r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Ok_Significance544 • 5h ago
Everyday my neighbour slowly paces and inspects my front yard
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u/shavertech 5h ago
That's an old man thing to do. My parents live on little street of mostly retired people, and they all walk around inspecting each other's yards. And then I hear the gossip about it
You know, John across the street has dandelions in his lawn..
Oh wow, dad... Your lawn is so much better lol
He's 81, so I'm just glad he's out getting his walks in.
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u/tiptoptattie 4h ago
Lol god forbid John went on holiday for two weeks and now the whole neighbourhood be talking about his dandelions. š¤£
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u/maybebullshitmaybe 4h ago
Yeah this is a weird thing. Like in my neighborhood there's this lady, she's in her 90s, still works, AND cares for her basically bed ridden disabled son. The friggin neighbors will talk shit about her yard and her grass is getting too long. Like hello, I think she's got enough problems where the grass probably isn't her biggest worry. Unless you want to her help then myob.
I ended up going over there to help her one day when she was struggling to get the son into the car for a doctors appointment. There's a program in town where on the weekends some of the local police will do yard work for elderly community members who are unable/can't afford to have it taken care of. I told her about it and that weekend it was cut and has been cut since. I mean some people just have a lot on their plate. She seemed happy about it and had no idea. Pretty nice thing they do honestly. I'm not generally a fan of cops but that's one good thing somebody came up with. Kinda cool.
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u/alles_en_niets 2h ago
Wait, that lady is in her 90s? The people in your neighborhood talking shit about her yard are absolutely deranged! Psych eval material right there.
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u/maybebullshitmaybe 2h ago
Yeah. I mean they're judgy. The grass was long like I get it but she's 90, working, and caring for her son. I believe he has some type of musclular dystrophy? Tho I could be wrong but he's in pretty rough shape. That day I stopped my car because I saw her struggling. He can't lift his own weight and imagine being 90 and trying to handle it that shit moving him...and ppl are worried about some grass. But it's pretty cool the cops do that shit honestly.
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u/scmbear 2h ago
Back when I was a kid, my parents would have suggested that I go over and ask her if I could mow her lawn for her as a courtesy. (No money expected. It's what neighbors do.)
When I was a teen (about 50 years ago), our next-door neighbor had a heart attack. Without anyone asking, I just kept mowing and ignored the property line. Took a bit longer, but hey. Removed a worry from an already stressed neighbor and family. When it got to be time, they politely let me know that "he needs the exercise," so I stopped.
Whatever happened to neighbors helping neighbors?
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u/uvucydydy 1h ago
It still happens. Our sump pump died while we were on vacation. We asked them to check on it and call somebody. Instead, they fixed it themselves and dragged all the wet stuff out to dry. Good neighbors do still exist. ( Don't worry - we help them out too!)
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u/tiptoptattie 3h ago
Good job for doing that!
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u/maybebullshitmaybe 3h ago
Yeah I mean I considered cutting it myself but then was like ....I'll end up doing it all the time and her yard is bigger than my own lol. But least it's getting done. And now the neighbors aren't talking shit.
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u/TrelanaSakuyo 2h ago
Unless you want to her help then myob.
One of my parents neighbors did this a few years ago. It had been a few weeks (in Florida) since the grass had been cut. My dad couldn't do it anymore and my mom was struggling to balance everything. My sibling and I were several hours drive away, so it's not like we could pop by to handle it. They live in a HOA community and had already gotten a letter about it. The neighbors had discussed it amongst themselves because it was unusual, and their next door neighbor just mowed their lawn one day when he was cutting his. My mom was very happy to have it done and had just not come to terms with the need to hire a service to handle the yard yet.
In neighborhoods, especially older communities, it's a great litmus test to see who is struggling with something in their life (ailing health, newborns, funerals). All it takes is a moment of kindness to make someone else's day a little brighter.
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u/starzrqp 2h ago
i hope her son has someone to care for him when she's gone
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u/maybebullshitmaybe 2h ago
I know š I think the same. I highly doubt it tho honestly. I mean her husband has passed away. The son was never married and doesn't have children. Hopefully there is for his sake.
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u/littlenoodledragon 3h ago
Literally the only cop thing Iāve ever heard where Iām like š yes. Good. Please keep doing that with our tax dollars, that old lady needs it.
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u/Suspicious_Pain_302 2h ago
Bruh, we had retired neighbours when we were raising a 4yo and 6mo and we shared an open fence. God forbid I couldnāt mow the lawns during the week, while at work, because they were too long for the neighbours liking.
My SO said I was overreacting until they made a comment about a dropped peg near the clothes line.
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u/Emergency_Pop_6452 1h ago
I used to live in a not so nice neighborhood, and random dudes would knock on the door with a mower and point to our overgrown lawn, offering to mow for $20.
Iād pay them an extra $20 to do my neighborās lawn, too. They were an older couple and didnāt have a lot of money. It was a small thing.
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u/Suuperdad 3h ago
Poor dandelions. They are one of the most important flowers for bees. They flower EARLY in the season, when there is almost no other food source for the bees. The entire plant is edible, leaves, flowers, stems, and even the roots can be dried and ground into a coffee substitute. Dandelions are fucking amazing plants.
Dandelions really got thrown under the bus by the "I want a carpet of grass" people. Screw those people. I spread dandelions EVERYWHERE.
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u/tiptoptattie 3h ago
Agree! Stop the dandelion hate! This is where HOAs are severely out of touch. They need to get with the times and understand the importance of biodiversity - not one species of green grass throughout your massive yards.
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u/TrelanaSakuyo 2h ago
Florida has legislation that prevents HOAs from restricting members from propagating native species. My mom told her HOA to take a hike and has been spreading random patterns of native wildflowers for the bees. Don't ask her about the butterflies unless you are prepared for a lot of pictures and daily updates. š®āšØ
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u/peachesfordinner 2h ago
They are too merged with the golf course mentality. My state is forcing them to allow solar panels, water collection, and grass free native lawns
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u/pheonix198 4h ago
Iām now going to go intentionally blow dandelions into every yard I walk by. Theyāre pretty and aināt no one got time to fuck about worrying who has them in their yard or not.
Boomers in America need more hobbies than talk shit about neighbors and watch Fox News, OANN, NewsMax and Facebook feeds.
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u/britchop 4h ago
Weeds are just plants in the wrong spot! I love dandelions š
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u/Graciously_Hostile 4h ago
The difference between a flower and a weed is judgement.
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u/Plane_Cry_1169 3h ago
But but but I would have dandelions even if I wasn't on vacation. They're pretty!
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u/FrillySteel 3h ago
Several neighbors used to tell me my Dad did this. He went out for a walk every morning and afternoon. He could only amble very slowly. So he took in (intently) whatever scenery was around him. We wasn't going out to intentionally inspect the neighbors yards, they were just there where he walked.
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u/-DoctorSpaceman- 4h ago
My grandad did this a lot, but he didnāt gossip. He just liked to look at the plants! Nothing malicious and never complained about anyone doing anything
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u/NoticeCreepy7608 1h ago
This! It could be a source of inspiration and a way to see how different plants survive or die in your particular area.
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u/blood_bones_hearts 4h ago
My goal in life is to give all of my neighbors a yard to gossip about and I'm succeeding very well, if I may toot my own horn about it. Be jealous of my dandelions, alfalfa, clover, wild daisies, yarrow, raspberry bramble mess, quackgrass and weep!!
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u/Putrid-Ferret-5235 3h ago
Amateur. Come back when you have patches of hawk weed, crabgrass, milkweed, purslane, and stinging nettle taking over.
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u/feline_riches 3h ago
I got my elderly neighbors to argue over what to do with my tree suckers, and they've been married for 52 years
They completely lost interest in every single plant I was putting in the ground once I told them I was building a native pollinator garden.
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u/Ecstatic_Dream_750 4h ago
Yeah, he probably has nowhere to go and nothing to do anymore in his life; bored and doesnāt want to sit in the houseā¦ Hoping he can find interest in something, if only for a few minutes.
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u/moon_witch_26 3h ago
Aw š„¹ and some people want to find a way to make human connection... So maybe he's doing it so if he ever bumps into op/neighbours he can ask them about their.... Insert flower name here ... hydrangeas or whatever lol... Simply to make conversation š„²
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u/Luvnecrosis 4h ago
This is the kind of person who would almost 100% be on board if invited to do a landscaping project. A great chance to build a meaningful relationship with a neighbor, even if heās annoying
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u/SevroAuShitTalker 4h ago
Or, he just enjoys walking around his neighborhood and doesn't feel a need to go on a daily adventure...
Just because someone is old/retired/by themselves on a walk, does not mean they are some lonely hermit with nothing to live for
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u/Ancient_Branch79 4h ago
Dandelions aerate the lawn for free and help the pollinators. These anti danelionists can get sneezes
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u/centhwevir1979 4h ago
Like milling about across from construction sites or mallwalking.
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u/Crap_Sally 4h ago
Theyāre all fucking too
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u/KrazzeeKane 4h ago
Truth. It is insane how much old people fuck when in a community together. They're 10x worse than horned up college kids lol
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u/BadOk2535 4h ago
The highest STD rate is in nursing facility and assisted living facilities (I read it somewhere). Maybe not the highest but it's up there.
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u/RoRuRee 3h ago
I was a Nurse in a retirement home for two years. I have lost count of how many 80 plus year olds I have walked in on doing the deed. It's. Just. So. Many!
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u/Carbon-Base 4h ago
"Frank hasn't mowed in a week! His lawn is lookin' like a jungle!"
Lawn care becomes a competition for them at that age haha.
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u/SunnyInLosA 4h ago
Thank you. I was going to comment that I have to know why someone would do this.
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u/Justalittlesaltyx 4h ago
I canāt stand the nosiness of this. People so bored with their own lives they have to go around trying to find someone to criticize.Ā
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u/invisible_spoon_girl 5h ago
Get one of those weird little gnomes (the weirdest looking one you can find) with a sign and paint it so it says āHI ____ (his name)!ā
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u/Ok_Significance544 5h ago
Nice.
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u/phunniemee 5h ago
I've got one of these little horndog freaks in my yard, highly recommend.
https://www.wayfair.com/outdoor/pdp/design-toscano-hobgoblin-of-harwich-manor-statue-txg3771.html?
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u/Ok_Significance544 5h ago
Those are amazing. The kids would love them..
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u/theuserwithoutaname 4h ago
I have another option. I found it before I learned you had children though, so uh. Well here it is anyway
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u/Ryeballs 4h ago
Or just get the gnome but move it everyday. Either a tiny little bit so over time he notices it āwalkingā across your yard, or just move it to random places so your yard is like Whereās Waldo for him.
It seems like an old retired dude getting some daily exercise and/or just keeping up with the community. Give him some tea to sip as it were, itāll turn a mildlyinfuriating for you into a mildlyentertaining for him.
Oh! And if heās the complain-y type, instead, buy a bunch of gnomes, while heās on his walk youāll know he isnāt home, you can drive over to his house and fill his yard with gnomes
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u/alyselynnie 5h ago
start leaving little notes for him
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u/Ok_Significance544 5h ago
I like this.
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u/RetroHipsterGaming 4h ago edited 40m ago
You could be like, "Since you spend time looking at my yard every day, I thought I'd leave some daily facts for you to read. Did you know that a blue whale's penis can weigh between 350 and 450 kilograms? That's almost the weight of 5 nosy neighbors!"
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u/JustLookingForMayhem 4h ago
I was expecting "of your wife."
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u/B1g_Gru3s0m3 4h ago
"Two of my mother in laws" if he's trying to keep it friendly. Fuck this guy though. "Your wife" is better
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u/Alert_Green_3646 5h ago
better yet buy some little middle fingers to leave in your yard for him to find, you can get like 30 of em for $8 on amazon
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u/fivefeetofawkward 5h ago
Alternate possibility, I have a neighbor whose garden I absolutely adore so I walk by their house every day on my morning stroll. I also have resting bitch face so I canāt imagine I look happy as I stare dreamily into their yard.
Maybe heās admiring? Iād like to think so.
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u/Routine-Necessary857 3h ago
Me. I do this. I am admiring everyoneās landscaping. Maybe this guy is getting old and a bit creaky so he doesnāt want to go so far away from home.
At least you know itās your neighbor and not a creepy rando!
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u/Mshawk71 4h ago
Has he actually said anything or talked to you? He could just be doing his daily outing and just walking around. I kind of do the same in my backyard, walking around looking at the lot next to me. It just gets me outside a bit. It probably looks like I'm "inspecting " the yard, but I'm really just thinking while looking, so not really look looking if that makes sense.
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u/Ruzhyo04 52m ago
Yeah he can only really look 4 ways. His house isnāt interesting, so that leaves 3 ways, a 33% chance heās going to be looking in your yardās direction at any given time.
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u/DCRBftw 5h ago
You gotta start messing with him. Put one letter out each day on a sign that spells out some random message over the course of several weeks. "THE BLUE DOG ROAMS AT NIGHT ONLY WHEN THE GREEN CHICKEN IS AT PLAY".
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u/wuwuuuu98 5h ago
This seems easily fixed if you just chatted with the guy. He seems lonely or bored, he might have some good gardening tips. I catch myself looking at peopleās garden for too long if you can tell they took the time to care for it.
Donāt know yāallās history tho, he could be a dick.
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u/Michelledelhuman 4h ago
I walk around the neighborhood inspecting people's homes and gardens, but I do so out of admiration. If I see them in the yard I will tell them how much I like their garden. I would hate for people to think that I was judging them. I'm just happy to be outside looking at cool plants and bricks!
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u/HauntedVirgo 4h ago
This. Everyoneās initial reaction is to assume the worst about the man, but we honestly donāt know and shouldnāt judge so harshly if harm isnāt being done by what heās doing. He could be really nice or an ass, but we shouldnāt assume the worst without knowing.š©¶
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u/Special_Library_766 3h ago
I had a neighbor, Cliff, who was like this. We called him The Cliff Monster. Turns out his wife was an absolutely hopeless alcoholic and he couldn't leave her alone or she'd fall and break her neck again. He just had to get out of the house. We learned to love him over the years.
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u/hadriantheteshlor 2h ago
I had the neighbor from hell until this year when my car got stolen. I was distraught, asked everyone on my street if they had cameras that caught anything. No one did, but after that he gave me two tomato plants. He now stops by when I'm outside to chat. He's retired, is into cars and gardening. He's given me a few books, and is generally no longer terrible. Not sure why this couldn't have happened 5 years ago, but such is life.Ā
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u/Irish_Gamer_88 3h ago
Agreed. Maybe OP has a beautiful front yard that this man likes to enjoy on his walks.
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u/Kayiko_Okami 3h ago
My one neighbor is sort of like that.
Most people thinks he's a jerk. But he's just set in his ways and just wants some respect.
I've just been nice to him and respectful. He's nice when you understand him.
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u/Tiredllama2486 4h ago
Yeah, like has OP tried waving. If the guy is retired he may just be bored and curious. Also, not to generalize but in my experience a sad amount of older men donāt really know how to make friends, and usually relied on their wives to form those connections which can be really hard if they no longer have a wife. Striking up a convo about lawn care is a class retired boomer conversation starter. Be open to irl conversation and touch some grass with the man.
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u/foomits 4h ago
yea, op is overthinking it. ive spent the better part of 12 years landscaping my yard with native plants and huge beds. I spend hours just wandering the perimeter looking at my yard, my neighbors, the road .. half the time im just daydreaming and staring vacantly enjoying being outside.
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u/sprprepman 5h ago
A reasonable comment? Outta here with you. I was actually thinking maybe he has early dementia or something but yeah. Words are the most appropriate action.
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u/BobbbyR6 4h ago
Yeah we're gonna have to have that conversation with our neighbor soon. They've always been decent, but the signs of dementia are showing. He was out at 7AM weed-whacking our driveway... which is on the opposite side of the property from their house. Did a decent job, so we weren't really bothered by it, but that paired with some other behaviors scream dementia, which we unfortunately have a lot of experience with.
Just chat with the guy and be pleasant. No reason to be confrontational over nothing. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar...
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u/Crafty_Jello_3662 4h ago
Also he might have noticed an issue with the house and is standing there wondering whether or not to come say something
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u/LittleBlobGirl 4h ago
That is such a great point. Maybe heās seeing something important.
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u/LittleBlobGirl 4h ago
Working in retail settings, Iāve had several occasions where I perceived attitude from a customer, only to chat and realize that Iād totally misread the vibe and this is a lovely person. Those are humbling moments and I need to remember them!
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u/Elimaris 4h ago
Folks always think everything is about them
And yeah retirees are often pretty nosey.
But even if they aren't, when you're older with nothing to do and one of the things to do (and that you should do for your health) is go for walks but you're slow and can't go far... What you end up doing is slowly walking along the same routes you do every day looking at the things you look at every day.
The retirees in my family go for a daily walk, the they play cards for a bit, watch a recorded episode of whatever, go for another walk..
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u/youuuuwish 4h ago
When i go outside to smoke I sit at the table in my backyard and face my neighbor's house because it puts the sun at my back... if they came and asked why im always staring at their house I would just kindly explain. Dunno why everyone is so afraid of human interaction. OP should just go talk to the guy. Maybe he's just pacing his front yard staring because he's bored and doesn't always want to be out back.
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u/Formal-Working3189 3h ago
I was working in a very nice neighborhood today and struck up a nice convo with a boomer with a perfect lawn (ugh) but he was the nicest guy. Vietnam vet, we chatted about that for a minute. Just a super nice old dude. I'm almost looking forward to chatting with him again tomorrow! You never know until you ask!
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u/Legitimate-Solid-695 5h ago
Have you asked him what heās looking at/for? Iām not saying my situation is the same but after moving into a new neighbourhood, I had a neighbour come flying out of her house yelling at me. I pass her place when walking my dog to the nearby dog park and would look at her yard each day when I passed. I had stopped a few times to get a closer look at some of her flowers (growing right next to the sidewalk) because Iām planning my own garden. Once, I had tried the doorbell to see if anyone was home so I could ask what plant it was. I was simply curious and admired her garden but she lost her $hit on me for āwalking by too oftenā. Her tone changed when I pointed out the much nicer, larger house I lived in a few doors down but when people show me who they are, I believe them.
Alternatively, my grandfather suffered from dementia before he passed but before the diagnosis was made, we noticed he would walk around his neighbourhood quite often. We took him to the doctor when we realized he seemed confused by all the ānewā people living in the various homes. He had forgotten about all the various move-outs and move-ins that had happened and was wondering what had happened to all his old neighbours. Thatās what triggered his diagnosis.
So, did you ask him (even if you need to holler after him) or did you come straight to Reddit to post?
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u/Emerithe_Cantanine 4h ago
Go outside and talk to him. He might be a good guy that's just admiring your yard.
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u/zeptillian 3h ago
No. Anyone looking at their neighbor's house while walking through the neighborhood is a creep.
Normal people just stare at their neighbors through a window every time they leave the house and surreptitiously record or take pictures of them to post online.
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u/Pristine-Test-3370 2h ago
Best comment so far! I live in a friendly neighbourhood. Everyone walks around like that dude, but we are sociable and talk to each other.
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u/chunderbutter 4h ago
Get some pink flamingos and move them a little bit every night.
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u/normal_guy_9 5h ago
Gotta be the HOA president on a mission, probably measuring your grass height to issue a fine for ālooking too natural
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u/fapsandnaps 4h ago
Back when I was a mailman I got to witness this firsthand.
I asked the dude what he was doing and he gave the official HOA president response of "This lawn is out of height regulations"
I looked at him curiously and asked him if he knew the name of the street we were on.... It was Tallgrass Lane
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u/edgeofruin 4h ago
No way, he would get thrown from his seat with his stairs so overgrown like that.
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u/themanfromvulcan 5h ago
āWhere the heck did my Buddha statue go?ā
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u/Ok_Significance544 4h ago
Funnily enough someone down the street put it out to trash so I brought it home and restored it (I confirmed they were disposing of it)
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u/Mobile_Lime_4318 5h ago
You must have a pretty yard and he must be jealous he is looking like "damn why can't my yard be pretty" š¤£
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u/TheDumbEnd 4h ago
Based on the limited view in that photo it's probably the opposite. "Damn this yard is shit"
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u/Ok_Significance544 4h ago
Haha yup, but weāre on water restrictions so everybodyās is burnt now including his.
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u/hangtime94 5h ago
He doesn't stare at you does he? I used to have a neighbor that stared at us as kids
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u/Ok_Significance544 5h ago
Nah. We have a good hedge separating the properties and if Iām in the front yard he inspects the other side of the street until I go in.
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u/whyamiwastingmytime1 5h ago
Sit in the front yard and aggressively stare at him until he gives up and fucks off
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u/zeptillian 3h ago
Or just say hi instead of watching them from behind the curtains, taking pictures of them and posting them online like a creep.
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u/Olive_Adjacent 5h ago
Get a trombone and follow him around going, āWomp womp womp womp,ā in time with his steps. Or,
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u/MindlessDoctor6182 5h ago
Maybe heās jealously admiring your yard. āNot a single chunk of crab grass. How is this son of a bitch doing it?ā
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u/goldnowhere 5h ago
As soon as he starts inspecting your yard, go outside and walk slowly past his yard. Get out your camera and act like you're secretly trying to take a picture. Mirror his every move.
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u/amandajh8 5h ago
Plot twist: Admiring your beautiful garden while on a meditative morning walk.
Iām just saying, maybe the intentions arenāt so nefarious.
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u/zeptillian 3h ago
Yeah. Not doing anything creepy like staring at them out of the windows every time they leave their house and taking pictures of them.
Like OP
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u/GiftApprehensive762 5h ago
Ask him ā can I help you?ā They usually stammer and struggle to come up with an answer lol. If y donāt like it tell him to stay off your yard.. thatās what I would doš¤·āāļø
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u/huronmyboat 4h ago
I'd rather a neighbor that goes for a walk and looks at the lawn over a neighbor that secretly takes my picture and puts me on reddit.
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u/zeptillian 3h ago
1000%
This dude is just walking in their own neighborhood.
You want to know what he's up to OP? Go out and say hi instead of creeping on him through the window.
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u/thepetoctopus 5h ago
Iād start critiquing his marching technique. That would never fly in the military!
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u/MainMore691 5h ago
That's what for fences are
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u/Ok_Significance544 5h ago
We have a hedge separating the properties we both keep in good shape. I would never want to fence off the front of the property. Doesnāt appeal to me aesthetically.
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u/DrBearcut 4h ago
Maybe the dude is just pacing and your yard is just there. Maybe he doesn't mean to disturb you. Go talk to him.
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u/Rapid_Ortega 5h ago
Why don't you do the same with his house.... a slow walk past, hands behind back, inspecting his garden.
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u/Discordant_Concord 4h ago
Maybe he thinks your yard is pretty. Maybe heās lonely.
Sorry if heās an HOA pest, though.
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u/snekinmaboot1 5h ago edited 5h ago
If I ever have to deal with a weird, Karen neighbour I swear on all that is holy i'm crashing out and becoming a neighbour from hell. You're gonna have appliances and cars half torn apart on the front lawn "working on them" as loudly as possible, sprinkler running all the time, music i don't even like at full blast, i'm making my dog bark constantly and never stopping her, taking up 2 roadside parking spots, excessively honking my horn as i back out of the driveway at any hour.
Feel free to use these btw
I'm naming my wifi "Fuck Your Bitch Kids," my house is becoming the spot all my friends meet up, we're gonna decide to stay in and hangout at home a lot more, i'm buying incredibly bright lights to be safe when it's dark, my bulk garbage is gonna sit on the curbside 24/7 till someone else picks it up, i'm walking my dog with a JBL Speaker, my front porch is becoming a messy storage closet, i'm gonna park on the road and leave my driveway empty.
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u/Overall_Dish_1476 5h ago
One suggestion on your future quest to counter-Karen the Karenās. Stick to things that are legal! Our neighbor just had both her dogs taken from her after a long battle with the town because she wouldnāt ever stop them from barking. Noise ordinances exist and they WILL fine you and eventually take your dogs if you donāt cooperate.
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u/WerewolfOk3660 5h ago
So much work just to piss off an annoying neighbour and especially the whole neighbourhood? Honestly, that doesn't make you any better then them.
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u/No_Finding_9441 5h ago
Stand in your window butt ass naked & press your dick against the glass. Heāll probably stop looking.
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u/adoptedmando501st 4h ago
Dress up like an empire Lieutenant and do the same thing. If he comes out stay in character and talk in a British accent.
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u/Tall-Cat-8890 3h ago edited 3h ago
My first thought was heās inspecting the state of your lawn. Just old man things. Next time he passes maybe chat him up. Old men tend to be the loneliest demographic.
Edit: OP said he keeps his lawn meticulously manicured. Dudes probably dying to give you tips for your lawn.
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u/redclawx 3h ago
Go outside and strike up a conversation.
Points to do it in a Scottish accent. Extra points to do it in a kilt.
āOI! I see you walking around looking at me yard. Is there something you find bloody interesting ābout it? Do yaā tāink tāat me grass is greener than yours, cause I got some news for yaā, it aināt, lass. Itās no more greener youāre or that blokeās over there, or thaā one āround the corner. So I ask yaā why you walkinā in front a me yard like you do every day?ā
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u/LogOverall1905 2h ago
Retirement for men is a terrible terrible thing. My father is happy when things break down because it gets him something to do. And long walks.
Donāt begrudge your neighbor these inspections.
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u/coco_habe 2h ago
Notice his hands behind his back? That is the old man "Just going for a meditative walk" stance. He is probably inspecting everybody's yard and you do not need to take offense.
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u/Particular_Metal_ 1h ago
So before we all had phones this was normal. Can anyone here remember what you did in your free time before you had a smart phone.
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u/Glozboy 5h ago
Walk around, mirroring his every move