My neighbors SO fucking suck!

[SashaSue]

Yesterday, I was expecting a package from Fed Ex. A really, really, necessary package. So, when I tracked it, and saw that it was on a vehicle awaiting delivery, I was delighted. And I pretty much stayed home all day, waiting for a delivery that never, ever, came.

This morning I tracked it, and discovered it had allegedly been delivered to me at 6:29 last night. Left at the front door. It was not. I was home at fucking 6:29pm. I went out around 8. If there'd been a package at my door, I certainly would have seen it then. And my neighborhood is just not one in which there's a chance in hell of someone spotting it at my door and snagging it, especially not at that hour. There are no pedestrians here at all, there's no going back and forth between houses to hand out. None of that.

Predictably enough, this claim that my package had been delivered when it had not been elicited a murderous rage. I spent all day on the phone with assorted Fed Ex people. Emailing assorted fed ex people. Explaining endlessly that there was just no fucking way in hell the package had been left at my door.

Finally, someone gets hold of the delivery driver. Apparently, Fed Ex has no means of contacting its drivers during their work day. Whatever.

He shows up at my door, and tells me he'd mistaken the addresses or something, and delivered it to my next door neighbors. Who I've always thought were kind of assy.

They aren't home, so he leaves them notes, I leave them notes, and finally, I hear someone next door, and go outside to find my package on the front steps.

OK, I'm very happy and relieved to have my computer back. But they still fucking suck. Because:

My name and address were quite legible on the package. They probably don't know my name, but they certainly know it isn't fucking theirs. And it couldn't possibly have been a big fucking stretch for them to figure out that my address is the one RIGHT FUCKING NEXT DOOR TO THEM! Seriously. These houses are duplexes, and we're in the same fucking building. Our doors are maybe 15 ft apart, maybe.

So, what did these lovely people do, upon receiving a package clearly intended for someone besides them, at an address not theirs, but RIGHT FUCKING NEXT DOOR TO THEM? They did nothing at all. They couldn't be bothered to walk 15ft through the front lawn to my door. Either because they so fucking suck, or possibly because they can't manage basic counting, or both.

Nor did they at any point call, email, or IM Fed Ex, to let them know they'd received someone else's package. I mean, even if they were so fucking stupid they couldn't figure out that it belonged RIGHT NEXT DOOR, they certainly knew it wasn't for them. So, what? Were they hoping no one would notice and they'd just be able to keep it? That's pretty much what it looks like to me.

And then, knowing I was kind of desperate to have my fucking package, and seeing my car in the driveway, which does mean there's an excellent chance I'm at home, douchebag didn't even bother to knock on my door, just left it on the fucking front steps.

Which of course, to me suggests that they didn't want to be asked how long they'd been planning to hold onto it, because they were in fact planning to hold onto it until the end of days.

I just fucking hate them!!!

[AnneMarie]

Did they open the package?

Things can always be worse.

They really should have walked the package over right away. They are douches. Weirdos, too. I'd be pretty mad, too... if Risperdal didn't sort of dappen my temper.

[AirMarshall]

At least it was wrapped in brown paper!

a.m.

[water]

god, what assholes.

[SashaSue]

Stacia, I'm not really sure. It doesn't look quite as pristine as fed ex packages usually do, but, who knows?

AM, no brown paper wrapper. But I am awfully glad the shipper's address was something kind of random and cryptic, rather than, "Apple Computers, MacBook Air division."

[Guest Recluse]

What shitbags. They probably planned on keeping it if no one claimed it within a week or two.

Glad you got it back though, that's what matters.

[Anna]

How the hell do you afford all these lovely new toys? And btw, tell me how to install dragon on the fucking Ipad I can't actually use, touch, or remove from my office, for fear of breaking it.

Apparently, we are not getting keyboards and cases, um, sometime. that may mean 8 months from now...... seriously, seriously, the HATE.

mr. a says it was a really dumb/smart It decision, he has decided. Since it comes with the 3g network, over time, it's cheaper than paying for one of those cards that functions like a cellphone and connects you to your home network on the road.

I HATE YOU SUCKASS IT DEPARTMENT, YOU CAN'T SPEND 30 BUCKS A MONTH ON ME? THAT'S ONE LESS THERAPY SESSION I MIGHT DO FOR YOU DOUCHES, FRANKLY.

Anna

Sorry about hijacking yr thread and yr douche neighbors....

[SashaSue]

How the hell do you afford all these lovely new toys? And btw, tell me how to install dragon on the fucking Ipad I can't actually use, touch, or remove from my office, for fear of breaking it.

Apparently, we are not getting keyboards and cases, um, sometime. that may mean 8 months from now...... seriously, seriously, the HATE.

mr. a says it was a really dumb/smart It decision, he has decided. Since it comes with the 3g network, over time, it's cheaper than paying for one of those cards that functions like a cellphone and connects you to your home network on the road.

I HATE YOU SUCKASS IT DEPARTMENT, YOU CAN'T SPEND 30 BUCKS A MONTH ON ME? THAT'S ONE LESS THERAPY SESSION I MIGHT DO FOR YOU DOUCHES, FRANKLY.

Anna

Sorry about hijacking yr thread and yr douche neighbors....

I'll totally tell you how to install dragon. I had it for a while, but I never really used it, so no clue how well it works. But I will tell you how to make that happen manana.

You really, really, have to learn to live on the edge and take it out of your office, to the homes of your clients, and yourself. The great, great, great, thing about the ipad is its fabulous ratio of function to portability.

I can't fucking afford any new toys. Something mysterious and unfortunate (and yeah, ok, possibly named Sita) happend to my MacBook. I paid some $$ for the repair, but not, like, the whole price of another new one.

More generally, though, I have one of those families in which they hope I'll give them all a pass on past and present fucked upness, if they buy me things.

Sometimes I'm good with that arrangement, sometimes not so much. Then I usually need a med tweak, because spending too much time contemplating things my parents did that I didn't like when I was, you know, 10, or 13, or 23, is kind of a sign that things aren't going so well.

At least they don't piss on your flowers for fun.

They should be neighbors with my neighbors.

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Oh, my Souxie Soux. I have no flowers for anyone to piss on, for any reason. If I did, I'm sure they'd do something terrible to them. Because that's just how they roll.

[withing]

Um, if I got a package at night, and my neighbor was out (which you said you were) I probably would have set it aside -- because, you know, it's night-time and I wouldn't want said package to be stolen. You left them notes, Fed Ex left them notes. And when they get the notes, they deliver the package... and they're assholes? It's not like they kept it for days and days. Maybe they didn't knock on your door because they also think you're kind of assy?

[water]

.. and they're assholes?

that was me who called them assholes. I kind of felt guilty using such a strong word but I was feeling her anger.

[SashaSue]

Um, if I got a package at night, and my neighbor was out (which you said you were) I probably would have set it aside -- because, you know, it's night-time and I wouldn't want said package to be stolen. You left them notes, Fed Ex left them notes. And when they get the notes, they deliver the package... and they're assholes? It's not like they kept it for days and days. Maybe they didn't knock on your door because they also think you're kind of assy?

No. At 6:29pm. when the package was delivered to them, I was at home. 10-15 feet away. I was out for about 15 minutes at 8pm. There is absofuckinglutely no semblance of a reasonable reason for them not to have just dropped it at my front door last night. We're so close together, it would quite possibly have taken them less time to drop it at my door than to find a place to put it in their house. When they did return it to me, they didn't bother knocking, so my being home or not was clearly not a concern for them, nor it's being stolen due to being left outside.

Even if they were too stupid to figure out that the package was supposed to go one door down from their house, they knew it wasn't meant for them. I've had packages mistakenly delivered to me a few times. Each time, I've either immediately taken it to its rightful owner, or, if it was so misdelivered that I couldn't figure out where that was, I've immediately called FedEx or UPS, so they knew where it was, and could tell me what to do with it so they could retrieve it, and get it to its rightful owner. Personally, I know that a vanished package is really, really, upsetting to me. So when I'm the mistaken recipient, I assume it's probably pretty upsetting to the person to whom it belongs, and want to get it headed back in their direction. Plus, I just don't want someone else's stuff in my house. I don't want to get caught up in any law enforcement issues that might accompany having someone else's package in my house. I just want it done. It takes approximately no time to call one of Fed Ex's many 800 numbers, and let them know you have something that doesn't belong to you. As far as I'm concerned, there is absolutely no excuse for their behavior.

And I'm not even going to go into all the other reasons I have for thinking they suck. I'll just mention the multiple times in the last year that I've heard them telling their 3-4 year old son that he's too old to cry, big boys don't cry, and no one's going to even look at whatever he's upset about until he stops crying.

Sorry, they are just bad, bAd, bad, people. And I really don't enjoy children, but even I know that' s just not right.

[Velvet Elvis]

I just had UPS leave $400 in computer parts and books on the neighbor's back porch (where there is a big sign on the door that says "this is not apartment B") where they sat in the rain for two days. I won't know until I try and put the computer together if there was any damage, which will likely be beyond the point when I'm able to file a claim.

[rowen]

Thankfully I have awesome neighbors. I try to be awesome back (like when my neighbors meds were dropped off at my front door step instead of next door, though our houses are clearly marked by both a number next to the door and a number spray painted on the edge of the sidewalk).

I'd be a bit freaked out by that, too, especially considering what was a big ticket item. And telling your three year old boy that big boys don't cry is just trashy.

[Anna]

Oh, your neighbors so suck. i hate them more for the kid stuff than the package stuff (sorry) though I feel they were inherently douchy about the package and should have brought it to you immediately. Totally. We totally do that with misdelivered mail, and if it's REALLY misdelivered and too far to drive, we shove it in the mailbox with the flag up with a sticky on it to let the postman know he's done something way out there, heh.

I mean, how hard is it to walk a package next door.

Thankfully, my neighbors don't suck. Heh. My mom lives across the street (the only annoying thing that happens there is that her bpd husband comes over to borrow Mr. A's tools and then loses/breaks them, we have to give him cheap things, heh) and the people next door are fine, except that they have loud pool parties sometimes.

OH. I forgot. We have not neighbors, but people who live on some other street but their backyard is right across from our backyard and they totally SUCK. They are, I am convince, raising dogs for food. They cycle through having a dog who lives in a cage outside that they never take out, and it barks constantly, and loudly, throughout the night and day. Loudly enough that we hear it all night long. we have tried knocking on the door, they don't open, we have left notes, I FINALLY had words with them by getting on a stepladder so I could see over my concrete block privacy wall and yelling at them (okay, I was a bit hypo) about calling the police if they didn't get their shit together with the dogs. The dad spun me some story about how it was his kid's pet. I have never seen small children there, so i think that's BS. Another time, some older teen said the dog was barking because it was hungry. I pointed out it had been barking for 2 hours, so he needed to FEED IT. He seemed in no rush.

And then.... the dog mysteriously disappears for awhile.... until a new one appears.... and starts barking.

Although it hasn't happened lately, they may now be shipping in their dog meat from overseas. I sure hope so.

If it happens again, I AM calling both the police and animal control, and sharing my, uh, suspicions, yeah.

Anna

[SashaSue]

Anna, I totally agree that in the grand scheme of things their crappy parenting is much worse than their sketchy package hording behavior.

[Will]

I'm focused on what my neighbors think about me. I raged throughout the neighborhood this last time. Couple of days ago I was mowing the grass and the next door neighbors were walking and smiled and waved at me. It gave me immense relief.

[water]

I'm focused on what my neighbors think about me. I raged throughout the neighborhood this last time. Couple of days ago I was mowing the grass and the next door neighbors were walking and smiled and waved at me. It gave me immense relief.

I have this problem too. I am always worried that OCD mother running the house next door never approves of my hedge cutting and always has a complaint for me. This is hardly ever true but sometimes it is. She is determined to wash, or sweep or kill every bit of nature on her driveway.

[null0trooper]

At least they don't piss on your flowers for fun.

Mine drop tree branches over the 6 ft fence, onto flower pots, bench, and supplies, after ripping said branches off my tree.

[water]

mine cut down ALL her trees.