You shouldn't sabotage people's goals.
Dale wants to build a 50 foot guard tower in his neighborhood and that annoys Bill.
Bill wants to do something about the tower.
Bill tells Dale how he feels about the tower directly.
Bill tells the city that Dale shouldn't be allowed to build the guard tower.
Dale decides to build a huge swimming pool instead and Bill helps him out.
The city rejects Dale's variance and Dale settles for building a 39 foot guard tower.