For the first 23 years I lived here, there was a vacant lot behind me. The area I live in at the north end of the barrier island has always been in demand and there are not many vacant lots available.
The persons who owned the lot didn't do the greatest job keeping it moved so I would mow it myself - just to give the appearance it wasn't just a vacant lot - so it wouldn't attract anyone's attention as much - and get sold to someone.
Eventually a guy bought it along with a lot behind it right on the water upon which he built a huge house that subsequently blocked my view. He watched me mow this vacant lot and never said a word to me until one day we had a chat and he confessed and thanked me (with a little sarcastic laugh no less) for doing all the mowing.
He was a bit of an asswipe and ended up dying from cancer a few years later, which I think was karma, although of course I wouldn't wish something like that on anyone.
Eventually his widow sold the house and later the lot behind me and another asswipe bought it and built another big ugly house.
Again, I wish them no harm but you know karma has a way of leveling the playing field sometimes.
Here's a video from May 2007 I shot of my 2 girls romping with each other in that vacant lot before it was developed.....you can see his house to the left.......
Billabong used to hop around like a little roo!