A man asked the city workers to move their machine out of his driveway. They did, but a little while later they had used their truck to block his driveway. He called the cops to take care of it! Keep reading to find out the full story of what happened.
A Morning Disturbance
One morning, OP was woken up by the noise of someone digging up his front yard.
City workers were digging up the yards of everyone on the street!
No Notice Given
There was no notice in the mail or flyers taped to the door – nothing that gave OP the heads-up that this would be happening.
OP was annoyed, but willing to move past it.
Lunch Break
OP’s wife works from home. To get away from the noise, he takes his wife out to lunch.
They were gone for about 45 minutes and came home to find a large machine in their driveway blocking their other car and taking up space needed to park the car they were in.
He Asked Them to Move
OP parked on the street and asked when they would move the machine. OP wanted to be understanding if they were going to move it in a few minutes.
The problem was none of the 20-plus workers seemed to speak English and OP did not speak Spanish. With hand gestures, they were able to understand that OP wanted the machine moved.
They Did It Again
OP was annoyed, but willing to let it go…until an hour later, when the city workers parked their truck with a trailer in front of OP’s driveway.
There was plenty of room for them to have parked without blocking any driveways!
OP thinks they did this as retaliation for him asking them to move the big machine.
He Had to Go
OP needed to go to work in less than an hour and felt that he would not be able to communicate the urgency to the city workers.
He tried calling the city but nobody answered. So, left with no other choice, OP called the police non-emergency line and asked what he should do.
The Police Stepped In
The police sent a Spanish-speaking officer out, and the officer had the city workers move their truck.
He told OP that they were digging to put in fiber optic cables. OP thought that was good news.
They Weren’t Happy
After the officer left, OP noticed that the city workers seemed angry and kept staring at his house and talking.
He didn’t know what they were talking about, but it wasn’t in a happy tone.
He Called In Sick
Feeling stressed, in a foul mood, and having a bad headache, OP called in to work so he could switch his shift with someone else.
Was Right to Call For Help
Redditors overwhelmingly thought that OP was completely in the right to call the police for help.
The city workers likely knew they were not supposed to block driveways, and got upset when they were called out on it.
Redditors also felt that it was very likely at least one of the workers spoke English – they were just choosing not to!
Was OP wrong for calling the police? Was there another way to handle this? What are your thoughts?
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