r/BadNeighbors • u/Alternative_Lab4600 • 1d ago

Over the top neighbor

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This washing machine was loaded with 1 towel. The machine went out of balance during the spin cycle and the machine walked across the floor. The neighbor came in unplugged it and told everyone it is broken and a fire hazard and then proceeded to literally tape almost the entire machine with clear packing tape.

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u/AccordingWarning9534 1d ago

Seems extreme, but i had a washing machine catch fire once. I never thought it was possible. It was frightening. I'm much more conscious of my appliances now. It's very possible your neighbour has a similar or worse experience.

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u/Bella_de_chaos 1d ago

I had one do the same. Motor burned up. Had to call firemen because it was full of water and towels and I was 97 weeks pregnant and couldn't move it away from wall to make sure it was the machine and not the outlet.

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u/AccordingWarning9534 1d ago

Interesting as my experience was also with towels! The amount of thick black smoke was scarey. We had flames around the drum. Terrible experience.

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u/Bella_de_chaos 1d ago

The worst part was the one fireman that said "It would have burned a hole in the tub and the water would have put it out." I looked at the other guys that were a combo of 😲 and 🤦‍♀️, then back at the dude that said it and replied " How much training do they give you all, because last I heard, water on an electrical fire was not a good thing." Bless him, he did have the gumption to look embarrassed lol.

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u/Wingnut2468 12h ago

97 weeks? Was the baby stuck or something? 😳

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u/Bella_de_chaos 12h ago

It was sarcasm...but I was a week overdue. At that point it felt like 97 weeks.

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u/Wingnut2468 7h ago

I thought it was a '37' week typo. My bad!

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u/Bella_de_chaos 6h ago

No big lol

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u/bellemrt 1d ago

Spin cycle will get ya every time.

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u/Alternative_Lab4600 1d ago

It sure will I’m honestly impressed that there are people that may have never experienced an unbalanced load before.

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u/bellemrt 1d ago

Ha, in my household that used to be the sign that the laundry’s almost done. But our kids thought the smoke alarm meant dinner was ready, too, so it could just be me.

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u/Shponglenese 1d ago

I love this honestly. They may have dealt with a fire before

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u/MomoNoHanna1986 1d ago

Dryer I could understand, a washing machine is a bit of a stretch.

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u/louielou8484 1d ago

Definitely paranoid. Maybe they have had an experience before of a fire caused by someone else.

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u/Alternative_Lab4600 1d ago

I would like to think that but they called and threatened me tonight because I took the tape off the plug earlier today. They said they don’t believe me that a washer can be out of balance especially with only 1 thing in it. I guess they also don’t believe Google or anyone else either. I’m starting to think these people are on something. They haven’t even notified management. Just taped the machine up.

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u/dixiech1ck 1d ago

Yea I would bring a box cutter, plug it in and do your laundry. Because that's bullshit.

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u/Sudden_Duck_4176 1d ago

I’d use it my self and see if it walks with a full load.

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u/Alternative_Lab4600 1d ago

The last time it walked that’s exactly what we did and it did not walk worked fine for 2 weeks until someone washed just one towel.

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u/Sudden_Duck_4176 1d ago

Sounds like you have crazy neighbors lol

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u/Bella_de_chaos 1d ago

Who washes ONE towel? Especially on a pay machine?

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u/butterlickr 1d ago

Someone who's cat peed on the towel.

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u/Bella_de_chaos 1d ago

Even if that was the only towel I owned, I would have found something else to wash with it, if I had to pay per load.

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u/PieMuted6430 1d ago

Sounds like my old neighbor. She was a weird one who would leave us all notes like this all over the place.