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'[Our neighbor's mother] will just take the spot whenever she wants': Neighbor's mother demands couple's reserved parking spot

Nothing sends neighbors over the edge like a good ol' fashioned parking dispute. These petty feuds can rage on over shared and even private spaces, with proverbial jousting taking place through any means necessary. When it comes to parking in densely populated areas, let's face it—tensions can run high… with tenants being driven to great lengths to secure shared parking spots , arguing endlessly about who deserves what spot more. But when it comes to private, reserved, or even deeded parking sp…
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'She followed us when we went on vacation': Top 20+ Cringe Neighbor Stories

'She followed us when we went on vacation': Top 20+ Cringe Neighbor Stories

Neighbors are only good for three things: occasional company, dog sitting, and gossip.
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'Thank you... for paying for a free service': Family bars neighbor from shovelling their walk because he 'sprayed [their] tree with snow'

'Thank you... for paying for a free service': Family bars neighbor from shovelling their walk because he 'sprayed [their] tree with snow'

If you do something badly enough, you might not get asked to do it again. This dude was just trying to be a good neighbor — but he could tell when his good deeds were unwanted. Growing up near the Rocky Mountains , this person and their family had to deal with snow a lot. Luckily for the OP, their dad owned a snow blower. Instead of shovelling, which takes ages, they could just take care of the snow without pulling a muscle. Plus, in a snow storm, shovelling can be futile anyway. All your hard…
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'He comes over at odd hours of the night': Disgruntled apartment dweller exposes neighbor's affair because it's effecting their sleep

Exposing someone's unethical acts of infidelity, not because of any moral qualms, but because of how it's affecting you… Does this qualify as chaotic good?.. Like, you're doing a net-good act, but for somewhat petty and selfish reasons. But—hey, a lack of sleep can drive anyone to extraordinary ends, and when something—like a noisy and inconsiderate neighbor—is annoying at the best of times… lack of sleep makes what would usually be teeth-grindingly annoying into something completely unbearable…
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'He just tells me..."What can ya do?"': Guy reports neighbor to city officials over a pile of brush

These two neighbors completely disagree over who's responsible for keeping a yard clear of debris. Having friendly neighbors is a blessing, but this dude is more concerned with a giant woodpile. Instead of having someone next door they can count on, their neighbor has been flipping them off constantly. One of these neighbors, u/brushpileeyesore, came to r/AmItheA**hole to complain about their issue with the guy next door. OP writes that their neighbor had a tree removed, but even after several…
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'I took my speaker and set it as louly as possible': Dude gets revenge on neighbor for having loud phone conversations outside his window

Living next to people in close quarters is never going to be a good time... Having restful peace punctuated by someone else's noise at late or early hours is enough to drive even the most reasonable person insane. With a higher density population also comes the risk of increased opportunity for disturbance, what with having more neighbors living in tighter spaces giving higher chances that you'll end up next to someone who is clueless about how audible their noisemaking is or just plain old woe…
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Top Karens of the Week (August 9, 2023)

Top Karens of the Week (August 8, 2023)

Summer may have some people out and about, but that also means that the Karens of the world are ready to make a scene. As we all know, they tend to love a public setting to throw their tantrums. They often request to speak to the manager, and they always seek out preferential treatment. They also love causing grief for their neighbors or making assumptions about strangers or matters they couldn't possibly understand. After all, the world does revolve around the Karens of the universe. How can w…
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'That is so selfish of you!': Karen neighbor gets mad at farmer for harvesting their crop that she wanted to steal

'That is so selfish of you!': Karen neighbor gets mad at farmer for harvesting their crop that she wanted to steal

In kindergarten, you learn that you can't have something just because you want it. Like when you wanted Stewart's red ball, but he refused to share, after taking it anyways and subsequently refusing to apologize, you probably found yourself in timeout in a tiny chair in the corner as negative reinforcement of the fact that you shouldn't take things that aren't yours… Wherever you are now, we hope you're doing well, and we hope that Stewart is no longer having to fend off bullies who want to tak…
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'You’re new here, I’ve been here 10 years': Grandpa warns neighbor that he's building on a nature preserve, neighbor tells him to 'mind his own business'

Your neighbors can look out for you, but only if you actually get to know them. If you're the neighborhood's cranky dude who just wants to keep to himself, that's fine, but you can't expect your neighbors to have your back if you don't have theirs. Some places, neighbors grow so close that they're almost family. It's a great feeling to be surrounded by friends, and they can watch your pets and water your plants while you're on vacation. You might even start a cycle of borrowing a cup of sugar a…
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'We won our battle against a busybody Karen': Neighbor conspires to get HOA to enforce new rules, Redditor wins out

'We won our battle against a busybody Karen': Neighbor conspires to get HOA to enforce new rules, Redditor wins out

The only thing worse than a conflict with a Karen or a conflict with an HOA is a conflict with both at once.
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'I dumped trash on my neighbor's doorstep': Redditor gets back at neighbor for leaving trash all over their back patio

'I dumped trash on my neighbor's doorstep': Redditor gets back at neighbor for leaving trash all over their back patio

It's very easy to be a decent neighbor, so why do so many people mess it up?
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'You can back off': Karen neighbor disputes property line, accidentally proves their house is over it

If there was ever a perfect example of “cutting off one's nose to spite one's face,”—this is it, with this neighbor pursuing a need for vengeance to the point where the only thing they assured was their own downfall. It's like poetry; it rhymes. This construction superintendent found himself facing the wrath of a Karen neighbor at the worksite that they were overseeing. The neighbor was determined to hamper their construction progress by filing illogical complaints with the city inspector. Not…
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'I cost them 16% of the annual HOA income': HOA and Karen neighbor dare homeowner to stop their enforcement of petty rules, they do

'I cost them 16% of the annual HOA income': HOA and Karen neighbor dare homeowner to stop their enforcement of petty rules, they do

Neighborhood disputes have been raging over boundary lines for eons and over parking disputes for at least several generations, but recent advancements in technology, making cameras readily available for lower prices, have given us a new thing to feud over. We're decidedly on the fence on this one. While HOAs and their Karen board members can be insufferable and become one of the final bosses of suburban life—let's go back and take a look at the start of this issue. The neighbor didn't want a c…
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'My neighbor [had] to pay almost 10k for the destruction of our property': Neighbor fined for chopping down family's plants at 2am after insisting they were on his property

'My neighbor [had] to pay almost 10k for the destruction of our property': Neighbor fined for chopping down family's plants at 2am after insisting they were on his property

Here's a friendly reminder to always be sure you're right before starting a feud with your neighbor.
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Update: 'We’re not in a forest so who cares': Woman douses fire-starting neighbor's banned fire, ignites a feud

Just a pro tip for those of you looking to enjoy the comfort of an outdoor fire this summer… If there's already a nearby forest fire raging, throwing out enough smoke to choke your entire region of the country... just don't. Don't do it. Find something—anything—else to do instead, just as long as it doesn't involve starting a non-metaphorical fire in a literal tinderbox. With large swathes of North America being drowned in the smoke of forest fires every summer in recent memory, it would just b…
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'[They] had to fork over $23': Neighbor demands more earnings from neighborhood children's bake sale despite paying for none of the materials, gets less

It's all well and good to want things to be fair. After all, things being unfair—well… isn't fair. But, if you demand fairness, you'd better be well and truly sure that you actually deserve more than you're already getting. Otherwise, you might very well end up with less. Conflict emerged when this neighbor's kid demanded that he receive "half the money" from a bake sale when he decided he was bored and wanted to go home early. He wasn't even willing to stay the full duration and put in the wor…
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