My little neighbor went out of his way to make a point about our lawn

A HOMEOWNER has reported a ‘petty’ act by his neighbours after a dispute over their shared lawn.

The disgruntled man shared a photo on Reddit of his head-on shot and the “passive-aggressive act.”

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In the caption of the photo he wrote: “My little neighbors.”

At first inspection, nothing seems out of the ordinary. The photo shows a patch of grass separating the two driveways.

But take a closer look and you’ll see that, despite the lawn being on the small side, the neighbors have only mowed half of it.

The homeowner’s side was left alone longer, while it would likely take longer for the neighbors to avoid the area.

Other Redditors were outraged by the neighbor’s petty act and shared their thoughts in the comments.

“This is the ultimate passive-aggressive response. Maintain the rest of your yard except for that one little strip,” one person wrote.

Another added: “What an advert, it would literally take another 10 seconds and it would make his own garden look better. Some people just have no desire to help anyone but themselves.”

Others came up with ways for the man to get revenge.

“Take out your patch of land and fill it with cement,” one wrote, while another suggested, “OR just cut your grass a little shorter.”

A third added: “Next time it needs to be done, do it for them. Or ask them to do it for you.

“A minute of mowing and they feel a little socially awkward about how petty they’ve actually been.”

However, not everyone agreed with the man. Some argued that he was wrongly irritated.

“It’s not their problem, get over it,” was one comment.

Another added: “I’ve done this, but not out of pettiness. My neighbour is very particular about his lawn, so I stay away from it.”

I had a garbage war with my neighbor for two years

Gemma Smith and Sophie Wood were in weekly conflict over their bins for a year.

When Gemma moved in next door to Sophie (34), who is unemployed, in November 2020, they behaved politely towards each other.

Gemma, who is single and unable to work due to the stress, says: “Sophie seemed nice and we often stopped to exchange pleasantries.

“But that all changed in early 2022, when Sophie’s trash bin was full and she put her garbage bag in mine.

“I took it out and put it on top of her trash can.

“It fell off, seagulls pecked at it and there was rubbish everywhere.”

Both women refused to clean up the mess, believing it was the other’s fault.

Gemma says: “I felt so angry.

“There was cat litter all over my driveway. It was absolutely disgusting and we ended up yelling at each other.

“We were both as bad as each other: we walked past each other and I told her she was a lazy cow and that she should clean up her mess.

“We were shouting insults at each other.”

Within six months, Sophie had installed a security camera and threatened to report Gemma to the council.

In retaliation, Gemma installed the baby monitor, which can record video, to pin even more misbehavior on Sophie.

Last July, Sophie saw Gemma standing in front of her door, crying, after her house had been broken into.

Gemma says: “Sophie came straight over and asked if she could do anything for us.

“We are best friends now and help each other out all the time.”

A confused Redditor wrote: “What’s petty? NOT mowing your property?

“Maybe you could ask your neighbor to mow the lawn too, if it’s bothering you that much.”

While another commented: “The level of entitlement in this post is absurd, as easy as it could have been for your neighbour to mow your side, it is not his duty and it is petty of you to get angry about it.”