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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Kbobabob@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I really want to just go put something under the wheels but I've never talked to these people.

Update edit: thank you for all the replies. I went over and knocked but no answer. It's definitely not chocked. If I see them come home I'll go back over. I'm worried as soon as the weight shifts loading it that it will just go down the hill.

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[-] canitendtherabbits@lemmy.world 145 points 1 month ago

Or be neighborly and go over with a couple big blocks and tell them you noticed that's sketchy and wanted to help out!

[-] iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 81 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is usually my go to. Come over, friendly and with a solution in hand.

Main point is don't make them feel less than or dumb for forgetting the blocks lol

Edit: Also, if you can pull off casually welcoming as they're new.

[-] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 month ago

They said they're moving and they've never talked to them, which I interpreted to mean they're moving out rather than in.

[-] iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 month ago

Oh lol I got the opposite, but that makes sense.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

I posted an update. I don't like the idea of messing with the trailer myself at all. The last thing I need is to get shot or something because someone thought I was breaking into their trailer.

[-] InputZero@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 month ago
[-] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 79 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I know OP said they would go talk to their neighbor but I just wanted to add an anecdote. I worked at a place that had a bunch of trailers, and it wasn't uncommon for someone to need a vehicle and just leave the trailer in the parking lot. One time someone didn't secure it and it started to roll. A new guy who was trying to be the hero went to stop it and got his thumb crushed between the trailer and a steel beam of a pavilion. He ended up loosing his thumb. So yeah, chock your trailers and don't try to catch a run away one.

[-] corstian@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Once tried to stop a small aircraft from rolling against a car. Upon impact the vibration in the wing knocked me over.

Next time I'll let it crash and enjoy the show.

[-] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

If someone didn’t prevent their aircraft from moving they kind of deserve the expensive lesson. Aviation is about following procedures, and anyone who doesn’t follow procedures either needs a wake-up call or to leave the hobby/career. Those checklists are written in blood.

[-] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

losing a thumb is so bad, they do so much to help hold objects. RIP to that guys thumb

[-] solidgrue@lemmy.world 73 points 1 month ago

Not only does it need blocking on the wheels, but that thing's also apt to be stolen with the hitch just sitting there like that. They might consider parking a car in front of it too.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

For real. That's a nice trailer. Any dingus with a truck could run off with it in 5 minutes.

[-] dandroid@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

My family had a trailer growing up and ours was stolen from in front of our house. It was never found.

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

I asked my friend if he wanted to lock the wheels of his new trailer w a chain and he said na it’s fine. Then a week later it had been stolen

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 5 points 1 month ago

If I owned a trailer I'd be so worried about this. There was a local story around here of someone who had their race car on a trailer hooked up to their truck at a hotel. When they woke up the trailer and car were gone. Idk if they ever found it... the race car was not registered.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Unless there's room to back the trailer further in, I don't think parking a car in front of it is an option. You'd be blocking the footpath.

[-] derekabutton@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago

Absolutely. It's a public safety issue. Just don't come off as rude and they should appreciate it too

[-] dandroid@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 month ago

My mom got run into by a trailer that was rolling down a hill. Luckily my mom decided she was a superhero that day and was able to push the trailer to the curb to stop it from rolling down any further (it was a pretty steep hill). She got away with only a broken ankle.

So I say yeah. Tell them.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Yeah. There are plenty of kids around here. I decided I needed to at least try to say something when I noticed some kids rollerblading in the street.

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 8 points 1 month ago

It's easy enough to throw a block of wood or something under the tire. They probably just aren't thinking about it.

I work on my own car and I'm always paranoid about it shifting or rolling while I'm under it, so I double up on jack stands / wheel chocks / floor jack wherever I can.

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago

Park an old car across the street for an insurance claim

[-] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 month ago

It looks like it gives birth to Cybertrucks.

[-] WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Haha.. stop stealing my tacos!

[-] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 month ago

Chock the wheels and leave a friendly note on the hitch if nobody is home IMO, I seriously doubt they would take offense.

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[-] mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago
[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 26 points 1 month ago

Go for it, use a personal anecdote if you have one about how you or someone you know was bit by not putting blocks in front of the wheels.

If you don't have one... make up a white lie about how your now deceased great uncle Johnny told you he left a trailer out without blocks on a little slope like that and it rolled into the street.

The anecdotes / a story can be a ... easier path to selling the truth that can feel a bit more humbled vs "I know better than you, so do what I say."

[-] angelmountain@feddit.nl 13 points 1 month ago

If you were my neighbour I would love it if you notified my of the danger. I'd also say that if they give you a negative response they will move soon so there's no risk really

[-] HuntressHimbo@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

Maybe something like "Hey neighbor, I noticed your trailer isn't fully secured, I've got some wedges to block the tires if you don't have anything"

[-] ravhall@discuss.online 10 points 1 month ago

They will never get those wedges back

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

At least it's not like they're particularly expensive. And who knows, if they feel embarrassed enough, they might go out of their way ASAP to get their own to save face.

[-] Hikermick@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Scrap 4x4's or bricks will suffice

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Trailer emergency brake is probably pulled. Not ideal, but it’s probably not gonna go anywhere even if they start to load it like that.

[-] StrongHorseWeakNeigh@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

It should really be chocked though

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Chocks are cheaper than any incident that could occur without them.

[-] neonred@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Why wouldn't you? I suppose they would be thankful because you show considerations about their stuff and wellbeing. Some wooden blocks in front of the weels should probably be enough.

[-] artemisRiverborne@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Never hurts to be a good neighbor, and u don't want it rolling when ur trying drive down the street.

[-] GrouperGater96@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

If I saw them I'd say something. But I wouldn't go out of my way. You have to learn the hard way sometimes. But I would definitely point my security camera over just incase.

[-] RangerJosie@sffa.community 6 points 1 month ago

No. Never. Not once in life.

Their yard. Their house. Their shit.

Mind your own business.

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

When that thing rolls and hit your house and make you a disabled homeless person..

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[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

That thing is so shiny it'll start fires.

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[-] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Just check if the other side has an X-chock between the wheels.

[-] lettruthout@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
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[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Nope. Let them dipshits learn the hard way.

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The neighbors across the street would learn the hard way that other people need to chock the wheels on their unattended trailers

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[-] Fullyloadedsnowflake@lazysoci.al 2 points 1 month ago

No but get your camera ready for tic tac, bootube, and the gram

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] finickydesert@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago
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