Bad Neighbors

I was getting ready to make dinner last night, when I saw out my kitchen window the girl across the street dragging a carpet I'd seen in front of her house in the street earlier. She was dragging it into her driveway, past the SUV there on the passenger side, closing the passenger door as she came to it. Then she walked in front of and around the car with the carpet, to the driver's side, where a woman was sitting in the car. I figure that's her mother. Anyway, I didn't look every moment as this was happening, but most of it. The woman in the car is obviously talking to the girl (I couldn't hear from inside our house, of course, and I wasn't trying to be nosy; I just thought it odd that the girl dragged the carpet around the car like that), and she points in the direction of her house. She could have pointed at our house during this; as I said, I looked away during a couple of moments as I made my dinner. Then the girl was moving again, and she dragged the carpet to the end of her driveway...across the street...and in front of our yard, right by our driveway. Then she dropped it and walked back to her house. I was like, WTF????? I wanted to go out there and confront her, but I couldn't have gotten out there fast enough to speak to her, because she was quickly back across the street, and I couldn't go on her property. So I let it go, but I'm letting my bf know about it. That really pissed me off.

My mom's neighbor is a B, too. She makes fun of my mom's weight, and told her all she does is sleep all day. (That might or might not be true, but it's none of her business.) She also told my mom that she peeked in her window and saw her lying on the couch "like a big ol' mountain." My mom's been keeping her shades down, but as I told my mom, she has no right to look in her windows like that! It's illegal! This stupid B has said some stuff about me, too, and her little dog--cute as pie, but a vicious little thing--has lunged at my bf when we visited. She warned my mom that he better stay away from the dog. My bf doesn't go near the dog, the dog comes at him! Anyway, we went to my mom's back door to pick her up last time, so the B wouldn't have to worry about her dog (I blame her for her dog's behavior, not her), and the idiot comes out her back door, with the dog on leash, barking at my bf, trying to get at him! It's like she wants trouble!

why not just drop the carpet back on her driveway tonight? Its rude ..but its also rude to drop trash on others property....id take a look at it ..lol if you like it...take it inside ...and if they call the police what are they going to do about a neighbor who found a carpet in their driveway and didnt want to leave it to litter the street..plus if she wants to get rid of it...she shouldnt say anything...and well leave it there...and later that night just drop it back over...problem solved...and if it happens again...go over and ring the doorbell..ask to speak the woman of the home and say ...Oh hi dear .remember that carpet in the front of your house yesterday? well...the wind must have been pretty bad last night...i saw your beautiful (say beautiful even if it isnt) carpet laying on my driveway and im sure you must be eager to get it back...so im just doing the neighborly thing to return it!! And then maybe make small talk about hearing they have some really great adhesive sqaures at your local store and they work great for keeping carpet in place...lol youll either get a nasty remark or a sheepish grin...either way youll get rid of it!!! Lol and if she keeps refusing that its her carpet....drop it on the edge of her drive way...and if you see it back tommrow...then its time just to drop it in the garabage yourself and let it go...good luck!!!

I love your answer, but my OCD won't allow me to pick up that carpet. I'd be more assertive if it weren't for my OCD, but if I catch her again, and I'm able to get out there, I'm not afraid to tell her to take back her crap before I call the police!

aww thats ok...what about tongs? really thick big tongs lol? what about asking your bf to take it back over? Or call a moving guy and make them pay for it lol? or...whats even better ...just stand out there..make a sign for a carpet sale lol...and see how much someone pay for it lol....and you dont have to touch it ...lol

LOL! There's still the dust and loose parts issue, unfortunately. This is why gloves and such don't work for me with other things I won't touch. You've got great ideas, though!