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:x

I never thought I'd ever post something like this since I am normally fairly passive.

I installed an automatic timer on my yard and when the sprinkler didn't go off, I went out to see what happened. Turned out that Mattamy disconnected my sprinkler, took the hose OFF the timer, connected it to another tap (my house still), and washed the street, sidewalk and watered the front lawn (not my sidewalk, I dont have sodding yet so not my lawn and I have no idea why they needed to wash the street). Worse, they put nothing back. It took me a while to figure out the ideal sprinkler location. Not to mention my backyard was recently sodded and would die because I'd think the timer was watering it (when they disconnected the whole thing).

Passiveness, shassiveness. I am going to complain about it. How can someone feel it's okay to go to somebody else's backyard, disconnect their setup, move their sprinkler, take their hose and start using it without permission?

Totally strange as it is, this seems to be common almost every year in new areas.

Taking water is kind of like taking electricity. I actually wouldn't have minded if they just used the water.

It's not okay at all. I said if they asked, I'd say "sure". And that if they cleaned up after themselves then I have way too many other things to worry about, so I'd just ignore it (kind of like if someone cuts me off I just hit brakes and go about my driving without thinking much about it).

They were doing the same to us with our electrical outlet on the porch...