Woman takes revenge on drunk neighbor after they block her driveway with rock – they forgot crucial detail about her job
A DRIVER has avenged her neighbor after they placed a giant boulder in her driveway – she found a storybook ending to the drama.
A rock was pushed in front of a Ph.D candidate’s driveway during a wild college party, but the neighbors came to regret the drunken decision.
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Melissa Scruggs said a boulder was pushed behind her car while her neighbors hosted a large party in 2019, according to Bored Panda.
Scruggs said the boulder initially protected drivers from smashing into a fence marking the line between the two properties.
The protective landscaping quickly became a central figure in the drama between next-door college students.
“The current neighbors are first or second-year undergraduates, and they moved in across the driveway in July 2018,” she told the publication.
“I was a little concerned at first because they would occasionally throw a big house party from time to time, but they’ve generally been pretty considerate with noise and keeping people out of our yard.”
The neighbor’s generosity had begun to wear thin after six months in the property, Scruggs said.
The boulder first made its way into her driveway in January 2019.
“About a week and a half ago, one of the guys decided [the rock] was too inconvenient for him, and he turned it so that it was more on my side of the fence,” she said.
“They wouldn’t answer the door to help me move it back, and it was a few days before I had helped to get it put back.”
The neighbors decided to test her patience one more time during a big party.
When her neighbor needed more parking room during the party, a partygoer parked their car in Scruggs’ driveway.
“I went over to ask that people stay out of our backyard, and noticed that a car was blocking us in, so I asked that it be moved by 7 am, and left a note,” Scruggs said.
“When I woke up, the boulder had been rolled all the way in front of my car.”
However, the Ph.D candidate was able to exact quick revenge because of her job title.
Scruggs was studying to become a volcanologist. She had been studying rocks for her doctorate degree.
Why is it illegal to block a driveway?
Blocking a driveway is illegal in the United States due to the limiting of access to emergency care.
Aside from being inconsiderate, blocking a driveway is a serious safety hazard, cops say.
Blocking the driveway of someone’s home is illegal in all 50 states, with fines and penalties varying by state.
For instance, blocking a driveway in San Francisco, California can earn a driver a hefty towing $286 fee and a $110 ticket.
That’s not including the feed to retrieve the vehicle from an impound lot, which averages over $600.
In an emergency, a blocked driveway can mean the difference between life and death for a patient.
“In the United States, it is illegal to block a driveway, even your own,” reads Parklio’s website.
“It’s a matter of public safety: emergency services like fire trucks, ambulances, or police cars need that space to get in and out.
“An obstructed driveway might also prevent vehicles from pulling out onto the road to seek emergency services.”
Source: San Francisco Police Department, Parklio
Scruggs had power tools at her disposal that easily ripped through the soft rock.
She posted pictures about her experience on the social media app formerly called Twitter.
The post erupted into a surprising viral moment.
“I had absolutely no clue that everybody would find this so funny – I just thought a few of my geologist friends would get a chuckle out of it,” she said.
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