Community Chat

[NicksmomESQ]

  I have one elderly neighbor who I’m very friendly with.I’ve known her for 20yrs. DH & son shovel her snow in the winter ❄️.I check up on her & help her when I can.My other neighbors I basically just say hello 👋 & good bye to.

  My experience has been that when you get to friendly with neighbors most of the time they expect to much.Problems ensue & the relationship sours.

  I have a neighbor who is a widow.We were good friends.About 5 yrs ago she called to ask if my husband could move a very heavy table she had.She wanted to vacuum under it.DH said he was sorry but couldn’t do it because he has a bad back.She got angry & said “you’re useless to me”.For this reason & a few others I know longer have the desire to befriend my neighbors.

[Noel7]

When we first moved in we were welcomed by an elderly couple.  We would come home often and find a hot casserole or a homemade cake on our stoop.  We loved them, they became the grandparents we didn’t have.  There was a Filipino family two houses away who took us into their family.  I became good friends with the mother and our kids were constantly with each other.  A family of four moved in next door and we have watched out for each other ever since, for decades.

Add to that mix one elderly woman, a cantankerous troublemaker disliked by all, and those were the neighbors.  

A few interesting others, one who told us about a Mafia leader who lived nearby in the old days, one who went on to become a fairly well known actress, and three who committed suicide.  

I could write a book on the neighbors.

[Kachina624]

I had a young couple move in next door about 3 months ago. Haven't seen him, just his pick up truck,  but she won't even make eye contact let alone speak or wave.

The people on the other side have a teen son but I've never even seen an adult over there.  I'm sure there is one but he/she stays well hidden. Weird neighborhood.

[NickNack]

I am one of the very few original owners in my neighborhood.  I used to be friendly with several of the neighbors.  We would sit outside and talk a lot in the evenings when it was warm.  Slowly everyone started moving.  My last friends who lived two doors up moved this spring.  I miss them.  We didn't see each other much, but I always knew I could count on them if I needed them.  We had keys to each other's houses.  When I worked she would come and let my dogs out if I couldn't get home in time, and I would do similar things for her.  She was the one I always asked to get my mail when I went out of town.  Now I guess I'll just put it on hold at the post office.  It's kind of sad not to really know your neighbors.  I do wave but that's about it.  I know one of my next door neighbor's names but no other names.

[I am still oxox]

I live in a 4 unit condo with another 2 units attached.

I am friendly with the woman across the flood, I am cordially to the guy who lives beneath us, the other apt in the building is for sale

In the attached building the couple that live down stairs are very nice,he is a great neighbor, in fact when we were looking at the apt he was the first person we met.

I have nothing nice to say about the girl who lives upstairs, (she is a former good friend) she is a teacher and a spoiled brat, no man was ever good enough for her and she was desperate to have a baby, (desperate for some one to love her)  and she  now has a 18 month old little girl via IVF. 

[SilleeMee]

I live on a culdesac with nine other single-family homes in a typical suburb. Other than a rare yard sale or routine comings or goings in our cars, I never see or speak to any of my neighbors. I know the children better than their parents because they like my dog and come over and talk when we're out walking. Not many of them do yard work either so I never see them out in their yards. None of the homes here have any front porches to speak of like in the older parts of town where you see huge wrap-around porches where people would sit and visit. They don't make houses like that anymore...sad.

[Q4u]

We live in the country on 5 acre parcels so we're too far apart to be "running" next door, but the community is on facebook and we can know what is going on by checking out our community facebook page.  We have community garage sales and a summer block party.  We've got our house up for sale right now hoping to sell soon and downsize and move to the city.  We know several families but not well.... we've only been there 6 1/2 years....

[happycat]

My favorite neighbor passed away last year. I still miss him. This neighborhood isn't the same since he has gone.

I have one other neighbor that I am very close to.

Other neighbors, we wave at each other. A few, I just try to avoid.

[Kitty Galore]

We live in a very lovely neighborhood,  our lots are large and far apart which is nice , plenty of privacy.  There are fall and summer block parties and an annual christmas party that is always at one couples house that loves having it and it is so fun!  We mostly just wavy or say hello with some then there are those we really connect with like our neighbors to the left of us that we see weekly either at there house or ours,  we go to dinner together and kniw there families as well as them knowing ours.  We invite them to our family gatherings often.  They are lime family and we love that they are there ,  it's comforting g to know we can count on them when we are out town to wTch the house, get the mail etc.  we do the same for them.

It's a small neighborhood with only 15 homes set in a lovely wooded area.  I so enjoy living in a smaller rural like area.  Although still close to a city.

[Snoopygrl]

I am in the same situation.   I hardly say anything to any of my neighbors - just wave and say hello.