Voltaire said, we must tend to our garden.

In this story, one man takes that maxim to a HOLE new level – but he finally got the message across to his neighbor in the process.

Let’s dig in.

They tore up my grandfather’s garden. He tore up their car.

My dad told me this story a few years back.

My Grandfather lived in a really rural area in Georgia.

This was around the late 1930s early 1940.

My grandfather owned a farm and had a garden.

He had planted various veggies.

Classic American grandfather story so far.

Well the only neighbors were about a mile away.

And for some reason the neighbors would drive their Model T through the garden, tearing up the veggies.

My grandpa would have to replant the garden.

The neighbors kept doing this.

So here comes the revenge part.

This isn’t your typical Veggie Tale though.

My grandfather dug holes around the garden and stuck metal poles into the holes.

He covered up the holes with leaves.

A few days later the neighbors drove through again.

My dad said they tore the undercarriage out and had parts strewn all over the place.

Hole-y moly, that’s some serious revenge.

He couldn’t remember what happened after that. But I don’t think they did that again.

Maybe this grandad has some holes in his memory, but he remembers the important part.

What do the comments say?

One person is on a similar gardening tip.

Another person says their city council got involved.

Another person says, and in the Depression, too?!

Here’s another tale of tough grandparents.

And this poster says, crush my snowman? No, man.

This grandfather dug in his heels for some pro gardening revenge.

Sometimes you have to stand your ground.

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