Submitted 1 day ago by nocturne@piefed.social to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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This is the view out the northern window in my bathroom. My neighbor has been cleaning their yard for years, which has just involved them piling garbage in a trailer. The trailer has never been emptied, and At this point I doubt they could move it without the majority of the trash falling out.
Luckily the fence on that side of the yard is 6 feet, so I do not really see the trash under normal circumstances.
Holy shit, is that fraggle rock?!?
Gawt damn.
Show off 🥲
no bylaws against stuff like this? we typically have bylaws against this for reasons like rodent attraction
They just don’t want me to build my rat army because I will become unstoppable.
Hey Willard, how’s Ben?
Depending on your locality, your town, county, or state may have laws against this. They're often health department statues against providing something that attracts pests like rats and snakes.
Came here for this, call housing code enforcement. If they exist where you are.
Alternatively, OP could try talking to their neighbor about it instead of getting the state involved. Maybe even offering to help them clean it up? Getting the authorities involved could cost the neighbor money or have bad repercussions and we don’t know what their circumstances are.
I think the cat is happy with the view
Probably enjoying the entertainment all the rodent activity provides
Stick a hedge made of cypress trees or something else dense and tall there?
That’s quite the trash stack
Do you really like your neighbor? Do you not live somewhere that has like property standards? Trying to figure out why you would put up with that next door
Yeah this is a case where some kind of HOA or city blight regulations would actually be a good thing.
When I clicked to see the image, I was honestly expecting the trash pile to be a Tesla Truck.
It will eventually get heaped on there no doubt.
It’s hilarious that the “too lazy to empty the trash bin” behavior can scale like this. Worst case for me is I pick up a couple things that fall when I empty it. For them… well as you said it doesn’t appear emptiable!
I was skeptical this cat shelf design would hold, but I picked one up and for the last year it’s been my cat’s favorite thing. Highly recommend them. Just make sure the suction cups aren’t warped, you put them in hot water, clean the window, follow all instructions etc.
See, this would be a good use of AI.
Just have skynet fly a drone over there and blow the pile to kingdom come.
Not where I thought that was going…
That’s a mighty fine trash pile right there.
Cute! Also the cat does not seem to care.
The cat is probably keeping an eye on those rodents.
Man could you just imagine what could happen if someone walking by just happened to flick a lit cigarette or 20 into that pile?
I was thinking a “poorly aimed” bottle rocket “from a neighbor kid”.
A strategically placed incendiary device would take care of that pile.
“Cast fireball!”
A “strategically placed” incendiary device that is placed in your next door neighbor’s lot? Right over the fence from your own house? That doesn’t seem very strategic at all.
And all the smoke will make some nice new stars.
You might not see it under normal circumstances, but I’m sure you smell it.
Good thing you don't live under an HOA. They are authoritarian pricks who go around telling people they can't pile up trash in their yards where it is visible to others.
Yeah I’ll take ugly neighborhoods over predatory organizations run by nimby’s designed to keep housing prices up.
Its honestly a USA problem. We have HOAs in my country too but they don’t suck.
With all the outrage you see on american social media in regard to HOAs you’d think they would make some laws and guidelines to make it work better.
I don’t get it’s its always wild to me to see HOAs being run by the shittiest of people in your country and apparently they can do whatever they want.
Yeah, they would say NIYBY to your garbage pile. And that could make their homes more desirable to buy and live in ("keep housing prices up"). Definitely don't want that.
You don’t need to live in a HOA for that. I don’t think we even have those in my country, but the council would act if alerted.
So, in your country, the government acts like an HOA.
This was my first thought as well.
It’s funny how many online people turn into libertarians the moment an HOA is mentioned.
Ha ha what a horror. Where do you live, and can’t you do something about it?
Shoot fire arrows at it!
Check the wind first.
A couple gallons of gasoline should clear that right up. Neighbor may even thank you.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
Sounds like they’ve been contacted by their local solid waste department who was lazy about how most sanitary codes don’t define garbage in a trailer as solid waste.
It’s one of the dumber and common loopholes, but a health department with resources (legal and political) would actually require progress at eliminating the garbage since the loophole is based on staging waste for removal.
States and local juridiction vary wildly.