That busy body!!
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
United States
August 20, 2012 9:51pm CST
I know every block has THAT busy body. You know the one who is in everyone's business. Our block's lives across the street from us and she has been such a pain the last few days. For what ever reason she has taken to calling the cops on anyone in our neighborhood who lights there back yard fire, be it a grill, chiminea, fire pit anything. We have ordinances about open burning you know large fires that are not contained sort of thing, but are allowed small "camp" like fires, chimineas, grills and such. Well when ever some one lights one up this weekend she calls the police. We had an officer stop by last night. They have to check to make sure there are no bonfires or anything and I do not blame him, but he has to go out for each and every call some one makes! Well he came into the yard saw the grill going, saw a small contained fire with the kids roasting marshmallows and was happy to see no issues. Well I guess about 3 or 4 hours later he was back because she had called on us again
. He saw our fire was out and that it was in fact another neighbor who had a chiminea going next to us. (it was a beautiful night lots of people do this here instead of being locked up inside). Well the officer was down right mad about being called back to our home when we didn't even have the original small fire going anymore (this was 10 pm) and went to her house to inform her that she was making negligent calls and if done again charges would be brought up against her.
There is no better revenge then that brought upon ones foe by their own actions. I just don't get it. The officer said she had been calling all week on various neighbors and he was sick of it. I do not understand making trouble with ones neighbors for no good reason. Why bother? I think she needs a life!
. He saw our fire was out and that it was in fact another neighbor who had a chiminea going next to us. (it was a beautiful night lots of people do this here instead of being locked up inside). Well the officer was down right mad about being called back to our home when we didn't even have the original small fire going anymore (this was 10 pm) and went to her house to inform her that she was making negligent calls and if done again charges would be brought up against her. There is no better revenge then that brought upon ones foe by their own actions. I just don't get it. The officer said she had been calling all week on various neighbors and he was sick of it. I do not understand making trouble with ones neighbors for no good reason. Why bother? I think she needs a life!5 people like this
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@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
21 Aug 12
Yes, I have met those people, and I do not like those people because it's like they don't have a life of their own.
Sounds to me like this woman really does need a life if she has to do this. My grandmother used to tell off neighbors as well who didn't "follow the rules" in our neighborhood, and I used to be so embarrassed because we live in a neighborhood where now there are some gangsters and people who'd be more than willing to start some trouble if provoked. My family told my grandmother to knock off or we'd be in big trouble with the neighbors, and we didn't want that.
There are just some people who feel like they have to be up in everyone's business because their lives aren't eventful enough, or they feel like they aren't satisfied with their life, so they have to ruin other lives, or if their life isn't perfect, then they won't be satisfied until they make it perfect.
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
22 Aug 12
Now I do not understand the wanting to start problems. We have a quiet neighborhood why make it horrible?
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
21 Aug 12
Yep...those kind of people are everywhere and yes...need a life. What they fail to realize is that by taking up the cops time on stupid stuff that is harming no one, they could be holding him up from responding to a serious call. Sometimes even a minute or two can make a difference when responding to a call. And the cops do get very tired of a person who tends to call all the time over nothing. In fact, this woman might someday have a legitimate complaint for them and they may not take her seriously.
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@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
22 Aug 12
Yes I said that to the officer the whole boy who cried wolf bit. There are laws though here and no matter what the call even if some one hangs up before speaking the cops must go to the 911 call just in case.
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
22 Aug 12
I cannot imagine being that lonely or sad as to have nothing better to do in life then cause trouble for others.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Aug 12
I think u are right, she does need a life. Every neighborhood has a busy body i guess. We do, lol. The worse one passed away a few weeks ago. I don't think anyone will miss her & that's sad.
@verolop29 (1096)
• United States
22 Aug 12
Ohh I really do not like ppl ither it makes me so dang mad that ppl don't like other ppl having a good time. It kinda reminds me of the saying my husband says some ppl don't want other ppl to be happy. I'm glad that officer put her on her place!
In my block I haven't met anyone like that and I've been here for almost a year and I guess that since I live by the elementary school I won't find that here...but there is someone like that at work. She always sticking her nose where it don't belong and she gets other ppl in trouble. She almost got me in trouble but luckily there were witnesses around. And she doesn't like me I know but u know what I don't care if she likes me or not. Some day soon I'm gonna be like this isn't high schoolgirls the f up lol!! Idk I'm just thinking that in my mind but I'm not really that type of person but if she pushes me....
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
22 Aug 12
I bite my tongue often when she speaks to us. I usually try to kill her with kindness.
@favouredmost (256)
• Kenya
21 Aug 12
You have nailed it on the head, yes indeed she needs a life. I live in an apartment building and the lengths at which people go just to be noticed is amazing.We live in a crowded world and yet it can be so lonely at times. Who does she live with? Don't worry just live your life and the police will actually get to ignore her calls eventually.How are your people skills and would you be able to just reach out to her and find out what is happening with her..... just a thought and maybe the calls to the police will come to an end. You have to do what works for you, taming the savage beast is all in a days work.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Aug 12
hi opinatedlady I think there is one in every neighborhoos specially in apt. complexes. they think they are our
keepers and have to report us for this and that or the other
thing. but I will never forget Gorgeous George. our neighbor
from hell who lived across the street.He reported us for letting our dog pooh on his grass. I told t he officer that our pure bred
puppy was not allowed to r un loose bu t was safe in our fenced
in =back yard. he walked with me the pile of dog pooh the man was angry about. I liked the intelligence of the officer.He said
"man her little puppy is in a chained in back yard and look
at the size of that. a puppy could never pass a p oo that larger.so Gorgeous George watched and here came the stray weimerimer from down the street, galloped up and in front of the man did his huge
'pooh.so Gorgeous George went to the owner and proceeded to
beat the holy hell ou t of the man and the police officer
responded. Gorgeus George spent ten day s in the slammer on that one. then we watched one day as a police officer brought him back in handcuffs, the man went in got a coat and was put back into the police car. when he was released they must have decided to move as the new day they moved out. we got that nickname as the cartoon figure in the funnty paper really resembled Gorgeous George
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
22 Aug 12
Hi Hatley! Hope you are doing well! If you read my post from a few minutes ago you'll see she was in the police blotter form the paper. Fines and what not for being this way
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
23 Aug 12
She has nothing better to do. She is spiteful and hateful and just needs either someone to pay her attention or needs a good chewing out one or the other. I am glad the officer threatened her with the negligent call charges. She deserves it. She does not seem to realize that if something were to happen that was bad they might delay in responding just because she had cried wolf so many times.
@enjoythejourney (524)
• United States
21 Aug 12
People like this are lonely, disgruntled souls who have nothing better to do. There are so many positive things that could be doing but they choose not to. I try to be really nice to them and it drives them nuts. I will not utter one negative word around them. Everything is glorius, wonderful and a blessing in life and after awhile they give up trying to annoy me. It;s not just possible to annoy me has hard as they might- I won't give in.
@OpinionatedLady (5966)
• United States
22 Aug 12
Our b.b. has several friends on the street who talk to us but the one in particular likes to try to get me to complain about B.B.. I won't though.
@snookms (53)
• United States
21 Aug 12
Yes I agree with you that it is stupid and downright wrong of her to do this. Let me ask you though does she live alone? It may just be that she is lonely and instead of trying to make friends she just tries to make everyone else unhappy. And that fire ordinance is the only way she can think to ruin everyone else from having a good time. I have met many a cantakarous person and usually it's because they are lonely and don't know how to make friends. Good luck with this neighbor.
