Community Chat

[dex]

My neighborhood is fantastic.We are various ages and ethnicities but we all get along.My DH and I are the oldest but they never leave us out if anything.During the summer we have many wine and appetizer parties that are easy and fun.when we go away we always get a welcome home...so nice

[StylishLady]

Friendly, saying hello and sometimes chatting. We had a neighbor who often had a Christmas eve party where they invited others. That was fun. When we first moved here, DH went on the county real estate web site and made a map of our area with the names of our neighbors. He keeps it up to date when anyone moves in or out. We used to have a neighbor who was an owner of Hooters. He often had a bus out front and young ladies visiting. He bought a big place down by the river and moved a while back. The area is around 50% stable with folks here before and around the time we moved in on 11/01.

[ZoetheCat]

Most of my neighbors are family members.  I live about 300 yards behind the house where I grew up.  My parents bought the land surrounding their house and gave my sister and I a couple of acres each.  My dad passed away about 10 years ago, but my mom still lives in the house I grew up in, and my sister and I (with our husbands) have built our own homes here.  We call it our compound and, at one point, we had a golf cart that we used to drive between the three houses.

For the most part, it's great.  I will say, however, that sometimes it's a bit close for comfort.  My sister and I have been here for 20 plus years, so I think we've worked out the kinks.  Obviously, we are close and we have all holidays together, and we talk to each other every day.  Although we have keys to each other's homes, we are respectful of boundaries and are not in each other's business on a daily basis.

All in all, I think it's a great situation.  My husband and I do not have kids, and it's been great to see my twin nephews grow up and to have a great relationship with them.  Despite the challenges, it's been wonderful to be surrounded by family. 

[croemer]

Our original neighbors used to get together now and then, holidays...or dinners. Then some offended some and it has never been the same. Our end of the block has quite a few originals and we still call each other or meet in the street and talk. The people who used to throw parties have now moved on and guess the rest of us do not party. lol

We are very friendly with the 6 homes nearest us...many of the new neighbors are not very out going.

[phoenixbrd]

@SeaMaiden  My story is the same as yours.  I think most neighbors are busy raising families and working.

[nana59]

Very special neighbor on one side......a neighbor I can't stand on the other.....

[Meowingkitty]

I’ve lived in my house 32 years and I couldn’t pick my neighbors out of a lineup. We have new neighbors next door but haven’t met them either. I don’t think most people really know their neighbors around here. Every house has a six foot fence between properties so seeing anyone in the back yard isn’t going to happen either. 

[qvcfreak]

I’ve been here for almost two years; friendly with 3 of the neighbors. We give each other plates of food, desserts etc. And with one of my neighbors, a young family, they invite me to their kids parties. We have each other numbers for emergencies. 

In in my previous home 21 years there, we had dinners with our neighbors and I was very close to one of the ladies, we’d schedule lunch and coffee

[ccassaday]

We had a mixed bag at our old house.  On one side we were nice and that's about it. They didn't take care of their property and we always had issues with their fence falling in our yard. On the other side we had a young couple move in with 4 kids about a year before we moved out. They were very nice. They even let my dad borrow their trailer when we moved.  My parents talked quite a bit with them.  Across the street my mom got along and talked a lot with the two older woman who lived there.  At our new house the two neighbors who are already there and the other one building are all very nice. My parents talk to them a lot. Once we get moved in I can see us having cookouts and bonfires with them. Pius Chloe will love to have lots of play dates with the other Goldens.

[blackhole99]

Our neighbors are not next door, they are down the road neighbors.Our neighbors are farmers and they don't make a habit of visiting or socializing on a regular basis. We see our neighbors at the local fair, carnivals or school events.It'snot that they are not friendly, they just don't have the time.