My husband brought our neighbor's trashcan to the curb, without the neighbor knowing. Weird?

[Anonymous]

He had a really nice impulse. Maybe he shouldn’t do it again, in case the neighbors don’t like it or don’t want it, but it was a kind thing to do.

[Anonymous]

Why’d he marry you?

[Anonymous]

Agree OP is overthinking and overanxious. I’ve been lucky to live several times on streets where neighbors helped each other out with things like garbage, snow shoveling, package delivery, etc without having some sort of formal discussion about it first. This type of community adds tremendous value to one’s living situation.

[Anonymous]

I'm glad I live in a neighborhood where people do this kind of thing regularly for each other and no one thinks twice about it except to be grateful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This morning my husband was taking our trash can out to the curb for trash day, and noticed our neighbor's next door hadn't brought their trash cans out. Their trashcans are stored on the side of their house, so we can see them from our yard/driveway. My husband brought their can to the curb too.

We don't know them well, we just bought our house a few months ago.

I told my husband that was weird and he shouldn't have done it. You never know, maybe there was a specific reason why the neighbor didn't want their trash picked up today.

What do you think?

I think it was neughborly...good job dh!

Cage to post the same thing although I would spell neighbor different. Same meaning though. I think it’s thoughtful and caring. Not weird at all

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This morning my husband was taking our trash can out to the curb for trash day, and noticed our neighbor's next door hadn't brought their trash cans out. Their trashcans are stored on the side of their house, so we can see them from our yard/driveway. My husband brought their can to the curb too.

We don't know them well, we just bought our house a few months ago.

I told my husband that was weird and he shouldn't have done it. You never know, maybe there was a specific reason why the neighbor didn't want their trash picked up today.

What do you think?

I think it was neughborly...good job dh!

Cage to post the same thing although I would spell neighbor different. Same meaning though. I think it’s thoughtful and caring. Not weird at all

*Came LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s weird although clearly derived from a kind impulse.

This reminds me of my husband who used to pick up other people’s babies. He loved babies and babies loved him, but you can’t go around picking up other people’s kids!

Not the same thing.

Clearly no one ever held you as a baby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s weird although clearly derived from a kind impulse.

This reminds me of my husband who used to pick up other people’s babies. He loved babies and babies loved him, but you can’t go around picking up other people’s kids!

Not the same thing.

Clearly no one ever held you as a baby.

Only on DCUM would people believe trashcans and children are equivalent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not ok. Sometimes when I am traveling, I don't bring my trash out because I'm not there. Make sure you bring them back up if the neighbors don't.

In a friendly neighborhood neighbors would take your trash out to the curb, then bring it back so thieves don't get a clue you're not home. We do it all the time for neighbors, and vice versa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This morning my husband was taking our trash can out to the curb for trash day, and noticed our neighbor's next door hadn't brought their trash cans out. Their trashcans are stored on the side of their house, so we can see them from our yard/driveway. My husband brought their can to the curb too.

We don't know them well, we just bought our house a few months ago.

I told my husband that was nice and he should have done it.

What do you think?

FIFY. What is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was very nice of him. Congrats on having a nice DH.

+ 1. We do this for our neighbors and vice versa. We watch out for one another

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I think he was acting neighborly.

However, I would not have done it (unless they had said to him in another conversation "Hey, feel free to grab our bins") simply because it's their bin (and refuse) and maybe they were holding onto it.

Also, I would not tell my husband that his action was weird.

And, not that you asked, I would indeed move the bin back to their storage spot after pickup.

OP here
Yes, he did.
I don't think they were home during the whole day-but I've noticed they do have cameras. I wonder if they will check them when they go to put more trash in the bin and notice everything from earlier is gone?

It isn’t GONE it’s at the curb. Easily locatable and probably within sight.

No, the TRASH is gone

What if it had a letter 💌 to an AP who was coming to pick it up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I think he was acting neighborly.

However, I would not have done it (unless they had said to him in another conversation "Hey, feel free to grab our bins") simply because it's their bin (and refuse) and maybe they were holding onto it.

Also, I would not tell my husband that his action was weird.

And, not that you asked, I would indeed move the bin back to their storage spot after pickup.

OP here
Yes, he did.
I don't think they were home during the whole day-but I've noticed they do have cameras. I wonder if they will check them when they go to put more trash in the bin and notice everything from earlier is gone?

It isn’t GONE it’s at the curb. Easily locatable and probably within sight.

No, the TRASH is gone

What if it had a letter 💌 to an AP who was coming to pick it up?

What if the husband chopped up his wife and disposed of the body parts in the trash can? Your husband would become an accessory to murder.

[Anonymous]

We take our retired neighbors stuff out early in the morning. They bring the empty bins up later in the afternoon. I don't think we have ever talked about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This morning my husband was taking our trash can out to the curb for trash day, and noticed our neighbor's next door hadn't brought their trash cans out. Their trashcans are stored on the side of their house, so we can see them from our yard/driveway. My husband brought their can to the curb too.

We don't know them well, we just bought our house a few months ago.

I told my husband that was weird and he shouldn't have done it. You never know, maybe there was a specific reason why the neighbor didn't want their trash picked up today.

What do you think?

You have a nice husband.