Fed Up with His Fence Getting Trashed, This Man Built One That Fought Back Literally
They say sturdy fences foster friendly neighbors but in this case, that timeless proverb couldn’t be further from the truth.
They say good fences make good neighbors.
But when your neighbors repeatedly mow down your fence with sheer disregard and a blatant lack of courtesy, it might be time to escalate your fencing strategy.
That’s exactly what one determined father did after growing weary of his inconsiderate neighbors constantly wrecking his boundary line.
His daughter shared the story on Reddit.
In a surprising turn of events, the Redditor revealed that the fence-wrecking neighbors were actually distant family members. Suddenly, everything starts to make a bit more sense.
The neighboring families, separated by little more than a strip of grass and decades of tension, had been feuding over the exact location of their shared property line for years.
“We’re tucked away in a tiny, private neighborhood and our neighbors happen to be distant relatives,” the Redditor explained. “Honestly, everyone around here is a little eccentric. These arguments have been raging long before my brother or I ever entered the picture.”
We’ve already started off badly.
She continued her explanation complete with a visual chart to drive the point home.
“Our property sits in a square-like formation, bordered by roads on two sides. On one side, we even allow the neighbors to use an extra square meter of our land to help them navigate the road safely and avoid damaging what’s ours.”
Alright, so there’s this small patch near the property’s edge that naturally takes a beating whenever someone pulls off the road.
But when the family whose lawn kept getting trampled opted to install a fence instead of footing the bill to pave both driveways with asphalt, the neighbors chose denial over decency. They simply acted as if the fence didn’t exist plowing it down again and again as they drove past.
The breaking point arrived when the homeowners installed a protective cover only for a truck heading toward the neighbor’s house to barrel through and demolish it.
The Redditor recounted the moment things truly spiraled:
“One day, the neighbors had a massive truck deliver a load of lumber. The driver rolled right over our fence crushing it like it was nothing. And, of course, no one stepped up to take responsibility. Our fence wasn’t just some wooden slats it was a mix of metal fencing, trees, and carefully planted bushes. All of it, gone. The plants were obliterated, and the metal section twisted beyond repair. We had to replant everything and put in a brand-new metal barrier. That’s when my dad dropped the real bomb this wasn’t the first time. It was the third. That’s when the story takes a sharp turn toward payback.”
The Redditor’s father who happened to be a police officer was understandably furious.
That’s when he took matters into his own hands. He unearthed the official property marker and fortified the contested strip of land with barrels packed full of heavy rocks. Naturally, this didn’t sit well with the neighbors. They fumed, threatened to call the police a threat he met with dry amusement.
There was even talk of them brandishing an axe in protest, though the details around that confrontation remain murky at best.
Alas, after installing the barrels, all he had to do was sit back and wait for nature to take its course.
Naturally, the neighbors continued to speed across the property only now, their recklessness came at a cost.
Within the first six hours, three of their vehicles drove over the rock-filled barrels and suffered serious damage. You’d think that would’ve served as a wake-up call.
According to the Redditor, by the end of the first year, the neighbors had slammed into the barrels so frequently that they were rendered completely useless.
Poetic justice, delivered in dents and busted bumpers.
But Dad had a plan to increase the level of revenge.
He stocked up on cement, sand, and sturdy metal poles. One peaceful afternoon, my father and I transformed that entire stretch of land into a solid slab of concrete then crowned it with a neat row of vibrant flowers.
So when they collide with the stone beneath, they’re greeted with the sweet scent of our victory… or their defeat.
As predicted, the neighbors kept barreling into the newly fortified zone, racking up more vehicular casualties:
Just as we had anticipated five separate neighbors ended up wrecking their cars against the reinforced barrier. Not a single one bothered to knock on our door.
It’s probably because they were wrong.
It’s unclear what the dynamics are like with the rest of the neighbors, but the entire area seems steeped in long-standing tension.
The original poster shared with Bored Panda:
“Some of them are just genuinely awful drivers. Eventually, they learned to navigate around it. There was one neighbor who was drunk more often than not. I can’t say for sure they were driving under the influence but let’s just say they had a habit of making premature turns.”
Wow, that looks like an interesting neighborhood!
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