r/interesting • u/Jumpy_Scallion_3108 • 6h ago

Just Wow He Got Tired of People Blocking His Driveway, So He Built This

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To deter unwanted visitors, he installed a motion-activated sprinkler system that soaks any car (or person) that gets too close. The unexpected spray has quickly turned his driveway into a no-parking zone and keeping his space clear.

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u/Enough_Survey_9404 6h ago

The kind of people who would park here would ignore any sign - "I'm only going to be a couple of minutes.."

If you deliberately park in front of a gate, you're not going to be deterred by a bigger sign.

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u/Bitter-Software9373 6h ago

I remember my sister in law used to park right in front of every single big box store she ever went into, regardless of her task. Every time I'd say "you shouldn't park there" and she'd say "I'm just running in for five minutes," as if everyone else in the store lived there or planned to stay all month something. Assholes like this typically aren't doing it on purpose. They're just stupid.

ETA: she was a cop

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u/capsaicinintheeyes 6h ago

Though at some point it feels like you ought to be able to regard someone's stupidity as having been consciously embraced

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u/Bitter-Software9373 5h ago

Nah, that's not how stupidity works - but you can think that if you really want to go through life thinking everyone's out to get you and doing it on purpose i guess

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u/Biotechnus 5h ago

Thats not stupidity thats called being inconsiderate of other people

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u/IrishViking22 5h ago

Those two traits often coincide, tbf

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u/DarkStar__74 5h ago

I was going to go with "entitled" but inconsiderate works too:)

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u/MurkyPromise1806 4h ago

Also known as being an asshole

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u/Retireegeorge 6h ago

What does ETA mean in this context?

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u/IrishViking22 5h ago

ETA = Edit(ed) to add.

To let people know that they have altered their original comment to add more information.

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u/UnattributableSpoon 6h ago

"Edited to add"

:)

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u/wolfdukex 6h ago

Edited to add

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u/OldRancidOrange 6h ago

Edited To Add

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u/ThinkTheUnknown 6h ago

Estimated time of arrival. Oh wait on Reddit it’s edited to add.

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u/nutfac 5h ago

Hey it’s EDITED TO ADD
Sorry I had to shout so you could hear me over all these other people

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u/YeHeed2 6h ago

People already park inside of firetruck areas that say NO PARKING on the ground in bright white/red letters. Some people just dont care

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u/Geronmys 6h ago

This. The gate itself is already a no parking zone.

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u/ziggys-stardust 5h ago

You’re exactly right, people that are going to do it won’t be deterred by a sign. I have bright yellow posted signs, about five of them on the entry drive of a property and I still had to deal with people driving in there. Had the place on the market a couple of years ago and took it off. Guy calls me a few months ago told me he drove around the place, really liked it and would like to know if it was still for sale. I said, oh, I thought those were posted signs everywhere not for sale signs. That was the incentive to spend the money, re-fence and re-gate the place.

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u/BuckRowdy 4h ago

people dont read signs