tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026895245812784020.post180163139611896129..comments2023-09-15T12:32:47.124-04:00Comments on Skittles' Place: The Quirky NeighborBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13408633498198921799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026895245812784020.post-91712720712282902012010-05-05T11:06:49.350-04:002010-05-05T11:06:49.350-04:00We had wonderful neighbors in our first house, eve...We had wonderful neighbors in our first house, even when the houses turned over. The first guy next door might have been misunderstood, but I didn't take offense when, shortly after we moved in, he came by with a little seedling and said, "Here, now you can have something growing in your backyard."<br /><br />But when we moved to our present house... only on the other side of the parish, mind you, but with bigger lots -- room for the kids to play, etc. -- we got the real crazy people. I'll have to write about them some time -- but the one called the police because my kids were playing <i>in the street</i>. They couldn't play in the driveway because the missus was recovering from surgery. They couldn't play in the backyard because the neighbors behind <i>were</i> the police -- childless, in this area that was mostly built to house big families (they had a tiny house that someone had sandwiched across the back of two lots) -- and they were scary rude.<br /><br />Large fences were erected. When I surveyed the lot line, I found that they'd appropriated 10 feet of our backyard. They <i>really</i> liked me after I moved the fence.<br /><br />One day one of the boys accidentally hit a baseball over our fence onto the back neighbors' lawn -- not into the house or through a window, mind you. We saw the big blowhard come stomping around to my front door to yell about it. I met him on the porch and MF'd him pretty good. (I can get pretty salty with provocation.) But he wouldn't take a swing at me because he wouldn't put his pension at risk.<br /><br />He left.<br /><br />Eventually they moved.<br /><br />But our kids were pretty well grown by then.The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026895245812784020.post-88665965149202055842010-05-03T20:41:31.189-04:002010-05-03T20:41:31.189-04:00Oh boy do we have quirky ones that make us roll ou...Oh boy do we have quirky ones that make us roll our eyes too!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442070518518821892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026895245812784020.post-29180803479070041282010-05-03T11:24:32.972-04:002010-05-03T11:24:32.972-04:00You make sure he leaves my Banana and Gina alone!!...You make sure he leaves my Banana and Gina alone!!!Misty DawnShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815037247940459349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026895245812784020.post-12556153310349461692010-05-02T21:38:14.548-04:002010-05-02T21:38:14.548-04:00Ummmmmm......YEAH!!! I live on a gravel round out...Ummmmmm......YEAH!!! I live on a gravel round out in the boonies...yet on my 2km road there are about dozen homes....my neighbour across from me...ok...note...we are all on 5 acre properties as well....so my neighbour...took offense to my hubby having a trailer and van at the top of our property...yes we weren't using them...and well should be disposed of...but for god sakes we live way out in the country...who really gives a rats ass.<br /><br />Well apparently she does...she reported us to the powers that be..and eventually we had to bring those vehicles down on our property out of her sight....<br /><br />Her name is Bev...hubby at a garage sale bought what we call the "Bev Light". It's this night neon light...the intent was to put it at the top of our property and at night have it positioned in such a way that it would shine on her property....<br />WE haven't done it yet...but boy have we ever thought about doing that.....<br /><br />I moved out of the city to get away from people like this...but it would appear they are everywhere......Urgh!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br />Happy Sunday to you my friend!Smalltown RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806734351278128551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026895245812784020.post-48503044855596925322010-05-02T19:12:25.466-04:002010-05-02T19:12:25.466-04:00Let me see, our neighbors on one side of us have h...Let me see, our neighbors on one side of us have had the cops there numerous times, a few times people have gotten arrested. I swear we've had some really shady people there.Nikki Neurotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699784181113365713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7026895245812784020.post-21779203318647754192010-05-02T14:35:39.832-04:002010-05-02T14:35:39.832-04:00Yes, we do! In the apartment where I am temporari...Yes, we do! In the apartment where I am temporarily, we live below some strange people. Two more weeks of them!Forgetfulonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com