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By welcome to the neighborhood - 28/04/2016 23:35 - United States - Silver Spring

Today, I met my new neighbors. The first thing they did was build a fence. FML

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By Mayshod - 03/05/2011 12:04

Today, I met my new neighbors when they backed into my parked car. FML

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By Pool-less - 04/09/2011 06:09 - United States

Today, I found out that my neighbors took it upon themselves to knock down the fence we shared, and putting up a new one. Thus fencing my pool into their yard. When I asked them why, he replied, "We thought you weren't coming back." I was gone for 4 months tending to my sister with breast cancer. FML

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By 44magnumtime - 06/08/2012 17:57 - Canada - Oakville

Today, some new people moved into the house next door to mine. The previous occupants were very loud and obnoxious day in and day out, so I was looking forward to some sanity. When I went outside, I noticed they'd parked their cars on my lawn. FML

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By Des - 18/06/2018 15:00

Today, my new neighbors moved in across the street. Also today, they began to park at the end of my driveway. Not used to a car being there, I backed out and promptly hit it. Welcome to the neighborhood. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/10/2014 17:32 - United States - San Dimas

Today, I met my neighbors for the first time, as they helped me carry my dead cat off the road. FML

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Neighbours from hell

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - Canada - Oakville

Today, my new neighbours moved in. I've neither seen nor spoken to them yet; all I know is that they enjoy hammering at the walls for hours on end and repeatedly setting off the fire alarm. All this in the small hours of the morning. I got two hours of sleep. FML

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Welcome to the neighborhood

By wtf dad - 03/03/2012 02:24 - United States

Today, my dad made me deliver a welcoming cake to our new neighbors. While I was making small-talk, I saw him climb over their backyard fence. A minute later, he climbed back over, with a plastic deck-chair in hand. I feel like an accessory to the pettiest theft in history. FML

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Knock it down, boys

By Anonymous - 18/07/2009 14:23 - United States

Today, I finished a fence around my house that I have been working on all week. About an hour after I finished, a water company truck pulled into my driveway. They told me they would have to take down my fence to make repairs on a water pipe. FML

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By BMike - 11/07/2011 18:16 - United States

Today, I moved into my new house. I went over to my neighbors' house to introduce myself. As they opened the door I saw a telescope pointed at my house. FML

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By dontfencemein - 22/07/2011 04:25 - United States

Today, I paid $5000 for a new fence in my backyard for my dogs. My dog escaped three hours after the contractor finished the fence. FML

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UnidentifiedFun 37

Friday 29 April 2016 14:22

Don't worry, at least it's not possible for them to make you pay for it.

Hunter_the_Ninja 22

Friday 29 April 2016 14:18

Depending on how long they've been your neighbors, couldn't it just be a coincidence?

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Seeya55 31

Friday 29 April 2016 15:04

Are they planning on getting a dog? Do they have children and want it to be enclosed so they don't have to worry? I have a son, but I personally LOVE fences because I love the way modern ones look and I love gardening and having my own private yard! Don't take it personally at all!

redscarf_fml 8

Friday 29 April 2016 15:05

The first thing we did when we moved to our new house was build a fence. It's nothing personal to the people around us. Sometimes families want to socialize, sometimes they want privacy.

megs925 16

Friday 29 April 2016 15:05

Maybe they have small children and or a pet??

HoboMeth 33

Friday 29 April 2016 15:07

At least they didn't build a shit barrier

laden_swallow09 34

Friday 29 April 2016 17:08

…Wha?

flyingflies 36

Saturday 30 April 2016 16:36

C'mon, people, don't downvote him! He's referring to another FML, the one about dogs hating the neighbours so much they created a shit barrier in the yard.

InfiniteSunshine 32

Friday 29 April 2016 15:14

I don't think you should read too much into it. They might be getting a dog or something, or maybe it's just for privacy. I love my neighbours they're good people, but that doesn't mean I want to share a yard with them all the time. It's nice to be able to go outside and be able to sit in my yard alone without being disturbed.

ThrottleJockey 35

Friday 29 April 2016 15:31

Is your name Wilson and do you line giving advice?

thunderniron 22

Friday 29 April 2016 15:52

Good fences make for good neighbors. :-)

Nopointinthis11 4

Friday 29 April 2016 15:57

No worries, a lot of people just like their privacy

isaak_sanchez 18

Friday 29 April 2016 16:23

We love our fences! Maybe they had pets that they want to let out into their yard

corky1992 33

Friday 29 April 2016 16:46

You shouldn't just assume that it had anything to do with you. Maybe they just like their privacy.

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