Village life can be a bit on the weird side, but this is a new one.
I’m having new sidewalks put in and apparently one of my neighbors was threatening the guys doing the work that he was going to walk on the fresh cement. He was darting toward the sidewalk or standing with his foot upraised, ready to stomp down.
My contractor sprayed him down with a hose. He hasn’t been back.
I thought that only worked on fighting dogs, but apparently not!
Aw. They really should have let him into the cement. WAY into the cement. He could have made a very permanent mark. No one would have minded the odd-shaped hump on the sidewalk…
Is that what your mom told you those dogs were doing? Fighting? 
Are you kidding?
Me: Mommy, what are those dogs doing?
Mom: Dogs? What dogs? I don’t see any dogs. Soooo, how 'bout them Mets?
I don’t get it. Was your neighbor pissed that they were making too much noise, or what? That’s really odd behavior.
How dare they prevent his walking on the public easement of the neighbors property. Got to defend those rights. Nut case!
Too funny! I would have enjoyed seeing that. I can’t imagine what was the neighbor’s motivation.
Maybe a case of ‘guy who thinks he’s much funnier than he is?’
jsgoddess, does this guy recite Monty Python skits verbatim like they make him funny?
No idea. There are some oddballs around, but usually they just talk and say weird things.
I recall a case where a guy sprayed an irritating camera crew with hose to make them get away. He ACCIDENTALLY hit an “innocent” woman/bystander with some of the water. IIRC he was charged with assualt. Good grief.
Yeah, he may have thought he was making a joke - my Dad was bad that way. Or maybe even a moment of spontaneous silliness.
Extra tip for your contractor! It would bug me eternally if I had new sidewalks put in and some asshole felt the need to make his mark on them while they were wet.
I had a sidewalk permenently ruined by my own kids. I tried to smooth it out but it was a mess. What is it with kids and wet cement?
Nevermind. I misunderstood.
You’re not using enough sand.
So… The contractor is a real hoser?
I don’t think I’ve ever heard the word “hoser” used as a compliment before…
So now you know that if this guy is ever bothering you, all you need is a squirtgun.