain access inside the house. He isnt answering the door. The last time I saw him was about a week ago. I hope he's ok.

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    Taylor's Ferry
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The neighbor had expired. https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/s/E9hUDNpjBg

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad. I was hoping maybe there was a dead animal in his yard or something. My parents live on a property with a large forested area and we can always tell when something has died out in the woods - the turkey vultures start swarming.

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    Orysha
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cops and vultures and no access ? No he's definitley not ok. Death is a natural part of life so stop being afraid of it.

    Anthony Elmore
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dear god. That's it. The singular and perfect solution to grief. How did we miss it.

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    Riley Quinn
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    4 months ago

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    Afraid of what? You think the vultures will swoop down and carry you away? A compassionate person, or should I say a rational person, would've checked on the old guy.

    Then there’s parking, a hot-button issue in almost every society. “We have detailed rules about where residents and visitors can park, and how many vehicles each household can keep,” Seenu explains. These rules help prevent endless arguments over stolen spots and blocked driveways. They also make sure emergency vehicles and daily traffic can move freely within the premises. Without this, you’d have chaos every morning when people try to leave for work!

    #19

    He Would Stay Up All Hours Of The Night

    Person wearing a black hooded jacket playing an electric guitar outdoors, evoking mysterious neighbor tales in the woods setting.

    I was renting an apartment a few years ago and the landlord decided to rent the basement to a young man who "got into some bad things but is doing better for himself"...he would stay up all hours of the night playing electric guitar. One night (around 4am and I had to be at work at 8am), I was getting so frustrated that I stomped on the floors to remind him that there were people living upstairs..I heard him go outside for a few minutes, but thought nothing of it. Went to drive my car the next morning and he had slashed my tires.

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    Sunshine
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need to know the rest of this story.

    Rodriquez
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a 9 year old Reddit post copied here. Not gonna happen.

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    Riley Quinn
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would report this behavior to the landlord and explain that I'll be withholding my rent payments until he evicts the Clapton wannabe. And I definitely would deduct the cost of my tires off the rent if and when I began paying again.

    Kinetics Loves Apples
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Speaking from experience, they don't give a sh1t unless there's a law suit.

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    #20

    Just Because He Can

    Hand holding an old-fashioned key indoors symbolizing neighbor tales that might make you want to move to the woods.

    My friend has a key to his neighbors house. When she goes to work, he goes in and watches her tv and uses her toilet, then leaves. He leaves everything else untouched. Other than this, the guy is a normal dude. He does it just because he can.

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    Grace Sssssss
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are you still his friend???! This is terrifying!

    Rodriquez
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The post was made 9 years ago on Reddit. Who are you asking?

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    Sandra Angulo
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uhh you need to tell your friend to stop, that’s creepy as hell. At least tell that lady, even anonymously.

    Rodriquez
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The post is 9 years old copied from Reddit. Who are you talking to?

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    spacer
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    youre not one bit normal if you think this is okay to do in any sense, hes breaking the law even if he has a key like wtf

    tori Ohno
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a crime. Having a key doesn't mean that you're free to trespass, it means that you can use it for emergencies.

    Beth Wheeler
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They need to change all of their locks and not give him a new key!

    Brian Droste
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    4 months ago

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    I am not trying to defend the guy but maybe the neighbor has a better tv system than he does and just want to watch some decent TV. I am know this is creepy. What if he has permission from his neighbor to do this? Then it wouldn't be so creepy.

    #21

    A Neighbor’s Rogue Firework Set Our Grass And Trash Can On Fire

    Burnt grass and debris scattered in a fenced backyard showing damage in a neighbor tales story about moving to the woods.

    This is why fireworks aren’t allowed in city limits.

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    tori Ohno
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish they would ban them in my area. I'm so afraid of this happening.

    nottheactualphoto
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Laws are different from one city to the next.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell that to the people in the apartment complex across the street. These guys get professional level fireworks, and I wait for a disaster every year. BTW, it's the only night of the year the cops are NOT patrolling the neighborhood. Go figure.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe they're no allowed in the OP's city limits, but they sure are in ours.

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    3 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They shouldn’t be allowed ANYWHERE !! I hate fireworks night , my poor dogs , even out here in the sticks nearish by villages have them eugh , not to mention the poor wildlife 🤬vile things should be proper organised events only !! Not sold to the public !,

    Keeping the peace inside the society isn’t just about clean hallways or proper parking, noise levels matter too. Seenu shares that they have limits on how loud you can be, especially during quiet hours like late nights or early mornings. “Nobody wants to be jolted awake at 2 a.m. by someone blasting music or renovating their living room,” he says. 

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    The community’s shared amenities, like the clubhouse, gym, swimming pool, or party hall, come with their own set of rules too. “These guidelines are there so everyone gets a fair chance to use and enjoy these spaces properly,” Seenu says. Imagine one family booking the community hall every weekend or people leaving the pool dirty for the next group. That’s exactly what these rules prevent. They protect these facilities and keep them enjoyable for everyone in the building.

    #22

    Paranoia At Work

    Silhouette of a person near a window in a dark room, evoking thoughts of neighbor tales and moving to the woods.

    My neighbor was living with his parents his whole life because he couldn't work due to some psychological disorder. I don't know what it was exactly. But he walks around his house all day and looks at it from all possible angles. He's watching his house or his car in the garage all day. Sometimes he is watching from inside, just staring outside absently. When you walk past him and greet him, he never answers. Doesn't even seem to notice you. Sometimes he walks around the block with his old leather suitcase and sunglasses on. He returns quickly all the time. When he recognizes something that is not right, he calls the police. Even when someone turns the car around in his driveway or parks near it. When I was a child and we had birthday parties where the parents parked their cars near his driveway to collect their children, he nearly always called the police.

    When I come home late at night, his front door is always open a little bit with him sitting behind and watching. Sometimes when friends are over and we go for a smoke outside at night, he comes outside and goes to his garage. He has got very bright lights installed and pretends to check his car, at night at 4am, of course. It's kind of disturbing, but you get used to it from time to time. On the other hand, we never fear any burglars breaking into our house, because we know our neighbor is watching.

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    Gia SDP
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this isn't so much disturbing as much as the fella has some kind of disorder. We have a teenager in our neighborhood who does similar things, and when his family first moved in, it was a little disconcerting but we're all used to him by now. He's harmless, just different.

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    #23

    Downstairs Neighbor Came To My Door At Midnight After Throwing Rocks At My Window And Calling Me Names

    Person detected at indoor entrance wearing a checkered shirt, illustrating neighbor tales that might make you want to move to the woods.

    Yesterday night at about 11 I heard what sounded like pebbles hitting my bedroom window, then a male voice screaming. About 15 minutes later I heard a knock on my door and checked the Ring to find a guy I didn’t recognize standing there. He said he was my downstairs neighbor and told me to stop stomping so loud, it’s been six months of nonstop noise, and he’s “sick of it”. I moved in three months ago, not six, and I’ve never had a noise complaint in any of my previous apartments. Plus my job means I’m gone for 12-14 hours a day. I don’t know what he’s hearing, but I don’t think it’s me.

    Even if it is, throwing pebbles and then coming to my door at midnight is a weird way to handle it. This whole situation is freaking me out.

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    tori Ohno
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why didn't you call the landlord threatening to call the police next time he does this?

    Rodriquez
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The post is 2 years old copied from Reddit. Who are you asking?

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    Huddo's sister
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This reminds me of a friend's former neighbours, who would yell abuse any time they heard the toilet flush or anyone in the yard. One of the things they yelled about was 'the kids making noise'. No one in the house had kids.

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in a residential building where it's a mixed group comprising of normies, elderly, disabled, and people with mental disorders and @ddictions. You never know from one day to the next what will happen around here.

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    #24

    My View Of The Neighbors Giant Steve Jobs Painting

    Man’s head seen through a window at night with trees in foreground, fitting neighbor tales in the woods theme.

    We can see more of his face from the second floor and it's definitely Jobs in his later years. My roommates and I argued over it for a week lol.

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    JL
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least it's not Vigo the Carpathian.

    Apachebathmat
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was prince Phillip, not sure which is stranger

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The difference is that Prince Phillip acknowledged all his children, despite how embarassing that has turned out to be.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Art is a personal choice, whether it's tasteful or not.

    Last but not least, pets have their own policies too! “Pet rules are really important, they make sure animals are cared for responsibly and don’t bother other residents,” Seenu says. It’s about finding balance so pet owners can enjoy their furry friends without causing trouble for neighbors who might not love pets as much. In the end, Seenu sums it up perfectly: “All these rules are here for a simple reason, we just want everyone to live peacefully, side by side. It’s not about control; it’s about harmony.”

    #25

    Ice Cream Shop

    Young girl holding an ice cream cone outdoors, evoking peaceful neighbor tales in a quiet woods setting.

    When my sister and I were about 5 and 6, we lived in a small town community (about 600 people) and we would frequently play outside without parental supervision. Our neighbor would, unbeknownst to our mother, take us to the local Ice cream shop for ice cream. One day we moved without explaination. Years later it was told to us that that neighbor was a registered s*x offender and p*****ile and mom moved for our safety. She freaked out when she learned about our trips to the ice cream shop. To my knowledge neither me or my sister were ever a******ed, but it is still very scary to think about.

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    #26

    Incredibly Inappropriate

    Child in a red plaid jacket blending into dense green leaves, capturing the essence of neighbor tales and woods living.

    When I was a little girl, like 10, I had this grown man neighbor that spanked me every time I saw him when I was playing outside. Just one swift slap, like, daily. It was obviously only when my parents weren’t around, but it was incredibly inappropriate. So maybe not creepy so much as p*****iley, but still...

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    Multa Nocte
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Missing word from original post is "pe‍do‍ph‍ile-y."

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP should have told her parents right away the first time it happened..

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you never mentioned this to your parents? Not even in passing?

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    #27

    Built A 7 Foot Privacy Fence. Neighbor Raised His By 2 Feet And Put A Camera Facing Into My Backyard

    Surveillance camera mounted on a tall wooden fence with bare trees in the background, suggesting neighbor tales in the woods.

    I've been having problems with this neighbor since they moved in years ago. They originally built their fence 2 feet into my property early 2020. I had to pay for a boundary survey and lawyer to get them to correct their mistake. Decided to build a privacy fence and be done with them once and for all this past November. One month later they raise the hight of their fence and this pops up (facing front to back). Police won't do anything and I can't afford a civil suit. (Texas)

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    Robin Roper
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get a Mirror and move it in front of the camera each time the camera is moved.

    Rodriquez
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go tell them on Reddit where they posted this 3 years ago

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    michael Chock
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just put a sign of someone's butt on your fence, in line with the camera.

    Laura Spring
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd install a camera on a pole facing directly into theirs. So their camera and your camera can make friends. F them.

    tori Ohno
    Community Member
    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's illegal to point a camera into someone's yard. I'd call the cops and report it, or place a post with a picture of a donkey's behind in front of it. Or both?

    CD Mills
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd buy one of those triangular, sail-type shades and set it up close to the fence to block the camera. It would be easy to move if they moved the camera too.

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe you should put on a show for them since they want to see what's going on. Or take a photo of your backyard and tape it to the camera lens. Leave homemade no trespassing sign and stick them in the ground in the backyard to occlude the view.

    Lyoness
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spray paint would fix that problem right quick.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Color the lens with a black sharpie? Or tape a piece of paper over it? That's effed up!

    Yrral Spavit
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have a race! put up a section of fence that blocks the camera view, they put up a higher section etc. First one to reach the ISS wins!!!!

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can you afford a BB gun? Just an idea.

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    Well, these posts definitely show why some rules and regulations are so important, right? Which one of these made you appreciate your own neighbors a little more? Have you ever had to deal with a nightmare neighbor yourself? We’d love to hear your stories, so tell us below!

    #28

    1st Floor Neighbor's Front Window

    Window with dirty blinds covered in insect marks, reflecting trees outside, illustrating neighbor tales in wooded areas.

    So this guy had been living here for 5-7 years maybe even longer (I had a friend who’s lived here years before I moved in that confirmed) -he’s always been super weird and either cusses you out or desperately tries to convince you to go inside his house. He had a caregiver for a long time but I noticed I stopped seeing them for a few weeks - when I noticed the window was full of flies, I immediately assumed something or someone had died inside (ofc bc of the situation I thought he unalived his caregiver or something bc it was PACKED with flies) so I called the cops. I was on the way to work when this happened so when I passed by his floor and saw them going in, I told the officer outside I was the one who called so if they had questions to call me etc - that was the end of that A couple weeks later I’m in the process of moving out of here for obvious reasons lol, including this tenant - my apartment manager just said “he no longer lives here” Now, no idea how long these “other” flies have been here, but they’re here and multiplying. I’m going to report and call - again But this is just such a weird and scary situation Also want to note that in the last post I made, a few people were insistent that he was a hoarder - I’m 98% sure this was not the case nor the reason for the flies and now, Black Soldier Flies (?) ((not exactly sure but, they match the descriptions)

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    Grace Sssssss
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not very clear writing, but wow, that really looks like there's a body in there.

    Beth H
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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a friend this happened to. They left the kitchen disgusting with take out boxes and soda cans for a month while traveling overseas in the summer and came back to a mess of black flies.

    JenniB
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a big fan of CSI, I think these look like the blow flies Grissom used to find on dead bodies...

    Nikki Angulo
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Could just be rotting garbage. Before I moved in to a place owned by my work, a co-worker went over to pick up the previous tenant’s stuff. She also found one or two garbage bags with rotten meat in them and a horde of flies. She raid sprayed the place, and I did the same. The flies were disgusting. Also lots of fly poop everywhere. Luckily I had only gone over for two nights at first to drop some things off, and then go back to my house to get more things. When I came back the flies were kaput, but the cleaning job (entire house, all the walls while also working full time) took me weeks. Former tenant had substance abuse issues. I do hope she’s better now, she was a very nice lady, just had serious issues.

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    #29

    Sad And Creepy Really

    Hand holding a wrinkled, dried apple, symbolizing nature and stories from neighbor tales in the woods.

    My current neighbor. She's a hoarder, and her things are starting to spill over to my side of the driveway. I suspect her house may have bedbugs because of the bedbug spray she leaves outside her house for all to see. But the creepy part about her is how she can creepily sneak up behind you as I pull into the driveway and get out of the car, she offers you veggies that are rotten—these she scavenges from somewhere.

    I caught her one time at her yard, which our properties are just divided by a 6' tall picket fence, and she was digging through the rubbish at night. She also has crosses and various religious relics posted all over the exterior of her house. I also found evidence that she's been going through my own trash bins, meaning she either trespasses in my yard or she waits till I take the trash out and goes through them. I am looking into installing a webcam.

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    Sunshine
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like she is mentally unwell

    Apachebathmat
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor lady seems unwell, I hope there is some kind of local resource that can help her

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    #30

    The Way My Neighbor's Door Look Now (I Have No Idea Why)

    Plastic barrier with warning signs on an apartment wall, illustrating unusual neighbor tales that might make you want to move to the woods.

    Obviously quarantine of some kind but can't be sure what exactly they're trying to k**l in there.

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    Beth H
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like fumigation sealing?

    Don Adams
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think so. Now, whatever vermin and pestilence they are treating will be moving to the nearby apartments.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It seems pretty obvious to me based on the top symbol. Cybermen have invaded the apartment.

    Colleen Smith
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, whatever they are trying to get rid of is likely going to migrate your way.

    Rodriquez
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who are you talking to? This is a 3 year old copied Reddit post.

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    #31

    Squeaky Wooden Floor

    Man in white hoodie meditating on wooden floor in front of a sofa, illustrating peaceful neighbor tales in quiet woods living.

    Lived above a guy in a really old fourplex and I guess the wood floors squeaked really loudly when I walked around. It's not like I was stomping around either but the dude would constantly come upstairs and bang on my door and yell at me to stop moving around. I felt badly for him in the beginning because he seemed genuinely frustrated but he didn't seem to understand or believe that I wasn't slamming my feet on my floor/his ceiling.

    I called my landlord several times asking him if he had a solution. I couldn't move because I was locked in to my lease but my landlord was just like, "buy a lot of rugs".

    It got to the point that I couldn't take the constant yelling and I was literally either tip toeing around or hopping from my couch to my chair in order to get out of my living room so that he wouldn't be standing at my door yelling at me.

    Finally I went downstairs one day and asked if we could talk about the situation because I felt like maybe if I looked him in the eye when he was calm and explained that I wasn't doing it on purpose and that there was literally nothing more I could do (I had already bought areas rugs ffs!) he would maybe understand. So I went downstairs and very nicely explained and he seemed to be listening. And then he said "I'm about at the point that if it happens again I'm going to show up at your door with a really big knife." And then he just stared at me.

    I basically ran out of there, called my landlord and said that I was more or less being threatened and a month later the guy moved out. And then as soon as I could I did too.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I blame the landlord for not repairing the problem bc squeaky floors is hell for tenants who live below. I always tell people to read up on their municipality's Tenant's Right laws so they know what they can and cannot expect from their landlord.

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should have called the cops immediately and file a complaint against him.

    Don Adams
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    May not always work, but spread baby powder around the squeaky parts. The powder should fill the areas between the floor boards and quiet them down.

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    #32

    Rude Neighbor

    Older man with messy hair holding his face in frustration, illustrating the challenges of neighbor tales in woods living.

    My parents’ neighbor owns a landscaping company, so he has a dump truck. His house is set further back from the road than theirs, so his driveway, which is right on the property line, extends past their house and next to their backyard. My dad noticed the neighbor turning the dump truck around in my parents’ backyard when the ground was very soft from some recent rain. He went back, and sure enough, there were giant ruts in my parents’ yard. When my dad confronted the neighbor about using their backyard to turn around, the neighbor responded by saying, “I’m sorry, but if I turned it around in my yard, it would have left ruts in my lawn.” So he knew it would leave ruts, didn’t want them in his yard, and left them in my parents’ yard instead.

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    Yrral Spavit
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was about to say the same. Best made from sections of small pipe so zero chance the tire can seal itself.

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    JL
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hard to argue with that logic?

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Call the cops and file a police report for him trespassing since he admitted it, plus you have proof he did turned around in your yard. Take pictures so you have proof.

    Rodriquez
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brian. It's a 7 year old copied Reddit post you're trying to give advice to.

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    #33

    Neighbors Complained About The Smell For More Than A Month. Finally Firefighters Broke In, Found A Dead Body And Hundreds Of Bottles Of Urine And Feces In Bags

    Dimly lit, cluttered bathroom with numerous bottles and jars scattered around a dirty bathtub and sink.

    The neighbor said that their kitchen is right next to that room where they found the body. There were bugs crawling over all the time, and they couldn't open the windows because of the smell.

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    Peppy
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ahhhh fu*k 🤢🤮🤢

    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was the foul odor acting like a window lock? They thought it better to confine the stench to inside the building instead of releasing it to the great outdoors where it would dissipate at a quicker rate?

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    #34

    My Neighbour Who Never Left His House Or Threw Out His Trash Recently Passed. This Is How He Lived

    Cluttered and messy living room and kitchen filled with trash and disorganized items in a neglected home setting.

    He slept in the trash on the ground pretty sad. In my 24 years of living here i had never seen his house. even from the outside his garden was a jungle.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was going door-to-door for some campaign or something, talking to people, leaving brochures, getting people motivated. Stopped by a house where two brothers lived. Peeked inside the door window, saw a similar mess as this, and just said, Nope, and moved along.

    Joshua David
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a diagnosable mental ilness and it almost feels hippa like because you're showing his symptoms for all of us to see sort of against his will.

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    #35

    It's Hard To Keep Track Of People Sometimes

    Person lying on bed covered with blanket in a dimly lit room, evoking peaceful neighbor tales and quiet woods living.

    At one point in time the house next door became an unlicensed (I'm sure of it) assisted living facility for mentally challenged teens and adults. The "nurses" or workers didn't do a very good job keeping an eye on them. There were multiple times when one guy would jump the wood privacy fence and creep around our backyard or just be running through the street at 2 in the morning screaming. I almost hit him with my car once backing out of my driveway.

    I felt bad for everyone, but it was disturbing if you didn't know he was there and all of a sudden caught a glimmer of light from his eyes when looking outside from the patio sliding door. We were very worried he might accidentally drown in our pool and did everything to make sure the doors were secure for the screened-in patio.

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    BossyHossy1
    Community Member
    Premium
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a joke of a mental health facility a few blocks from the small hospital that I was working at. Also, me being new and working nights, I was frequently kept company by other bored staff. I talked to this guy for almost an hour - he had longish hair, was sloppily dressed and kept yawning (I thought he was IT because the other one that I had met was always in jeans and a t-shirt and tired as this was his second job). He leaves and, minutes later, in walks the Nursing Administrator. She tells me that the facility lost a paranoid schizophrenic after sedating him for violent delusions. Then she describes the not an IT guy and I tell her he went to the bathroom right outside the ICU. Two police officers went in, found him sleeping on the toilet, and took him back. My boss came the next night and introduced me to the various staff!!

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    #36

    Weird Nextdoor Neighbors

    Person standing by a large window, looking outside contemplatively, evoking neighbor tales and desire to move to the woods.

    I live next door to a family of exclusive brethren (pretty much hardcore Christians who aren't allowed to use any technology). I live in a two-story house, and my room overlooks the front yard, with a clear view of their house. A few years ago, my brother from Germany came to visit us. On his last day, I looked out of the window to see if he had finished loading the car and noticed the Brethren lady watching from her window. Every time my brother or dad turned in the direction of her house, she would duck under the window. She didn't notice me watching, though. So it was pretty funny.

    Anyway, she would constantly do this. When my dad was mowing the lawns, when I walked home from school, I would always catch a glimpse of her from the corner of my eye. She would talk on the phone while staring at my family. Her husband cut the trees on our side of the fence, specifically so the family could watch us. Which is illegal in my country.

    Tacks, fishing hooks, nails, and other sharp objects always ended up on our driveway, which led to a lot of punctured tires. My biggest worry was that my dogs would get hurt, though. It's so creepy. She took a photo of my boyfriend's dad's license plate when he was picking me up. A video camera was pointed at my house (keep in mind, according to their religion, things like phones are banned).

    The weirdest part is, my family is boring. We just stay inside most of the time and keep to ourselves. I don't know how or why this started, but it gives me the chills.

    asdfghjklrawrr , MART PRODUCTION (not the actual photo) Report

    Yrral Spavit
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like you need to hold a protection ritual in the backyard.

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    #37

    Every Time I Get Home, My Neighbor Is Watching

    Person standing behind a screen door on a porch of a house, hinting at neighbor tales that inspire a move to the woods

    A little background on the neighbor: she's elderly, lives alone, and has very few social skills. When we first moved in, we were actually warned by the homeowner that she would come over every weekend and talk for a little while, which she did for the first 6 months or so. Now, she just stares at us through the screen door. We wave and say hi, but she never reciprocates.

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    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Keeping doing this. This might be the only interaction she gets every day. She might appreciate it and she might be waiting for that wave everyday. She might not show it though. OP and his wife should try go over to her house and knock on her house to see if she is okay and if she needs anything or if there is anything they can do for her. That could start conservation going again.

    Rodriquez
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was 10 years ago Brian and posted on Reddit. Stop giving old screenshots advice.

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    tori Ohno
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She'd hate me. Once I lock my front door, I don't open it for anyone. I don't want to talk to you once I settle in

    #38

    Entitled Neighbor

    Quiet suburban street at night with parked cars and trees, evoking neighbor tales that might make you want to move to the woods.

    Next door neighbor sent us a letter through the mail asking us to never park in front of their house after I parked there once. Kicker is a couple of years later they seem to have started some illegal home business with employees and every single day there are at least three cars parked in front of our house.

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    Riley Quinn
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's strange how many people consider the public road in front of their home is theirs. Whackos.

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    #39

    I Knew Not To Go Into This Mans Backyard

    Man behind bars with tattoos on hand, looking inside dim cell, evoking intense neighbor tales and desire to move to the woods.

    I had a really creepy neighbor. Probably early 40's male. I was 7th grade when I first met him. He was a very nice guy, but he just had something off about him. My mother is very patriotic, our whole house was red white and blue inside. One day walking home from school he is sitting in his front lawn and tells me hes having a "red white and blue sale" in his backyard and I should check it out. I told him sure but I need to go get money first and walked off. My neighbor directly to the side of me was a big guy, mid thirties, covered in prison tattoos but had turned his life around although VERY intimidating if you dont know him. Since my parents werent home I went to his house and told him. He walked over to that guys house with me and he took him to the backyard. Sure enough, it had red white and blue items for sale. I still thought something was off. Two years later he was arrested for attempting to get a child in his house.

    Edit for clarification: I knew not to go into this mans backyard which is why I went to my neighbor instead knowing he would protect me. I also wanted someone to know about it in case he tried to come to my house. Also, guy not guu.

    I just talked to "Prison tattoo guy" on facebook, apparently after we were done over there he called the cops to let them know clearly something strange was going on. He also told my parents which makes sense now since they told me to walk home on the other side of the street.

    migajat , Ron Lach (not the actual photo) Report

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am glad you had the neighbor who took you seriously and felt the oddness too

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    #40

    Our Neighbor Watches Us Constantly Through Her Tattered Curtains Like A Ghost In The Night

    Dimly lit house exterior at night showing window reflections and shadowy figures, evoking neighbor tales in a woods setting.

    It's actually her bedroom. The worst part is that our bedroom window upstairs looks straight into hers, so she watches us upstairs too. No time without the curtains drawn because the girlfriend gets creeped out.

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    XenoMurph
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    incredibly bright flashlight, or take your clothes off and report her for voyeurism

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    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not give her something to look at? Blow up pic of Nick Cage, window decal, prism that disco ball or other reflective decoration, mirror, etc

    michael Chock
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But if you see her all the time, that means you are looking all the time. Maybe you were the creepy ones all along!

    #41

    My Nosey Neighbor Filming Us

    Person seen through a window behind a wooden fence, capturing neighbor tales that might inspire moving to the woods.

    Ok, so these neighbors used to be friends of ours. I have lived in my house for almost 13 years, they moved in 3 years ago. There was an empty lot between us that I purchased and added to my lot. I owned it for 2 years before anything went sour, so it’s not like we stole it out from under them or anything. Our yards were connected, and we freely allowed them to use our lot as well to play with their little boy, etc.

    She had asked us to lie for her and tell her mother (if it was brought up) that they owned our lot. Of course we didn’t and wouldn’t lie about that. Then we purchased a car from them for our daughter, again she asked us to lie and say they traded us for a scooter, which we never owned. So, then in the spring we decided to start dressing up that empty lot a little, and we ordered a new shed to be brought in. I went to Menards and purchased a couple of decorative corner fences and some flowers. They saw us with the stuff, and they came over asking us what we’re planning on doing, so we told them. That weekend we put in our corner fences, and next thing we know, they come over, flipping their kids on us. So from then on, for the last year, they have done some pretty nasty things and threatened us as well.

    I’ve had to call the cops on them for the threats. They too call the cops and make false reports saying we’re doing the stuff they’re doing to us. I had to put up a fence and security cameras. And I’m not too sure they didn’t poison my dog. Now mind you, this woman used to work as a mail carrier until she got caught and arrested for stealing Menards rebates out of people’s mail. I could go on but in short, she has a black heart, and they are two of the most evil, nasty people I’ve ever encountered. Oh, and this picture is of her standing in her window recording us while we’re just sitting in our garage. While she was on our side harassing us, her husband was on the other side harassing the other neighbors, and they had to call the cops on him that night.

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    Grace Sssssss
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does it mean to flip a child on someone?

    PattonPawter
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    probably just dumping their kids at OP’s door and forcing them to babysit

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    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NEVER mix business and pleasure with neighbors, friends, friends of friends, acquaintances, coworkers, etc. Same for romantic relationships. Do not defecate where you eat. Crass but very accurate.

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    #42

    This Casket Has Been Sitting On Someone's Property In My Neighborhood For About A Week

    Old camper and truck parked in the woods near fallen branches, evoking neighbor tales that might make you want to move to the woods.

    To be honest, if it wasn't on private property, my intrusive thoughts would definitely get the best of me. It's also on a main road and the casket looks to be brand new. The people seem to treat that strip of land as a dumping ground because those two vehicles have been there for years now, unmoved. So creepy. To make it even weirder, the police station is maybe a block or so away, they've most certainly seen this out on their rounds.

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    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A home that's mobile and two vehicles that aren't.

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    #43

    I Was Terrified

    Young man in a dark suit holding a gun indoors, evoking suspenseful neighbor tales that might make you want to move to the woods.

    When I was little our neighbor robbed my dad at gunpoint. He was caught and went to prison. When he got out and moved back to his house down the road. I was terrified. My dad tried to reassure me but I had nightmares until he moved on a couple of years later.

    kearlysue , cottonbro studio (not the actual photo) Report

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    #44

    Put A Noise Complaint In About My Upstairs Neighbors And Find Paint Smeared On My Apartment Door The Next Day

    Close-up of a door with red paint smeared near handle and lock, showing unusual neighbor tales in a residential setting.

    Oh yes many times. There are five kids above us and they constantly shake our apartment to the point where pictures on the walls fall off and I’ve been woken up from it. The parents basically just say “they’re little girls !!!” Even though it’s past community quiet hours, etc. very inconsiderate people that I’ve been very polite and civil with. The mom yelled at me one time at 6:30 am that I was rude because I didn’t say thank you to her 3 yo that didn’t hold the door open for me lmao. So very petty highschool level mindset is what I’m dealing with.

    I think the office contacts them each time a complaint is filed but they don’t say who filed the complaint, at least they’re not supposed to. sigh

    I’m moving at the end of the month thankfully!

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    #45

    My Neighbor Really, Really Loves Her Yard

    Silhouette of a person standing near a tree at dusk, evoking peaceful neighbor tales in the woods setting.

    My neighbors are a couple I'd say in their late 30s or early 40s. The husband is a truck driver and is never home. The wife mows late at night, anywhere from after dusk to well after midnight, with no lights on. Ok, I can understand mowing late when it's cooler, fine. But she mows in a circle. Over and over in the same circle, for at least an hour at a time. Also, one summer she spent the entire day lying in this one area of her front yard picking at the grass. Keep in mind this was 95+ humid southern heat. At first we thought maybe she lost something out there, but it became apparent she was just chilling with the nature or something. She never makes eye contact either. She will go out of her way to turn her head when people pass by.

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    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are there not restrictions on noise/power tools at night?

    Rodriquez
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are you asking the 14 year old copied Reddit post a question?

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    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just speaking for myself, I have become very aware of not wanting to advertise that I am female and lie alone. Without knowing more about her stat of mind, think of it as her feeling safe. Maybe she mows the lawn to meditate and the routine makes her feel less detached.

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    #46

    Creepy Neighbor In My Duplex

    View of a cluttered porch area with household items and a mannequin head, illustrating neighbor tales near the woods.

    I've been feeling uncomfortable ever since I moved into my new apartment at the beginning of the month. Today I think I figured out why. My creepy next-door neighbor has gone through our trash, and my mannequin head that I threw away a few days ago now sits on his windowsill.

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    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That picture looks like someone could be a hoarder. Or maybe some kind of mental impairment

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    #47

    Spying

    Person peeking from behind a wall in dim green light, evoking mysterious neighbor tales in a wooded setting.

    My neighbor would garden at 2 AM, which would be okay of it weren't the fact that she would spy on us if we were coming home late or something. She also would stare out of her living room window and spy on everyone during the day. Oh and she also tried to save my brother from a "stranger" that was driving toward my house, where she was standing near talking to my brother, by telling him "come with me I will protect you" and grabbing him while running toward her house. The stranger was my dad, whom she knew, and my brother is an adult.

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    #48

    Just Talk

    Person wearing a dark hood, face partially lit, creating a mysterious mood related to neighbor tales and moving to the woods.

    I lived in an apartment building and would hear weird scratching at my door like someone was trying to get in at night. Then someone knocking at my door. I answered that exactly 2 times because the dude terrified me.

    He would show up wearing nothing but an open bathrobe and wanted to "just talk."

    I actually called the cops the second time he knocked and gave them the whole story. A 20 yo girl living on her own and some middle aged man trying to get in to her apartment? Scary. The cops and landlady must have worked together to get that guy to back off cause after calling the cops he stopped coming by.

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    #49

    No-Eyed Doll Placed In Front Of My House

    Creepy doll with black hair and a vintage dress sitting in green grass and wildflowers, evoking neighbor tales in the woods.

    This doll was placed in front of my house pointed towards the front door. Presumably by the odd neighbor next door.

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    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People really need to stay in their own lane. My first instinct is to stick something int he eyes and leave it in front of her house. This also seems very aggressive and confrontational. Creepy

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    #50

    Scary Screaming

    Man angrily talking on the phone in a dim room, surrounded by notes and papers, evoking neighbor tales in the woods.

    One time I was moving out of an apartment, and we kept hearing this loud screaming and yelling coming from below us. Apparently some new guy had just moved into that apartment and had been in a tirade all day about who knows what. That was unsettling enough until we got outside and looked in his window and realized that he was completely alone. So then I got a little scared of this apparently crazy guy and wanted to get out of the building as soon as possible. When moving my cat out, through, the cage fell apart, and it made much noise. We chased the cat all over the apartment, stomping around and whatnot. The yelling below stopped, and a minute later someone knocked at the door. I was really scared, but I opened the door anyway, and a man with no shirt on, absolutely covered in fresh lacerations, was standing there. He seemed really stressed about the noise and asked us if it was going to be over soon. I said, "Yes, I promise," or something, and then he asked if he could help. "No, thanks".

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    #51

    Salt Line In Front Of Neighbor’s Door

    Light footprint marks visible on wood floor near door, related to neighbor tales that might make you want to move to the woods.

    Came home this evening and saw that one of my neighbors put a salt line around the entrance to their apartment. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and looked up what they could be used for, thinking it was a possible bug issue, but we live on the top floor and don’t see many bugs, if any at all the online search only said it was used in a religious/spiritual context. I couldn’t find any other plausible reason for it being there.

    The cherry on top of it all is that, in the past week, my partner and I have heard strange noises at night coming from the direction of this door. For example, tonight we heard a sound that was similar to the laugh of a dingo. The other night it sounded like a woman quietly wailing. We’ve heard tons of noises since we live in an apartment complex, but these have just been weird.

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    L_M
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    check Supernatural - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460681/

    Devin Schmitt
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Barrier against slugs (and spooks),

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cold be religious. Sprinkling salt around doorways is to repel negative energy. Maybe Wiccan

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    #52

    Crazy Neighbor

    Hands gripping a slightly open door, creating a mysterious atmosphere related to neighbor tales in a quiet woods setting.

    Our neighbour across the street once tried to force her way into our house when just my wife was home claiming my wife had been having an affair with her husband and our son is proof. She is an 80 yr old Jamaican and my son looks white. Also, I think the husband may have died some time ago.

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    #53

    "I Know I Didn't"

    Person standing partially hidden behind a door, evoking neighbor tales and the mystery of moving to the woods.

    I lived in a flat (apartment) where the front door faced the neighbour's door over a common hallway about 2 meters long. I had one neighbour - a middle aged lady. She used to stand behind her closed door and repeatedly say "I know I didn't" over and over and over again in fast succession for about 30 minutes at a time. Used to freak me the hell out. I moved because of her. I didn't want to know what she knew she didn't.

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    #54

    Neighbor's Girlfriend

    Person sitting on a couch in a dim room with blurred motion, evoking eerie neighbor tales and a desire to move to the woods.

    Next door neighbor had a corvette and one night I awoke to flashing lights and a squad car on his lawn. I assumed someone had been caught stealing the car and went back to bed. Another neighbor asked me the next day if I knew what happened. I said I assumed someone was caught stealing the car and the other neighbor told me that the guy's girlfriend committed su***de. The next day the couch was sitting on the lawn with a bloodstain on it and stayed there for a couple of days. The neighbor moved out shortly after. Several years later the district attorney stopped by our house and asked us if we were friends with the neighbor which we said no as we only had just moved in. We said you are talking about the guy whose girlfriend ended her life. He said it definitely was not su***de.

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    #55

    Bunker

    Dimly lit narrow corridor with wet floor and pipes along walls, evoking neighbor tales that might make you want to move to the woods.

    Building a bunker. But this has been going on for at least 10 years. Running his bobcat in the middle of the night. He works for the government so maybe he knows something we don't.

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    The_one_on_the_left
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Building a bunker just seems like planning for the future in our current political climate...

    #56

    A Living Poltergeist

    Woman covering her face in a dark sweater by a window, evoking emotion in a quiet wooded neighbor tales setting.

    So my aunt lives next door to us. Which would be all fine, but she's a sociopath. The house we live in was hers and my father's growing up, and we (Dad, Mom, Brother, and I) moved in with my grandmother 10 years ago. My aunt would come get my Nan's keys to "fill her car with gas" and copy the house key. Then she would come into our house in the wee hours of the morning and steal the stupidest things. We didn't notice for a while, but then our new shampoo bottles would be empty suddenly, our paper towels and toilet paper would be gone, and our food, silverware, and cups would be gone. Then, my mom's jewelry would be on the stairs coming down from the bedrooms, like it was dropped on the way out.

    One morning, I was wide awake around 2:30am for some reason, and I heard what I assumed was one of my parents coming upstairs, going in their bedroom across the hall, and then a few minutes later going back downstairs. The dog's tail was wagging and hitting the floor, so I wasn't scared until the next morning when my parents asked if I was up late that night and came into their room. The thing was, she didn't sneak up or tiptoe or anything—she straight up stomped up the stairs and down the hall. She had done this many times, and my dog was used to her coming.

    We then changed the locks and put a special coded door on the staircase. Since she couldn't go upstairs to watch us sleep anymore, she would come around 5-6 in the morning, just before my mom and I got up for school. Our alarms would go off at 5:45 am on the weekdays, and we would hear the front door slam shut, and if we ran to the windows, we would see her going back to her house. We changed the locks again, and the night visits seemed to stop. I could go on with more things she did to us.

    About involving the cops, we never had enough proof. It could have been anybody coming into my house from a legal standpoint, but it wasn't.

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    Greymom
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cameras. Lots of cameras

    Spencer's slave no longer
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's an 8 year old reddit post but it's been updated a couple of times, just click on the name, bottom left under the post to read it.

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    #57

    Woke Up To Noises Coming From My Bathroom Turns Out My Neighbor Tried Getting Into My Apartment Through My Medicine Cabinet

    Empty cabinet with a large hole damaged drywall behind it, related to neighbor tales in a wooded area move context.

    We did it boys candy man and kool aid man are no more, filed a police report and only gave him a citation for vandalism and not breaking and entering or burglary since he didn’t take anything. Kinda disappointed but nonetheless a win. The only reason I hesitated calling the police was because my mom is really good friends with the lady next door plus she’s struggling with a lot so I didn’t want to add more to her plate. But I talked it out with her and she agreed it’d be best. Also found out her son is on illegal substances, so that explains a lot. She has also kicked home out the apartment. This kid has always been respectful towards me but he’s obviously doing bad so he had it coming. I honestly wanted to beat the c**p out of him but him potentially having a criminal record would last a lot longer than a beating would. Thanks for joining me on this journey and hopefully don’t plan on hearing from him again.

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    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best of luck tro everyone involved

    Rodriquez
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was 6 years ago and copied from Reddit. You're a bit late and on the wrong site.

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    #58

    Neighbor Destroyed Our Condo Building Because He Got Drunk And High And Left A Cigarette Lit Unattended While Sleeping

    Interior of a damaged living room with exposed insulation and debris, showing chaotic neighbor tales that might make you move to the woods.

    The rest of the condo is destroyed from water, fire and smoke damage including all of our belongings and the new Xbox Series X I just bought and saved up for. To make matters worse, on my way to move in that night with my parents after being displaced after the whole ordeal, someone hit my new car.

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    michael Chock
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you offend an odd elderly person recently?

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    #59

    Secret Filming

    View through narrow gap showing a frosted window on a dark brick wall, evoking neighbor tales in a wooded setting.

    I live in a one-bed, first-floor flat with my girlfriend, with the living room facing outwards to another flat. Yesterday I realized the other flat's window was ajar with what almost looks like a camera in it. Bearing in mind it's been quite cold the last few days, so I can't see a good reason to have it open (all day).

    The question is, do you think this is a camera, with someone trying to film inside my flat, or is it something that merely looks like one? Either way, it's weird.

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    #60

    Neighbors Door Left Out For The Trash Has Knife Marks On One Side

    White panel with multiple deep puncture marks leaning against a trash bin on a sidewalk in a suburban neighborhood.

    What is strange it’s just a really nice elderly couple who lives there. They go to Mass every week and sometimes give me tomatoes from their garden. No one else lives there and this seems really out of place but who really ever knows what happens behind closed doors (literally). The stab marks were high (so a very tall/strong child or teenager could possibly make them).

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    SouthernGal
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe the were using the door as a desk top for some sort of crafts?

    #61

    Came Home Late One Night, And A Neighbor Had This Light On

    Dimly lit residential walkway at night with one window glowing red, evoking neighbor tales that make you want to move to the woods.

    Confirmed it's not a curtain, it's a red light.

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    MissN
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP seems like the creepy neighbor. Doesn't matter whether it's a light or a curtain, it's none of their business.

    Bur*
    Community Member
    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Potentially a film photographer doing some developing...

    White Sauce Hot Sauce
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have red lights in my bedroom. I sometimes stay up all night, but still need a bit of light. The regular white/fluorescent lighting can be too much, so the red lighting is a good way to be able to see what I'm doing while still maintaining my night vision. Red lighting has a few practical applications, especially in the military, which is where I picked up that idea.

    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like you need a blue flood light

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OP, know that "red light district" is just a phrase, in case you were getting your hopes up.

    #62

    Weird Stain Trail And Rancid Smell

    Indoor hallway and staircase with vintage decor, alongside a person in a red hoodie walking outside, neighbor tales in woods setting.

    I left to travel and when I got home, I noticed a dark stain trail with a god awful rancid smell through the apartment. For context, I live in an old historic building on the third floor, which already feels very eerie.

    Sometimes I’ll come home at night and all the lights inside the building are off so I will have to walk through the hallways in the dark. There is no leasing office in the building so it’s only tenants. When I got the apartment, I supposedly got the last available room in the whole complex. Although whats strange is I’ve never seen or heard of any other tenants in the building than the ones right across from me and to the right of my room. Mind you I’ve lived in this apartment for six months and every day when I come home at night, I only see one room that ever has its lights on and it’s the one by my room on the third floor, which has me thinking if there’s anyone else who lives in building. The only time I would hear noises was across my room and it was usually a dog barking or people talking. I’ve never met any of my neighbors as I’ve never seen them come out of their room.

    Anyways, when I when I first got my might apartment I started to noticed the weird dark stain that was trailed up the stairs and noticed it led to my hallway, and to the door next near mine. As I entered the hallway the air was filled with the odor. Can’t explain it how bad it was, the air felt heavy and when I would try to close my nose and breathe through my mouth it seem like it was thick, lmao that’s the best way I can describe it. It reeked of urine and death. I figured the neighbors dogs peed in the hallway so I just ignored it, until the smell began to permeate the hallway and I could not bare it.

    I’d been back for a week now and noticed that I had not heard any dogs and any notices at all which was weird, until yesterday I came home for lunch and noticed a notice on apt 17 door. I put it in the photos. It read that the landlord would had now had permission to search the apartment. I assume next door apartment was the one to report them as it’s the only other room on that wing of the hallway. I went back to work and when I came in the evening began hearing noise as I was walking up to my room. Just sounded like things were be moved/rearranged. This morning I was locking up my apartment and heard more moving around, and their door began to unlock. I quickly went out of the apartment and into my car. I was parked right by the exit and figured if they were leaving I could see who’s coming out. I waited a moment and saw a man with a hoodie on a black hoodie leaving. I obviously had to take a picture ahah. Anyways, maybe it’s nothing. What do you guys think?

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    SouthernGal
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like a neighbor was taking the trash out and the bag leaked.

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    #63

    Frontdoor Of My Neighbor Is Like This For 3 Weeks

    Single black sneaker lying on doorstep surrounded by leaves, illustrating unusual neighbor tales in a quiet woods setting.

    Nobody is at home. It's been weird to see this one shoe each day as I go out.

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    GalPalAl
    Community Member
    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had similar notice with my neighbor. He left an umbrella right outside his door a few weeks ago and it hasn't moved. I know he has a dog and hadn't seen him in a while and got a little nervous. Last week I did see him and everything is okay. Umbrella still there but would have called for a welfare check-in specific to his dog if I had not heard him coming and going.