Neighbors

footfootfoot · 11-26-2006, 06:53 PM

XOB, you sob, you were in Monson and didn't pay us a call? you were only an hour away!

neighbors to the left, neighbors to the right, into the valley of death rode the six hundred...

I'm cool with all my neighbors, a couple of whom we have an open door policy. i.e. out of butter? just walk into the house and open the fridge. Other neighbor, who have psychological problems which manifest as them thinking I want their dog's shit on my lawn, we have a cool detent at best.

glatt · 11-26-2006, 07:44 PM

Family next door are good neighbors. We aren't close friends, but their daughters babysit for us. We watch out for each other. Twice when they've been on vacation, I've had to go over to their house and fix big stuff that's been broken. (We have each other's keys.) Once, it was a flooded basement when all the basements in the area were flooding, and the other time the house sitter came over for help when a kitchen circuit shorted. We built a wooden fence on our common property line together, to keep in their dogs and give us each a little privacy, but it's only 5 feet tall, so we can talk over it. Only thing that bugs me about them is that one of their three dogs barks at me whenever I'm in my own back yard. But that's not a big deal.

On the other side are a couple of kooky old sisters, and their best friend (male) moved in across the street. They are nice enough people, but we don't interact too much. The guy across the street is a bit of a junk hound hoarder, his house is packed and it's now spilling out into the side yard and front porch. He recently had a junk car (not even a nice project car, a real POS) towed into his driveway. It just sits there. Nobody ever works on it. He bugs me a little. I miss the folks who lived there before.

Next to him is a quiet single guy. Works in IT. Is never home. Tore down the little old house that was on the lot and built a McMansion. Drives a few different (company?) cars. Mercedes, Porche, Range Rover, etc. Different car every week. I've spoken to him maybe three times. Probably said a dozen words total to him in the last three years. Nice enough guy, but our paths never cross. He recently has had a lady visitor stay over a lot, which is good for him. He looked lonely before in that HUGE house all by himself.

Renters across the street next to the junk guy. The landlord does a good job keeping the place filled with decent young folks. Worst complaint I have is that there are a lot of cars on the street. Not bad at all. But don't know the current batch.

Behind us are other renters. It's vacant now. Guy's asking $3200 a month, which is insane even for this overpriced area.

Pretty good neighborhood overall. We shut the street down once a year for a block party. Lots of kids around here. Not close friends with the immediate neighbors, but lots of friends in the neighborhood.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-26-2006, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

XOB, you sob, you were in Monson and didn't pay us a call? you were only an hour away!

Where were you? I don't remember you asking permission to leave NY?

I went to Monson to check out Echo Hill Orchards. When I was a kid they could make a living from apples, but times change, so they have a DoDad gift shop with candles, baskets, seasonal stuff, jams, pumpkin butter and the like.

Actually I went to check out their line of fruit based wines. Nine different varieties, white and red, plus hard cider.
The corks are like a vinyl sleeve filled with high density foam. No way I could get it back in the bottle.

footfootfoot · 11-27-2006, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Where were you? I don't remember you asking permission to leave NY?

I don't have to leave ny, though I occasionally get a weekend pass to Tanglewood. For example, if Mass were "a map of tasmania" and the left hip socket was Bennington, VT, and the right hip socket was Albany, NY, we'd be right there on the navel, putting Monson down there in the map of Tassie...

bluecuracao · 11-27-2006, 09:08 PM

I finally got to meet my upstairs neighbors' baby, who's about 6 months old now. I wasn't even aware they HAD a baby until maybe a couple of months ago, when I heard some faint crying in the middle of the night. He must be a pretty quiet little guy, lucky parents.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-28-2006, 03:34 PM

It seems the most common problems with neighbors are pets, yours or theirs, and different opinions on what a yard/exterior should look like.

I grew up in a small New England town where everyone not only knew everyone else, they knew what you drove, where you worked, all your kids and your bad* habits.

In todays hectic, electronic, commuting, lifestyles, we know people around the world better than people around the block. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I mean how many of LabRat's neighbors have seen her butt?

* subjective

11-26-2006, 06:53 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	XOB, you sob, you were in Monson and didn't pay us a call? you were only an hour away! neighbors to the left, neighbors to the right, into the valley of death rode the six hundred... I'm cool with all my neighbors, a couple of whom we have an open door policy. i.e. out of butter? just walk into the house and open the fridge. Other neighbor, who have psychological problems which manifest as them thinking I want their dog's shit on my lawn, we have a cool detent at best. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-28-2006, 03:34 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It seems the most common problems with neighbors are pets, yours or theirs, and different opinions on what a yard/exterior should look like. I grew up in a small New England town where everyone not only knew everyone else, they knew what you drove, where you worked, all your kids and your bad* habits. In todays hectic, electronic, commuting, lifestyles, we know people around the world better than people around the block. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I mean how many of LabRat's neighbors have seen her butt? * subjective __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-26-2006, 07:44 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Family next door are good neighbors. We aren't close friends, but their daughters babysit for us. We watch out for each other. Twice when they've been on vacation, I've had to go over to their house and fix big stuff that's been broken. (We have each other's keys.) Once, it was a flooded basement when all the basements in the area were flooding, and the other time the house sitter came over for help when a kitchen circuit shorted. We built a wooden fence on our common property line together, to keep in their dogs and give us each a little privacy, but it's only 5 feet tall, so we can talk over it. Only thing that bugs me about them is that one of their three dogs barks at me whenever I'm in my own back yard. But that's not a big deal. On the other side are a couple of kooky old sisters, and their best friend (male) moved in across the street. They are nice enough people, but we don't interact too much. The guy across the street is a bit of a junk hound hoarder, his house is packed and it's now spilling out into the side yard and front porch. He recently had a junk car (not even a nice project car, a real POS) towed into his driveway. It just sits there. Nobody ever works on it. He bugs me a little. I miss the folks who lived there before. Next to him is a quiet single guy. Works in IT. Is never home. Tore down the little old house that was on the lot and built a McMansion. Drives a few different (company?) cars. Mercedes, Porche, Range Rover, etc. Different car every week. I've spoken to him maybe three times. Probably said a dozen words total to him in the last three years. Nice enough guy, but our paths never cross. He recently has had a lady visitor stay over a lot, which is good for him. He looked lonely before in that HUGE house all by himself. Renters across the street next to the junk guy. The landlord does a good job keeping the place filled with decent young folks. Worst complaint I have is that there are a lot of cars on the street. Not bad at all. But don't know the current batch. Behind us are other renters. It's vacant now. Guy's asking $3200 a month, which is insane even for this overpriced area. Pretty good neighborhood overall. We shut the street down once a year for a block party. Lots of kids around here. Not close friends with the immediate neighbors, but lots of friends in the neighborhood.

11-27-2006, 09:08 PM	#5
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I finally got to meet my upstairs neighbors' baby, who's about 6 months old now. I wasn't even aware they HAD a baby until maybe a couple of months ago, when I heard some faint crying in the middle of the night. He must be a pretty quiet little guy, lucky parents.

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