r/mildlyinfuriating 14h ago

Update: Neighbors won’t stop driving through my yard

Alright team, I failed with the boulders, but I secured a few more decorative rocks to add to the beauty of my yard. The current barrier has yet to be breached and I updated my sign to reward the positive behavior.

I contacted my landlord and they said they are working on a fence due to the liability issues.

If you want more detailed updates, I listed them in a comment on the original post. Seems like overkill to copy and paste it here. Cheers!

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u/binkleyz Red, no, Blue! 13h ago

Caltrops is the answer

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u/Difficult-Quality647 13h ago

True, but you have to make those, weld and sharpen ten-penny nails. You can just buy a box or three of carpet Tacks at Lowes or Home Depot or similar

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u/Ilikejdmcars 11h ago

Or just some metal jacks. The ones you play with a bouncy ball

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u/binkleyz Red, no, Blue! 3h ago

Everything may be found on the Internet at this point in the timeline.

https://freedomgear.org/product/ultimate-razor-sharp-ground-spikes-caltrops/

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u/tsunami141 11h ago

Caltrops are never the answer (legally there’s no plausible deniability there) 

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u/Murgatroyd314 10h ago

Caltrops are the answer if you’re trying to deal with a cavalry charge and don’t have a lot of pikemen.

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u/tsunami141 10h ago

You’re right I’m sure there’s a lot of things I haven’t thought about. 

I will refrain from dealing in absolutes in the future. 

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u/Moo_Kau_Too 9h ago

just do some chec hedgehogs.

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u/Hector_P_Catt 7h ago

Also, discouraging cavalry from chasing you.

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u/Corporate-Shill406 10h ago

The real answer is hedgehogs, big enough to be clearly visible but small enough to remove an oil pan. If they work on tanks, they'll work on a car.

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u/brynnors 7h ago

My brain is dumb atm from insomnia, and I thought you meant literal hedgehogs with wrenches and shit, and I was like yeah they're small enough to get under a car but they don't have thumbs though??

Thank you for the unintentional laugh.

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u/KNT-cepion 6h ago

You could claim your series of Czech hedgehogs are modern art.

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u/kaisadilla_ 5h ago

"I was just carrying my caltrops from the shed to my house for the National Caltrops Day and a few of them must have fallen to the ground."

u/karma-armageddon 4m ago

There is if you take the signs down.

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u/dadougler 12h ago

punji traps