One man divided opinions after devising a ‘cruel’ tactic to stop people walking across his manicured lawn. While some have blasted the method – others say it’s a ‘great solution’
It might be best to think twice before you cut through someone’s front garden again.
One man was left sick and tired of random members of the public cutting across his perfectly manicured lawn that he decided to get the ultimate revenge and deter any unwanted guests. Thomas Lyons went viral after sharing his cheeky tactic to stop passers-by in their tracks – but his controversial technique left viewers divided.
While many applauded the man’s behaviour, describing it as ‘absolute genius’ others slammed the man and dubbed him ‘petty’ and ‘cruel’. Either way, you wouldn’t walk along this grass again!
Lyons decided to set up a powerful automatic sprinkler on his lawn, meaning any cheeky trespassers would get a thorough soaking. The no-nonsense man shared footage of his contraption via TikTok, showing person after person fleeing in shock after setting off the sprinkler.
Thomas, who goes by the username @tgunz81, was clearly amused by his own antics, giving one of the videos of soaked passers-by legging it to dry land the simple caption, “funny”. The clip racked up more than 50 million views before being deleted – but has been stitched by several other TikTok accounts.
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The clips have sparked a mixed reaction. Some felt Thomas had been perfectly within his rights to take matters into his own hands, while others felt the sprinkler idea was just too “cruel”, and couldn’t understand why he didn’t just build a fence if he was so “pressed”.
One unimpressed person wrote: “Literally how is this hurting you? It’s grass. Chill bro.” A second commented: “Wow! People really are petty.” Taking a different view, a third gleeful individual applauded: “This is awesome. Make a series. Set traps for people, but only in your grass, and share. Would definitely make a great series.”
A fourth approved: “I think this is absolutely genius!! Why on earth should ANYBODY think it appropriate to trespass on your land?!? Well done Sir.” While a fifth penned: “I think it’s a great solution.”
A version of this article was first published on May 1, 2023.
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