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Monday, April 18, 2011
A good neighbor
This is something I will never be accused of being. I don't think I am antisocial. I know I like some people, but yesterday I learned that I suck as a neighbor. Yesterday was nice - the family was gone to church and I was home alone working on projects. (For some strange reason I feel I should mention I went to church Saturday night alone. OK, now that I got that covered...) I was cleaning my truck when I noticed a vehicle coming down the driveway. This doesn't happen often so I watch as it approaches the driver looks familar but not sure where I have seen her. She pulls up, hops out and has a box in her hands. The boxs looks very familar to me kinda like all the other boxes that have my cigars in them. Oh I think so that's where they went. I think to myself..."thanks UPS you guys rock! delivering my cigars to my neighbors house." So she comes up and introduces herself and hands me my shipment of stoggies. I thank her and we start to chat about living in the country and coyotes. We have a lot of them around here! My neighbor asks about my chicken coop and the chickens. I give her a dozen of my freshest eggs, she seemed excited to get real farm eggs. So we chat for about a half an hour; it was nice! I was being social. It was a nice visit. When she told me that they love living here and it's been great four years, it hits me. Four years!?! They have lived by me for four years and I have never said hi and introduced myself. Like I said I will never be accused of being a good neighbor. We did have a nice chat, I look forward to waving hi as I drive by...I just wish I could remember her name....
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I am ashamed to admit I don't know a few of my neighbors names who live on our driveway. It's not ok! Thanks for reminding me to work on that!
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