My neighbor advertised my backyard as a camping spot on a travel website. I booked a stay, then showed up with the police while she tried to charge me to camp on my own property. I've been sitting on this story for a while, and honestly, it still makes me mad just thinking about it. A few years ago, my life got turned upside down by one of the most ridiculous situations I've ever experienced.
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It all started with my neighbor, who we'll call Kathy. Now, Kathy and I weren't friends, but we weren't enemies either. We exchanged pleasantries in passing, and that was the extent of it. She was one of those overly involved neighbors, the type who always seemed to know too much about everyone's business.
I usually ignored it because it didn't affect me directly. That was until Kathy decided my backyard was her new business opportunity. One Saturday morning, I was on my back deck enjoying my coffee when something caught my eye. There were tents at the far end of my yard near the creek. Tents. In my yard.
At first, I thought maybe some hikers had gotten lost or decided to squat for the night. But no, these weren't random drifters. Two people were sitting in camp chairs, toasting marshmallows over a little fire pit they'd set up. I marched over, trying to keep my cool. Excuse me, what are you doing here? One of the campers looked up and smiled like this was the most normal thing in the world.
Hi. Are you the host? Host? What? I frowned. No, I live here. This is my backyard. The woman exchanged a confused look with her camping buddy before saying, we booked this spot online. It's listed as a private camping site with creek access. The host's name is Kathy. Kathy. Of course. My blood boiled. Well, there's been a mistake....
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