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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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So, scion night on Friday was kind of .....disappointing.

Then, totally stoked on Saturday - Finally got my new headliner and pillar trim put in. Thanks Leo! Also, prop to Bob Hope (yeah, that's his real name) of Hope Custom Auto (510-468-0264) who did a pretty good paint job, and a lot of prep work, for what I think was a pretty decent price (considering the amount of work and problems we ran into with the parts)

Then, totally bummed on Sunday morning- woke up to go outside and found out my car got towed!!!!! SOB! I parked in front of the garage of the townhouse where I live. The townhouses are built so the garages are facing each other in a narrow court. Apparantly, those courts are considered fire lanes. But there's no freaking parking!!!!!! The apartment complex next door was getting their whole parking lot repaved so apparantly, all those b@$+@rds moved into our complex to park. And then one of the neighbors calls in the HOA who calls the damn tow truck company - and bam, I'm out $210.

The neighbors are really picky - my landlord tells me they complain about everything - garbage cans left out overnight after they get picked up, newspapers and shoes left outside, dead plants in planters, etc. I'm feeling pretty - revenge-y.

Any suggestions? (no B/E please, I'd like to drive them nuts with little annoyances.)
Hmmm maybe I could just disassemble my car in the driveway. That'll really drive them nuts. Heh, just go full on red-neck and take out everything and just leave it all over the driveway.
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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Wow, seems like some of my "luck" has rubbed off

anyway id suggest this:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/8c52/

just imagine how crazy it could drive them!
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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Heh, That's awesome. Only problem is, I can't get into their house. I'd have to leave it somewhere outside. hmmm, maybe I can tape it to the underside of their car?

Problem is, they park in their own garage.
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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ya I was thinking somewhere external, hopefully near an open window or a/c unit or something lol
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 10:57 PM
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Dude Ed that sucks man, that would explain why you never stopped in for lunch on Saturday. Man, looks like we will need to see what advantages we have over the neighbors. :D
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by etli
Heh, That's awesome. Only problem is, I can't get into their house. I'd have to leave it somewhere outside. hmmm, maybe I can tape it to the underside of their car?

Problem is, they park in their own garage.
Do they ever not park in the garage? Maybe you can start talking to your neighbor and have someone else sneak around and stick it on their car. You have no clue how oblivious some people can be when talking about something they really want to talk about.

Finding a place somewhere near the front door would be pretty funny too. You could just sit there and watch them open the door, look around, then go back in.

Hmm... time to start thinking up some ideas! :D
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 01:15 AM
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You can maybe start putting legit looking parking tickets on everyone's cars for the hell of it. LOL.
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 03:56 AM
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man if anyone gets a good idea please let me know im also always having neighbor problems. I think i've taken it beyond where anyone wants to take it but lets just say we have actually had cops come out more then 10 times with charges from as little as parking tickets to thievery and attemted assualt with a deadly weapon multiple times.
Hey ED im glad that you and BOB finally got together for business. Sorry for that whole mess at first i should of told you about what happens but yea great work for a somewhat of a good price.
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 03:56 AM
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u know Ed, it must be since you're such a disagreeable guy. lol First you're making girls at work cry, then you make youre neigbors want to tow your car. lol
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 06:18 AM
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well first off you can spell correctly mr stanford. its w-e-i-r-d.

anyways. you can hrmm tie fish to the bottom of their car so itll just stink. or uhhhh egg em! lolz
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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Yeah, the problem is, they keep their cars inside their garage. Hmmm I could pour milk down the air vents of their car. If I could just figure out where the air vent is.

Eh, nevermind. Karma's a b!+ch.


Brooke, I'm not disagree-able. Everyone else is just wrong.
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We can always just bring lawn chairs and have a bon fire in front of their windows till the weee hours in the morning, just being ourselves. :D
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by theSciontologist
well first off you can spell correctly mr stanford. its w-e-i-r-d.
I'm an engineering major. Spellcheck does all my spelling for me. You're all just lucky I don't start talking about manufacturing statistics and process control.
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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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flame thrower in the mail box usually gets people to shut up. :D

i say find whoever called your car in.. get a few guys, find there car, put them on dollies and roll their car into an area where they get towed.

or

put some stuff that the HOA will get mad for on their yards (i.e. garbage cans out, dead plants, etc)

or

somehow install a remote control a doorbell for alll their houses. Push it and watch all of them come out wondering wtf?

Just an idea :D
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 05:54 AM
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why dont you simply just walk over there and yell at 'em?

better yet....

make 'em cry!! i know you can do it. apparently you did it at work

hahahaha sorry ed... just be an adult about it and tell 'em they suck!!
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:27 AM
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LOL...making girls cry at work, Ed??? Man, I'm gonna have to get the details from you the next time I see you...HAHAHA
Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:47 AM
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heres something... every chance you get ask them annoying questions, like...
how are you
where you buy your car
nice shoes are they (fill in blank with whatever brand shoes they are )
so where you going today?

rinse and repeat as much as possible... at first they will think you are being friendly and may converse back, which isn't cool, BUT after repeated days and days of being asked random questions.. some of which have been repeated, they will start to hate andget annoid by it. you should notice a tendency to run to car and drive off and or park and run inside... sometimes leaving groceries, shopping bags, and hopefully kids in the car until they see you have left and won't ask them any damn questions

in my mind its perfect! i hate being asked random questions every day by people i don't know, once in a while is fine but repeatedly is hella annoying
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 06:46 AM
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Why don't you get quick drying cement and build a speed bump on their drive way....just joking
Old Sep 21, 2007 | 07:11 AM
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Oh! I just thought of something! Expanding foam!!!!!!!!! All you need is a little crevice!



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