'AITA for kicking our neighbor's garbage bins on their driveway because they are annoying?'

A 34-year-old man, known online as tway324234234, recently turned to Reddit's r/AmItheA**hole (AITA) community to share his frustrations with his new neighbor’s garbage handling—and the lengths he’s gone to in order to address it.

According to the post, the man’s neighbor had been “nice enough at first,” but quickly became a problem when it came to garbage days. He explained that her bins were often overflowing, causing trash to spill out and sometimes even block his driveway.

OP confronts neighbor over overflowing trash bins

The Original Poster (OP) claimed that raccoons often got into the trash, making the situation worse, but the neighbor insisted that the mess was caused by the wind or animals, despite the bins being equipped with locks.

"Im not sure how tf one woman can create so much garbage, she will have her bins out but its always overfilling. Many times I've come out of my driveway to go to work to see a pile of spilled over fresh garbage sitting right in front of my driveway after the racoons got to it, or all her bins blocking my car from leaving," OP wrote.

After several unsuccessful attempts to address the issue, the poster revealed that he began kicking the bins away from his driveway, pushing the garbage onto her side of the street.

"I've spoken to her many times about this and she always says that she does and claims it must be getting moved around by the wind or knocked over by racoons lol," OP went on to explain.

He added, "There is no way in hell all that garbage is getting blown around by the wind, the racoon part I believe, but there are locks on the garbage bins for a reason, and if you cant close it because theres too much trash thats a YOU problem."

"I asked myself why the f**k I am going out of my way to help this stupid idiot," he shared. Despite the tension, he noticed that the neighbor was becoming more responsible with her garbage.

He also added, "Told my wife about it and she side this is so 'pathetically low' of me. She doesnt have to wake up and deal with someone else's s**t so I dont really expect her to understand- or maybe I am just a POS idk."

The post sparked a debate on Reddit, with many users questioning if his actions were justified. Some sympathized with his frustration, while others believed that he could have taken a more direct approach to resolve the issue.

The man ultimately seemed to feel justified, stating that he had "done his part being nice" and was no longer willing to tolerate the inconvenience.

After some people on Reddit also commented on his relationship with his wife, he posted an update and clarified that the sarcasm in his relationship with his wife was not to be taken seriously and that she was now pleased with his decision to clarify the nature of their relationship on Reddit.

Reddit rallies behind OP, calls him NTA for kicking neighbor's garbage bins

Reddit users overwhelmingly supported the OP, agreeing that he was justified in kicking his neighbor's overflowing garbage bins after repeated attempts to resolve the issue. Many emphasized that it’s everyone's responsibility to manage their own trash, especially after being ignored.

A user said, "NTA It is all of our responsibility to secure our own garbage while it awaits pickup."

Another added, "NTA, some people only learn the hard way. It's not your fault."

One commentator remarked, "NTA. The second time, I would have moved her bins to the middle of her driveway and shovel the trash back onto her lawn and she can clean it up. I live on a corner lot and people love to toss their trash out as the enter/exit the community and it's irritating to have to clean up a lazy person's garbage."

"NTA. I think anyone who had to deal with that repeatedly after being polite and trying to discuss it, but getting ignored, would have done something similar.

Some people need a gentle touch to come out of their self-centeredness, others are somewhat more obtuse," wrote one in support of the OP.

A person said, "NTA. Carry on as you were. If your wife doesn't like how you handle it, then she is welcome to get up earlier than you and move the trash and bins for you. What with her being so high and mighty and all, I'm sure she'd love to help you out!"

Another individual chimed in, "NTA We had a neighbor who blocked our driveway with his trash once. I dragged it back to the middle of his driveway and knocked that s**t over, he didn’t have most of it bagged, so that was an extra plus! Never happened again. Edit to add judgment"

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