What neighbours do for each other

[Sprinkler Fitter]

I rarely see anyone outside their homes and I have just one's phone number.

That is how our neighbors are also, we are the oldest but we are outside all the time, even in the winter.

The biggest thing I do is respect their property and hope they return the favor. That’s really the only rule people need to get along.

One neighbor does construction and was in Alabama for about 10 months about 2 years ago, but his wife was home, I mowed his yard with his zero turn 3 times and plowed the snow in his driveway about 6 times and brought my John Deere over to haul a couple 6’ drifts away from his house.

I don’t even think I got a thank you

This past summer he was gone about a month and another neighbor mowed it once and when the neighbor got back he bought him a $70 bottle of whiskey.

 

[Bad Boy Biker]

Mine hired a tree company with a bucket truck to trim their trees. Then had them extend the bucket 6' over my fence and cut my trees off. So, I now have 6' tall stumps where my trees used to be. They hate trees and spend hours every day walking their yard pulling and poising weeds. They have cut down all but 2 trees on their acre. Their yard is a green desert.

 

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Mine hired a tree company with a bucket truck to trim their trees. Then had them extend the bucket 6' over my fence and cut my trees off. So, I now have 6' tall stumps where my trees used to be. They hate trees and spend hours every day walking their yard pulling and poising weeds. They have cut down all but 2 trees on their acre. Their yard is a green desert.

Sounds like a lawsuit to me

 

[woody]

I've been nick named the grave digger I guess I have buried animals for about 8 of my neighbors, dug a ditch for a septic tank line, dug up and unclogged a septic tank line, dug a drainage ditch, done several small electrical jobs for differant folks. Moved a large dog house today twice.

 

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Moved a large dog house today twice.

tell that dog to make up his mind!

 

[2515R Dude]

Yea, i had a great neighbor. When two weeks ago about 4 inches of snow fall down, next morning i saw him driving his tractor and clearing my 1/4 mile driveway. As soon as the snow melted i saw he took a big chunk of the blacktop. Now i'm at least $2k out to fix it and cannot complain, he meant well. Great neighbor!

I let them cut my field for hay for free. They take about 90 5ft bales each year. I sharpen and fix all their chainsaws. My wife always gives them half a loaf of bread when she bakes it. I give them cottage cheese and regular cheese when i make some. I trap fox and coyotes to safe their chickens and cattle and groundhogs when they dig under their house and multiple barns.
They give us 18 eggs every two weeks. LOL.... and brake our blacktop. Also, i needed to make a trench for a powerline to my detached garage. I clearly marked where it should be. He came with his ditch witch( which was not in working condition and i spent two days bringing it to life), but for some reason he decided to cut the corner and cut my gas line. Another $200 of damage and 2 days without gas ( it was Saturday). Cannot complain, he tried to help

 

[9973720wb19]

Familiarity Breeds Contempt...I waive and keep to myself & my business...unless anyone is hurt.

Case in point, watch that TV show "Fear Thy Neighbor" It always starts out great but ends very badly.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

At my property I essentially have to drive my neighbors driveway to get to my land, so I try to tread lightly and be helpful whenever I can. It is an easement so that is my right but I still try to tread lightly. If they need something I help out. For instance a tree fell across the driveway in a storm so I came over with my chainsaw and tractor and cleaned it up. They really have no tools to accomplish things of that nature. They are a little on the lazy side (their 3 grown kids still live with them), so I usually take it upon myself to trim the bushes back from the driveway in the summer when they encroach. We are cordial and they know they can call on me if they need help, I would like to keep it that way.

At the house same thing, everyone gets along well. My one neighbor stores his 2 trailers at my property. He is an HVAC guy so it is good to stay on his good side. They moved from out of town about 7 years ago now. I introduced them to a bunch of people I know, now that is their main friend group. The people behind me are in their 70's so I help whenever I can and watch out for them. The guy 2 doors down I don't really get along with, he is a bit of a Karen. Ain't nobody got time for that!

 

[Gem99ultra]

I had always been taught that neighbors should be neighborly. Good rule of thumb - with exceptions. I once had a good neighbor that I often helped, and received help from him. His main problem was that he had NO tools. So I seemed to become his tool supplier.

That was initially no problem in my mind. In fact, it became so regular that I finally gave him a key to my tool shop as a convenience. Then... one day it happened. I had a problem that I needed to fix immediately. When I went to get my tools, I realized that I was missing about half of what I needed.

My good neighbor happened to not be a home but I needed to check and see if perhaps he was using the tools that I needed at that time. So, I went into his garage through the back door, and VIOLA! There sat about half of my tool supply! My tools had mysteriously became HIS tools.

After loading up my tools (in my wheelbarrow that he had abconded) I re-stocked my half-empty tool room. Upon his return home, I made a visit with that good neighbor expressing my disappointment in his actions and recoved the key to my tool room. In additon, I made myself a new rule - Never lend out my tools.

I'm always quick to help out friends and neighbors, or just about anyone as a matter of fact, but loaning my tools is off the table.

 

[Carl_NH]

We are fortunate to have great neighbors - more like family that we all help each other. We all have tools but share between each other if something is needed. Lumber, tools, hardware, etc, for a fix when we dont want to run to HD etc, i'm the fix it guy - engines, wleding etc, another guy has bigger machines, and is a contractor so he helps out with building stuff or just a helping hand,

Respect is the key, and they text me if they need something or borrow a tool, we plow each others drive if one of us is away, I pick up leaves in the fall with the leaf vac etc,

If someone goes out of their way, its reciprocated with a bottle of something, cookies, stew, or other goodies.