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My neighbor is moving and their trailer is parked pretty sketchy. Should I say something? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I really want to just go put something under the wheels but I've never talked to these people.

Update edit: thank you for all the replies. I went over and knocked but no answer. It's definitely not chocked. If I see them come home I'll go back over. I'm worried as soon as the weight shifts loading it that it will just go down the hill.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Update:

we did it!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

If I saw them I'd say something. But I wouldn't go out of my way. You have to learn the hard way sometimes. But I would definitely point my security camera over just incase.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

No but get your camera ready for tic tac, bootube, and the gram

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why wouldn't you? I suppose they would be thankful because you show considerations about their stuff and wellbeing. Some wooden blocks in front of the weels should probably be enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You suppose they'll be thankful for pointing out they're incompetent at blocking their trailer?

A kind suggestion would go miles

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I understand that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

People don't like being told they're wrong. Especially on their own stuff. Kind suggestions to a neighbor will go better than just unsolicited blocking their trailer. Imagine them hitching up within hours of this picture being taken, start to drive off and then damage their trailer coming off makeshift blocks that you so graciously put there without their consent.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I did not recommend to block the trailer for them but to have the suggestion of using blocks in front of the wheels to be enough in the conversation about that trailer being in danger of rolling away.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh. OP suggested blocking the wheels and you said why wouldn't you.

I guess you meant why wouldn't you to him talking to his neighbors. To that I agree. I miss the days where neighbors all knew each other and regularly talked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes, that's what I meant. Looks like my response was not very comprehensible, sorry about that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Oh no worries. I misunderstood you.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Park an old car across the street for an insurance claim

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago

Cybertruck

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Two questions: do you like these people, and is anything anywhere near where it could go if it starts rolling?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Lol. I don't know them. Just never had any interaction.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think a more important question is do you actively hate these people?

That’s the only variable that matters. Unless there’s active hatred, there’s no question about whether OP should intervene. Obviously OP should intervene.

This is a trolley problem with zero people on one of the tracks.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Even if you hate these people, that's an accident waiting to happen and could potentially injure someone completely innocent.

Personally, I'd just buy some chocks and put them there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No! Don’t fuck with people’s stuff. Just go talk with them.

Chock them if the people are unreachable.

The only reason to make this anything other than a knock on the neighbor’s door is massive social anxiety, and one shouldn’t let that run their life.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

How is putting blocks "fucking with peoples stuff" when this is parked so unsafely?

I feel like people in this thread are being so absurd. OP specifically said they knocked and there was no answer.

This is an accident waiting to happen and people have died because of this kinda thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So knock on their door.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Read OP's post. I swear to god like 50% of people in this thread are chopped.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I did read the post. “I’ve never talked to these people” is not a good reason to not knock on their door. In fact it is an excellent reason to knock on their door.

Maybe go back and ready my comment ya knob

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

OP literally said they knocked and there was no answer, FFS

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

In an update

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Chock the wheels and leave a friendly note on the hitch if nobody is home IMO, I seriously doubt they would take offense.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

This is what I would do.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Somebody chocked our wheels.

That basterd chokked er whels.

Dat basterred chokkederwheels!

Chokkederwheels!

Get im!

[and they all grab shotguns]

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