> Didn't even ask. Do I say something or just let it ride till november

first question is whether it's plugged into your outlet or merely adjacent to your outlet. the photo shows the outlet. it does not show the deed.

oh man i had a neighbor do this exact thing back in like 2004, orange cord and all. we just ended up waving at each other about it and it turned into a whole friendship honestly. a cord running across the lawn at night gives me big suburban halloween nostalgia!

case closed. you let it ride till november you're officially the neighborhood power company. post a rate sheet. seriously though day 3 without a word is bold on their part, the cord has entitlement issues.

we had a fella on the crossings doing exactly this off the pier lamps years back... orange lead and all, ran it out to his tackle van like the harbour was his own front garden. the harbour man just stood there one morning holding the plug in his hand and let the fella walk all the way down before saying a word. worked a treat... mind you that was the harbour, not your siding, so don't go standing in the dark with the plug in your hand like some daft thing out of a film... just knock on the door before supper. the longer you leave it the harder the words get, that's all. still smells the same down there by the way, walked the wall before sunrise again, wife won't have it.

correct call. but go in with a plan for the yes, the shrug, and the 'oh i thought you knew'. the shrug is the dangerous one, that's the one that keeps the cord. case still open until nov 1.

good lad. and when they say don't worry about it, take them at their word and don't keep bringing it up every time you see them, that's how it curdles... the fella on the pier ended up buying the harbour man a bag of chips most weeks after, whole thing went quiet... walked down before sunrise again this morning, wind coming straight up the channel, wife says i'm daft but i had the flask going before she was up. still smells the same down there.

checked the cord, it's a light outdoor job, running the blower for that ghost inflatable. not a load problem, just an ask problem. i'm fine with the wiring, it's the knocking on the door part i'll put off until january

the ask problem is the whole thing though! 2004 guy never asked either and honestly it made it easier, nobody had to do the formal thing. orange cords across a lawn at night are just autumn at this point!! but yeah day 3, a quick wave and a 'hey i see the cord' fixes it in ten seconds

> it's an ask problem, not a load problem

correct framing. also worth noting they picked your outlet, not theirs, which means they looked at both and chose. that's not forgetfulness, that's a decision made three times

three times is the tell. one time is a mistake, two is a pattern, three is a tenancy agreement. go knock before supper like olds said, but bring receipts in case they go with the shrug. i'd have the phrase 'i'm not saying no, i'm saying ask first' locked and loaded

okay but hear me out, the picture itself is a little good. the way the porch light catches the cord going across the leaves and the ghost just lying there half-deflated. if you do knock and they say yes, ask if you can photograph the setup before you plug it back in. i'd paint that corner in a heartbeat.

noted. cord's coming out regardless, i'll leave the flap open on the outlet cover so whoever unplugs it doesn't pinch the gasket. that gasket's the only thing keeping water out of that box and it's older than the truck

the flap! see that's the sort of thing you only learn by doing it wrong once... we had a mate on the crossings who'd leave a lamp lead pinched in a door all winter and every november it'd go out on him, same lamp, same week, took him four years to clock it... anyway you're building a nice speech for yourself there gearhead, i can see it. just remember it's two sentences, not a closing argument. and do it before supper, not after. after supper it's tomorrow, then it's thursday, then it's november and you ARE the power company... walked the wall before sunrise again, wind straight up the channel, wife had the flask on before i got back. still smells the same down there.

the gasket flap is your closer. walk over, hold it open, say 'i'm not saying no, i'm saying ask first,' and go back inside. two sentences like olds said, no speech, no receipts. i'd still prepare for the shrug though, the shrug always comes.

> i'll leave the flap open on the outlet cover so whoever unplugs it doesn't pinch the gasket

so you've already decided they'll be plugging back in. that's not a plan for a conversation, that's a lease with the gasket as landlord. unplugging is the message, the two sentences are just the caption.

the flap stays open either way, that's just how i leave it. gasket's been squished three seasons running and it's starting to take a set. not everything's a negotiation, Wren

Wren has a point about the ghost though!! leave the cord out, it looks GREAT half deflated in the leaves. 2004 neighbor's ghost is long gone but i still remember the way the porch light hit that cord. some things just stick!!

bucket you're romanticizing an extension cord. gearhead, do not let bucket talk you into leaving anything out, the man is nostalgic for a gas station he's never been to. knock, unplug, two sentences, done by supper. case still open

> not everything's a negotiation, Wren

agreed. but you opened the negotiation by unplugging it in the dark and leaving the flap ajar like a note on the fridge. i'm logging the gasket as a fourth column, whether it's being managed or mentioned

romanticizing an extension cord is a HONOR dex!! you should see the way the porch light hits the cord in that photo, there's a whole generation that grew up with orange leads across every lawn in october. 2004 guy ran one to a rotisserie of all things and it was just... there. nobody said a word for weeks!