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Frustrated With Gospel-Blasting Neighbors, Man Fights Back With Ad Hoc Porno Theater

Andrew Dalton — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:20:47 GMT

In the sleepy backwoods town of Twain Harte, California on the edge of the Stanislaus National Forest, one man has had it with his neighbor's constant, 12-hour Gospel music sessions. The music was so loud that the man, who declined to show his face when the local news came knocking, says it literally drove his dog howling mad. When he finally couldn't take it anymore, the man retaliated by dragging his big screen TV out on to the porch and cranking up the volume on some good, old-fashioned stag films.

Not all of the neighbors were opposed to the church music though, one neighbor even enthusiastically told the local CBS affiliate, "I love it. I love it." (Although he may have been quoting the porn. Unclear.) Another neighbor, Tara Varela, suggested her porn-projecting neighbor find some middle ground and play something equally offensive, but possibly less adult-themed, saying "He shouldn’t have just played porn like that. He could have played, like I said, death metal. Anything besides that." Anyhow, the local sheriff's department eventually stepped into the church vs. smut dispute, but the porch pornographer is not currently facing any charges.

Without further ado, the video report from CBS15 Sacramento, who trucked all the way out to the sticks to get this important piece of journalism:

[CBS15]

Meet the Neighbors

Brock Keeling — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:30:39 GMT

Aw, this is cute: new homeowner Maureen Futtner seems excited to be moving in to her freshly-built home at 555 Bartlett, in the North SoCha neighborhood. So excited that she's throwing a Meet Your Neighborhood event this Saturday to introduce everyone to local businesses like Front Porch and Rosamunde. Curbed is asking if NIMBYism is dead, but at the risk of acronym overload how about we just call this upscaling of yes-in-my-neighborhood activism PLIMBY? Or "Please Look in My Backyard" if you're not in to the whole brevity thing. [Ex] via [Curbed]

Exact Revenge on Your Neighbor Via Google Maps

Leanne Maxwell — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:30:02 GMT

We randomly came across this little tidbit yesterday while searching for kid band The She's, who are performing at the Rock Make Street Festival on Sunday. The disgruntled revenge-seeker/Walnut Creek resident must have taken the time to register their gripe as a business on Google Maps, which curiously shows up at the top of the aforementioned search list, alongside various local salons and restaurants. Strange. Here's a transcript:

Rotten, Immature, and lonely 50ish woman stomps, jumps, and slams on the top floor demanding attention. Know [sic] wonder she's divorced.

Friendly Neighbors and Restored Power

Deborah — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:38:53 GMT

It's amazing how "wired" we've become. It makes moments like the one pictured above seem much more precious. Watching our neighbors chip in to remove this fallen tree from the street reminds us of simpler times. Not really. But, we sure do appreciative our neighbors who are so neighborly, even when they had power all day and we did not.