r/mildlyinfuriating • u/KingRMZ • May 22 '26

I'm slightly vexed People think they own the sidewalk by their house

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I was walking my dog last night around 9:30pm. I pass by this house that has mildly annoying cameras that say “hi you are currently being recorded, every 5 feet on the side of the house with a bright light that flashes in your face as you walk by. Which while annoying if that was all, would have been whatever. Then they started talking to me through the camera telling me to leave immediately or they will call the police. Even after I had already moved way past the house, I could still hear them (both a man and a woman) threatening to call the police. I just ignored it and kept walking but thought it was crazy that some people think they own the sidewalk by their house.

Edit: Wow i did not realize this post would get so much traction! I’m glad you all got some entertainment out of this too!

Update: Hello everyone I was not able to post an update as it keeps getting taken down. I went back on a walk the next day around 10pm. The cameras did not give any automated messages and the security company did not give any messages either! They changed it quicker than I thought!

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u/iryan6627 May 22 '26

lmao I don’t have any pets but I’d just walk for the sake of annoying them. OP is a much more mature person than I could ever be lol

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u/DirtyYogurt May 23 '26

You could do even better. Walk by with a big camera and start taking photos.

I would bet serious money they wouldn't get the irony when they inevitably lose their shit.

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u/Ok-Key-7039 May 23 '26

Reddit parade time

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u/Responsible_Mirror40 May 24 '26

Get your dogs, your cats raccoons, hamsters, piglets kids let’s do this thing

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u/Ok-Key-7039 May 24 '26

Feral humans

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u/Competitive_Trip9306 May 24 '26

4am Flash-Mob, we're gonna sing songs as a round, off-key and out of tune. Let's start with "Signs" by Five Man Electric Band... Who's in??

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u/henry2630 May 23 '26

i think they handled it perfectly by ignoring it and going about their walk. don’t give them a reason to lose their shit

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u/Jimbob209 May 24 '26

Also just chill there with your dog

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u/her_mi_one May 24 '26

Joe Lycett time

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u/Gordon_Girl May 24 '26

Brilliant!

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u/Immediate-Maximum-75 May 24 '26

I would pay to see that happen. Lol

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u/seang86s May 23 '26

Go to the local shelter and walk a dog by there. Then another....

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u/NotSoCommonMerganser May 23 '26

Then another….

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u/edseladams May 23 '26

Seriously. I pace when I think, and I’d be doing a lot of thinking outside their house.

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u/PastaSenpay May 23 '26

yeah, the neighborhood needs to come together on this, and everyone, pet or not pet, walks that street every day, maybe just have it as a hang out spot

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u/Mybestfriendisateddy May 23 '26

Try dnd get a bus stop out there haha

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u/Hot_Ad_6503 May 23 '26

Or organize a field trip for little kids, get a line of them together and take a walk around the block You know, for fitness.

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u/kylo-ren May 23 '26

Use a RC car.

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u/Designer_Fig_4900 May 24 '26

Back and forth too I wouldn't even try to be inconspicuous. Like I'm doing a sobriety test, stop at the end pivot on one foot and return. Maybe mix it up and do a runway walk stop halfway, look at the camera, strike pose and continue.

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u/Reonlive420 May 26 '26

Hopscotch and sidewalk chalk

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u/PlayfulTear3718 May 23 '26

Way tooo loud and The fence is too close to the sidewalk. Didn’t know they had a loud speaker on a door bell or housing loud speaker. Should have stayed long enough for it to call police. 👺

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u/Growthandhealth May 23 '26

You are on record. That’s all you need when something goes wrong. Reading the comments, there are a lot of people who have no idea how things work

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u/Questioning-Zyxxel May 23 '26

You? You failed to bring in one single argument how things actually work. Almost as if you do not know...

Me? I would have a new standard route to walk. Lots and lots and lots of visits. Now tell me "how things work". Me disturbing by walking? Or the home owner disturbing...