Editor:
A nosy neighbour took their nosiness too far and became creepy. They posted a letter on our front door telling us to stop watering our plants due to Stage 3 watering restrictions. I imagine some creepy person sneaking through our property trampling our azaleas, fondling our soaker hoses hoping to find a trace of moisture, then going home to write a nasty note, unknowingly transferring potentially viral particles from nose to note, sneaking 30-plus feet into our property to tape their social justice on our door while secretly staring through our windows at my wife and five-year-old daughter before finally cackling with delight at societal improvement achieved.
Please stop! You are trespassing onto private property, making my family feel unsafe and watched, and potentially introducing viral particles to us through your creepy note. Look, it’s a pandemic! Fondle your own soaker hoses. If you suspect we are wasting water, please call or text or use some form of COVID-safe communication or use the proper channels by calling the municipality. At least they should have COVID-safe, uncreepy procedures.
And keep things in perspective! Trespassing and voyeurism are illegal and part of the Criminal Code punishable by incarceration; watering plants during Stage 3 restrictions is a bylaw infraction punishable through fines. Let’s try to be good neighbours and turn the other cheek. I forgive you and I will stop watering my plants and hopefully you’ll see the amusement in this exchange too.
Howie Leung, Sechelt
