Threw an egg at a car in an insomnia fuelled rage. AIBU?

I read that as peasant and thought you were a tad harsh!

Not really my children have severe allergies if they were to fall in it then they'd potentially become very ill very quickly!

It was very reckless. I would be concerned about retaliation.

Throwing eggs at cars with strangers is quite stupid.

Get a white noise machine, get some ear plugs and try to ignore.

I understand how frustrating it is to have noise like that, but unless it is the same cars repeatedly (so you can take their license and report) there's nothing you can do.

You are very lucky they drive away instead of either damaging your property or trying to get to you.

People doing that at 3am could be drunk, on drugs, gang members or simply volatile people.

I’m sorry your children have such a severe allergy but this comment in this context is ridiculous.

I have an out of date leftover egg in my cupboard. I think I’ll lob it at the man who parks on the street outside my house like he owns the blooming road.

Thank you to everyone for your comments. Yes, I certainly have been a bit of a yob, which surprised me — I didn’t know I had it in me. The main concern for me is that if I’d hit the paintwork, the shell could have scratched it, which could be expensive to fix.

Although it would be very satisfying to continue balancing the scales of justice with more eggs in future, perhaps this is not a wise course of action.

I do like the idea of a super soaker though — a quick squirt to a parked car could give someone a shock, and perhaps make them realise how enraging they are being. Without risking criminal damage.

Yabu. My children are both severely allergic to egg and that is not unusual. Contact with egg could kill them.

Not that they would behave like that (I hope!). But you must not view egg or any other food as benign and harmless. It could kill.

I once threw my shoes out of the window at a pheasant that used to come into my garden and ‘clank’ every morning at 5am so I can completely understand why you did it. It didn’t deter the pheasant, but my house mate (who used to leave the house before me in the mornings) was understandably astonished to find my shoes on the front lawn on her way to work! When I explained why, the next time she saw it, she managed to get it by the throat but didn’t have the heart to throttle it. It never came back though so that could be a last resort in your situation (and before anyone hands my arse to me, I’m obviously joking).

I abhor food waste.

Save a turd for next time ?

Water gun sniper, might be better.

I live in a block of flats with a turning square for cars outside. It’s painted with double yellow lines.

Unfortunately, this space attracts antisocial behaviour, especially during warmer months. We tend to get cars parking up and people congregating there during the night, with people playing music and chatting/shouting away at all hours.

In the past I’ve just turned over and tried to get back to sleep (often being woken up a few more times that night). This was a real blight on our lives last summer, but we’ve had a bit of respite over the winter. Last year I thought seriously about what I could do to try and get the noise dealt with by the council, but from research (and past experience about a noisy neighbour), I don’t think this is likely to be effective. It’s not always the same cars/people. I’ve thought about going out there and asking people to be quiet, but given how inconsiderate they are being, I doubt this would work (and feels potentially dangerous). After thinking about it I decided there was nothing I could really do to solve this, and it was just one of those things, and I’d have to lump it.

Last night I was jolted awake at 3:30 am by loud music booming from a car. I looked out the window and saw it had pulled up just outside.

I had a tough week last week, getting some bad health news, and I have been suffering from a bit of insomnia. My job is always quite full-on, and I was already filled with a fair bit of post-weekend dread about the amount of work I’ve got to get through this week. I thought I’d been coping pretty well, but I do feel a bit stretched thin.

When I saw the car parked there, blaring music so loudly and probably waking at least a hundred people up in the overlooking flats, I was so incensed that I ran into the kitchen, grabbed an egg, and lobbed it from the window.

The egg splatted harmlessly next to the car, which drove away sharpish.

AIBU to become the egg vigilante?

Personally I think you were quite restrained and should get a super soaker, fill it with indelible ink and fire at the bastards next time. I live in a development of flats and know how draining anti social behaviour is and how difficult it is to get anything done about it.

Throwing food isn't clever or funny or harmless. It's like discharging a gun
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7292231/Heartbroken-mother-releases-image-13-year-old-dying-hospital-pupil-threw-cheese-him.html

I think you were remarkably restrained. Work on perfecting your aim though.