Sometimes neighbours can really frustrate us - especially when they're trying to question something that isn't really their business.
One man had an argument with his neighbour about fishing because she believed that his hobby was 'dangerous' for the environment and was trying to encourage him to stop.
He took to Reddit to tell people he hadn't heard from her in a while, but then things got a bit heated - but he woke up regretting the altercation.
He wrote: "I (25M) live in my family’s cottage which I was given ownership of. The cottage itself is a waterfront property facing a medium-sized lake. My family has been living here for generations as my great grandfather originally bought it before passing it down eventually leading to me.
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"My neighbors are a different story as many of the people I have known since childhood has moved out. The houses that my neighbors once had have been torn down and replaced with "designer" style homes. With the construction of these homes came new neighbors and a housing association of which I am not a member.
"My problems started with my next-door neighbor Sophie (F50-60?) over fishing. One day after doing some Canoe fishing I was approached by Sophie on my beach. She started asking if it was legal to fish on the lake to which I said it was as long as you pay the per year license.
"After that, I said that I had to go as I had caught some fish and I wanted to start processing them for dinner as it was getting lake. After our conversation, I did not hear from her for over two weeks. My encounter with her this time was not in person but through a letter.
"In this letter, she wrote about how "dangerous" fishing is to the environment and why I should stop. In response, I chose to simply chuck it in my recycling bin and ignore her as it wasn’t worth my time.
"My most recent encounter was two days ago while I had some friends over. It was in the afternoon when I had run back into the house for some more beers along with one of my friends. While grabbing the drinks we heard a knock at the door.
"When I answered the door it was Sophie and she had another letter. Before handing the letter she said that she had tried to be diplomatic and now she has had enough and has had a letter from the housing association. Admittedly I was a bit tipsy at the time and in response, I laughed and called her stupid for believing the housing association can do anything before closing the door on her.
"After sobering up I feel conflicted, on one hand I feel that I was justified in my actions because my fishing is none of her business. On the other hand I feel that I could have dealt with her in a more tactful way. Am I an a******?"
Some users were confused as to why the woman thought fishing was dangerous.
One wrote: "It's kind of ironic as an individual fishing for their own food in a canoe is about as sustainable as it can get!"
"That is kind of blowing my mind. Oh, sorry Sophie, let me just jump in my car, drive to the store and buy some fish that was shipped in from somewhere else instead. Is that better?", someone replied.
Another user wrote: "Invite her over for a fish fry sometime. It's all good."
"Your neighbor needs to stop with the letters, how many trees is your neighbour willing to kill to harass you about your environmental impact?"
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