As discussed a very short time ago, yes it's screwing with them. It wasnt smart. But something good came out of it: they didn't know who did it. And it was PENNIES. As well as I didn't throw them like a ninja star, it was a light, Kareem skyhook to clear the hedge and make it rain. I think they thought somebody at the party simply threw a handful in the air.
So one of my buddies brought his new girl when we went out this weekend. Apparently her first impression of me was "serial killer." I don't know what I'm supposed to do with that.
Play into it. Make constant jokes. "Does this handkerchief smell like chloroform?" "I have to get up early. They're having a great deal on trash bags, plastic bins, rain coats, and duct tape at the Home Depot. I'm almost out." "You know who had some great art? John Wayne Gacy." "My basement is soundproof. Want to see it?" "Has anyone seen Dave lately? Oh... Wait..." Then smile fondly and walk away.
Have any of you guys ever cut ties with a parent? Did you just fade into the background and let the relationship wither, or did you make your reason for ending the relationship known?
Just finished changing the oil in the Jeep about half an hour ago, and was starting to wash (more like scrape the bugs off) it when a thunderstorm broke. It was pissing down rain, but who gives a shit... it just makes it easier to wash the jeep, is all. I'm about half-way done, and it's raining pretty hard, and the next door neighbour came out onto her deck with a horror-stricken look on her face, and asks if everything was OK!?!? I was just a bit confused, and said, "uhh... everything's fine... thanks.... why?" "You're getting wet!" Meanwhile she's now standing in the same rain, getting wet herself, seemingly totally oblivious to the fact that I'm wearing swim trunks and a t-shirt, hosing down my car, and totally expect to change when I go back inside. She wasn't. "Yeah, I guess I'm getting a bit wet, but that's OK." "Oh... OK!" And with that she went back inside. I'm not quite sure how to interpret that... the closest thing I can come up with is that she has 4 kids and runs a daycare out of her house, so is in permanent "look out!" mode. Or she's just fucking crazy. Maybe I should throw some pennies at her.
I was pulling weeds in my front yard this week and a neighbor walked by and asked if I'd gotten into the pool yet. I don't have a pool. She was pointing at WeirdNeighbor's new pool. I said "Aw. That's their business over there..." and went back to work. So she says "Oh, come on, they're not going to let you use it?" She was quite serious. Do other people do this? I would never...EVER...swim in my neighbor's pool. Or take it for granted that I could use it. Is that a thing?
I started reading this assuming it was a creepy dude being creepy. Then I got thrown for a loop when it was a female speaking. Then I realized that a big part of the reason shitty dudes act the way they do is because shitty gals respond to it. Then I decided I'm going to watch Idiocracy and pass out.
The only time I used a pool without permission is when we went "pool jumping" in the closed public ones after dark in the summer. That was in my teens. I've never heard of neighbours just expecting to use somebody 's pool that isn't theirs, that is pretty strange.
Clearly, you blew your shot here. She wanted you to come inside and take those wet clothes off, then she would take her wet clothes off...Just ignore the daycare children. They won't understand what they're seeing anyway.