Because a criminal history, paying restitution, and possible jail time for willful destruction of property is the appropriate response to wasting two hours of your own time? Don't be an idiot.

Meh. That's only if you get caught.

OP would be the 1st suspect, you shit-for-brains. This is why teens are not allowed to drink.

Are you serious?? I'm quite sure you have no idea why it is against the law for teenager's to drink, and you shouldn't go posting your "facts" around the web...do some ******* research before you try to spread your wonderful knowledge to others.

They probably did have an agreement, and the guy probably said he would pay once the work is done.

Brilliant.

I doubt he would be able to get the money first.

would you happen to feel this way because you've ****** somebody over like that before?

I agree with the revenge part of what you wrote, revenge will get you nothing, but people work to get money. The OP did all that so he could get the money. Shoveling for people is a job. When you get or do a job, its for the money. Yes, jobs can be fun and not just be all for the money, but it is mostly because of the money. I would say about 80% of people are working at a job that they don't like, because they need the money. If you didn't get money for working, no one would work.

A great Confucius saying is: A man who departs on the path of revenge had better dig two graves. That was my mature side and has the most logic. However, my other thought is to brutally rape his wife after you tied the man up, beat him, and stapled his eyelids open so he was forced to watch it. Then you take his children and crucify them while laughing in a ****** up tone. Pour bleach on the people and then torch the house. My God I hope this ****** up shit gets moderated.

Yes, that's exactly why. Idiot. I feel that way because I happen to do a lot of work that turns out to be pro bono, and I've learned not to expect any payment, gratitude, etc. You can click the thumbs down all you want, but it remains true. I feel good knowing I've helped someone, irrespective of remuneration.

I'm not even one of the people who clicked thumbs down. As I said, I agree with what he wrote, but people do work for the money.

Pro bono is good, if you can afford to do it. My father was also a doctor and did free work for a lot of the poor who couldn't afford it. It still sucked for us when he wasn't able to pay all the bills.

KaySL and zp5 - I totally agree that payment should be made if there had been an agreement. But revenge is never the answer. If I had to seek revenge for all the patients whose appendices I've removed and haven't paid their bills, I'd be putting a shitload of appendices back in.

Seeking revenge for what was done to OP is different than...seeking revenge as a doctor for not being compensated...That's rather silly. If the neighbor asked for the walkway to be cleared and suggested payment, then the just thing to do is to repack the driveway.

I agree with Doc except for one point: I think putting the snow back is reasonable. It won't do anyone any harm, unlike some of the other revenge plans. But this is based on the assumption they had an agreement. Because if they did, the guy is just an ass for breaking his promise. But not enough of an ass to throw a brick through his window. If they didn't have an agreement OP is just beyond stupid for asuming he'd get money for it.

ahh, and here Doc brings some sense into this mess of FML comments. like most people, my first reaction was advising OP on how to get his revenge. But revenge isn't going to get him anwhere. Plus, there would be all the added work, time and effort that would go into 'getting even'. Though ultimately, this sucks, OP should just learn from this and move on. It's not the end of the world, and next time, he can be more careful about who he does work for and that the payment is agreed to before hand.

I agree with OC on this one although I see where Doc is coming from. If the guy wasn't an asshole about it or if he had just upfront said that he couldn't pay, then it's ok. But the way that the FML is worded says that he agreed to pay then just gave OP a big "**** you!" Some of the revenge schemes on here are too much but just packing the snow back in would be a good way to blow off steam as well as teach the prick a non-violent lesson. then he can either do it himself, pay you up front, or scam some other kid to do it. BTW packing snow back is nothing like putting bad organs back inside someone. If you pulled someones appendix (spelling) out and they didn't pay you, you still saved their life and made a difference in the world. The other scenario is you just letting some prick take advantage if you. Plus, doctors tend to make a lot of money so if they didn't get paid for a few things, it isn't the end of the world. If your main income is shoveling sidewalks, then every house makes a big difference.

The difference is that (almost) everyone can shovel, but you cannot take out your own appendix. People should still pay for the taking out of appendixes themselves (or in europe, let the government/insurance pay), but if they don't, its more understandable that they go to the doctor and let the bill wait for a few months when they can afford to pay the bill. Presuming you asked for money first, the guy is a ********. You can pour water on the driveway, but I wouldn't do anything more serious than that. If you just assumed he'd pay, you're an idiot. You completely deserved it, this isn't an fml and nobody should be paying you.

organisedchaos - I think you summed it all up right there. I agree with your comment, especially the first paragraph. Even though we have our differences, I'm glad we don't have conflicting viewpoints on everything.

Chaos, closed-minded is something I am not. Be honest - what would you do here? Pee on his car? Put the snow back? Should a stiffed waiter spit in the customer's food? Should the snow shoveled sue over $20? Should Big Worm do a drive-by if Smokey doesn't pay? Ok, bad example. I'm not saying that every person who was ever stiffed should just chalk it up to experience and move on. But here, it's the best thing to do. Oh and yes, I've had patients not pay their bill and then verbally abuse me because I had the audacity to charge them a reasonable fee for my work. It sucks, but I move on.

Yeah, I see there are certain things where we tend to have basically the same viewpoints. I don't know about socialism in America though. I think this government is far too corrupt to pull something like that off successfully. I don't feel that it would serve the people very well if implemented.

Doc, you're an idiot. They most likely had an agreement that the OP would be payed in exchange for shoveling. I bet you wouldn't be happy if someone stiffed you on money that had been part of the agreement, now would you?