A man has shared the story of how he got revenge on his noisy neighbours who were constantly partying until the early hours after he called the police and local authorities on them
A man has shared his four-year-long revenge plot against his noisy neighbours, who have made his life a living nightmare with their constant late-night parties. He revealed that the dream of owning his own home quickly turned sour due to the incessant noise and litter from next door.
He took to Reddit to share his tale of woe, writing: “I was excited to be a new homeowner. But shortly after moving in I started to become aware of my next-door neighbours. They would constantly be throwing parties well into the AM hours.
“Their lawn would be covered in trash the next day and it would blow all around the neighbourhood. At first I thought maybe they’re just throwing some housewarming get-togethers to get settled in, so I gave them some slack and let it slide. Unfortunately this was only the beginning.”
The man explained that three or four days a week there would be excessive noise, leading him to call the police so frequently that they were on first-name terms. Despite lodging numerous complaints with local authorities, the issue persisted.
The final straw came when the neighbours threw a children’s birthday party using a PA system. He wrote: “I don’t live out in the country, in fact, we’re in the city limits and the houses are quite close to each other. Not to mention the back yards aren’t even that big. Why on Earth would these people need a PA system of all things?
“Well the noise was absolutely unbearable and this time it was the entire street that called in noise complaints. When the cops arrived and were talking to the owners of the noise house, they straight up told the cop ‘I don’t care’.”
Completely fed up, the man warned he might take legal action, prompting authorities to fine the rowdy residents, eventually ending the disruptive gatherings. Still feeling that justice had not fully been served, he decided to dish out a little payback himself.
In a move some might call petty revenge, he divulged his tactics: “The guy next door is a construction worker and has a brutal weekday schedule. Weekends are his time to relax. For the past 4 years, every Saturday I’ve been mowing my lawn at 6:00 AM, starting on his side.”
He admitted enjoying the early morning disturbance he caused: “Sometimes I just sit there and chill on my phone for about 10 minutes while the mower is running right outside his bedroom window. Saturday mornings are my favourite time of the week.”
Other readers resonated with the man’s approach to neighbourly annoyance and shared their own similar strategies. One commentator recounted their method: “That is how I trained my neighbours 2 doors up to go easy on the parties. If they had a loud party past a reasonable time. The next morning was yardwork for me. Lotsa noisy yardwork. Chainsaws and all. This year they been pretty good. My yard is looking shaggy I suppose I ought to mow it at reasonable time of course.”
Another individual cheekily recommended: “Ahhh…suburban spite! I hope you are chopping wood and sanding stuff as well. Buy wood and cut it with power tools just for the noise. Then use a nail gun too. You don’t need to be building anything, just making noise.”
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