A woman has been hailed for her brilliant revenge on an ‘entitled’ neighbour who persistently parked in her driveway. She lives in a small town that is a favourite among caravaners, and often finds it difficult to exit her driveway due to the vehicles parked along the main road as a ‘stop off point’.
Sharing her story on Reddit, she said: “I live on the main road of a tiny town which is on a popular caravan route. There’s a café two doors down. I frequently get vans parked partially blocking my driveway. Annoying but if I can get out, no problem.
“Today, though, the boomers didn’t even pretend to try to leave space. The giant four-wheeler and massive caravan was parked squarely across the driveway.
“The hitch was literally in the middle of the driveway. All they had to do was park about 10 metres further up the road and there wouldn’t be any issues.”
In response, she decided to teach them a lesson while doing her chores, hoping it would make them reconsider parking over a stranger’s driveway in the future. She continued: “I had just mowed the front lawn. I normally don’t worry about the nature strip, it’s dry, mostly dirt and gravel and the council looks after it anyway.
“But today I made sure I have the best tended nature strip in town. Gravel flying everywhere. Some may have hit the car or van. Who can tell? There was definitely a thin film of dust over them at least.
“Upon the lady’s return to the vehicle, I did point out, in a polite manner, that they were obstructing my driveway. She had the decency to appear embarrassed, whereas the gentleman didn’t even have the courage to address me. I persisted until they departed. I couldn’t care less about them.”
Commenting on her post, one user said: “They’re lucky you didn’t have them towed.”
Another user added: “And keep the sprinkler going until the tow truck arrives.”
A third user said: “I would have had it towed and then when they showed up asking where it was I would explain that it had to be towed as my partner had to get to work and we had no idea where they were. I would say this even if I was single.”
Another user added: “For future reference, let someone know you’ve been having issues with ‘obnoxious kids’ breaking bottle in the area. That way when the caravan looses a tire or three to broken glass you can blame it on ‘those pesky kids’.”
One more user said: “I would call to have the cars/vans towed if they blocked my drive way. I would even put up signs like private parking and if you block my driveway I will have your car towed. In an emergency you need to be able to get out of your driveway.”
