The Original Post
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We normally travel about 1000 miles to a sleepy town for an annual beach holiday.
The beach we use is just down the road. The thing about this beach is that it is very windy until about 9:00. After that there’s virtually no wind until about 13:00.
We arrive at the beach at our usual time, about 8:40 and setup. The beach is usually quite empty at this time.
This family arrives about 5 minutes after we have finished setting up and sets up, right behind us and so close that you would think that we are all the same group. The mom says that we would make a great wind shield. There seems to be no understanding of personal space.
I let it be and ignore them. Wind drops as usual and we have a great day at the beach.
Almost to the minute the wind starts to pick up again after lunch.
Normally we would pack up and return to the apartment, on this occasion I decided to spend a bit longer on the beach.
While we are waiting, I take all the towels and anything that could have sand stuck to it and roll them around in the beach sand.
We now start to pack up and I start with the back of our beach setup. Once I could feel the full force of the wind, I move to be directly in front of these people and start to remove the sand from all those sandy items, the sand starts going everywhere towards the family behind us.
They start making all sorts of comments about the sand flying in their direction and how we could be so insensitive to their personal space.
I just keep on cleaning everything and packing them up. Sand was going everywhere and I heard mom complaining about sand in her mouth and eyes.
I’m not sure if this is petty but I sure felt vindicated.
What Reddit Said
Reddit absolutely loved this sandy payback story. The top comment perfectly captured the community’s sentiment: if the family had respected personal space, they wouldn’t have ended up “eating sand.” Most users felt the punishment perfectly fit the crime.
However, some debated whether this qualified as truly “petty” revenge. In fact, many argued it was simply natural consequences for the family’s rude behavior. The consensus was clear: sometimes karma needs a little help.
The Verdict
The overwhelming verdict: perfectly justified revenge. This beach family too close situation demonstrates classic boundary-pushing behavior meeting its match. The beauty lies in OP’s patience and timing – waiting for natural wind conditions to deliver the perfect petty revenge. Moreover, the family’s complaints about “personal space” after violating OP’s space first shows the delicious irony that makes instant karma so satisfying.
Original post from r/pettyrevenge (1,006 upvotes, 46 comments)