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[–] [email protected] 6 points 47 minutes ago

I’ll take things that never happened for 200$

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

If my neighbor did ANYTHING to my pets, they'd be lucky to only get sprayed with water.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

I could take shit from people to some extent but if it is my pets, I am putting a smile on that face

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

"Next time it won't be water".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 hours ago

Let's start with feces, John Wayne.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 7 hours ago

My neighbors daughter had one of those water guns. I told her if she shoots at me, I'll get the hose and retaliate. She grinned, shot at me, and ran away laughing.

I talked to her dad, he nodded, and when she came back for more mischief, she got wet.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

If it was funny to do it to the Cat.... It was hilarious doing it to the kid.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago

Can confirm.

I have a robot that clears snow on my driveway (it’s a diy build,). One winter, we were having problems with a couple teenage boys chucking snowballs at cars.

Their dads conspired to teach them a lesson.

They recruited me and S5-SY (the robot, pronounced “Sassy”,).

So they played some mind games to get the kids to think it was their idea to record themselves-live- chucking snowballs at the “defenseless” robot.

In the video, the robot turned to face them, drove itself into the snow bank and turned on its sweeper to give them the worst white wash of their lives.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

There's a difference between justice and revenge

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago

That's true, but in what spirit are you making that observation here?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

In this case, they go hand in hand

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Like, I agree with the tit for tat. But don't let your cat outside.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Who tf gets a pet cat and doesn't let it outside? If you don't have space for a cat don't get one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

People with coyotes for neighbours.

I'm not gonna shame people for outdoor cats... but you're being a little obtuse here.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 hours ago (10 children)

That the risk you take with an outdoor cat. It's not even like water is harmful to it.

I used to have an outdoor cat and if that happened I would have shrugged it off and expected him not to go there again.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 hours ago

"Nobody got hurt, just LET ASSHOLE BE ASSHOLES! MUH FREEDUMS!"

Nah, I'm a firm believer in 'Fuck around and Find out'

[–] [email protected] 66 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

That's the risk you take with an outdoor brat. It's not even like water is harmful to it.

I used to have an outdoor brat and if that happened I would have shrugged it off and expected him not to go there again.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 hours ago

Both takes are 100% correct

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 hours ago

I mean... yeah

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That the risk you take

Well someone might just hit your car, that's the risk you take by driving, nobody got hurt, they shouldn't be held accountable. I would have shrugged it off and started taking the bus.

This is fun, we can remove all accountability from everything that's not harming someone directly!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Well, you don't have to let your cat go outside. In fact is kind of reckless to do so.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

Well, you don't have to drive it's kind of reckless to do that too.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

We've a lot of cats coming through the garden. I wouldn't mind if not for my dog, who does and goes insane when she spots a cat. So I've been thinking about getting a super soaker to chase them away. I think that's pretty harmless, and perhaps they learn to skip our garden after a while... What do you lot think?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 37 minutes ago

Cat a cat trap. Take them to the shelter to get spayed or neutered and adopted.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Why not simply work on training your dog to be less reactive?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

Working on that. Still would prefer cats to skip my garden though!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

Hahah simply. I've only trained a handful of dogs, so professional dog trainers sound off here but there are dogs that are more or less untrainable. Sure difficult dogs can learn a few manors or tricks, but either because an abundance or lack of intelligence they're not going to ever be a show dog. Depending on the dog maybe the best they get is just not as reactive instead.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I think they taunt you by shitting in your flowerbeds while you're not looking.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

I know that's how I taunt my neighbours.

[–] [email protected] 93 points 12 hours ago (23 children)

My head hurts from reading that. Comma and periods, people. Comma and periods.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

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