As Sam was about to enter her car, she spotted a small piece of paper on the windshield. When she saw what was written on the note, it made her blood boil.
How could people be so heartless? She couldn’t believe what she was reading. There was no way she could let this slide. She was determined to have the last laugh.
There are many things a neighbor can do that can drive someone crazy. Sometimes they party all night long without considering the needs of other people. Others stomp at odd hours of the day.
Rude, inconsiderate neighbors can make your life a living hell, and this is what happened to Sam Halms.
Sam has lived in the same neighborhood in Northfolk, UK, for many years and never had any problems with her neighbors.
So when she found the note from her neighbor on her car’s windshield, she was shaken to the core. Whoever wrote that mean letter to her showed no mercy.
When Northfolk went into lockdown to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the community faced many restrictions. No one was allowed to leave their residence unless they had a justifiable reason to do so.
Sam understood that social distancing was the only way to put it to an end, but there was one problem.
With every passing day, the COVID-19 cases were rising and rising. Sam was horrified when she saw the UK cases hitting the 500,000 mark. After that, the lockdown restrictions became even tighter.
Despite the seriousness of the situation, Sam still drove to work every day. She didn’t know that someone was watching her every move.
Sam was aware that she was risking her health, but she didn’t have a choice. She was only trying to survive, like many other people.
She would have never expected that her neighbor would do something so evil to her. After reading the note from her neighbor, she lost faith in humanity.
Sam was hurt by her neighbor’s message. This person knew nothing about her and was so quick to judge her. Sam was going through a rough time in the last couple of weeks, so when she read the note, it was the last straw.
“To the selfish person,” the note began.
The author of the letter clearly had no idea what Sam was doing for a living. They assumed she simply broke the laws and regulations by going out every day.
The mysterious neighbor was upset by Sam’s actions, and instead of talking to her, they decided to voice their strong opinion right away.
Sam couldn’t believe what she was reading. “I have been watching you travel every day in your car,” the note said. “You are not in uniform, so this is clearly unessential travel! You are part of the problem! Stay at home and protect our country + NHS. You have been reported!”
Sam was bursting with anger.
By that point, she was raging. How could a random person who knows absolutely nothing about her life make her feel guilty like that? Sam wasn’t going to let the stranger get away with it. She wanted revenge.
She grabbed the cowardly note, took a photo of it, and drove to work.
As soon as Sam arrived at work, she started typing on her computer. As a nurse working for the British National Health Service, Sam has dedicated her life to giving and surviving humanity.
It has been especially difficult for her with more and more coronavirus patients arriving every hour, which was why she was so upset when she found the note.
She was driving to work to save lives, not to have fun with her friends, as her neighbor probably assumed.
“I don’t usually post much personal stuff on social media, but I’m hoping that sharing this on here will reach the idiot that left me this note on my car,” she said in her post.
Sam continued writing, “Most importantly… I work for the NHS. I go to work every day supporting our country and have done for many years…”
“While you are clearly spending your days watching me, probably claiming that you’re employed as a ‘full-time mommy.’ she typed with tears in her eyes.
“Why didn’t you just approach me and ask me what I was doing, maybe then you would understand why I am getting up every day to work for the NHS!?” she continued.
In her post, Sam also explained why she wasn’t wearing her uniform driving to and from the hospital.
She wrote, “Why on earth would I wear my uniform to and from work at this current time? Equally, not all NHS staff have to wear a uniform – food for thought.”
“If this has reached you, hopefully now you feel like a complete fool and that you should think twice before sticking your nose into other people’s business,” Sam explained.
Soon after uploading her post on Facebook, Sam began receiving a lot of replies from people. More than 28,000 Facebook users have shared her post.
People empathize with her and urged others to think twice before saying or doing anything that might hurt someone. However, some users sided with the neighbor.
They pointed out that the neighbor probably had good intentions and wanted to explain how crucial it is to follow the rules. However, most people agreed this person could have expressed their opinion in a much nicer way.
One user who was stunned by the rude message also shared their opinion.
“There are people who are genuinely terrified of this virus because of the media hype and think everyone who is out is in the wrong and part of the problem,” the person wrote.
Others pointed out uniform protocol instead, “The person who wrote the letter is obviously unaware that many key NHS workers travel to work in their own clothes and get changed at work,” another user commented.
The messages of support kept coming every hour. “If you wear scrubs at work, for instance, they would have to stay at work,” another person wrote.
One user wrote, “Obviously, [the neighbor] doesn’t know her neighbors! Why would uniform-wearing medical staff wear gear worn inside wards outside of work and risk-sharing any viruses… should use her brains… and support, not write anonymous notes,”
“Shows just how cowardly she is by not putting her name to the letter. She obviously has nothing better to do. Keep up the good work. It is appreciated by the majority.” another user wrote.
Whoever wrote this note didn’t know what Sam does for a living. The outcome might have been very different if the neighbor had spoken to her about it instead of writing a rude message.