Just looking for a general consensus about how everyone feels about their neighbors.
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Just looking for a general consensus about how everyone feels about their neighbors.
We've got a mixed bag of neighbors. We really like the people across the street from us, we're basically strangers with the people who live on one side of us, and the people who live on the other side annoy the sh!t out of me.
That's one thing I really miss about our old neighborhood in NRH. We were friends with almost everyone on the block.
There are no options for "wierd foreigners" or "angry pimps and hoes". I have some of each. I was actually awaken by the sounds of a crying woman being pushed into a wall and being told, "Where's my money....Gimmie my money!" in a deep shouting voice.
I too have a mixture of the above, but on the whole, they appear to be good people. Except for the house across the street that McKinney PD Narcotics unit raided...::Bust1::
We are sort of like Altiain, we've got a mixed bag of neighbors. We really like the two families on one side of us, we're basically strangers with the people who live on other side of us and across the street, and the people who live behind us annoy the sh!t out of me.
Hood was cool back in the day but has lost some of its glitz as the years have roll on.
In case you're wondering why I asked this question....we have been in our new (to us) house for around 1.5 years now. We have come to the realization that it's never going to be the same as our neighborhood in Arlington (where we knew and were friends with most everyone on our block. Very good friends with next door and across the street neighbors).
There's an older (bunch of them are retired) crowd where we are now and you hardly ever see anyone out and about. Most of them have yard services, so you don't even see people out maintaining their yards. Most everyone has a pool, so people are hanging in their back yards if/when they're out. We're actually considering moving again, but realize there's no guarantee that it will be any better in a new hood.
Love the house, not so crazy about the hood.
Ours are mixed... and we live on a cul-de-sac so we consider them all to be neighbors.
3 nice, 1 nice but speaks no english, 1 new couple, and 1 set of strange ones that live directly across the street.
I think that it would be a bad idea to move because of that. I have a feeling that the situation where you know everyone is going to be less and less the case. Think about all the TV people watch. Also people work all the time, and if they have kids they are always doing extra stuff. I remember when I was a kid my parents and I knew everyone in the neighborhood, not just our street. We had parties where we would invite everyone and have several houses involved. I live in an apartment now, but from what I have seen I dont want to be friends with anyone here. I tried to introduce myself to some people and they probably thought I was casing the joint.
Most of mine are nice to wave to, but there are a few I would call friends
There needs to be an all of the above.......
Still too new in this place to answer.
We have actually spent time driving through the neighborhoods we are looking in on the weekend, looking for activity. 2 that had multiple families and groups of kids out and about are at the top of our list now.
My immediate neighbors are very cool, one is a recluse though.
The rest are idiots for the most part.
Living in a HOA sucks, the whiners politic to get on the BOD, so they can mold it like they want. ::Rant::
They are watching me closely due to the large group of Miatas that frequent my place. ;)
I have quite a few "Friends" with Miata's. :D
Maybe you could try being a little nicer to them... take them a fruit basket.... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
Standing in the front yard with a wearing a fez and and a bathrobe while yelling at the neighborhood kids may not be helping your cause..... I'm just saying! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave04
We have lived in our house for 20 years. The neighborhood has a minimum of 5 acres and one family per property. My nearest neighbor is about 200 yards away. We are a live and let live kind of neighborhood, the HOA is very low profile. But, when someone need a helping hand all they have to do is ask.
Kind of the same for us. We are on 20 acres, with everybody on our street has at least 5 acres. One neighbor is a TOTAL wacko, drives way to fast and thinks that she owns the road to her house, when in actually its only an access easement. I've actually sent her a certified mail telling her that its not her road. That kind of got her excited.Quote:
Originally Posted by cone-cerned
All the other neighbors (within 5 houses or so) are great. Good friends with one couple and the rest he know on a first name basis. I think the test for a good neighbor is that they are willing to come help you on a Saturday afternoon for a few hours, and not expect any payment, other than beer.
We do have 1 neighbor that fits that bill. Unfortunately they are behind us. He helped me replace the whole back fence (only 29' out of 114' is his). Now that it's up again, we never see them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ataim
We also have vampire neighbors. Never see them out in the light of day. It can be 50 degrees outside and the AC is running.
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It is invitation only for your neighborhood. As someone mentioned, most of your neighbors stay inside a lot, but they probably have a computer and can log on to see what's happening.
Many of my older neighbors walk for health reasons and are always willing to spend a few minutes talking
On both sides of the house I have Brazilian couples.
Both wives like to dress down to nothing during the hot summer months.
That's all I have to say about that. :D
Any houses for sale on your street? ::Banana::Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Party at Bean's house.....
I also think there needs to be an all of the above.
Neighbor to the left is a complete asshole (ask Bean)
Neighbors to the right and across the street are nice to wave to.
Foreign (read as Hispanics that have 20 people living with them) ::Rant:: are strangers.
Neighbors with kids that play with my kids are friends. The parents hang out at night lately and I tend to be the only Dad that is "cool" since I wear Chuck Taylors, ride the kids scooters, skateboards and rip sticks and drive the cool sports car. :drive: That's what the kids say anyway. :D
Meh... my neighbors are boring. On one side I have the husband & wife who wave now and then and make small talk (I know her name, not his, lol), and on the other side we have some guys that hang around outside and BBQ now and then. Across the street, they wave once in a while. That's about it. We usually don't have any loud music, screaming kids, nothing like that... it's peaceful.
Naturally, I live in the crappiest renthouse on the street ;)
I used to live in a 4-plex where I knew all my neighbors. We even exchanged keys with 2 out of the 3 so our dogs could play together any time they got bored. I would often come home to find my neighbor's blue heeler asleep in my bed...
TTIWWPQuote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Wow. There is a couple really good jokes in there. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
I've never been a "meet the neighbors" kind of person. I have friends, and I've never had (made) time for all that... neighbor stuff. But my wife had me go to a couple of parties in the neighborhood, and I found out that these folks are fun! It's really a change for me, and makes me regret all the time I spent not meeting the neighbors before. That's not to say that everyone on my block is fantastic, and there are certainly folks that we never really talk to, but the ones we do hang out with are great.
The best thing we've done is had New Year's Eve Parties at our houses. No worrying about driving home or staying in a hotel -- we just walk between each others houses -- and geez the parties have been a blast. Took me two days to recover from this past NYE party...
:drunken:
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Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Too late - he's already got their landscape business sown up ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
I've got 2 word for you... WEB CAM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
I've got 2 words for you... DEFINITE LYQuote:
Originally Posted by Titus
:D
Why yes... just the other side of the Brazilian's house.Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
No. It's next door. Pick either one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharpie
Real nice guy. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
All of the above.
Neighbors on one side speak no English, but are very nice and have a beautiful lawn. Maybe after we re-sod this weekend our lawn will look almost as nice.
The ones on the other side are nice enough. Though I never see them outside, their backyard is a jungle (I could care less), and they didn't mow their front lawn for a month. Thats not really a big deal to me.
The ones across the street are just irritating. Their friends used to constantly park in front of my house. I wouldn't have minded it on occasion, but it stopped before I had to go talk to them.
Chris
Buy a box of roofing nails. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92
Within the first year that I moved into my house - I rallied up everyone to have a block party and we started a neighborhood watch program. Great way to get to know who is who. Since then, many houses have sold and the neighborhood has definitely changed. It went from owner occupied to renter occupied now I think it's getting back to owner occupied.
I am good with all my neighbors except for the ones directly behind my house - they have four dogs that bark all the time - four large dogs barking and howling and it sounds like I live next to a kennel. The noise is nearly enough to make me want to move and the nieghbors don't seem to care and the city does nothing to enforce the barkind dog ordinance.
One neighbor heard me mowing my (overgrown) backyard and my mower kept stalling and the next thing I know he is right beside me with HIS mower helping me mow it - he has one of those mowers with the gigantic wheels on it....have to admit...they are my favorite neighbors. I'd do just about anything for them and they'd do the same...good thing too because they are noisy and they always take up all the parking in front of my house and theirs including parking in front of the mailbox. But all I have to do is go knock on the door and they'll move their car if the mail hasn't run yet....they are more aware now and try not to block it.
Turns out we're the weird foreigners on our block. My lovely wife scolded the neighbor's kids for climbing over the fence (and breaking it). Now they tell their little friends to be careful, as Supernanny lives next door! :clap:
That sucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by cArAzzIE
You could get an air horn. Anytime they start barking, give the air horn a little honk.
Or you can also put a bunch of pennies/change in a plastic bottle or soda can and tape it up. Throw it against the fence whenever they start barking. For some reason most dogs don't like it. I didn't think it worked till I tried it on my dogs. It even works better than a shock collar in some instances.
I'm very sensitive to barking dogs, other peoples' and my own. I don't put up with my dogs barking and I expect other owners in the neighborhood to have the same standard. Don't take that crap.
Chris
cArAzzIE,
Who are you calling about the barking dog? My wife wasn't getting any results in Lewisville by calling the various city departments so she called the City Manager's office and complained. WOW. Things got done in a hurry. ::Banana::