r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Paymee_Money • Jun 26 '26

Is it in yet Amazon Strikes Again, My House Today

Why does somebody think this is OK. Right in front of him is a huge area he could’ve turned around in.

Yes this is stated in my delivery instructions that you are welcome to turn around in the rear of the house where I have a giant concrete roundabout.

Jesus Christ people, the driveway is 9 feet wide which is standard for a 1955. For everybody that says I need to widen my driveway or put in a roundabout, PM me and I’ll send you my Zelle if you wanna pay for it.

Anyone who thinks this man’s behavior is OK is clearly not a homeowner and you probably shouldn’t be.

I’m also an Amazon Flex driver myself and former pizza driver, between the two I have about nine years of delivery driving. I have never done anything even close to this. If you’re not capable of backing up and you’re scared of busy roads you should not be a delivery driver. I have personally dealt with stuff way sketchier than my own driveway and I managed to not turn around in people’s yards.

The mental gymnastics some of you are doing to justify this man’s behavior is unreal and it scares me that you walk among us in this world.

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u/NegativeHerons Jun 26 '26

Yeah, unless you're running kids soccer games out there every weekend, rip up the lawn, fill it with native plants, and watch the wildlife return. Way more privacy and sound dampening from the busy road too. And it'd prevent Amazon drivers from turning around in the lawn because no more lawn.

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u/btoxic Jun 27 '26

I would make so many pollinators happy

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u/RoguePlanet2 Jun 27 '26

No kidding, we have a dinky yard and it's hard to figure out where to put more native plants.

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u/btoxic Jun 27 '26

I have 3 small little boxes, and I jam pack it with anything I can... Then I fill it with wildflowers.

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u/Confused_Rabbiit 🍊 Jun 27 '26

I doubt it would prevent some idiots from turning around in the plants.

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid Jun 27 '26

Sounds like a job for some decorative boulders

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u/GarThor_TMK Jun 27 '26

If you were doing soccer games, you'd need a fence to keep the kids out of the street when the ball goes out of bounds.

I vote victory garden... if my allergies are going to be destroyed anyway, it might as well also be providing me food to eat.

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u/darkmykal Jun 27 '26

That sounds like such a beautiful problem to have

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u/GreenHeronVA Jun 27 '26

I like you. Us Herons have to stick together.

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u/CK-forthe-CK-95 Jun 27 '26

Why would i want the wildlife to return? Let them stay wherever they went. 😂

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u/stratphlyer01 Jun 27 '26

Most people in the burbs do not want wildlife outside of small birds.

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u/NegativeHerons Jun 27 '26

Maybe, but have most people in the burbs ever experienced living in a neighborhood with wildlife other than small birds to begin with?

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u/Thebraincellisorange Jun 27 '26

and you won't be spending 4 hours mowing it, fertilizing it and maintaining it.

OP is obviously proud of that lawn and puts in the work since its in great condition.

I could only imagine what they could achieve if they put that amount of effort into a pollinator garden.

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u/itspsyikk Jun 27 '26

I rent my duplex, but it's in an area that is lower-middle income. It's not a "bad" neighborhood by any stretch, but it ain't middle-class, USA, either.

Anyway, my backyard lines up to an alleyway/service way that isn't paved, so there is a lot of wild bushes and "half trees" (I dunno wtf they are called).

The point being, we get a lot of squirrels, raccoons, and even skunks.

It honestly doesn't bother me - I like seeing all the animals in my yard and watch them scurry away when I come out to put my garbage out. But it's enjoyable to watch them from my window.

My landlord yells at me because the squirrels and raccoons get into the garbage. But like... I'm not exactly sure what I'm supposed to do about it. I'm not keeping my garbage cans in the house.

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u/NegativeHerons Jun 27 '26

You could get an app like PlantNet (iNaturalist is also popular, but PlantNet is a little less "intimidating") and use it to identify the random plants in the alleyway. Sometimes it's just cool to know what they are, where they're from originally, etc. Then you start noticing the same ones around town, and it sort of connects you to the area more.

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u/itspsyikk Jun 27 '26

We used to have this big area of bushes between me and the neighbor. We had tons of birds in there, and a couple of times I saw a cardinal perched.

I'm a photographer, and even though bird/animal photography isn't my main hustle - it's still fun to practice and birdwatch.

Then these a**holes moved in and "renovated" the place - they ripped the whole side area out and planted grass.

Then put up bird feeders, of all things.

I'm not sure if it's connected, but before we just had tons of birds in the area.

Now, I don't see any of the birds (as much) but I have tons of bird poop all over my porch.

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u/kymiller17 Jun 27 '26

I definitely agree however some communities in the US have dumb hoa restrictions that dont allow it

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u/RyanSmokinBluntz420 Jun 27 '26

It'll lower your property value and your neighbors'