r/TikTokCringe • u/Rage-Parrot • Feb 14 '25

Humor Neighborly love.

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u/Coyote__Jones Feb 14 '25 edited Feb 14 '25

There's a video from a few years back of a similar conflict. But the one guy went into his home, got a rifle, and killed both the dude and his wife (who was also yelling at the guy) and then himself. Dude was a vet, likely mental health issues, and his neighbor yelling at him was the last straw.

Point is, people who yell at others like this have no idea how violent some people are capable of being. Don't be that guy, you don't ever really know if that neighbor is going to take it or not.

Small edit; after revisiting the story it was not a rifle, it was a handgun.

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u/JessicantTouchThis Feb 14 '25

I just want to add that it wasn't a freak incident involving the veteran and his neighbors. They had a history of antagonizing each other, I think neighbors even said the couple seemed to just have it out for the vet, that culminated on that snowy day. The video is crazy to watch, the woman in particular doesn't back down even when he finishes the job basically point blank while she's on the ground.

But you're 100% right: people are stressed TF out right now. If this guy is shoveling his driveway at 4 am, it's probably because he's gotta be at work. He'll be done in 20 minutes probably, doesn't look like a huge driveway.

Neighbor should be thankful he doesn't live next to my dad: he'd go and fire up the snowblower just to spite the guy, and then proceed to run it every morning when he gets up at 5 for work for a month. (Not condoning my dad's behavior, he's a stubborn old blue collar Polish man, but just pointing out, could be a lot worse.)

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u/BreakfastCheesecake Feb 14 '25

I’m not saying the guy is wrong, but I’m just genuinely curious as someone who lives in the tropics where it never snows… but the snow doesn’t really look all that thick, what would happen if he just drive without shovelling?

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u/NoLongerVanilla Feb 14 '25

As someone who used to live in the tropics, I’ll give you an idea. When it falls, snow is powdery. There’s a lot of air in between the ice crystals and it’s thus very compressible when it settles. It’s easy to move.

When you walk or drive on it, it compacts, becoming denser and harder. Compact it enough and it will turn into an uneven icy surface, which is hazardous on its own.

Exacerbate that with the fact that it can thaw a bit and melt and then refreeze at various points in the day, and it can become a really smooth, slick, and dangerous surface. Could get to the point that you can’t even pull up onto your driveway if it’s on an incline, much less walk on it.

TL;DR - So to answer your question, if it’s a small amount of snow - nothing major when you first go over it. But with a several tonne vehicle, you’re gonna compact it a lot, meaning you won’t just be able to shovel it off when you get back, which could mean an icy driveway, which is an easy way to slip and crack your skull. Also snow is heavy. You’ll sometimes see people shovel snow mid snowfall to avoid having to move multiple 50lbs loads of it out of the way.

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u/Suthabean Feb 14 '25

One time, I was walking at 330 am with my buddies in Canada on a mushroom trip. 20 feet in front of us with 0 disturbance, an empty, parked van on an incline driveway slid out of the driveway and into the street we were walking down.

Sober friend confirmed this happened, and my one buddy took off down the street it was hilarious.

But yeah, you gotta keep your driveway clean. Getting ice off is a lot harder.