Snobs moving to the country

[TractorGuy]

What's up with folks today? As time goes on we have more people developing property and more people using our road. I have noticed a few that won't and don't waive as they pass by. Today I was grading the road and 80% of the people passing by would not make eye contact or waive. I wonder if they feel guilt for not contributing to the road maintenance.

 

[rekees4300]

City folks tend to be anti-social. They bring that attitude with them to the country. It's nothing personal about you so just continue to wave and eventually they may learn to be civil. :wave:

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Try waving to them. I live on a state rd, but still wave when I'm out along the road on the mower. One guy down the road always waves when i go by, and i always wave back. Never met him.

 

[Clint S]

My newest neighbor never used to wave or even acknowledge when I drove by. I waved the first time I saw him in the drive and got no reaction. Then one day after a 3 foot snow storm he put his trunk in the ditch next to his house. He finally looked at me with a look of frustration when I drove by on the tractor to help the elderly neighbor with her drive. He was still digging when I went back through. If he would of motioned to me I would of stopped, he did not so I did not. Took him close to 5 hours to get the truck out and his drive clear. I could and would of done both in 15 minutes or less. He has since given me the ''nod'' a few times. So yes it's happening here too.

 

[poncho62]

Personally, if I was going by on the tractor, I would have stopped anyways and helped. I lived in town most of my life and recently moved to the country. Yes, people are friendlier here, but city people have a lot more to be leery about and I think its just bred into them not to be so trusting. Just sayin'

 

[Wagtail]

They just don't know the un-written rules... that's all.

Outside of a town, a wave (or just a 'polite' raised finger off of the steering wheel) is the polite thing to do. If they don't respond... Oh well.

 

[poncho62]

They just don't know the un-written rules... that's all.

Outside of a town, a wave (or just a 'polite' raised finger off of the steering wheel) is the polite thing to do. If they don't respond... Oh well.

Then, you can always give them that other finger......

 

[Wagtail]

Then, you can always give them that other finger......

It's too late by then as you've already passed them by = not worth the effort.

 

[dodge man]

Look on the bright side they are not flipping you off

 

[RickB]

My newest neighbor never used to wave or even acknowledge when I drove by. I waved the first time I saw him in the drive and got no reaction. Then one day after a 3 foot snow storm he put his trunk in the ditch next to his house. He finally looked at me with a look of frustration when I drove by on the tractor to help the elderly neighbor with her drive. He was still digging when I went back through. If he would of motioned to me I would of stopped, he did not so I did not. Took him close to 5 hours to get the truck out and his drive clear. I could and would of done both in 15 minutes or less. He has since given me the ''nod'' a few times. So yes it's happening here too.

You just documented being less neighborly than him.