Take last weekend for example. There were 3 people out mowing the lawn of our across the street neighbors. Now, I have seen that grass up to a foot or so high and....no action.
The Evil Twin is almost 53 years old. We have a very hilly double lot and he gets out there with soccer cleats on and mows that mo-fo at least once a week (weather permitting).
Our neighbors across the street are younger. They have no children. Neither of them lifts a finger to do their lawn. So, when I saw people out mowing for them and one guy was chit-chatting with the Evil Twin, I made a bee line to get into the conversation.
See, I had seen the vehicle they arrived in parked out there many times, so I knew they must be relatives (although we suspect Momma and Poppa Roach - our nicknames for them because they skitter inside if any other human is outside) may be Witness Protection Program members..... We like to make up fun stories for all the people we encounter, but don't really "know".
So, I said, "Those people would let their yard go to seed if they didn't hire a company to take care of it." and the guy said, "That's my daughter and her husband has a bad back." I gave him my classic withering look. Because it's not just the lawn, it's an all-over lack of trying on the exterior of the home plus .... I have tried to introduce myself and be a kind neighbor, but I am met with near scorn for even my attempts at trying to be friendly.
Finally, I resolved myself to just ignoring them the way they ignore the rest of us. Hey, I didn't need any new drinking buddies, anyway.
Happy Tuesday, hooligans!
Love,
yeah, im good for doing something like that a few times a year... cringeworthy, i know.
ReplyDeleteand thats a good one. yeah, something tells me you wont be invited to their summer bbq's...
Does the daughter have a bad back as well? I used to mow two acres a week with a regular gas mower until I could afford a riding mower. Maybe they should get one!
ReplyDeleteWho needs drinking buddies? Well, unless they bring the booze!
Bwahahaha! I would have started laughing so hard.
ReplyDeleteI Just Wondered Have You Ever? All The Time...
ReplyDeleteI had a crush on Nancy when I was 10
I am continuously tasting 'shoe'. That is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteWe live in an enclave of Witness Protection Program participants... but our HOA makes sure they are on it with the yard work... bad back or no.
Be careful, you could have offended them only to learn they were the owners of the box o wine factory down the street. :-) Them are the drinking buddies you don't wanna lose!
ReplyDeleteOh, I can insert my foot in my mouth! I refer to this event as my "blog."
ReplyDeleteBTW, I scrolled down to get another look at your pic. Wowza!
ReplyDeleteWell you already know about my neighbors...crazy dog lady and couch on the porch, pig killing mexican house. Consider yourself lucky.
ReplyDeleteWe all put our foot in out mouth from time to time.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am fully healthy and have plenty of time, but I still hire someone to do my lawn. Heck, I am just as lazy as your neighbors!
We used to have some interesting neighbors from the other side of the world who were never seen -- in town working for one of the oil companies. I mean they used the side door to avoid everybody. We used to joke that he was the "Al Qaeda Regional Sales Manager."
ReplyDeleteUnfriendly neighbors are like roaches in the walls. Everyone probably has a few, but no one is happy about it.
ReplyDeleteI just referenced this post because last night (5/16) I stuck my foot in my mouth up to my knee. In spin class, in front of 30 other folks. With an instructor that's already edgy because of her music & training selections. Fun stuff. I posted my own story. Feel free to have a chuckle at my expense . . .
ReplyDeleteOuch.
ReplyDeleteBeen there, MADE the teeshirt.