Do you get on with your neighbours?

Today my neighbour spoke to me. So I did what I had to do. I strapped a monitor on my ankle, went out in a pair of shorts, with my t-shirt on back to front and argued with a palm tree for a good 5 minutes. That should hold them off for a while. 🥳

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SethGreene531 · M

I was very fortunate. Great neighbors on both sides, who were quiet, kind, and kept to themselves.
Even when the one on our right moved, their peplacement was equally quiet.

The remaining neighbor on the left was eccentric, and nosey in a non-intrusive way. Initially we had some tensions, but they were adverse to conflict, and soon quit.
Overall, good people, who neded to be shown where the boundary lines were once in a while.

Those across the street, and 3 doors either side were sweet, inclusive, terrific.

The other unsavory/rowdy bunch respected us and our property and we were on good terms. They kept the bad elements in line.

There were also those severely down on their luck we often helped.

TinFoilHat · F

@SethGreene531 My Street is amazing. It's a cul-de-sac where everyone gets along.
I love seeing the interactions between everyone. Everyone lends a hand with each other and celebrates or commiserates news.
I think it works because nobody oversteps the mark. If people see you're busy they don't interrupt or of they're up for a chat we'll all be in the street laughing.
There's one recent exception which is sadly the house next to mine. I understand it's because the owner is lonely (although married) but you can get caught for at least 45 mins while she rants at you. I'm quite a patient person but she tests my limits! Her husband often pretends she has a phone call so she'll stop talking. Luckily they have another home up North so she's not here 100% of the year but everyone hides away a lot more when she's back.

SethGreene531 · M

@TinFoilHat That sounds lovely.
This is the way neighborhoods should be.

The cul-de sac lends to that feeling of intimacy.

Likewise, it's the same experience where I've relocated. Sweet people, ready to lend a hand or a truck, or bring over baked goods. They wave as you go by.

But they respect your space. If you're busy, they don't interrupt.
And just the same, there's always those meetings in the street here.

Lol the neighbor's wife, yep I've had that. A need to come up with an excuse to run inside..."I think I left a soufle in the oven..see you later dear" Or you watch for them when out on the porch, running inside when they amble down the street with their dog.

ROFL her husband 😆
Reminds me of Richard and Hyacinth, Richard coming to poor Emitt's rescue next door.
Not sure if you ever folowed[i] Keeping Up Appearances[/i].

TinFoilHat · F

@SethGreene531 🤣🤣🤣
Why haven't I ever thought of that. That's so perfect for her.

I'd been the last resident in the street to speak to her (despite her proximity to me) and it was a bit like this:-

Except she couldn't believe how young I looked so she asked me if I'd had any work done? (I thought she was talking about my house!)

And this one is her too:-

She's always talking about the "other people in the cheaper houses". 🤦🏼‍♀️

I feel sorry for her husband he's always trying to keep her under-control. You've hurt my stomach laughing. I've never thought of that comparison before!

She also has a stick she pretends she needs and then accidentally goes running off without it. 😆

SethGreene531 · M

@TinFoilHat Poor, poor Richard. Her constant need to be accepted by the upper class 😅

Watch the episode where they steal the Rolls Royce for the country club visit..it's on youtube

"My sister, Violet; you know, the one with the mercedes, hot tub, paddock, and two car garage."

"I'm speaking to you on a slimline telephone, I want to ensure onlythe finest water is been supplied to my gold plated taps"

Oh gosh--Rose and "Daddy" threaten her rickety social ladder. The skirt comment is so Hyacinth.

So, pity your neighbor is this way. Sounds pretentious, and very much the Ms. Bouquet of the block 😆

TinFoilHat · F

@SethGreene531 My neighbour has a Northern accent which she's always trying to disguise and then she goes on a rant and it all slips. 😆

Next time she makes a social status comment, I shall have to mentally record it to replay to you.

She told me she was getting these "workmen" for her to "supervise" and was bragging about putting her feet up and cracking the whip while they landscaped the garden. Then when they turned up they were like Hell's Angels in appearance so she squirreled them away through the back gate. "Nothing here to see..."
"Has your labour turned up yet?"
"No, I think a descendant of King Charles needed them for a project, so obviously I said they must go!"

I'll watch it. 😁👍

SethGreene531 · M

@TinFoilHat Northern, as in Yorkshire? Lol, oh she's going to hate that if she's expecting an invite to the Queen's garden party.
Betrayed by a slip of composure...that must be joyous to watch.
Next time say "you sound just like my aunt from Yorkshire Dales, or Wales. What a lovely dialect you have"

"You men, be sure to use the service entrance." "And no dustbins out front"

Ha ha, Hells Angels, a Hyacinth moment...scrambling to drag them out of sight.😅

King Charles 🤭..Isn't hst just how they'd put it. "Oh Duke/Lord so and so called them away for urgent work on his Manor House"

You may need to use a VPN if it's country restricted
[media=https://youtu.be/p8xM3PVJKE0]

TinFoilHat · F

@SethGreene531 Yes a very [b]strong[/b] Yorkshire accent.

Laughing at 'the service entrance'. 😆

It's letting me watch it! 👀