What Would You Do? (Obnoxious/Weird Neighbor Situation)

[MadHatter]

See my How to get rid of acquaintance thread, advice worked for me! Haven't seen guy in a while!

We did...tried your suggestion...but they don't work. You still keep creeping around here.

[Doyle]

Ugh...

I had a neighbor like that once. I wish I had just talked to him about his weirdness. Instead, I let him take me to my breaking point and I went off on him. I didn't hit him or anything, I just verbally assaulted him to the point he literally pissed himself. He eventually divorced and moved away. I never had a problem with him after our "chat".

I don't recommend that approach. I like neighborhoods to have a positive vibe. Mine definitely didn't for a while. Felt more awkward than having him inserting himself everywhere.

 

I hate to say it but this is about your only answer, or to move.  You must be very blunt and direct and make sure he knows you don't like his little snide remarks in front of your wife.  The whole let him down gently over a beer approach will not work.  People like this can't take a hint which is why you are in the situation to begin with.  I had a really bad neighbor like this once and unfortunately the only thing that solved the problem was moving. 

 

Or you can just burn his house down.

[Anybodyhome]

Let's do a Huddle Tailgate for an away game out your house.....

 

That'll be enough to get half the neighborhood to move away.

[Proudiddy]

I hate to say it but this is about your only answer, or to move.  You must be very blunt and direct and make sure he knows you don't like his little snide remarks in front of your wife.  The whole let him down gently over a beer approach will not work.  People like this can't take a hint which is why you are in the situation to begin with.  I had a really bad neighbor like this once and unfortunately the only thing that solved the problem was moving. 

 

Or you can just burn his house down.

Yeah, I've tried every approach except for being direct about his behavior.  I've even been complimented on how diplomatic I am in direct situations before, but, there really isn't a good way to tell someone, "chill out.  you're creepy and acting like John Wayne Gacy."

 

It's just been crazy.  My mom came and visited for a week not long ago and I had told her about it before, but she just kind of shrugged it off.  Then, after she came and stayed that week, she was scared to go outside by herself.  She'd go out and smoke and he'd come out and smoke and watch her.  LOL.  Dude is weird.

 

I tried to kind of give him what he was looking for before, so I sat out a few times and talked with him in the street for an hour or so a few different times...  The longer I talked with him, the more normal he would seem.  But, then the next day, he'd be right back to the same creepy, crazy, stalker-type stuff.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Stupid motherfugin' cable guys.

[Kitten Diver]

I don't appreciate your tone.. Steve. Friends aren't supposed to talk to each other that way...

[SZ James (banned)]

Just show me him your penis and get it over with

[Kurb]

Burn his house down.

[Proudiddy]

All good ideas.

[Kurb]

He could just be a try to hard guy and nothing is wrong.

 

 

 

He could also be smelling your dryer vent exhaust outside.

[TheRumGone]

You gotta be blunt...if you are scared to go outside your home (a place you should be most comfortable/relaxed) then you gotta do something about it. i would even possibly notify authorities if you feel threatened or he might do something crazy That is some downright creepy poo. I would have said sonething the first time I noticed that.

Dont put up with that bs....maybe try having your wife talk to his wife if possible first

[thefuzz]

I would have a sit down with him.

 

Write down a few of the things that he has said, and repeat them and explain why something like that makes you feel weird, and your wife scared to let the kids play in the yard.  Tell him that you have seen him staring at your Mom while she smokes and peeking through the windows too often

 

I would also let him know that we aren't friends, neighbors, and that's it.

 

Give him time to explain his side, and if it doesn't pass the sniff test...burn his house down.

[Jakob]

poo on his doorstep. But seriously, I have three neighbors like this, I ignore them or beat them their own game.

[SteveSmithOwns]

Keep on calling the cops on him. Eventually he will think the cops are after him and his family and move away. I'm currently trying to do that to one of my neighbors......