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I celebrated 14 years in my home this year and will celebrate 20 years in my adopted Commonwealth of Massachusetts this summer. However, I don't really feel that I know my neighbors very well. I worked outside my home town and used to be away so much I felt like I was here temporarily. So...is this a common feeling amongst other RP members or is it just me? Things are better now that I am a Retired Reservist, but I am still busy. What are your thoughts? By the way, my wife knows everyone.
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I have moved so often in my life that I never actually take the time to get to know my neighbors. It seems that even if I were to stay in one house for too long the neighbors would move. Houses in the area I currently live in are 1940's era cinderblock bunkers so no one here truly wants to stay too long anyway.
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I would like to know more ABOUT them, as that would help my domestic invasion risk assessment, but there's only a few I would like to KNOW better. :)
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1LT Nick Kidwell
Well, I tried getting to know the grumpy lady next door. Got sick of her trying to tell me how to maintain my landscaping, that I had to install a cat door in my insulated garage door for when my cat was too stupid to come in, and where on my own property SHE thought I needed to let my dogs poop.
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I've lived in the same house just over 10 years now - lots are in the 3 to 4 acre size, homes in the 2500 sq ft size, most of us have kids on the older side. On a normal day, I leave the house at 0600 and typically get back around 1830...you can probably sense where this is headed.
I've met the folks on the left once - they don't return waves, chat over the fence, or otherwise interact with me (or anybody else so far as I can tell). They are younger than me, so that could be a factor as well. Folks on the right I've met once - seem pretty nice, but again, no further interaction initiated by them or me. I've seen them outside on their deck once in the last year.
Just had my 5-year PR interview last week - they wanted me to provide names of two neighbors who knew me. I gave them one (two doors down) and said he and I talk every 2-3 months, typically about how bad our commute sucks. I know he is married with 3 kids and some big mutts... Told them I doubted any of my other neighbors could pick me out of a lineup to save their lives.
I've met the folks on the left once - they don't return waves, chat over the fence, or otherwise interact with me (or anybody else so far as I can tell). They are younger than me, so that could be a factor as well. Folks on the right I've met once - seem pretty nice, but again, no further interaction initiated by them or me. I've seen them outside on their deck once in the last year.
Just had my 5-year PR interview last week - they wanted me to provide names of two neighbors who knew me. I gave them one (two doors down) and said he and I talk every 2-3 months, typically about how bad our commute sucks. I know he is married with 3 kids and some big mutts... Told them I doubted any of my other neighbors could pick me out of a lineup to save their lives.
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