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Was I wrong to egg the car?!

257 replies

Simplepink · 13/04/2024 06:11

I stand by my convictions and don’t think I was wrong but interested to hear what other people think.
my husband thinks a note would’ve sufficed.

so we live right next to a public footpath which leads up to accommodation for lots of elderly people.

yesterday I noticed a car had blocked the entrance to this footpath which is clearly marked as to be kept clear at all times.
asked around neighbours, no one knew the cars owner.
waited a good couple of hours, person still hasn’t returned to car.
Many elderly people with walking aides struggling to get past. Anyone with a wheelchair wouldn’t be able to.

i had already left a note on the car but realised the owner would return, rumple up the note and not be slightly inconvenienced. . . . Sooo I egged the car windscreen. (Yes I know I’m clearly 12 years old/it’s a very minor criminal offence etc)
But my logic is that this person was therefore also mildly inconvenienced as retribution for their blasé attitude to others.

YABU to egg the car
YANBU to egg the car

(disclaimer this may be completely hypothetical and there’s no proof I am the neighbour who egged the car!)

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MsChatterbox · 13/04/2024 14:14

KoolKookaburra · 13/04/2024 08:47

They might retrieve it for handwriting analysis

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Slightly off topic here but you have very high expectations of the police! I was attacked by a dog on cctv with the owner very clearly visible, we are talking mug shot quality! They haven't been able to do anything 🤦🏼‍♀️

Kellogg1 · 13/04/2024 14:06

SkiingIsHeaven · 13/04/2024 13:39

What a waste of food. People are struggling to feed their kids and you chuck food at cars.

A rational person would put a note on the first time. I know that they are in the wrong but seriously have a word with yourself.

Awful isn’t it. If you dm OP they might be able scrape the egg into a bowl and put it to one side for you?

Kellogg1 · 13/04/2024 14:05

A good egging never hurt anyone. Throw at at the person next time and run away laughing

Elvis1956 · 13/04/2024 14:03

Why didn't you let a tyre down? They would have a spare, have to change it (pain the bum) then take it to be repaired thinking it's a puncture....Will out them off parking there again...plus you could still have a fried egg sandwich

SkiingIsHeaven · 13/04/2024 13:39

What a waste of food. People are struggling to feed their kids and you chuck food at cars.

A rational person would put a note on the first time. I know that they are in the wrong but seriously have a word with yourself.

Morlandc · 13/04/2024 13:32

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Zwellers · 13/04/2024 13:28

Childish and pathetic is correct. Why do you even have to involve yourself. You are a simply a vandal. It's not your job to police the neighbourhood and monitor others. I hope they have dash cam and you get prosecuted. If you were male this thread would be very different

Morlandc · 13/04/2024 13:27

Have you done this sort of thing before? It’s almost like thinking the world is against just you, which is quite a paranoid way of thinking.

Morlandc · 13/04/2024 13:26

Sorry I get your intention and I know that feeling when things boil over but I think it’s a bit much. What if the driver was suddenly ill or had an emergency, as unlikely as that is but who knows, if we all went around doing this there would be chaos.

penjil · 13/04/2024 13:25

Well, I'm glad you did it. They may think twice about where they park next time. 👍

Pearsplums · 13/04/2024 13:25

There were dozens of more sensible, proportionate and productive routes you could have taken to resolve the issue.

It feels more like you just wanted to rebel a bit. Mid life crisis looming maybe?

LiterallyOnFire · 13/04/2024 13:25

Chamomile44 · 13/04/2024 13:23

One of our children has an egg allergy as well. It’s a fairly common allergy. You could make someone quite ill doing this.

Surely nobody who is in need of reasonable adjustments (egg free environment) themselves would be scummy enough to block access in the first place?

goldenretrievermum5 · 13/04/2024 13:23

Simplepink · 13/04/2024 12:13

I mean the eggs were in my house and I and the car were right next to my house so although I do see what you mean there wasn’t that much time to ponder before I made the impulsive decision to throw an egg.

I honestly feel like I have stumbled into Theresa Mays childhood with this thread where the naughtiest thing anyone’s ever done is run through a field of wheat

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You’re an adult OP, not a naughty child - there is no comparison. Get a grip, such stupidly immature behaviour.

Chamomile44 · 13/04/2024 13:23

One of our children has an egg allergy as well. It’s a fairly common allergy. You could make someone quite ill doing this.

LiterallyOnFire · 13/04/2024 13:20

Andthereyougo · 13/04/2024 13:17

Stupid thing to do. You could have rung 101 with the reg number. They access DVLA and if a phone number is known police call owner and tell them to move it or they’ll get a ticket.

Gosh. What part of the country are you in? That would never happen here.

Acapulco12 · 13/04/2024 13:19

GreenWheat · 13/04/2024 06:20

A more rational response would have been a note in the first instance to make them aware of the consequences of their blocking the path. If they returned and did it again another day then you could consider further action but as it stands, you seem rather aggressive.

Do you mean ‘egg-ressive’? I’m sorry, I couldnt help myself!

More seriously though, I don’t think egging the car was the best thing to do. Imagine you were on the receiving end - it’s not nice. As tempting as the egging may have felt, I think a note would have been much better and you would’ve had the moral ground.

I don’t really follow your post when you saw it may or may not have been hypothetical. This suggests you didn’t actually do it - which is for the best - but why come on here to post if you haven’t actually done anything? Plenty of us have thoughts of doing something rash, which we never actually act on, which I think is quite normal but not necessarily worth posting about.

januaryjan · 13/04/2024 13:18

Neither cool or funny OP.

Yobs egg cars - rational people don't.

Andthereyougo · 13/04/2024 13:17

Stupid thing to do. You could have rung 101 with the reg number. They access DVLA and if a phone number is known police call owner and tell them to move it or they’ll get a ticket.

LakeTiticaca · 13/04/2024 13:14

EarringsandLipstick · 13/04/2024 10:15

Tbh my 10 year old does have more sense too and thought it “was a bit naughty mum”
I obviously told him to do as a say and not as I do. . .

Sure. I'm doubting this tale more & more ...

Great role model for your son!!
No wonder the behaviour of children has deteriorated if this kind of stuff is what they are witnessing!!

Astariel · 13/04/2024 13:10

Simplepink · 13/04/2024 12:13

I mean the eggs were in my house and I and the car were right next to my house so although I do see what you mean there wasn’t that much time to ponder before I made the impulsive decision to throw an egg.

I honestly feel like I have stumbled into Theresa Mays childhood with this thread where the naughtiest thing anyone’s ever done is run through a field of wheat

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It’s not about being wholesome. Or ‘naughty’.

Your husband and 10 year old must be mortified. Imagine watching your mum egg a car.

Pertinentowl · 13/04/2024 13:02

Oh my God. You’ve gone mad.

LiterallyOnFire · 13/04/2024 12:31

Flyhigher · 13/04/2024 12:12

YANU.
Person might be visiting their own elderly relative. Have lots going on.
It also encourages bad behaviour by them.
And extra stress.

What? So if you have a relation with impaired mobility then in your addled brain blocking access is more forgivable, is it?

I think the opposite is true, TBH.

LiterallyOnFire · 13/04/2024 12:28

Meh. I use an off-road wheelchair for situations like that and the inconvenience these complete arsewipes cause is off the scale. I mean egging isn't the mature, cerebral response but it isn't disproportionate to the crime.

SittingBackAndWatchingTheClowns · 13/04/2024 12:25

How petty and childish.

JaffaCake70 · 13/04/2024 12:24

LeaveTheClocksAlone · 13/04/2024 07:16

You might have to shell out for repairs

😂😂😂