Re: Is this odd?

Allegheny · ‎03-19-2010

@Scooby Doo wrote:
@goldensrbest wrote:
@Scooby Doo wrote:
My neighbor across the street from me does the same thing but during the day. He's a widower, about 83, with nothing to do. He goes outside to the front patio and stares at my side of the street. Then he goes inside for a while, then comes out again. I consider him my own private neighborhood watch. He's been doing it for years.
I tick him off though when I go outside to mow the grass in shorts and a t-shirt with no bra. He goes in the house and slams the door behind him. lol Maybe he thinks I should be wearing a prarie skirt and bonnet.
AND YOU DO THIS ,TO SHOCK HIM.

@goldensrbest wrote:
@Scooby Doo wrote:
My neighbor across the street from me does the same thing but during the day. He's a widower, about 83, with nothing to do. He goes outside to the front patio and stares at my side of the street. Then he goes inside for a while, then comes out again. I consider him my own private neighborhood watch. He's been doing it for years.
I tick him off though when I go outside to mow the grass in shorts and a t-shirt with no bra. He goes in the house and slams the door behind him. lol Maybe he thinks I should be wearing a prarie skirt and bonnet.
AND YOU DO THIS ,TO SHOCK HIM.
@goldensrbest
I DO THIS BECAUSE IT'S 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I'M SWEATING.
WOULD YOU SAY THIS IF I WERE A GUY WEARING SHORTS AND A T-SHIRT?
My shorts are down to my knees and my t-shirt is long. Where is your mind?

May-be the sound of the lawn mower bothers him and that is why he goes inside.

RoughDraft · ‎03-09-2010

@novamc1 wrote:
Yes indeed. Seems odd to me. Also creepy.

Maybe you could break him of the habit if you popped your head out the front door at that hour and said hello. He might be surprised that someone knows what he's doing.

If for some reason he is up to no good, it would also let him know that others are awake and alert, too, at that hour.

Pray tell, what "no good" is he up to? He's not on her property, seemingly not carrying a weapon, peeking in her wondow, burying a body on the lawn, or picking the lock on her front door.

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suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@Jazzygurl wrote:
I think it is odd for a person to peer out their windows in the middle of the night to the point that you can document a person's every move right down to the minute.

My son was a 911 dispatcher for years on the overnight shift and he would tell me of calls he would get from residents at all hours of the night reporting suspicious people in their neighborhoods. Oftentimes the "suspcious" person would be coming home from work or some other personal business. Many of the calls would get to the point that they are "profiling" certain groups of people.

You need to go to bed or find something else to do with yourself.

@Jazzygurl, sounds like so many of the darn messages I get from my nextdoor.com.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Karie2022 · ‎03-26-2010

Yup...it’s weird

Take time every day to enjoy where you are without a need to fix it

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

i find it funny that people have said if he was sitting in a chair on his lawn you would not consider it odd, but that since he is sitting on the ground you consider it odd?

now THAT i find odd. LOL

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conlt · ‎03-16-2010

I doubt that any house across the street is that interesting, however my first thought is he is meditating before his day starts. Maybe he then goes in to wake up his wife for work, make her some coffee and breakfast etc.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

Another thing...and this is way out there...just sharing ideas:

There’s a practice called ‘Grounding’ or ‘Earthing’.

It’s making connection to the energy of the Earth.

Sitting or walking barefoot on grass and sand for a period of time.

Pair that with early, quiet morning..could be rejuvenating.

missy1 · ‎03-10-2010

I don't care what my neighbors are doing, unless they are super loud. In the OP case, the man does not appear to be doing any illegal.

NYC Susan · ‎03-13-2010

@Catty2 wrote:
My first thought is maybe he is meditating. Other than that, it is kinda creepy.

My first thought also was that he could be meditating. I think that's pretty likely. He very well may not be staring at anything - or just using it as a focal point. Whatever he's doing, it seems to be his routine. Perhaps it calms him. Perhaps this is how he prepares for his day.

Unless he's exhibiting other behaviors that seem to be out of the norm, I don't see any harm in it at all. Not creepy, and nothing that would cause me concern.