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What should I throw at this man?

109 replies

ButFirstCovfefe · 06/02/2025 20:49

For the past six months or so I have been ‘woken’ at 5.45-6.15 am by a man “huakk”-ing and spitting outside my house.
If I’m already awake I recognise his footsteps and it’s ALWAYS right outside my house. It’s so guttural and then the spit it makes me feel sick.

I live on a feeder road for the high street, so I expect footfall, talking, cars, dogs and general noise. At weekends we get the nightclub/pub crowds. None have ever bothered me.

Do you think he only allows himself to do such a heinous act every “X” amount of houses? Do you think he has taken great dislike to the tree outside my house? Could he be using the rainwater drain and actually thinks he’s an upstanding member of the community because he’s so thoughtful?

Honestly, I can’t even explain the sound, but I’m sure you’ve heard it and know the exact one.

So…water pistol or wet loo roll tomorrow morning?

(note: please don’t take this too seriously)

OP posts:
ThatUniqueKoala · 06/02/2025 21:11

Any chance you have a crossbow?

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 06/02/2025 21:12

Do you have the time and patience to train a large bird?

DontBuyANewMumCashmere · 06/02/2025 21:12

Hello, 👮‍♀️ here

I can lend you my taser?!

SheridansPortSalut · 06/02/2025 21:12

Box of tissues. Tell him to use them.

MixedBananas · 06/02/2025 21:14

An outside dog will so the trick. Especially if he sneaks up and barks right at him 😂

username299 · 06/02/2025 21:14

Earplugs

ButFirstCovfefe · 06/02/2025 21:15

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 06/02/2025 21:12

Do you have the time and patience to train a large bird?

It’s been six months. I think I have a couple of years in me to befriend a crow by giving it shiny trinkets, then train it to attack on command.

If that fails…looks like I’m getting a cross bow 🤷‍♀️

I’m glad everyone understands the seriousness of this. I bet he manspreads on trains too.

OP posts:
Renamed · 06/02/2025 21:15

Sellotape the box of tissues to the tree, but attach them by a string to a bag of flour in the branch above, so that it descends and covers him when he takes one…

Neveranynamesleft · 06/02/2025 21:16

A filled bedchamber pot that you chucketh from thy window....

Springflowersmakeforbetterhours · 06/02/2025 21:16

Bb gun here...
But honestly run to the window and tell him he's a disgusting pig... Take a pic and shame him on local news page..
Fucking grim is spitting...

Balloonhearts · 06/02/2025 21:17

Pan of frying oil. The older and grosser, the better. I suggest hitting up the local McDonald's 🤣

Latenightreader · 06/02/2025 21:18

Renamed · 06/02/2025 21:15

Sellotape the box of tissues to the tree, but attach them by a string to a bag of flour in the branch above, so that it descends and covers him when he takes one…

Or skip the tissues and go straight to the flour bag...

Do you have a megaphone and a very bright torch? Next time you hear the hauuuk start, shine the light and shout 'stop spitting'!

Echobelly · 06/02/2025 21:18

Neveranynamesleft · 06/02/2025 21:16

A filled bedchamber pot that you chucketh from thy window....

Totally fair and proportionate

ItsChristmasEEEVEJeff · 06/02/2025 21:19

Omg I could have written this post myself about a neighbour I have. The gutteral spluttering and spit makes me feel sick when I hear it. Stupid o’clock in the morning as well.

Stripeyanddotty · 06/02/2025 21:20

The crossbow ‘jokes’ are not remotely funny.

ButFirstCovfefe · 06/02/2025 21:21

I could try to drop a cat on him? Maybe he’s asthmatic. If not then they have claws and I have 9 attempts.

OP posts:
Ohnobackagain · 06/02/2025 21:23

@Renamed this had me chuckling

ButFirstCovfefe · 06/02/2025 21:25

@Stripeyanddotty
But chamber pots, bags of flour and birds are completely serious.

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Springadorable · 06/02/2025 21:31

I can post you my neighbour's cat if you don't have one to hand. Only has eight lives left though I'm afraid.

ThatUniqueKoala · 06/02/2025 21:32

Stripeyanddotty · 06/02/2025 21:20

The crossbow ‘jokes’ are not remotely funny.

Slingshot?

Katemax82 · 06/02/2025 21:33

Cold cup of piss

Whatwouldnanado · 06/02/2025 21:35

Jetwasher.

coronafiona · 06/02/2025 21:36

Nerf gun

TheHillsIsLonely · 06/02/2025 21:36

Would you like to borrow one of our Llamas to beat him at his own game? Now they can spit. In fact they can spit saliva and stomach contents over a distance of about 6ft. No charge! Failing that you can buy a No Spitting sign on eBay for your tree.

DDivaStar · 06/02/2025 21:37

MixedBananas · 06/02/2025 21:14

An outside dog will so the trick. Especially if he sneaks up and barks right at him 😂

Actually my MIL has dogs on her ring doorbell and it sounds quite realistic. Maybe play dogs barking when he does it, might be enough to encourage him to do it elsewhere....