Naughty Neighbors 2010-02 May 2026

In February 2010, we are tired, broke, and cooped up. The holidays are a distant, debt-ridden memory. Spring is a rumor. The line between “reasonable request” and “unhinged demand” blurs. That pile of snow you shoveled onto the edge of his driveway? You thought it was harmless. He thought it was war.

But the most insidious is . This is the neighbor who waits until you leave for work, then hires a contractor to pave, plant, or build six inches onto your side of the plat map. By the time you notice the new shed’s shadow falling on your azaleas, the concrete is dry. “Oh,” they’ll say, eyes wide with practiced innocence. “We thought that old survey was wrong.” The 2010 Context: Why Now? Why is this behavior spiking in the winter of 2010? Two words: Economic anxiety . Naughty Neighbors 2010-02

February 2010 – The snow has melted just enough to reveal what’s been hiding since December: a collection of dog waste bags tossed into the azaleas, a garden gnome now decapitated, and a newly installed chain-link fence that cuts three feet into a neighboring property line. In February 2010, we are tired, broke, and cooped up