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My Neighbors Strange Behavior

Black Cat Back — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:47:26 GMT

I have a neighbor down my street who is probably in his 40's, single, lives alone. I never see company at his house ever.

He doesn't work because he's home all the time, so perhaps he's very wealthy.

I think he must have OCD because every morning at 5:00am, he's outside in his driveway vacuuming the dust off the cement. He doesn't use a leaf blower, he uses a vacuum. Then, he takes a spray bottle of what looks like Windex or some other solution and scrubs the cement and the rocks that divide his driveway and his next door neighbor.

This goes on daily. He never puts out his garbage can on garbage day, he walks over to the strip shopping center next to our complex and throws his garbage away there. I see this on my daily morning walks. He's out there every morning. In front of his home is a lovely tree that has the prettiest blossoms. Well, on the side that faces his house, he gets on a ladder and picks off the blossoms so that side of the tree is stark bare. I assume he does that so they don't fall in his driveway. I have also seen him using the spray bottle on the tree leaves. Perhaps they are too dirty too?????

He isn't very friendly. I said hello a few times and he was courteous, but not very outgoing. When I walk by, it's just so bizarre to watch him go after every speck of dust that might have gone on his driveway overnight. I have to say, he has a spotless driveway.

The one ironic thing is, he seems to always wear the same clothes every day. Either he has a stash of the same pants and tops, or he's not as picky about his attire as he is about the cleanliness of his driveway.

I just can't help but think as I walk by that if that is his only issue in his life, he's a lucky man. Now, I wish he'd come to my house and clean it!

I can only imagine how spotless his house must be inside.

It's just the way he goes after the driveway. He's obsessed with it. I can only imagine on a rainy, windy day, he must stare outside and cringe that the driveway is getting wet and dirty.

Re: My Neighbors Strange Behavior

Reba055 — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:49:49 GMT

Either that or he's a serial killer!!

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YorkieonmyPillow — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:54:19 GMT

My guess would be that he's a hoarder.

He maintains the outside so no one will guess the inside is a rat's nest.

If he wears the same clothes every day, I would suspect he's hoarding and just doesn't want attention so he keeps the outside spotless as a disguise.

Re: My Neighbors Strange Behavior

lolakimono — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:53:29 GMT

@Black Cat Back

How long does he spend "cleaning" the driveway?

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RoughDraft — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:55:55 GMT

I think his sister lives across the street from me.

Re: My Neighbors Strange Behavior

Black Cat Back — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:00:48 GMT

@lolakimono wrote:
@Black Cat Back
How long does he spend "cleaning" the driveway?

I start my walk around 5:15 am., and he's out there when I leave the house. I walk an hour and he's still out there when I get back. I also notice when he drives home from somewhere (in his spotless car), he's out there cleaning the driveway. Probably from the dirt tracked in on the tires.

I think he can't function unless that driveway is spotless.

He does wear the same clothes, but they aren't dirty. They are clean and pressed every day.

Re: My Neighbors Strange Behavior

June222 — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:02:58 GMT

Neighbors are so interesting..... Yours sounds like a hoot! Can you imagine what goes on IN SIDE of his home!

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Vickiv — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:03:57 GMT

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lolakimono — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:04:19 GMT

@Black Cat Back

Are there any skunks or outside/feral cats in your neighborhood?

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Black Cat Back — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:06:26 GMT

@lolakimono wrote:
@Black Cat Back
Are there any skunks or outside/feral cats in your neighborhood?

No. It's a quiet neighborhood.

People do walk by with their dogs on leashes, but they don't dirty the driveway.

Re: My Neighbors Strange Behavior

Vickiv — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:08:46 GMT

Well one good thing he keeps the outside clean. Otherwise a big problem. I had a tennant one time that would stay for days up there. Very nice man but strange. He was a slop in the apartment but to look at him you would never know. Very pleasant. Maybe your neighbor is depressed and just don't want to be bothered. I know it's kind of weird but sometimes they are the nicest people.

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lolakimono — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:13:45 GMT

It sounds like he might be "home all day" on disability, from something that makes him unable to work, like severe OCD. I doubt that he's rich as it doesn't sound like activities that a man would choose to occupy his day with.

Does he spend a lot of time on the lawn as well, or since you mentioned it's a complex, is someone else in charge of the lawn?

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Kardi — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:13:56 GMT

He sounds like he couldn't work if he wanted to. Severe OCD.

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June222 — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:13:56 GMT

It was nice you at least attempted to reach out and say "hello".

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Reba055 — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:24:00 GMT

Yeah, I don't want to make a joke out of OCD, but that would freak me out a little.

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Black Cat Back — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:28:45 GMT

@lolakimono wrote:
It sounds like he might be "home all day" on disability, from something that makes him unable to work, like severe OCD. I doubt that he's rich as it doesn't sound like activities that a man would choose to occupy his day with.

Does he spend a lot of time on the lawn as well, or since you mentioned it's a complex, is someone else in charge of the lawn?

It's a complex where the HOA does all the lawn work. They use blowers when they come and I wonder if he goes out after they are there and cleans again? Most of those blowers just seem to blow the dust around as they never bag it up, they just blow it into the grass again. Makes no sense to me.

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Black Cat Back — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:33:12 GMT

Good points about OCD and not being able to work. He's healthy looking, thin, active. I wondered if he had severe allergies, but he walks outside and isn't wearing a mask or anything. I have to laugh that the ammonia or whatever he uses in that spray bottle is probably more toxic to inhale than dust in the driveway.

I bet his vacuum bag is a mess if he's using it outside. I wonder how he gets rid of the dirt in the vacuum? That can be a messy undertaking.

I do also want to mention that his garage (it's usually open when he's outside) is also spotless. He only has his car in there, not boxes, no storage of items. He does sometimes leave the door open to the garage about an inch, which suprises me as dust will blow in there.

If he has a problem with OCD that is sad it's to that extreme. But, I keep thinking I wish that was my only worry in life, making sure my driveway was spotless. The time he takes on that endless project is amazing to me.

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Reba055 — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:35:46 GMT

It's definitely intriguing!

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Sooner — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:35:55 GMT

@DARING GREATLY wrote:
@lolakimono wrote:
@Black Cat Back
How long does he spend "cleaning" the driveway?

I start my walk around 5:15 am., and he's out there when I leave the house. I walk an hour and he's still out there when I get back. I also notice when he drives home from somewhere (in his spotless car), he's out there cleaning the driveway. Probably from the dirt tracked in on the tires.

I think he can't function unless that driveway is spotless.

He does wear the same clothes, but they aren't dirty. They are clean and pressed every day.

Did you see what he told us all about YOU last week??????

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Rhode Island Red — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:38:17 GMT

As long as he isn't bothering anyone or doing this behavior on your property, mind your own buisness.... or better yet, build a fence tall enough so that you can keep your nose and eyes and your medical assessment out of his buisness.