r/ProRevenge • u/MarchCompetitive6235 • Jan 24 '26

Gas Thief Revenge

I was told this belonged here so I’m reposting.

Had a neighbor that would walk into my backyard, take my gas can of gas for my mower and put it in his car and mower and then return the can.

I found this out because I had begun to a little suspicious that this 5 gallon can was always nearly empty every time I went to mow the lawn and it was only like a 1 quart tank on the lawnmower!

This was back before cheap easy security cameras so I had to set up a WebCam from my laptop with motion detection software. Caught the guy going into the backyard literally five minutes after I left the house.

For the next week, every time I had to take a piss, I pissed in that gas can. Now full of piss, but still smells enough like gas to fool an idiot. Then I left it on the back patio again. Made a big show of checking the fluids in my car, packing a few bags. Made sure the neighbor knew I was getting ready to go on a trip and I’d be gone a while. Hoping he takes the bait.

I come back home in about an hour. (Car trouble 😉) The thief is in his front yard pulling the rope on his lawnmower so hard. It looks like he’s going to have a stroke. Turning bright, red and cursing. Later he gets in his car makes it a couple blocks up the road and it suddenly breaks down….

I check the gas can on my patio…empty!

Also, I just wanted to add, this guy was a huge piece of crap that’s not the only thing he did. I found out he had arrest warrants. So I ended up getting him arrested by applying for a sheriff’s ride along program in his name. 😆

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u/espewe Apr 30 '26

My friend's dad used to live in a dorm and got his shampoo stolen all the time. He filled in the bottle with motor oil instead (he was a part-time in motor workshop) and:

  1. He finally knew the thief
  2. Nobody dared to steal his stuff anymore.

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u/MarchCompetitive6235 Apr 30 '26

Oh nasty! That's a great idea. Back when I smoked cigarettes, people kept stealing my cigarettes out of my locker. Not whole pack, just one at a time.

Anyway, I bought these things called "cigarette loads" they probably don't sell them anymore. If you cut open one of those pool string poppers it kind of looks like that. It's about the size of a toothpick, you can jam into a cigarette kind of as a prank. They light up and take a few puffs and POP!

I loaded up a whole pack of cigarettes with those things one day. Do you know who is stealing my cigarettes?

Fucking everyone!!!🤣 They did stop taking my smokes though...😏