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Monday, April 23, 2007
Fences don’t always make good neighbors
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After living in our home for well over two years, I finally had a conversation with one of my neighbors last month. I’d always given the obligatory nod and/or wave to these particular neighbors, as my husband had already met the family and told me about them. I have no complaints, just never made the extra effort and that was definitely my loss. They are wonderful people and excellent neighbors.
During the summer of 2004, my parents visited and wanted to take a look around our subdivision. We took both vehicles out, as we were about to do some serious shopping. My husband pulled out last, forgetting to close the garage door behind him. The route we took ensured that we drive back past our house, and that’s when we saw a group of teens scoping out our garage.
As we approached, our neighbor was already on the scene, questioning them. Once my husband confronted them, the kids left without incident. Who knows what could have happened if we didn’t drive past our house again or, even worse, if our neighbor didn’t care enough to make that effort.
How we met our other neighbor was much different. He approached us during our house inspection. Very nice person who gave us plenty of insight on Clayton county and the neighborhood. We exchanged contact information not long after moving in. Thankfully, he also looks out for us — as we do for him.
Our homes have no fences and kids are always using our backyards as a shortcut from one street to the next. We’ve even had to stop adults from doing this! We are so tempted to get a fence, but love the open space not having one provides. So between all three homes we have managed to at least slow that traffic down, but it’s definitely been a team effort and a work in progress.
We feel very blessed to have great neighbors on either side and pray they never move! Another plus is that we all own our homes (a rarity it seems in Clayton county), and the care shows in how we deal with each other and our properties.
Do you know your neighbors? Did you make an effort to meet them immediately? Did you luck out and get good neighbors, or do you have neighbors from hell? What stories can you tell about interacting with your neighbors?
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