Trashy Neighbor - Page 3

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

Unless you have proof she did this, she'll probably just deny it. Then all you've got is a "she said/she said" situation.

If you don't have a doorbell video camera, keep your phone handy to document to her or your HOA.

Linmo · ‎12-16-2013

@jellyBEAN I'll probably take some heat for this, but maybe her trash can was full and she was just looking for a less full can to put it in. Since pickup is Monday morning, you probably wouldn't have even noticed if you hadn't looked out the window at that moment. Now if her trash contained dog doo or something that would stink up your can, then that would be an issue. Otherwise, I wouldn't sweat it.

beckyb1012 · ‎03-09-2010

Maybe just put a sign on the receptacle that says No Trespassing. Then just roll over and go back to sleep. If you are not paying out any of your own money for her trash it is so not worth your time to worry about.

"Live frugally, but love extravagantly."

nana59 · ‎05-12-2012

@GenXmuse wrote:
@nana59 wrote:
@GenXmuse wrote:
I would let it go this time and if she does it again say something in case this was just an one off.
all my life i've let things go....i'm 71....i don't let things go anymore......
I've noticed.

yup....it feels great!!

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

She probably has done it before. I would not approach or slip any notes under door or just hope she doesn't do it again. Take this to the HOA and let them deal with it. It's why they exist.

Leggett28 · ‎12-17-2011

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skatting44 · ‎07-26-2019

I would look to see if she does it again and take a picture along with saying something to her abt it. I would notify the HOA .

If I read the posts correctly , if she has her own trash cans and they did not appear full , it is suspicious that she's dumping some of her trash in your cans .

This may seem innocuous to most, but I can say that people who act as those they have the Right to take or use other's belongings without permission can just be the beginning of a nightmare.

My daughter rented an apartment in Baltimore and one of the neighbors tapped in to her electric box causing her to have incredibly high electric rates. She ended up having to retain an Attorney over the matter . So, this is a costly example of people taking/ using what is not theirs .

jellyBEAN · ‎04-03-2010

@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:
Maybe I'm missing something but this seems petty especially since you said you would have been fine with it had it been handled differently. My suggestion is to be the bigger person and let it go. It's trash. It will be picked up soon enough.
Also, instead of 'treating her the same', what's the harm in waving to her, etc just because she may not wave to you? The world needs more neighborliness, not less.

It's a courtesy where I live to "wave" at everyone, and I have done this many times. I've ridden right by her on my bicycle and waved and she looks in the other direction or down at the ground. If I see her outside in her yard she ignores me and looks at anything but me. If I say Hello she doesn't say a word, so I had given up on her and am OK with that. I just don't want her leaky garbage bags dumped into mine so I can have the pleasure of washing it out after pickup!!

Flowers are nature's way of laughing

Mindy D · ‎05-23-2010

I think that putting a small bag in your trash can when the can is on the curb is no big deal. The lady probably did not want to have to schlep her big can all the way outside for one little bag. I'd let it go. You are helping out a neighbor. To me, this is no big deal. If it were me, I'd let it go.