How Neighbor Responds to Next Door's Text About Front Yard Sparks Fury

The internet has rallied around a resident dealing with their "rude" neighbor who parked in front of their home, despite prior warnings to clear the space for landscaping work.

Redditor u/AsstRegMGMT shared their conundrum in the subreddit "mildly infuriating," where the post garnered 13,000 upvotes.

"At a loss as far as what to do. I feel like I have plenty of notice and I've tried being a good neighbor but they're generally rude any time I've tried asking for them to move the car," the OP wrote.

The OP had informed their neighbor, who often parks in front of their house, about upcoming landscaping work via text. However, the neighbor's response was less than amicable.

The neighbor replied: "I really didn't appreciate the people coming to cut down your tree ringing my door bell at 8.15 and waking up my whole house of kids that don't feel well. And I didn't like the fact that you asked my daughter for my phone number instead of coming and asking me I don't like anybody to have my phone number."

Expert Weighs In

Etiquette expert Jo Hayes told Newsweek that the OP should apologize for asking the neighbor's daughter for her phone number, noting that this could understandably upset the neighbor.

"I regularly advise people - a sincere apology is relational superglue - it can fix almost anything," Hayes said.

Hayes recommended leaving a note in the mailbox or speaking face-to-face instead.

A file photo of people arguing. People online sympathized with the OP. iStock / Getty Images Plus/Royalty-free

However, Hayes added that the neighbor had fair warning to move the car and should not have parked there if they didn't want to be disturbed.

She suggested sending a calm, respectful text and advised the OP to leave it at that while continuing to communicate clearly in the future.

Reddit Reacts

Redditors chimed in with advice for the disgruntled OP, saying she was rightfully annoyed.

"Start parking where she normally parks, so she has to park somewhere else," suggested one user.

"Like, literally buy a cheap a** car and park it there. I've been that petty about s*** like this," commented another.

"Next time OP should stand naked in her front yard and try interpretive dance," joked one viewer.

Newsweek reached out to u/AsstRegMGMT for comment via Reddit. We could not verify the details of the case.

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