A man has been labelled a ‘hero’ and also ‘evil and hilarious’ after he revealed the icy way he got revenge on a bunch of unwelcome neighbours who kept on parking on his land
A fed-up property owner has revealed how he got ingenious revenge on his entitled neighbour who insisted on parking on his land. Sharing his story on social media, he explained that he and his family own two apartment buildings along with a large plot for parking.
He wrote: “We lived in two of them, rented out the other four. There’s nothing but these ‘three-flats’ lining both sides of the road for about a mile. Not all have parking. On the side streets are houses and very little street parking. We had more land than most of these units – since it was also our home. So we had parking for around 16 cars. Everything was fine for literally decades.”
However, after years of living there stress-free, he began to notice strange cars parking in the car park that didn’t belong to any of the tenants. He went on: “I blocked one in one day. Went outside to see this a****** drove through our bushes and across the yard to get out. I called the cops – nothing they could do.
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“I called a tow company and had them put up signs. We’d have to call them to have a car towed – the signs seemed to work. No more random cars.” All was fine until that New Year’s Eve. He continued: “I arrived home and every space is filled. There are even cars on the street blocking the other cars. I’m beyond p*****. I called the tow company – they can’t do anything for a few hours because they are so busy.
“We’re in the Chicago suburbs. It’s below zero out. I have an idea. I dig out the lawn sprinklers and hoses. I run one hose inside to the laundry room faucet and turn on the hot water. This way the hose and sprinklers won’t ice up. But the cars and ground sure did. Three sprinklers, moved every half hour or so for almost five hours.”
During this time every car, every square inch of the parking lot and the street by the cars became encased in ice. He added: “I made it a point to spray ice IN the locks, between the window seals and glass. In the grills. Put away the sprinklers and hoses, went to bed.
“At 4am, furious pounding on the doors, doorbells ringing non-stop. We just smiled and called the cops. Waited until they arrived and went outside. Cops were holding back laughter. These people were told to park here by their ‘friend’ who owned an apartment several buildings away.
“The same idiot who drove over our bushes. I pointed to the tow sign and told the people to move their cars or get towed. In our town cops can ticket on private property with the owner’s permission. So all cars were ticketed. They were also towed, since nobody could get in their vehicle. Wish we had it on video.”
People reading the Reddit post were delighted. One person replied: “That’s both evil and bloody hilarious. I wish there were photos!” And someone else agreed: “As someone who understands chicago parking and winters this is amazing.”
And a third user gushed: “This might be my favorite pro-revenge story I’ve read in a while. God damn. I’ve had my car frozen shut (from living in a very cold place but also too poor to have a garage, not from me being an entitled person). It would have taken them forever to thaw their cars, and I doubt they live in a place that sells chemical de-icers. You hero of a savage. Well done.”
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