If that doesn't work, try this one:
Posted on 11/14/2010 10:49:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
If that doesn't work, try this one:
AMEN!
Guess I’m lucky, I’ve lived in the same apartment for over a dozen years. With one exception I’ve always had good neighbors. That exception was a group of gang bangers who liked to party in the parking lot late at night – their cars had very loud sound systems.
They didn’t last long, Local police, BATF and DEA busted them for weapons and drugs.
and then there’s the boorish, self-annointed gate keeper neighbor...
So, I bought a CD player and a CD of HORRIBLE bagpipe music.
I had a similar experience over 20 years ago.
The apartment complex went Section 8, the working neighbors moved out (except me – I’m stubborn) and welfare mothers moved in with their boyfriends. It didn’t take long for me to tire of the boom boxes in the parking lot, all playing something different and going full blast.
I had a really good stereo system. I didn’t move the huge speakers outside but opened my windows and cranked up a really Beautiful bagpipe LP. When the album ended there was silence in the parking lot. Nothing was said, but I never heard the raucous noise again.
“Neighbors”.... That’s why I live in a rural area and not the city. Here people are content minding their own business and leave you alone.
Type 16a: The upstairs neighbors who are trainers for the Royal Lippizzaner Stallions.
Actually, I found out later they were merely training their little Nadia Comaneci, who unfortunately was congenitally clumsy, and kept knocking over the refrigerator.
I live in a small town and I’ve got small town neighbors. To my south is a retired gentleman who lost his wife a few years back. He raises a big, productive garden every year and he brings over produce now and then.
To my west is a younger than us couple raising three kids that play with my kids. They both work hard at part time jobs to make ends meet.
To my north, a guy and his wife and daughter that come over to have a drink every now and then. I also employ him as a mechanic on occasion. He left an auto service center manager position to start several businesses.
To my east is a retired gentleman that has live in his house all his life, I think. He’s inherited and invested well and likes to keep a stable of new vehicles around.
ALL are friendly and will help you with anything if you ask. I do the same for them. Sometimes a casual conversation or a wave leads to a spontaneous project. I helped tear down a porch off a house, was custom cutting wood pieces for a shed, etc. just because I happen to say hello.
I wasn't being sadistic! I just didn't know what to do when the rat trap caught the rat too low and only broke its back, rather than its neck, and it was crying for help. Middle of the night; shooting it would draw too much attention, so the half-filled "Homer" bucket seemed like the best way for the rat to go. The rat disagreed ;-)
1. In God we trust, everyone else keep your hands where I can see them.
2. Have a plan on how to kill everyone you meet.
I think in this case the neighbors aren't the problem - you are.
I’ve got the drop everything and fight a brush fire neighbors, put your dog back in the yard if it gets out neighbors, and the kid’s say “sir” and “ma’am” neighbors.
I’m lucky in this department.
If this type of neighbor upsets you, YOU are the problem. We have a neighbor like this. The trick is not to try to keep up. They have jet skis, dirt bikes, and go off every weekend doing fun stuff. They keep their yard neat, so I don't care what they do, they are usually gone, anyway.
My ringtone is Scotland the Brave. Guess what instrument is used. I never have to wonder if that was MY phone ringing in a crowd.
lolo...sweet.
“The Richer Than You Are Neighbor”
I don’t mind these kind of people at all. They can spend their money any way they wish. Adding on to the house, putting in pools and outdoor kitchens ... go for it! It just bolsters the value of the neighborhood as a whole. And they throw great parties to show it all off.
I love the people in my neighborhood (well, most of them , anyway). We have a bunch of ladies that are spread throughout our section who get together on a monthly basis to play bunco. Everyone in the group knows other families that live close by them that are not part of the bunco group, so we have gotten to know a lot of people not just next door, but around the block and on other streets, people we wouldn’t have ordinarily met. We have a really cohesive network throughout our section, with lots of social interaction.
I may be moving to your town soon, wherever it is. LOL
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