Question of the Day - June 10th!!

[pookie-poo]

I only know the names of the neighbors to the west of me. I'm very good friends with the neighbors to the east of me. We have a great deal going. Keith keeps my lawn mowed as payment for being able to use my (huge) backyard to plant a vegetable garden each year. My parents love Keith and his wife, Vicky, too. My dad treats Keith like the son he never had...they do all sorts of projects together...from working on the riding lawn mower, to wiring and plumbing Keith's hot tub. They're great for each other! Vicky is the same age as I, and was diagnosed with MS about a year ago. She's very disabled now, and needs a walker to get around. I suspect by winter, she'll be in a wheelchair. The neighbors across the street are a very quiet, private gay couple. I've only met one of the women, once...she seemed nice. I just wish that she'd get the muffler on her car fixed. I usually leave in the morning before her, but on my day off...it's so loud that it wakes me up!!! My back yard is so large that I've never met the neighbors behind me. My mom did a couple of summers ago. Apparently the lady behind me owns 13 cats! Obviously, her heart is in the right place! I don't know any of the other people on the street. I guess I'm not particularly 'friendly'!

 

[nanner]

Hmmm. Where do I start and how much time do you have?

I live in a high rise, 38 stories, 12 apartments on each floor. It's NYC, so there's bound to be "incidents". I've lived here 32 years. Only one neighbor on my end of the floor has been here for the same amount of time. When I first moved in, the neighbors were great.

Then, 8 years ago, a couple moved in next door. Loud, booming bass coming through my wall. Geez. So annoying. They had a baby, so at least it didn't go on at night. But sometimes I'm home during the day, trying to work, learn lines, etc. I swear, my walls would vibrate. We had several shouting sessions....I cried, I wheedles, I was sweet, I screamed. Her mother screamed at me. It was horrible. I talked to management - nothing. The couple would have screaming matches on the balcony, in the hallway, drama, drama, drama. (They've since divorced.)

Then, last year, I came home to find my apartment destroyed by fire. The gal was soooooo nice. She gave me a little card her son had made. It's still on my refrigerator. Her mother and I are now uber-friendly. How bizarre. She still plays her music loud sometimes, but she keeps it to a minimum.

I guess, when something happens, you realize what's important and what's not.

Don't get me started on the neighbor across the hall, who insists on propping open her door when she's frying and cooking, so, besides the smell of fried food, I get to hear her screaming son and his really loud voice.

Oh, well. It's New York. You live with all sorts of tings and it's still worth it.

 

[menagerie mama]

Our neighbor to the South is my boyfriend's grandma, to the East is his uncle, to the North is his brother, and above us is his cousin. So yeah, I like them! I had better!

 

[sarahp]

I have wonderful neighbours

We live in a large complex with apartment and townhouse blocks, and we are in a townhouse block of 8 apartments. We know 4 of the other groups of people really well - 3 of the couples we socialise with regularly, and one of the girls is probably now my closest friend. They all have young kids, so they could have regular nights out to socialise and just bring the baby monitor and hear their child clearly

Unfortunately one of the couples has just moved out, but the lady who is moving in seems quite nice.

We also know a bunch of other people in the complex - we can barely walk to the mailbox without running into someone to say hi to

 

[yam102284]

Nope. I don't know anyone who lives in my apartment complex. Most of the people in this complex are loud and obnoxious, so I don't really care to know them. The guy below us plays loud music/tv/video games at midnight (sometimes later), and waking me up, when I have to get up at 5 in the morning. And the people across the hall slam their door shut every time they leave. It's getting really annoying. Some people are friendly and I've said hi a few times, but other than that, I don't know anyone.

 

[lauracatlover]

I suppose I do, but the only reason why I don't like them is because...

- they smoke like there's no tomorrow
- their child is always a pain and making a row
- they bang the door at like 11pm each night really loud when they go out
- they decide to do some drilling at 10.30pm!

grrr..... lol

 

[nanner]

Oh, yeah. I forgot about banging, slamming doors. I hate that! I don't understand why people living in an apartment building don't get it that they're not two miles away from their nearest neighbor!!! And it takes two extra seconds to stop a door from slamming.

Drives me crazy.