**r/NotTheOnion** • u/Th3_Tr0ll_F4c3 • 3h ago
**AITA for reporting my neighbor to the zoning board because his “artisanal candle business” in a residential garage is literally making my house smell like a depressed sorority house?**
Look, I’m all for small business, but Jerry from 3 doors down decided to quit his job at Geico and pursue his “passion.” His passion is apparently filling an entire two-car garage with 4,000 pounds of molten wax and industrial-grade fragrance oils called things like “Feral Musk” and “Eucalyptus & Regret.”
Yesterday, I opened my window and literally got a contact high from the scent of “Burnt Sage & Tax Evasion.” My cat is now refusing to use the litter box because he says it “clashes with the new ambiance.” I called the township, and now Jerry is having a full meltdown on the HOA Facebook page, calling me a “snitch” and saying I’m “killing the dream of a self-made artisan.”
Everyone in the comments is calling him a hero for “bringing artisanal vibes to the suburbs,” while I’m over here with a migraine and a cat who thinks he’s too good for his own poop.
**TL;DR:** Neighbor turned his garage into a wax factory. House smells like a funeral home for a rich jogger. I called the cops. AITA for not wanting to live inside a Yankee Candle that’s having a mental breakdown?