WOW! I thought this topic might be a huge dud, I'm surprised to read so many thoughtful replies. All the responses were very enlightening.
Nowdays we have Movies on demnand & Internet and in the old days you had cow milking to do, so times ahve really not changed that much. Basically what it boils down to is if you are willing to make the effort or not. It can be a full neighborhood party or it can simply be you and your spouce (or yourself if you are single) opening up a bag of chips and a couple beverages and spending perhaps 2 hours with one couple, a neighbor. It just takes initiative to make the gesture.
I am kind of amazed about the woman who wrote a letter to all her neighbors emphasizing her request of privacy. I myself had to change the code to the front gate and dunmy up an excuse for the reason I did it to prevent the widow we bought our property from from bringing me in my mail every morning mid morning, when I was working outside. To much is to much. I also ahd to cut off a ver nice woman who lives down where our small road meets the big road, she was coming over every day as well. But over friendliness can be managed and should not be used as an excuse for not tyring to get to know your neighbors a bit more than jsut waving at.
I really did enjoy reading both sides of the issue. Hopefully the TBNers who made the effort and have enjoyed a cordial relashinship with their neighbors and shared it here will be a motivator. At least if they have a problem with their neighbors or anything in their neighborhoos they know what they are up against and who might be an ally. Even California, with the lady who wants her privacy, at least he knows what he up against. I guess i can't get his post of of my head.
Nowdays we have Movies on demnand & Internet and in the old days you had cow milking to do, so times ahve really not changed that much. Basically what it boils down to is if you are willing to make the effort or not. It can be a full neighborhood party or it can simply be you and your spouce (or yourself if you are single) opening up a bag of chips and a couple beverages and spending perhaps 2 hours with one couple, a neighbor. It just takes initiative to make the gesture.
I am kind of amazed about the woman who wrote a letter to all her neighbors emphasizing her request of privacy. I myself had to change the code to the front gate and dunmy up an excuse for the reason I did it to prevent the widow we bought our property from from bringing me in my mail every morning mid morning, when I was working outside. To much is to much. I also ahd to cut off a ver nice woman who lives down where our small road meets the big road, she was coming over every day as well. But over friendliness can be managed and should not be used as an excuse for not tyring to get to know your neighbors a bit more than jsut waving at.
I really did enjoy reading both sides of the issue. Hopefully the TBNers who made the effort and have enjoyed a cordial relashinship with their neighbors and shared it here will be a motivator. At least if they have a problem with their neighbors or anything in their neighborhoos they know what they are up against and who might be an ally. Even California, with the lady who wants her privacy, at least he knows what he up against. I guess i can't get his post of of my head.
