First world problem?

"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
08/27/2020 at 13:39 • Filed to: None

Our neighborhood got the streets seal coated recently and the Karens have been out in force whenever anything gets their precious clean streets dirty. My neighbor (not literally named Karen, but it’s close enough) preemptively told me not to wash my car in my driveway (w hich I’ve done a total of maybe 5 times in the 10 years I’ve lived here) because it would get the street dirty. And then she wanted to stay and chat with me! Read the room!

DISCUSSION (62)

MonkeePuzzle > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 13:49

“ my soap suds will get the street dirty?”

Kinja'd!!!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 13:53

I would have yelled FUUUUUUUUUUUCK OOFFFFFFFFFFF into her face

Svend > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 13:55

This is where you ask Karen to raise her hand, put it into a fist then extend her four finger, bend it slightly then to go home and f**k herself.

ttyymmnn > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 13:55

Karen doesn’t own the street, so the utility companies can come along and paint whatever the hell they want on it. Just wait until they come along and dig a big hole in it. Should have asked Karen, “Would you prefer I not drive on it either ?”

dumpsterfire! > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 13:57

“why can't they use chalk for underground locating those pesky gas and electric lines?"

Aremmes > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 13:57

Take your car out on the street and change its oil.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 13:57

Raise your hand if you would be the person to wash your car in the driveway right away just to piss her off.

Kinja'd!!!

sony1492 > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 13:58

Sou nds like a great time to convert your lawn to gravel out of spite

Future next gen S2000 owner > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 14:00

I would have done the polite midwest thing and sure, “ oh sure, yeah no” and then proceeded to do it anyway. Musta forgot.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 14:02

Tell them PSE is the drug rape gang and that the homes are being tagged. Add in something about 5g.

user314 > Future next gen S2000 owner
08/27/2020 at 14:02

Or the Southern classic: “Well bless your heart!”

Nom De Plume > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 14:09

Take the initiative and power wash your driveway to remove any dirt that might have collected there the last time you washed your car.

If that doesn’t get her on the phone to some authority or at your door. Return the favor and go visit solely for the purpose of asserting need to pressure wash her driveway. Immediately followed by segueing into easy conversation with the sureness of someone who has just redressed a lesser who now needs to be reinforced.

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn
08/27/2020 at 14:09

Some cities/counties/states put a moratorium on digging for a period after the road has been resurfaced. I’ve worked on several projects where I had to coordinate with the utilities so they could get in and make repairs/upgrades after our construction crew removed the surface and before they put in the new overlay. We were working on disaster-related repairs, so there were lots of roads in our project list. It took months for us to get it all coordinated. It was a giant game of shuffle, with water, sewer, gas, electric, and cable providers all having to move things around in their own schedules to align with ours. It was a miracle that our delays were minimal.

Tripper > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
08/27/2020 at 14:12

In addition to washing my car every day without fail I would go to wherever the youths hang out and bribe them to spray paint DICKS all over karens house

facw > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 14:13

Hahaha.

Anyway, if she were complaining about people blowing debris into the road with leaf blowers (I bet her lawn service does this!) that might be one thing, but literal soapy water is really not an issue.

I do agree pavement markings like that should only be done with very short lived paint . That should not be a permanent feature.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
08/27/2020 at 14:17

Wash it on the road

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 14:19

shes worried about getting the street dirty?

Kinja'd!!!

ummm....its a street?

does she make all the cars wear little indoor bootsies before driving on it?

Sovande > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 14:20

My parents used to have a neighbor who would get annoyed when my father used power tools. My father is a carpenter and used power tools a lot. We spent a bunch of time a couple summers ago rebuilding the deck on the back of the house and it was an involved project. I helped, and for a couple weekends we would start at 9am and end by 3:00 or so. Every day the neighbor would call and shout at my father to turn the saws off and to stop making noise. My dad could not have cared any less as he was not violating any ordinances and so we continued on.

The day the deck was finished, my mother, father and I sat outside and had some dinner to celebrate . About the time the meal was done we heard someone say “Freeze! Put your hands up!” Mine and my father’s backs were to the voice and I assumed it was a neighbor goofing around. The look on my mother’s face told a different story and she quickly raised her hands and told my father and I to do the same.

Turns out the SWAT team was at the house, complete with masks and helmets and automatic assault weapons looking things. They had blocked off the top and bottom of the block and had team members in the back yards of the adjacent neighbors. It turns out the neighbor had called and reported my father as a “disturbed man threatening with a gun.”

My dad explained the situation to the cops, explained that he doesn’t, nor has he ever, owned a firearm, and that the neighbor was a fucking crazy person. This guy was in his 60's and swatted my fucking parents. The cops rolled out like it was just another casual day at the office wherein they pulled automatic weapons on some citizens enjoying dinner in the backyard. No apo logies, no explanation, no nothing.

In short, fuck neighbors. Also, fuck the police.

Sovande > facw
08/27/2020 at 14:21

It’s a street, not a landscaping feature. Mark it up.

The Ghost of Oppo > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 14:23

Where does she think the dirt on you car comes from?

facw > Sovande
08/27/2020 at 14:24

Personally, I don’t believe that everything has to be strictly utilitarian. Or alternatively, perhaps having attractive infrastructure is useful.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 14:25

Those people hate to be ignored, I would pretend they weren’t there. The utilities have to mark, sorry you daft twat.

Sovande > facw
08/27/2020 at 14:30

Eh. It’s a street. If you left skid marks on it avoiding a cat nobody would bat an eye.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Future next gen S2000 owner
08/27/2020 at 14:30

Oh no, yeah.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Aremmes
08/27/2020 at 14:32

Then put the bleach down and rip a fat burnout.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
08/27/2020 at 14:33

This might be the best response.

facw > Sovande
08/27/2020 at 14:35

Those would be roughly the same color as the street and would wear off fairly quickly.

Sovande > facw
08/27/2020 at 14:37

Just seems like an odd thing to care about is all. But that’s just me. I suppose the alternative is to put long term markers on the road or the adjacent sidewalk. I don’t know how else the utility companies can mark where their lines are otherwise.

Aremmes > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
08/27/2020 at 14:37

A pile of kitty litter works better.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Aremmes
08/27/2020 at 14:43

Fine, burnout on kitty l itter. Whatever.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Future next gen S2000 owner
08/27/2020 at 14:43

Don’t give away my plans!

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > MonkeePuzzle
08/27/2020 at 14:44

Well, it’s a rallycross car, so there’s some dirt in there too.

facw > Sovande
08/27/2020 at 14:44

Why do they need to mark where their lines are long term? Marking is only necessary if someone is actually going to be digging.

Aremmes > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
08/27/2020 at 14:45

Pour charcoal lighter fluid on the kitty litter and then do the burnout

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > facw
08/27/2020 at 14:45

Also, complaining before it even happened! I didn’t have my hose out or anything.

t0ast > Future next gen S2000 owner
08/27/2020 at 14:50

You forgot the “ope” in “Ope, musta forgot.”

CivicWagonEngineer > Sovande
08/27/2020 at 14:51

Anything happen to that neighbor? I’m pretty sure it’s very illegal to SWAT people

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
08/27/2020 at 14:51

Haha, very good plan.

MonkeePuzzle > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 15:00

wait... dirt? like... from the world!?

HOW DARE YOU SIR!

OPPOsaurus WRX > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 15:02

you shoulda sprayed her with the hose.

Sovande > CivicWagonEngineer
08/27/2020 at 15:02

He was spoken to by the police and he basically told them that he heard loud noises and the my father was yelling and he assumed the worst. My guess is that he didn’t anticipate the response that was shown by the cops. I wasn’t privy to the conversation, so I don’t know the whole story.

About two years later the police stormed the guy’s home and took him in for some kind of threats he made, or something. The police were in my folks backyard for that too. My parents live in a neighborhood where the average home price is probably $975,000. This isn’t like a trailer park, it’s a nice place to be. The same guy used to call my parent’s house collect and identify himself as “Ba rking Dog” when my parents dog would bark at something outside. He was a bit unhinged.

Sovande > facw
08/27/2020 at 15:12

The colors of the spray paint used is actually important. White is used to indicate the area of future excavation or the routing of pipes, conduit, etc. My guess is that the paint has nothing to do with the new mill and overlay of the street and that they simply waited until that was done to make their marks so they would stay around until the work is complete . Those marks will be gone once the excavation occurs. The street will then have a patch that the neighbors can wring their hands about. Or, if nothing happens they will fade away in a few months. Many times, the people marking the streets are working as subcontractors for the utility company. Maybe they have to have the site marked X days in advance or something similar? The reason that they don’t use markings that will quickly wear away is probably three-fold: Cost, project timelines and the fact that nobody cares is the street has spray painted indicator lines on it.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/decoding-the-city-the-road-graffiti-placed-by-utility-workers-42822014/

lazy, lazier & laziest8 > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 15:13

Shoulda called DigSafe before the seal coat, methinks.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Sovande
08/27/2020 at 15:14

Holy shit.

facw > Sovande
08/27/2020 at 15:14

the fact that nobody cares is the street has spray painted indicator lines on it

Obviously not a fact

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Nom De Plume
08/27/2020 at 15:16

I did power wash my driveway earlier in the year. I got the feeling she wanted to say something, but didn’t that time.

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/27/2020 at 15:17

It’s insane, and there are more than one of these people concerned about dirt on the street. I can’t fathom having a life where that kind of thing registers as a problem.

Speed > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 15:17

Drag the hose out and just start spraying the street itself.

Nom De Plume > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 15:24

Excellent.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
08/27/2020 at 15:30

I would not only wash my car, but give it an oil change as well. Rotate the tires too, maybe leave it up on jack stands for a day or two.

Sovande > facw
08/27/2020 at 15:33

No, that part was sarcasm.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
08/27/2020 at 15:41

Maybe a few burnouts...

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 15:45

I would have immediately begun washing every car in the driveway and maybe the house too.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 15:57

Must be nice havin a life so trouble free a dirty street seems like a problem

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > OPPOsaurus WRX
08/27/2020 at 16:01

I literally wasn’t even planning on washing my car, I was just outside near it. No hose, no sponge, no soap, nothing!

CivicWagonEngineer > Sovande
08/27/2020 at 16:04

Maybe more than a bit! I feel very lucky now that the neighbors at our new house are normal (or at least seem to be from limited contact due to current circumstances.)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 16:14

In california those white letters would be USA so must be a trump supporter. In montana they say U-DIG, much more non-political.

Thomas Donohue > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 16:52

Who’s the person with the dead lawn? They should be banished from the neighborhood!!!

Manny05x > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 17:27

Haha sometimes i wish i had a Karen because i generally enjoy messing with people.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/27/2020 at 19:14

Surely you need a half ton of garden soil delivered to your driveway for landscaping projects...

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > Thomas Donohue
08/27/2020 at 22:35

100% chance they've gotten a letter about it. Sigh.

ClassicDatsunDebate > Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
08/31/2020 at 13:43

Tell her to mind her own bidness.