When Petty Meets Pellet: My Neighbor’s Wild BB Gun Drama
What would you do if your neighbor’s daughter went full Bonnie-and-Clyde on your vehicles—with a BB gun? For one Redditor, this isn’t a hypothetical. It’s a real-life episode of “Petty Revenge: Suburban Showdown,” featuring cracked windshields, a cast of feuding neighbors, and one particularly infamous 26-foot camper trailer.
Grab your popcorn, because this story is about to make you side-eye your own neighbors—and maybe check your glass for suspicious splinters.
Let’s set the scene: Our narrator, u/daviddea731, lives across the street from a corner house occupied by a neighbor’s daughter with a reputation. According to local gossip, she’s not just got a rough attitude—she’s also allegedly into drugs, has two kids, and currently resides in a camper trailer parked in the backyard after her ex-husband gave up and left. For context, the daughter is in her mid-20s and apparently has a rocky relationship with the concept of employment.
It gets juicier. The neighbor’s daughter apparently assumes she rules the neighborhood, and her latest move is straight out of the “What NOT To Do” playbook: She allegedly shot a BB or pellet gun over her fence, managing to hit two different vehicles belonging to our protagonist, both right in the middle of the windshield, just under the rearview mirror.
If that’s not impressive marksmanship, it’s at least impressively brazen.
CSI: Suburbia
Here’s where the petty revenge plot thickens. Both vehicles—parked at different times in the same spot—were hit at the exact same angle, with identical splintering effects on the glass. (For the glass nerds out there: you can see the impact at the front, the crackling, and the trajectory continuing into the inside layer. Science!) This isn’t your run-of-the-mill road debris.
Our narrator smells a rat. Or, in this case, a pellet gun-wielding neighbor. Cue the suburban detective work: He considers everything from hiring a ballistics expert (“What are the odds of a rock coming at that angle on two different rigs?”) to demanding windshield replacements from the dad, threatening court, or even penning a mysterious anonymous letter.
Meanwhile, the alleged shooter’s dad—a figure in this soap opera who seems to have seen a few episodes too many—has started parking his own rig safely in the garage, as if he knows something’s up. The daughter, meanwhile, rotates through her dad’s fleet of extra cars, which he’s constantly buying, selling, and swapping. (Do we sense a side hustle? Or just a convenient way to keep her on the road and out of the house?)
Oh, and they have solar panels. Is this relevant? Maybe not. But in true Reddit fashion, every detail adds to the tableau of suburban intrigue.
Petty Justice or Legal Quandary?
The real question: What’s the best move here? Should our narrator go full vigilante and demand “street justice” (as he puts it), force the family to pay for the damages, or take the high road and let karma do its thing? Should he leave an anonymous note, confront the dad, or assemble a jury of his suburban peers with a dramatic courtroom showdown?
Redditors, of course, had thoughts. Some suggested going the legal route—after all, windshield replacements are pricey, and evidence is stacking up. Others advocated for a classic, anonymous warning. A few even wondered if there’s more to the story (as there always is in neighbor feuds).
But here’s the real beauty of petty revenge: It’s rarely about the money. It’s about the principle. About sending a message to the camper-dwelling BB gun enthusiast across the street that you’re not an easy target. And maybe—just maybe—about winning the unspoken contest for Most Entertaining Suburban Drama.
The Takeaway: Suburbia Is Wild
If you thought living in the suburbs was all block parties and lawn-mowing contests, think again. Sometimes, it’s a battlefield—where every cracked windshield tells a story of pettiness, revenge, and neighborly antics gone awry.
So next time you hear a suspicious ping against your glass, remember: The suburbs may look peaceful, but just beneath the surface, the petty wars rage on.
What would you do in this situation? Have your own tale of neighborly nonsense? Drop your story in the comments—because in the world of petty revenge, there’s always room for another chapter.
Original Reddit Post: Neighbors Daughter