I Asked My Neighbor Three Times to Stop Tossing Tea Bags Onto My Balcony, but He Didn’t Laugh for Long

Fortunately, I’d already photographed several incidents.

Tea bags.

The stained towel.

The ruined cushion.

The tea bag that appeared the morning after Daniel promised he’d stop.

Seven photographs.

I created a timeline.

Dates.

Approximate times.

Descriptions.

Then I documented my two conversations with Daniel.

No insults.

No speculation about his character.

No dramatic language.

Just facts.

I wrote a three-page complaint.

It was, if I may say so myself, an excellent letter.

Facts rarely need exclamation marks.

I submitted everything Tuesday evening.

Then I set my alarm.

The Evidence Was Clear

Wednesday morning, I sat on my balcony before seven.

Warm coat.

Coffee.

Phone.

At 7:06, I heard Daniel’s balcony door.

At 7:07, something fell.

A tea bag.

I picked up my phone.

Twelve seconds of video.

The tea bag.

My balcony.

The balcony directly above.

Date.

Time.

Simple.

Clear.

I uploaded it immediately.

The response was almost

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