Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Lighthearted but true!!

I do not know my neighbors except for one.  And the only reason why I know him is because we knew each other years ago before we became neighbors.  Do you know your neighbors?  Could you actually tell me what the neighbor 2 houses down first and last name is?  That's what I thought.  Remember the good ole days when the neighbors were friendly?

Now we all stare at each other with doe eyes.  We just figure no one is staying in one place, so why bother getting to know each other when someone will move away!  And we keep finding excuses year after year, and the rare occasions where we stay in the same place for 10 years or more...you think we would know our neighbors then.  NOPE!  Unless you accidentally run over their cat, or they are hoping to borrow that killer power saw they eyeballed when you were doing woodwork in the garage, you won't know your neighbors.  And if you do, you secretly wished they would mind their own business.  I actually couldn't get to know mine.  Because the house next to me on the right and the 3 houses to my left were all empty.  No houses in front of me because it's all empty property for a future park.  


In fact, not once has anyone came over to welcome me to the neighborhood in all the places I moved to!  No basket of homemade cookies or fresh bread.  Heck, a store bought loaf of Wonder Bread would have made me happy! I have gone and introduced myself to my neighbors, just so they knew I was a person.  I have wondered if they heard blood curdling screams from my house if they would even respond?  Or if they have the policy of  "What goes on behind closed doors isn't our business, even if it means some crazy mo fo is chopping up the people in there, it ain't our business!" 

Neighbors sure are not what they once were.  Someone is knocking on the door...I hope it isn't the darn neighbor!  LOL