Neighbors pissed me off.

[Lars]

Just a rant about my neighbors. Since the wife and I moved into the neighborhood 6 years ago the neighbors have been awesome, we get along great with all of them and they love our kids and normally are so helpful. Every time it snows I fire up the four wheeler and plow my house as well as eight of the neighbors houses. I get up early enough to make sure that they all get done before I leave for work and then do them again if need be when I get home. I do this every time it snows, except for this last storm. I'm working out of town and all my neighbors know that I'm out of town, my wife works full time and takes care of our three year old and nine month old. I would have thought that out of the eight houses that I always plow, two of which both own big ass snow blowers, somebody would have came over and helped my 95lb wife clear the snow.

i don't plow their snow to be thanked or to be the hero, I do it because I have the equipment to do it easier than they can and because I was raised to take care of and look after those around you. I guess I thought that my neighbors would step up when I needed one of them but I guess I know where we stand. I know that this is a petty thing to be pissed about and we all have bigger problems, and things like this don't usually get to me, however it got under my skin this time and rubbed me the wrong way.

[ClangClang]

Had they cleared their own driveways and ignored yours?

[Lars]

Had they cleared their own driveways and ignored yours?

According to my wife all but two of the houses had clear driveways as of this morning.

[GilpinGuy]

Sounds like you only have to clear one driveway from now on.

I wouldn't confront anybody about it, just stop volunteering. If anyone asks why YOU stopped helping, be honest and tell them why.

[lex137]

It does suck that no one helped you out, but that's just how people are. Now the question is where do you go from here when you get back into town.... Good luck, I say hello and wave to my neighbors and that's about all. Sorry no one helped your wife!

[Irving]

Always kind of bugs me when people stop right at their property line, because I never do. Although, in the case of lazy or dick neighbors, I totally get it.

I've mowed my neighbor's lawn before when I knew he was out of town. So I understand your frustration.

[lex137]

I need you guys for neighbors! I gave the one neighbor an xmas gift for using his snowblower to do my sidewalk (he also did like 10 other houses in each direction).

[Lars]

That's what has me so confused about this. I travel a lot for work and everyone is always so good about helping the wife when I'm gone. One of my neighbors mowed my lawn twice a week for three months while I was traveling. He told me that even when I was home for a few days in between not to worry about it that he would take care of it so I could spend what little time I had with my family.

I think im more pissed about the fact that I wasn't home to help the wife, and I can see her struggling with all that snow while the baby is hanging out in his crib and the crazy three year old is having a ball in 2 feet of snow. I guess I just let it roll off my back and move on.

[Mazin]

I use to do the same but by hand even on Christmas Day. People don't appreciate shit anymore.

[jhood001]

A lot of people take something for granted when it is provided for them consistently and promptly.

When there is a disturbance in that something, many people focus on how to adapt to that change with the least amount of effort possible rather than questioning as to why there was a disturbance at all.

I would guess that you get something out of clearing driveways for your neighbors. You probably enjoy operating machinery that you have invested time and money in and you get a good feeling from doing something for your immediate community.

Not all humans think like you.

All you can do is move those that reciprocate to the top of your list and cut your aid to the rest when your time and desire is limited.

You might teach a lesson to the free-loaders along the way. Or, you can keep on doing what you do and hope that you might eventually change the hearts and perspective of those selfish sumbitches.

With that said, if a single person whom you have cleared their driveway for in the past saw your wife shoveling your drive, your path is very clear:

Put dog feces in their mailbox because they absolutely suck.