My neighbors keep begging to use my pool

Things were going swimmingly for a pair of homeowners when they moved into a neighborhood two Februarys ago.

At first, the keep-to-themselves couple — aged 45 and 46 — had enjoyed the experience of having friends over during cold-weather months — but something drastically changed once temperatures warmed.

“We fit in the neighborhood or so we thought until neighbors from 3 surrounding homes and us got into a weird conversation around their expectations to access the pool for weekend and holidays pool parties.”

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“Apparently, the owners before us had kids and were friends with the neighborhood kids.”

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“The neighborhood kids and adults would use the pool when they wanted to. The gate was always open and they even had their inflatables near by and had arranged paying for the maintenance of the pool.”

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The new couple respectfully let their neighbors know that they would not be honoring the old arrangement — to no avail.

No_Material_4161 on Reddit “Each time any of us are wandering around outside, they just ask over and over and try to sell the idea of having access to it. They offer money and sharing the maintenance fees and such.”

Things really went off the deep end one day when neighbors “cornered” the proprietor while they were relaxing while gardening.

No_Material_4161 on Reddit “I just really firmly told them that they really need to stop talking about the pool each time they see us, stood up and left. As I was walking back towards the gate to the backyard (within our property line), they were following me talking my ears off.”

The new couple realized that any conversations had with the locals solely revolved around the pool and nothing more.

No_Material_4161 on Reddit “We had a party yesterday evening and as I was showing the front yard to my friend, my neighbor popped up and was talking about how it must be nice to be invited to enjoy the pool. And I said to her ‘Can you go now? I’m having company!!!!’ “

The court of public opinion quickly sided with the pool owners online.

“Stand your ground, I would do the same. Good luck!”

“This is not a public pool and you are not insured to run one. These neighbors are awful.”

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My neighbors keep begging to use my pool

“We fit in the neighborhood or so we thought until neighbors from 3 surrounding homes and us got into a weird conversation around their expectations to access the pool for weekend and holidays pool parties.”

“Apparently, the owners before us had kids and were friends with the neighborhood kids.”

“The neighborhood kids and adults would use the pool when they wanted to. The gate was always open and they even had their inflatables near by and had arranged paying for the maintenance of the pool.”

“Stand your ground, I would do the same. Good luck!”

“This is not a public pool and you are not insured to run one. These neighbors are awful.”

Geologists warn NYC is sinking

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