Our neighbor has a video camera focused on our front door...

[celticbtrfly]

(I'm taking a risk and throwing myself to the wolves here on the GB).

So, apartment life means that you life in relatively close proximity to your neighbors, however our neighbor across the way from us has taken it to a whole new level now. She's disabled, probably in her 60's, rather paranoid, and somewhat socially inept.

Oh, and she's developed a thing for my husband because he's been nice to her....he's had little notes left for him and emails (he's done some handyman work for her, and no that's not a euphemism). She tends to ignore me and I tend to get the evil eye if she sees us together.

Our apartment doors face each other, as do our kitchen windows (we keep our blinds closed), and they're about 10 feet apart across the breezeway. There's not another exit out of our apartment unless we feel like scaling the patio fence or climbing out the bedroom window. Imagine our surprise when she posted one of those "video camera" notice things in her kitchen window, and sure enough, the camera (focused on our front door) could be seen also in the window.

I'm not really sure why she's interested (or paranoid) about, but the devious side of me really wants to make watching our front door worth her time. I've considered some of the options of having some of our friends come to the door in the middle of the night and "buy" baggies of powdered sugar and oregano. I've got some guy friends that have offered to come over after my husband goes to work and run out moments before he comes home. He's talked about mooning the camera, but I'm afraid that would just spark her interest further.

I'm curious...has anyone else had to deal with something like this? And are there any other suggestions of ways to make her go ?

 

[Batch]

Purchase a can of spray paint and spray it...
But wear a mask.
*innocent smile*

 

[CandiCame]

(I'm taking a risk and throwing myself to the wolves here on the GB).

So, apartment life means that you life in relatively close proximity to your neighbors, however our neighbor across the way from us has taken it to a whole new level now. She's disabled, probably in her 60's, rather paranoid, and somewhat socially inept.

Oh, and she's developed a thing for my husband because he's been nice to her....he's had little notes left for him and emails (he's done some handyman work for her, and no that's not a euphemism). She tends to ignore me and I tend to get the evil eye if she sees us together.

Our apartment doors face each other, as do our kitchen windows (we keep our blinds closed), and they're about 10 feet apart across the breezeway. There's not another exit out of our apartment unless we feel like scaling the patio fence or climbing out the bedroom window. Imagine our surprise when she posted one of those "video camera" notice things in her kitchen window, and sure enough, the camera (focused on our front door) could be seen also in the window.

I'm not really sure why she's interested (or paranoid) about, but the devious side of me really wants to make watching our front door worth her time. I've considered some of the options of having some of our friends come to the door in the middle of the night and "buy" baggies of powdered sugar and oregano. I've got some guy friends that have offered to come over after my husband goes to work and run out moments before he comes home. He's talked about mooning the camera, but I'm afraid that would just spark her interest further.

I'm curious...has anyone else had to deal with something like this? And are there any other suggestions of ways to make her go ?

I have no idea how to get attention AWAY from me.

 

[celticbtrfly]

Purchase a can of spray paint and spray it...
But wear a mask.
*innocent smile*

I would if it weren't on the inside of her window. No sense in defacing property... But maybe duct tape....

I have no idea how to get attention AWAY from me

Would you mind stopping by then? You can distract her, and I'll duct tape the thing.

 

[Quoll]

Put one on your door looking at her cam looking at your cam looking at her cam...

A rotating series of landscapes* stuck to your door.

Place a shower curtain over your door.

Place another door just inside your door so that when you open your door all she sees in the background is your door.







* or yummy meals
stalkers
psychos with knives
celebrity cut outs
porn
cryptic messages "dogs barking, cannot fly without umbrella"

 

[CandiCame]

I would if it weren't on the inside of her window. No sense in defacing property... But maybe duct tape....



Would you mind stopping by then? You can distract her, and I'll duct tape the thing.

OMG, yes! I even have a Jehova's witness kit and everything!

There has got to be SOME way that I can integrate that into a stripper's costume.

 

[celticbtrfly]

Put one on your door looking at her cam looking at your cam looking at her cam...

A rotating series of landscapes* stuck to your door.

Place a shower curtain over your door.

Place another door just inside your door so that when you open your door all she sees in the background is your door.

* or yummy meals
stalkers
psychos with knives
celebrity cut outs
porn
cryptic messages "dogs barking, cannot fly without umbrella"

I love it! Although, that last one might make sense to her....

OMG, yes! I even have a Jehova's witness kit and everything!

Sweet!!
We had a kid going door to door selling magazine subscriptions and she verbally ripped him a new one through her door. I can't imagine what she'd do to a Jehova's Witness.

 

[Peregrinator]

Get a cheap laser pointer and put it in your window, turn it on, and focus it on her camera.

 

[celticbtrfly]

Get a cheap laser pointer and put it in your window, turn it on, and focus it on her camera.

I'll be hitting radio shack tomorrow.

 

[Peregrinator]

I'll be hitting radio shack tomorrow.

If you get two or three of them you can alternate, so the bright red spots on her security film seem to shift position.

 

[celticbtrfly]

If you get two or three of them you can alternate, so the bright red spots on her security film seem to shift position.

Another nice touch would be to add other kinds of lights to the mix, to really screw her up.

 

[CandiCame]

Get a cheap laser pointer and put it in your window, turn it on, and focus it on her camera.

That's a brilliant idea.

 

[Peregrinator]

Another nice touch would be to add other kinds of lights to the mix, to really screw her up.

Yup. Those inexpensive LED lights that burn forever on a single battery. They make all sorts of them that cycle through color changes on their own now. Go to an outdoorsy store and look for the electronic "chemlights" or "lightsticks."

That's a brilliant idea.

That's an abysmal pun.

 

[Colonel Hogan]

(I'm taking a risk and throwing myself to the wolves here on the GB).

So, apartment life means that you life in relatively close proximity to your neighbors, however our neighbor across the way from us has taken it to a whole new level now. She's disabled, probably in her 60's, rather paranoid, and somewhat socially inept.

Oh, and she's developed a thing for my husband because he's been nice to her....he's had little notes left for him and emails (he's done some handyman work for her, and no that's not a euphemism). She tends to ignore me and I tend to get the evil eye if she sees us together.

Our apartment doors face each other, as do our kitchen windows (we keep our blinds closed), and they're about 10 feet apart across the breezeway. There's not another exit out of our apartment unless we feel like scaling the patio fence or climbing out the bedroom window. Imagine our surprise when she posted one of those "video camera" notice things in her kitchen window, and sure enough, the camera (focused on our front door) could be seen also in the window.

I'm not really sure why she's interested (or paranoid) about, but the devious side of me really wants to make watching our front door worth her time. I've considered some of the options of having some of our friends come to the door in the middle of the night and "buy" baggies of powdered sugar and oregano. I've got some guy friends that have offered to come over after my husband goes to work and run out moments before he comes home. He's talked about mooning the camera, but I'm afraid that would just spark her interest further.

I'm curious...has anyone else had to deal with something like this? And are there any other suggestions of ways to make her go ?

Your first order of business is to decide what you really want. Any of your great ideas will only fuel her nosiness and possibly increase your misery in various ways -- like her calling the police to stakeout your drug buys.

Go with option 2. Ignore her. If it doesn't cause her to go away entirely, it will at least minimize her impact on your life.

 

[warrior queen]

OMG, I could have so much fun with that!

* I would totally leave the curtain open and proceed to mess up every single meal I made, followed by a mini-tantrum.
* I would absolutely HAVE to go over to her door, like every 15 minutes, to ask advice over the simplest things - 'uummm, I was wondering how to change the bag in my vacuum cleaner?, 'does this hat work with this outfit?', 'any tips on how to get chocolate sauce out of silk sheets?'
* I would spend an entire Saturday night going in and out if my apartment, returning each time with a new (borrowed) pet.
* Change the kitchen curtain every day for a week.

 

[Quoll]

That's an abysmal pun.

Lighten up.

 

[Peregrinator]

Lighten up.

I'm too quick to lose any mass.

 

[pointless]

call a lawyer.

 

[Quoll]

I'm too quick to lose any mass.

Ohm G.

 

[celticbtrfly]

Your first order of business is to decide what you really want. Any of your great ideas will only fuel her nosiness and possibly increase your misery in various ways -- like her calling the police to stakeout your drug buys.

Go with option 2. Ignore her. If it doesn't cause her to go away entirely, it will at least minimize her impact on your life.

Eh, this is really just for fun. And as far as calling the police, it's only illegal if we try to pass off the oregano for something else to the person we're "selling" it to. Otherwise, she's just a nosey neighbor filing a false police report for a weird neighbor selling her garden herbs to friends for a little extra cash.

OMG, I could have so much fun with that!

* I would totally leave the curtain open and proceed to mess up every single meal I made, followed by a mini-tantrum.
* I would absolutely HAVE to go over to her door, like every 15 minutes, to ask advice over the simplest things - 'uummm, I was wondering how to change the bag in my vacuum cleaner?, 'does this hat work with this outfit?', 'any tips on how to get chocolate sauce out of silk sheets?'
* I would spend an entire Saturday night going in and out if my apartment, returning each time with a new (borrowed) pet.
* Change the kitchen curtain every day for a week.

Oh, great ideas! *laughs* I particularly like going over to ask advice about getting chocolate sauce out of silk sheets.

 

[Quoll]

Eh, this is really just for fun. And as far as calling the police, it's only illegal if we try to pass off the oregano for something else to the person we're "selling" it to. Otherwise, she's just a nosey neighbor filing a false police report for a weird neighbor selling her garden herbs to friends for a little extra cash.



Oh, great ideas! *laughs* I particularly like going over to ask advice about getting chocolate sauce out of silk sheets.

Or blood stains off of the walls, and floor, and ceiling, and clothes, *sigh* and knife handles too.

 

[celticbtrfly]

Or blood stains off of the walls, and floor, and ceiling, and clothes, *sigh* and knife handles too.

....or can I hide this (bloody) knife over here?

 

[Ham Murabi]

(I'm taking a risk and throwing myself to the wolves here on the GB).

So, apartment life means that you life in relatively close proximity to your neighbors, however our neighbor across the way from us has taken it to a whole new level now. She's disabled, probably in her 60's, rather paranoid, and somewhat socially inept.

Oh, and she's developed a thing for my husband because he's been nice to her....he's had little notes left for him and emails (he's done some handyman work for her, and no that's not a euphemism). She tends to ignore me and I tend to get the evil eye if she sees us together.

Our apartment doors face each other, as do our kitchen windows (we keep our blinds closed), and they're about 10 feet apart across the breezeway. There's not another exit out of our apartment unless we feel like scaling the patio fence or climbing out the bedroom window. Imagine our surprise when she posted one of those "video camera" notice things in her kitchen window, and sure enough, the camera (focused on our front door) could be seen also in the window.

I'm not really sure why she's interested (or paranoid) about, but the devious side of me really wants to make watching our front door worth her time. I've considered some of the options of having some of our friends come to the door in the middle of the night and "buy" baggies of powdered sugar and oregano. I've got some guy friends that have offered to come over after my husband goes to work and run out moments before he comes home. He's talked about mooning the camera, but I'm afraid that would just spark her interest further.

I'm curious...has anyone else had to deal with something like this? And are there any other suggestions of ways to make her go ?

Buy her a pogo stick.

 

[piccicatopolka]

Yup. Those inexpensive LED lights that burn forever on a single battery. They make all sorts of them that cycle through color changes on their own now. Go to an outdoorsy store and look for the electronic "chemlights" or "lightsticks."


That's an abysmal pun.

AH HA HA ! Just trying to read without commenting but LOL!

Hopefully she won't sue over having a seizure being caused by the lights.

Also - I've had someone like this in my life but not nearly that close all the time. Its very unfortunate that all of his attention directed towards me with his camera, his car, and other behaviors, were completely legal. It wasn't "bad enough yet" to get a restraining order so when I invited him to mediation he attended but wouldn't sit in the same room with me. The mediators had to keep walking back and forth between rooms which was totally stupid since obviously the guy wanted my attention. Both mediators mentioned that he was kinda mental but he did agree to my terms. He scaled way back but never quit completely and even now will make himself visible at specific times to show that he knows my schedule.

Quite frankly; I'd move out.

 

[celticbtrfly]

Buy her a pogo stick.

I'm afraid she'd try to stick that somewhere I'd rather not have a pogo stick.