Get off my land! Homeowner marks his territory by soaking 'lawn pirates' with automatic sprinkler when they cut across his grass
A homeowner has divided opinion by coming up with a unique method to stop people taking a shortcut across his front lawn.
CCTV footage posted on TikTok shows several people getting soaked by an automatic sprinkler if they get too close to the man's house.
The clip is believed to have been filmed in North America.
Thomas Lyons became annoyed by the number of 'lawn pirates' skipping a section of sidewalk by trampling across his front grass every day.
CCTV footage posted on TikTok shows several people getting soaked by an automatic sprinkler if they get too close to the man's house. The clip is believed to have been filmed in North America
A 'before' clip he posted on TikTok shows walkers and even cyclists ambling across his law in the day and even at night.
'More lawn pirates! Asked nicely everyday to stay off the lawn but people just keep coming,' he captioned the video.
Determined to stop them, Mr Lyon bought an automatic sprinkler system which he set up facing away from his house.
A second 'after' clip, filmed on September 23 by CCTV camera attached to his garage, shows several people getting a cold shock as they are hit by the sprinkler water and are seen quickly running back to the sidewalk.
Mr Lyons posted the video on TikTok with the caption 'when people won't stop cutting across your lawn…'
The video has since gone viral, receiving more than 40 million views.
However, commenters gave a very mixed reaction to his sprinkler set up, with some claiming that he is 'unkind'.
One person commented: 'Never understood why walking on the lawn is such a bad thing. It's grass.'
Thomas Lyons became annoyed by the number of people skipping a section of sidewalk by trampling across his front lawn every day
Another person wrote: 'Girl, let those kids go home a minute faster.'
But several others disagreed, saying he could freely soak people trepassing on his property.
One person wrote: 'I LOVE this level of pettiness. It's your lawn so do as you wish.'
'I don't understand. I was raised never to walk in someone's yard, especially a strangers,' another person said.
Someone else wrote: 'Y'all saying it's just grass okay ???? It's just water.'
'Y'all are mad for no reason. This is THEIR yard. Walking on it can kill the grass and there are sidewalks for a reason,' a fourth person replied.
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