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It Was Glorious Car Owner Maliciously Complies With HOA s New Rules They Regret It Almost Immediately Interview With Author

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Mindaugas Balčiauskas
When you've tried diplomacy and pretty much everything else you can think of to get along with a person or an organization, sometimes, the only thing left in your arsenal is malicious compliance, aka following the rules to the letter. The results are spectacular when people who think they know the rules suddenly realize that they've been interpreting them wrong for ages. Homeowners associations can be particularly tough to deal with because they're usually very demanding and aren't always well-stocked in the empathy and common sense departments. Redditor u/Independent-Grape586, a car collector, shared what happened once their HOA tried to limit the number of vehicles allowed in a person's driveway. The story spans over a year and it's living proof that if you know the law well, you can come out on top. Scroll down for the redditor's full story on the legendary r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit, and let us know what you thought in the comments, Pandas. Would you have done anything differently? Have you ever had any disagreements with your local HOA? Let us know! Meanwhile, check out what redditor u/Independent-Grape586 told Bored Panda below.

One of the best ways to deal with overly-intrusive homeowners associations is to know the law better than they do

Image credits: Ravi Patel (not the actual photo)

A car collector shared how they beat their HOA at their own game by following the rules to the letter

Image credits: Jimmy Conover (not the actual photo) Redditor u/Independent-Grape586 told Bored Panda that after they'd finally beaten their HOA at their own game, they "just went back to living" their life. Meanwhile, when it comes to dealing with homeowners associations and getting along with one's neighbors, the OP had this to say: "Don't makes assumptions on what the rules mean. They mean what they say," they told us. "Your neighbors agreed to the same rules. Some will likely benefit from a true understanding of them," the author of the story highlighted the importance of knowing the rules in and out. The OP also shared a bit about the importance of cars in their life. "Cars are just a part of who I am. Some people paint. Some garden. I build cars," they told Bored Panda. "The best way to start a collection is to start small. I build my cars one at a time and I don't spend money buying more cars before a project is finished," u/Independent-Grape586 said. "Once finished, don't sell it. You'll likely lose money anyways, as the cars an average person can afford to buy cheap and rebuild don't end up being worth what you had to invest to complete the project." The OP's tale is one of cunning and victory. They proved that their knowledge of the rules trumped that of their homeowners association. After following the law to the letter, the redditor got their own neighbors to get the HOA to change the driveway regulations to match something resembling common sense. And all it took was a few strategic car parks. All of it was worth it: now, the OP is officially allowed to have as many registered vehicles as they'd like. They're even thinking of getting a few more cars! The first and probably most important step when dealing with any homeowners association or similar organization is to know your laws and bylaws very well. From vehicles in driveways and fence placement to the size of sheds and the length of your grass, your HOA might try to dictate every tiny little thing about your life in the neighborhood (freshly baked apple pies not included). Naturally, conflicts arise. Most people in your neighborhood might even have good intentions, but their philosophies and the way they try to reach their goals might differ very much. Usually, we tend to think that our way is the best way, but if you want to get along with your neighbors, at some point, everyone will have to compromise on something. Giving and taking, gently pushing and pulling is the flow of life in the suburbs. You can't win 'em all! Though you shouldn't have to settle for someone constantly stepping over your boundaries. Good communication can solve a lot of problems. Even if you feel frustrated with someone, try to be as diplomatic as you can. However, if you feel that someone doesn't respect you and your home, try to gently but clearly remind them of your personal and physical boundaries. You never want to be seen like you're attacking your neighbors because then they'll just get defensive and you won't get any closer to actually solving any issues. Aim for compromise while you stay up-to-date with the goings on in your neighborhood. In the very worst-case scenarios, if you feel that your HOA is clearly overstepping the law and going mad with power, consider consulting a legal representative and see what options might be available to you. Sometimes the very fact that you're seeking legal advice can prompt the HOA to look for compromises with you. Nobody wants to get down in long and potentially expensive legal battles, after all.

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Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Share on Facebook Jonas Grinevičius Follow Unfollow Jonas Grinevičius Writer, BoredPanda staff Jonas is a Bored Panda writer who previously worked as a world news journalist elsewhere. After getting his bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations at the University of Manchester, he returned home and graduated from Vilnius University with a master's degree in Comparative Politics. Jonas enjoys writing articles ranging from serious topics like politics and social issues to more lighthearted things like art, pop culture, and nature. In his spare time, Jonas writes books and short stories and likes to draw lighthearted illustrations. A huge fan of literature, films, philosophy, and tabletop games, he also has a special place in his heart for anything related to fantasy or science fiction. 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Amused panda Amused panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I think the key word in your comment is IF...if there was sufficient space to do so. 7 7points reply Ronnie Cutshall Ronnie Cutshall Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago I have seen fire trucks plow through this kind of issue in New York city in 1985. 1 1point reply Ael Ael Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Oh, THEN it must be okay. Not that these cars could get damaged, or that you don't want to drive over a curb if you're an ambulance with a critically ill person in the back. *facepalm* 0 0points reply RosieB RosieB Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago True. 1 1point reply Jeffrey Keffer Jeffrey Keffer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Well looks like the HOA needlesly put peoples lives in danger by making BS rules about what a person can and cant own 0 0points reply Shaylin Anderson Shaylin Anderson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago That’s essentially all an HOA does. And you pay them a sh¡t ton of money for the privilege. I’d agree that the HOA was out of line if he’d moved in & the guidelines stipulated he could have 3 cars in his driveway, but a year later changed it to 1 car. That would seem irrational & punitive. But upon moving in, he KNEW he could only park “1 class C vehicle” in his driveway & he agreed, knowing how many cars he has, and that there’s no such thing as a “class C vehicle.” He moved in knowing exactly what he was going to do. He immediately parked 3 cars in his driveway & waited for the confrontation. That’s ridiculous. 0 0points reply Henrik Schmidt Henrik Schmidt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago What a massive twat! And he's so proud that he's "beaten the system" by being a giant d**k to his neighbours. Well done! 20 20points reply Sandor M Sandor M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago You his neighbors were a massive dk, since they forbidden him for parking on his own property? What are you supposed to do in this situation, sell the house and move? 16 16points reply Load More Replies... Sheila Simonson Sheila Simonson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago HOA areas are for those who do not want to have to look at a bunch of craziness in their neighborhoods. why would anyone who has a bunch of stuff move to an area where these kinds of residents want to live? I don't 100% agree with HOA's, but I can genuinely see where they are coming from. that's why I choose not to live in places like that. they always have a problem with something. 10 10points reply Lillian Swaim Lillian Swaim Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago If he collects cars, why not rent out a proper storage lot. We all agree HOA's suck, but why ruin a public space? He chose to collect BIG things that take up space, he chose to move into an HOA, then he chose to be a dk by ruining the public space for people living under the HOA. He doesn't KNOW it was his neighbors who reported him, it's not like he said he lived next to the HOA board members, so he is just punishing people who have to follow the same rules as he is. He is farting in a cramped space to spite the fact he is in that space. 8 8points reply Nick Nick Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) His neighbors voted the rule in. The HOA board members didn't put the rule in. They just add it to the docket and it needs to be voted on by the neighborhood. He clearly stated it was my neighbors who voted in the rule, NOT they turned me in. He also stated the vehicles in his driveway were daily drivers. They aren't just sitting collecting space. Why should he have to pay money to rent out storage when he has enough storage at home? 11 11points reply Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago 4 licensed drivers don’t need more than 4 vehicles. An HOA neighborhood is not the place to store a car collection. He wanted to be an a*s for the sake of being an a*s 6 6points reply Amused panda Amused panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Sure, his neighbours voted in the rule, but there is nothing to suggest that at the time the neighbours voted to change the rule to max 3 cars that OP had already told them the existing rule wasn't valid. If the neighbours perceived it as an improvement, for everyone, and OP made no attempt to share his realisation that 1 car the rule could not be enforced, then OP is in part at fault. If he'd shared his realisation with his voting neighbours, they might never have voted in the 3 car rule. 3 3points reply Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Sure, but he did say that the cars parked in the driveway were used daily by the 4 licensed drivers living in his house. His response was over the top, I agree, but the HOA was being particularly unreasonable about the number of cars in the driveway...all of which were used daily. 7 7points reply Mari Scott Mari Scott Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Rent out a lot? For 5 vehicles it'd be around $1,000 a month here in Metro Atlanta. Why do that if you literally have space to park them on your own property? 6 6points reply Blake Wong Blake Wong Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 weeks ago It's private property not a public space. Plus he said there are 4 licensed drivers that use some of these vehicles daily. Storage would be costly as well. 1 1point reply Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago It's not a public space it's his own home! The very definition of a private space. 0 0points reply Say What Say What Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yes. Just because you like your front yard to look like a car dealership, I wouldn't. 2 2points reply Mama Bear Mama Bear Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Yes, same here. However the funny part is that his driveway is neither your property nor mine. HOAs are obnoxious. I understand them for certain things, for example my neighborhood has a Lake Owners Association which isn't for the entire community, but specifically for those of us on the lake. All the money and rules are to upkeep the private lake. However none of the rules overstep the boundaries on what others can do with their own property. We've got some million dollar houses right next door to the hillbillies overgrown yards. We call it, character. :D 0 0points reply Bad_Wolf Bad_Wolf Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Guess the rule give what you get only applies for you if you’re giving and never getting 0 0points reply S S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Who honestly give a f**k about what neighbors think? I could not care less. You sound like a c**t. -7 -7points reply John B John B Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago He clearly stated that the only people able to leave their homes had small cars. He literally blocked people from leaving their homes. That makes him a giant douchebag. What would you do if one of your neighbors prevented you from getting to work? 10 10points reply Mike Crow Mike Crow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) I am questioning the authenticity of this story. As someone else has mentioned emergency vehicles would not have been able to go by and it was blocking traffic on a busy road so I am pretty sure the cops would have made him move or get one of his cars towed. 19 19points reply elsieairhead elsieairhead Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago "Oh, I can't park my many, many vehicles on my driveway, so I'm going to cause potential endangerment to the lives of others until I get what I want." I call BS too. Someone would have had them towed. 18 18points reply Load More Replies... M O'Connell M O'Connell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago If they weren't parked illegally no towing company would take them without payment from the person making the request. If the person making the request had no authority to govern the street they would be moving a vehicle without the owner's consent... therefore stealing it. The lady I carpool with lives in a neighborhood that has narrow streets and parking on both sides, it's regularly a bit dicey to get through. 3 3points reply Mike Crow Mike Crow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I disagree. The city controls the street and if it is impeding traffic and emergency vehicles then they will be able to tow them. Plus he did it maliciously and with the intent to block traffic. 11 11points reply Shaylin Anderson Shaylin Anderson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago I agree w/Mike. It comes down to what the laws are in that city. Signage isn’t necessary if laws exist to prohibit parking cars on city streets in ways which endanger other drivers. Blocking the entrance to the neighborhood should suffice. Aside from blocking emergency vehicles, it causes drivers to stop in the middle of the road, back up, & flip a b***h…that can easily cause an accident & drivers have no alternative but to make dangerous &/or unlawful moves to turn back. Ignorance of the law is not a lawful defense; it’s up to us, as drivers to know the laws. We all know it’s illegal to park in front of a fire hydrant, but there aren’t any signs beside them warning us not to park there bc it’s illegal. If a city law exists making it illegal to park your vehicle on a city street in any way which hinders traffic from safely passing, they don’t need signs to enforce the law. We’re supposed to know the law. 0 0points reply Jennifer Lee Jennifer Lee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Not true at all. Towing companies are well-versed in parking laws and they would have every right to take a vehicle that was blocking traffic. It's effortless to prove these days, now that everyone has a phone with a camera. 5 5points reply Robert T Robert T Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago This is going to depend on the local laws regarding parking. In the UK there is such a thing as "causing an obstruction", meaning that legally parked vehicles can be removed if they block access. I regularly put advisory notes on windscreens of cars that park badly on our development - along the lines of telling how big a fire engine is, rather than being threatening - it is a cul-de-sac and if you block the road it could cost someone their life, especially as we have a number of elderly residents who need ambulances quite frequently. 7 7points reply Shaylin Anderson Shaylin Anderson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago For that reason, and others, I too question the legitimacy of this story. It sounds like one of those scenes from a movie where you’re excited that the little guy found success stickin’ it to the man……but you have to remind yourself that it’s just a movie when you start applying too much thought to the scenario. 0 0points reply Load More Comments POST elsieairhead elsieairhead Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago All fun and games until an ambulance can't get through. 32 32points reply M O'Connell M O'Connell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago An ambulance (or firetruck, or police car) would drive over the curb and through the yard if there were sufficient space to do so. 16 16points reply Load More Replies... Amused panda Amused panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I think the key word in your comment is IF...if there was sufficient space to do so. 7 7points reply Ronnie Cutshall Ronnie Cutshall Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago I have seen fire trucks plow through this kind of issue in New York city in 1985. 1 1point reply Ael Ael Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Oh, THEN it must be okay. Not that these cars could get damaged, or that you don't want to drive over a curb if you're an ambulance with a critically ill person in the back. *facepalm* 0 0points reply RosieB RosieB Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago True. 1 1point reply Jeffrey Keffer Jeffrey Keffer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Well looks like the HOA needlesly put peoples lives in danger by making BS rules about what a person can and cant own 0 0points reply Shaylin Anderson Shaylin Anderson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago That’s essentially all an HOA does. And you pay them a sh¡t ton of money for the privilege. I’d agree that the HOA was out of line if he’d moved in & the guidelines stipulated he could have 3 cars in his driveway, but a year later changed it to 1 car. That would seem irrational & punitive. But upon moving in, he KNEW he could only park “1 class C vehicle” in his driveway & he agreed, knowing how many cars he has, and that there’s no such thing as a “class C vehicle.” He moved in knowing exactly what he was going to do. He immediately parked 3 cars in his driveway & waited for the confrontation. That’s ridiculous. 0 0points reply Henrik Schmidt Henrik Schmidt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago What a massive twat! And he's so proud that he's "beaten the system" by being a giant d**k to his neighbours. Well done! 20 20points reply Sandor M Sandor M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago You his neighbors were a massive dk, since they forbidden him for parking on his own property? What are you supposed to do in this situation, sell the house and move? 16 16points reply Load More Replies... Sheila Simonson Sheila Simonson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago HOA areas are for those who do not want to have to look at a bunch of craziness in their neighborhoods. why would anyone who has a bunch of stuff move to an area where these kinds of residents want to live? I don't 100% agree with HOA's, but I can genuinely see where they are coming from. that's why I choose not to live in places like that. they always have a problem with something. 10 10points reply Lillian Swaim Lillian Swaim Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago If he collects cars, why not rent out a proper storage lot. We all agree HOA's suck, but why ruin a public space? He chose to collect BIG things that take up space, he chose to move into an HOA, then he chose to be a dk by ruining the public space for people living under the HOA. He doesn't KNOW it was his neighbors who reported him, it's not like he said he lived next to the HOA board members, so he is just punishing people who have to follow the same rules as he is. He is farting in a cramped space to spite the fact he is in that space. 8 8points reply Nick Nick Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) His neighbors voted the rule in. The HOA board members didn't put the rule in. They just add it to the docket and it needs to be voted on by the neighborhood. He clearly stated it was my neighbors who voted in the rule, NOT they turned me in. He also stated the vehicles in his driveway were daily drivers. They aren't just sitting collecting space. Why should he have to pay money to rent out storage when he has enough storage at home? 11 11points reply Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago 4 licensed drivers don’t need more than 4 vehicles. An HOA neighborhood is not the place to store a car collection. He wanted to be an a*s for the sake of being an a*s 6 6points reply Amused panda Amused panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Sure, his neighbours voted in the rule, but there is nothing to suggest that at the time the neighbours voted to change the rule to max 3 cars that OP had already told them the existing rule wasn't valid. If the neighbours perceived it as an improvement, for everyone, and OP made no attempt to share his realisation that 1 car the rule could not be enforced, then OP is in part at fault. If he'd shared his realisation with his voting neighbours, they might never have voted in the 3 car rule. 3 3points reply Nikki Sevven Nikki Sevven Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Sure, but he did say that the cars parked in the driveway were used daily by the 4 licensed drivers living in his house. His response was over the top, I agree, but the HOA was being particularly unreasonable about the number of cars in the driveway...all of which were used daily. 7 7points reply Mari Scott Mari Scott Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Rent out a lot? For 5 vehicles it'd be around $1,000 a month here in Metro Atlanta. Why do that if you literally have space to park them on your own property? 6 6points reply Blake Wong Blake Wong Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 weeks ago It's private property not a public space. Plus he said there are 4 licensed drivers that use some of these vehicles daily. Storage would be costly as well. 1 1point reply Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago It's not a public space it's his own home! The very definition of a private space. 0 0points reply Say What Say What Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Yes. Just because you like your front yard to look like a car dealership, I wouldn't. 2 2points reply Mama Bear Mama Bear Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago Yes, same here. However the funny part is that his driveway is neither your property nor mine. HOAs are obnoxious. I understand them for certain things, for example my neighborhood has a Lake Owners Association which isn't for the entire community, but specifically for those of us on the lake. All the money and rules are to upkeep the private lake. However none of the rules overstep the boundaries on what others can do with their own property. We've got some million dollar houses right next door to the hillbillies overgrown yards. We call it, character. :D 0 0points reply Bad_Wolf Bad_Wolf Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Guess the rule give what you get only applies for you if you’re giving and never getting 0 0points reply S S Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Who honestly give a f**k about what neighbors think? I could not care less. You sound like a c**t. -7 -7points reply John B John B Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago He clearly stated that the only people able to leave their homes had small cars. He literally blocked people from leaving their homes. That makes him a giant douchebag. What would you do if one of your neighbors prevented you from getting to work? 10 10points reply Mike Crow Mike Crow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago (edited) I am questioning the authenticity of this story. As someone else has mentioned emergency vehicles would not have been able to go by and it was blocking traffic on a busy road so I am pretty sure the cops would have made him move or get one of his cars towed. 19 19points reply elsieairhead elsieairhead Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago "Oh, I can't park my many, many vehicles on my driveway, so I'm going to cause potential endangerment to the lives of others until I get what I want." I call BS too. Someone would have had them towed. 18 18points reply Load More Replies... M O'Connell M O'Connell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago If they weren't parked illegally no towing company would take them without payment from the person making the request. If the person making the request had no authority to govern the street they would be moving a vehicle without the owner's consent... therefore stealing it. The lady I carpool with lives in a neighborhood that has narrow streets and parking on both sides, it's regularly a bit dicey to get through. 3 3points reply Mike Crow Mike Crow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago I disagree. The city controls the street and if it is impeding traffic and emergency vehicles then they will be able to tow them. Plus he did it maliciously and with the intent to block traffic. 11 11points reply Shaylin Anderson Shaylin Anderson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago I agree w/Mike. It comes down to what the laws are in that city. Signage isn’t necessary if laws exist to prohibit parking cars on city streets in ways which endanger other drivers. Blocking the entrance to the neighborhood should suffice. Aside from blocking emergency vehicles, it causes drivers to stop in the middle of the road, back up, & flip a b***h…that can easily cause an accident & drivers have no alternative but to make dangerous &/or unlawful moves to turn back. Ignorance of the law is not a lawful defense; it’s up to us, as drivers to know the laws. We all know it’s illegal to park in front of a fire hydrant, but there aren’t any signs beside them warning us not to park there bc it’s illegal. If a city law exists making it illegal to park your vehicle on a city street in any way which hinders traffic from safely passing, they don’t need signs to enforce the law. We’re supposed to know the law. 0 0points reply Jennifer Lee Jennifer Lee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago Not true at all. Towing companies are well-versed in parking laws and they would have every right to take a vehicle that was blocking traffic. It's effortless to prove these days, now that everyone has a phone with a camera. 5 5points reply Robert T Robert T Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 month ago This is going to depend on the local laws regarding parking. In the UK there is such a thing as "causing an obstruction", meaning that legally parked vehicles can be removed if they block access. I regularly put advisory notes on windscreens of cars that park badly on our development - along the lines of telling how big a fire engine is, rather than being threatening - it is a cul-de-sac and if you block the road it could cost someone their life, especially as we have a number of elderly residents who need ambulances quite frequently. 7 7points reply Shaylin Anderson Shaylin Anderson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 weeks ago For that reason, and others, I too question the legitimacy of this story. It sounds like one of those scenes from a movie where you’re excited that the little guy found success stickin’ it to the man……but you have to remind yourself that it’s just a movie when you start applying too much thought to the scenario. 0 0points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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