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christopher was the bigger person he
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admitted what he had done wrong to his
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neighbor and tried to fix it but his
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neighbor couldn't help but take
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advantage of him he didn't really think
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anything would come of it when he opened
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his laptop and typed her name into
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Google his mouth fell open when he
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stumbled upon photos he shouldn't have
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seen he now knew all about her now that
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he had the upper hand he was ready to
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make her regret what she had done he
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knew he messed up and even told the
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truth to his neighbor but how could she
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ask for even more he didn't expect to
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find anything when he turned his
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computer on and typed her name into the
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search engine that's when the photos
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appeared he didn't want to believe it he
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now knew the truth and had evidence to
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back himself up but before we start our
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christopher Hess had felt recently like
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life was a drag he pulled the same
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laborious shifts as a security guard for
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16 hours a day he did the same thing
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every day for a long time now and was
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sick of it when a friend from out of
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time contacted him and told him that
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he'd come over for the 4th of July
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weekend Christopher felt like he
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actually had something to look forward
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to now he just didn't know how things
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would pan out mark Christopher's
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long-standing friend was going to come
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over and he was looking forward to it he
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asked for leave so nothing could stand
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in his way of having a great weekend he
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took out some of his small savings to
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get some extras for the weekend what
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else is perfect for hanging out than
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some beer and a couple of snacks but
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Mark would have other plans the summer
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heat was beating down and there was a
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drought but the friends still decided to
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hang out in the scorching yard with some
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deck chairs and beers after they spoke
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for a bit Mark suddenly had an idea
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about how they could spend their weekend
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mark smiled at him and suggested that
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the American way of celebrating the 4th
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of July would be with some fireworks
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christopher was reluctant at first but
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soon agreed christopher went to his
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stash and got out the remainder of his
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savings to be fair I have had nothing
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but bad experiences with fireworks so I
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had no idea how this would be any
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different," he said later we got home
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with the fireworks and we laid them all
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out on the floor sparklers bottle
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rockets cakes and Roman candles they
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took a look at the horde of fireworks
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they had amassed then Christopher
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thought of which they should try first
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why don't we mess around with some
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sparklers since it's still not dark yet
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mark liked this idea and grinned at him
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what the two didn't even think about was
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the problem in the backyard that would
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set up a great story with a moral
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christopher lit the sparklers for them
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and thought back to their childhood as
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they drew white hot images in the air
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with the hot sticks the sparks were
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going everywhere as they both started
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gleefully laughing one of the little
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sparkies from mine and my friend's
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sparkler made contact with the ground
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and made two small fires chris remembers
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christopher watched in horror as the
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bone dry yard started to catch fire the
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flames quickly started spreading
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everywhere soon the neighbor's fence was
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in danger of becoming a smoldering pile
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of ashes i ran as fast as I could to
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grab the garden hose and quickly started
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spraying down the fire it was no use it
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was spreading faster than I could spray
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it that's when the neighbors saw her
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opportunity as Christopher called the
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fire department Mark tried his best to
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put the fire out it was in vain as the
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hit suddenly combusted in flames
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christopher's neighbor suddenly came out
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to see what she could do christopher
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felt extremely guilty about the
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situation his neighbor had always seemed
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sweet and kind but he swore he could see
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a smirk on her face as she walked back
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to her house so Christopher's weekend
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shaped up to be a disaster he felt awful
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about the fence and felt annoyed that
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his well-deserved break was wasted when
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he got home from yet another day of work
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all he wanted to do was fall face first
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onto his bed but inside his room he
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found quite the surprise waiting for him
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christopher found two quotes from his
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neighbor one for $4,000 to cover the
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cost of a new fence and another for
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$6,000 to replace the burnt lawn he
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didn't have that kind of money in fact
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he'd spent the last of his cash on the
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useless fireworks he showed his dad the
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quote which had been typed out on a
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Microsoft Word document seeing that
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there was no logo or company name he hit
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the roof son don't you give that con
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artist a single dime," he yelled as the
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cherry on the top there was a rude note
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underneath the quote i will also be
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having you pay my water bill for 3
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months because the new yard will need
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lots of water christopher couldn't
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believe it he took to Reddit to vent his
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anger now the fence this woman had
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before was raggedy and falling apart her
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yard dead grass weeds everywhere never
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mowed now looking at this paper she
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wants a mahogany fence and a brand new
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backyard with flowers and trimmed hedges
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i said "I need to get an estimate myself
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this doesn't feel right." Christopher
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contacted a contractor friend he was
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certain that his neighbor's lawn had
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been in a terrible condition for years
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before this had happened but the fire
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damage made it difficult to prove as for
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the mahogany fence fresh lawn flowers
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and trimmed hedges Christopher knew a
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guy who could do it all and cheaply he
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arranged for the contractor to come out
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to give him an estimate but then things
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turned ugly the next day Christopher met
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the contractor outside but before he
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could begin to assess the damage
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Patricia ran out flailing her arms and
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screaming "I did not give you permission
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to get an estimate on my fence." Well
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technically the fence separates the
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property line so the fence belongs to
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both of us," Christopher retorted
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obviously panicking that her plans were
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falling apart the entitled neighbor
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called the cops "she calls the cops on
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me for having a contractor and they
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ultimately can't do a single thing
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because I'm on my property," Christopher
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wrote he quickly finishes the estimate
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$1,200 luckily Christopher also knew a
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guy who did lawn care from his time
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working at a grocery store he estimated
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the lawn receding while she was away
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from the house to be about $800 "after I
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get these estimates I give copies to the
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woman and she is having none of it," he
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wrote on Reddit's pro-revenge thread
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"upon seeing the estimates that
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Christopher had gathered." Patricia
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yelled "I don't know these people i
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don't want them near my house they're
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probably really bad contractors
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christopher trying to reason with her
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replied "No I know them personally they
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are really nice people and do great
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work." But his neighbor didn't want to
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hear it she slammed the door in his face
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but this is where the story gets
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interesting i ended up working a 16-our
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shift that night and got home at 8:00
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a.m and this woman comes knocking on my
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door at 9:00 a.m and demanded I speak to
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her i explained "I would really love to
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do this but I just got home and I have
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to be back at work in less than 5 hours
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i need to sleep." She goes "What kind of
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lazy jerk sleeps in until 2 p.m."
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Christopher had been bullied for too
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long by this audacious woman at this
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point I had about lost it and told her
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"You can either accept my $2,000 for my
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quotes or get nothing." She stood there
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for a while with her mouth open but she
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accepted my offer and planned to meet
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down at the notary the next morning
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thinking he had finally made her see
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things his way he spent that night after
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work writing a contract and gathering
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the $2,000 in cash but the battle was
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far from over the next morning
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Christopher woke up and grabbed the
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contract thrilled to finally be done
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with this woman and never speak to her
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again he went down to the notary to meet
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her christopher waited for her for over
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3 hours but she didn't show up i get a
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message from her saying "I'm sorry the
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$2,000 isn't enough i'm having my guys
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start work on this project and you will
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be paying me the full price." "Oh
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really?" Christopher thought to himself
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he needed a plan after that I did not
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say a single word to her and I watched
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for a few months as these guys turned
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her backyard into an oasis complete with
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a small pond brand new sod flowers the
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whole nine yards i come to find out she
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had plans to remodel these things for a
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long time and was just waiting for the
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opportunity to go through with it now
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Christopher knew he had made a big
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mistake he admitted that he felt awful
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about burning down his neighbor's yard
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but he'd been willing to pay a fair
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price to cover the damages how dare she
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ask for more money in a lastditch effort
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to get justice he fired up his computer
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there on a community Facebook page that
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she didn't know he was a member of he
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saw the incriminating photos and he was
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incredulous so this is what she had
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wanted the money for she used her
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remodel funds to go on a trip to Hawaii
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you know how I found out about this she
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was bragging about it on the
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neighborhood Facebook group and didn't
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know I was in it there for everyone to
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see were pictures of his neighbor
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sipping expensive cocktails in a
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five-star resort in Hawaii with her
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girlfriends while he scraped by getting
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the money to pay her are you ready for
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the revenge he wrote to the delight of
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Reddit users everywhere now 4 months
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after the fire and all the remodels I
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get served papers to go to court for
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$10,300 at 18 years old I'm having to
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hire a lawyer to work my case,"
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Christopher continued "when we finally
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do get into court I lay everything out
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the quotes being harassed multiple times
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not showing up after agreeing to a deal
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not wanting me to get my own quotes
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required by law law by the way." and her
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bragging about conning me out of money
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and I have proof of all of this." The
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judge looked at her and said "Ma'am with
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all due respect you're out of your dad
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gum mind not only did this young man
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tell the truth about what happened but
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he also offered to pay you more than he
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was supposed to." Christopher recounts
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"your lawn was already dead before the
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fire occurred therefore he is only
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responsible for the fence at
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$1,200 i will also deduct from this his
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lawyer fees." Christopher concluded his
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story on Reddit she took a huge
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financial loss from this not sure how
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much the Hawaii trip cost her but she
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was in serious debt she ended up having
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to sell the house because of it and
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moved into a smaller house haven't heard
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anything from her since he added "To
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this day I still do not use fireworks
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because we could have really hurt
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someone what I have learned through this
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though is it's best to take
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responsibility for your actions right