The fence thread got me thinking. We get along with all of our nearest neighbors and now I'm wondering if this is odd.<br><br>
Our newest neighbors have lived across the street only 6 months. We've met and have talked several times. Last weekend, they came over to let us know that it's prom night and their daughter was having friends over after prom and that they wanted to get in the hot tub and have a camp fire. She said that they shouldn't disturb anyone, but if they got too loud, to please let them know. I thought that was very nice to let us know. I offered to let them use some of our firewood if they needed it (we have a wood-burning stove). We didn't hear a peep out of them until I heard them all drive off at around 5am.<br><br>
To our north, we have a very nice gay couple that are quiet and always the first to ask if we need help. We've run down each others' garbage cans on windy days, they tilled our garden once, I bake for them, and they offer haul things off for us when they are going to the dump once a year. We fly our kite in their yard and they'll often just wander over on summer evenings to share a beer with us. We have a lot in common, so our conversations are always lively.<br><br>
To the southwest, our neighbors, an older couple our age, but childless, have become some of our best friends. They introduced themselves when they moved in. They have a dog and was asking what we would like them to do in regards to fencing. Our fence is about 2 feet inside our property line. I told them to just attach their fence to our corner because it was ridiculous to pay for all that extra fencing when ours works just fine for their dog. We borrow things from each other, they rake our leaves in the fall, we fix their computer for them. We have keys to each others' houses. We celebrate holidays together and eat dinner together regularly.<br><br>
We're friendly with all the other near neighbors and we help each other out, but are not as close to them.<br><br>
Now we do have neighbors about 1.5 blocks away that are not good neighbors. They inherited the house from their grandmother. They are cited by the city every other month for the garbage in their yard, broken down cars all over their yard, and they have been investigated several times by CPS and at one point had their kids taken away. The husband was arrested for shooting his dog in the head. I suspect there is drug activity. The police are there once every couple of weeks. They are literally *THE* exception to the rule around here. We don't associate with them.<br><br>
Other than that, though, our neighborhood (and it's an old-fashioned neighborhood, not a subdivision) is really nice. I don't think anyone would put up a fence without at least talking ahead of time out of politeness. Conversely, I don't think anyone would be offended by their neighbors putting up a fence.<br><br>
Does anyone else live in this kind of neighborhood?
Our newest neighbors have lived across the street only 6 months. We've met and have talked several times. Last weekend, they came over to let us know that it's prom night and their daughter was having friends over after prom and that they wanted to get in the hot tub and have a camp fire. She said that they shouldn't disturb anyone, but if they got too loud, to please let them know. I thought that was very nice to let us know. I offered to let them use some of our firewood if they needed it (we have a wood-burning stove). We didn't hear a peep out of them until I heard them all drive off at around 5am.<br><br>
To our north, we have a very nice gay couple that are quiet and always the first to ask if we need help. We've run down each others' garbage cans on windy days, they tilled our garden once, I bake for them, and they offer haul things off for us when they are going to the dump once a year. We fly our kite in their yard and they'll often just wander over on summer evenings to share a beer with us. We have a lot in common, so our conversations are always lively.<br><br>
To the southwest, our neighbors, an older couple our age, but childless, have become some of our best friends. They introduced themselves when they moved in. They have a dog and was asking what we would like them to do in regards to fencing. Our fence is about 2 feet inside our property line. I told them to just attach their fence to our corner because it was ridiculous to pay for all that extra fencing when ours works just fine for their dog. We borrow things from each other, they rake our leaves in the fall, we fix their computer for them. We have keys to each others' houses. We celebrate holidays together and eat dinner together regularly.<br><br>
We're friendly with all the other near neighbors and we help each other out, but are not as close to them.<br><br>
Now we do have neighbors about 1.5 blocks away that are not good neighbors. They inherited the house from their grandmother. They are cited by the city every other month for the garbage in their yard, broken down cars all over their yard, and they have been investigated several times by CPS and at one point had their kids taken away. The husband was arrested for shooting his dog in the head. I suspect there is drug activity. The police are there once every couple of weeks. They are literally *THE* exception to the rule around here. We don't associate with them.<br><br>
Other than that, though, our neighborhood (and it's an old-fashioned neighborhood, not a subdivision) is really nice. I don't think anyone would put up a fence without at least talking ahead of time out of politeness. Conversely, I don't think anyone would be offended by their neighbors putting up a fence.<br><br>
Does anyone else live in this kind of neighborhood?
