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[Joyce]

Hubby & I moved to this area 30 years ago. All the houses were new, we all knew each other's names. Over the years most have moved away barring a few of us originals. I have never introduced myself to the newbies by name or they us. We speak to them, but that's about it. One of the originals knows everyone by name, but in turn knows all their business too. We like to keep ourselves to ourselves. If she's speaking about any other neighbour, she refers to them by name & finds it strange that I don't know who she's talking about.

Are we odd?

[CLKD]

Nope.  We have a good mix of ages down here (42 properties at the last count). Our eldest resident is 91, youngest 10 months. Only 5 are the original settlers.  The rest of us are in-comers, we moved here in 1983 and others followed.  I know the names of various people down the street because of shared interests.  Or their dogs  others we nod to.

[honeybun]

In my last but one house I knew every one. It was a new estate and we all seemed to have kids at the same time. We were all pals and it was a great place to live and have children.
My last house had the neighbours from hell who I was actually scared of after being threatened on more than one occasion.
This house.....very quiet street. I know our next door neighbour very well but knew her before we moved here.
The rest not so well. Enough to pass the time of day and that's about it.

I'm happy with that. So you are not strange at all.


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[Linsey44]

No not strange CG.

We are in street with 15 houses, in a smalll village. Houses in our street  are well spaced out nobody can see us in our back garden so there is little opportunity to be seen and chat overbthe fence etc.  Being a village almost everyone gets in their car to go in town so again no opportunity to mix.  Our garage is integral so we dont even see neighbours when getting in / out of car.  I do know all my neighbours names though.

We have no village shop or pub, but it is normal to say hello if you meet anyone when you are walking round village even if you dont know them.

[Ju Ju]

I've lived in this road since 1986. My children were very young, but there were few children around. We only got to know our immediate neighbours, but since retiring and getting involved in village activities, we have got to know more people, but there are still people I have never met. There are about 50 houses in the road. People always smile, though. We do have a small shop and a pub.

[babyjane]

We have lived in our house for 28 years. Many of the 'originals' from when we came have died. We know our immediate neighbours and chat but don't socialise. The older couple opposite don't speak to us over a trivial disagreement 5 years ago! I am friends with my diagonal opposite neighbour and we have coffee in each others houses. My next door but one neighbour on our left side owns the local hair salon and does my hair for a discount.

On the whole it is not an overly social road which suits us, it is not like Ramsay Street but the neighbours would help out if anyone was in trouble and look out for the older residents (apart from the guy who doesn't speak to us that is  )

[Limpy]

It's strange.
We moved here 2001.
There are 2 neighbours closish - 1/4 mile away, different directions.
One we like and get on with, he's been lovely. Helpful when we've really really needed it
The other house has just had new people move in.
We did speak to the father and son the other day when passing, seemed like good people to have around.
Yes - We do know some of their names

[Joyce]

I know my immediate neighbours names, a couple across the road & some others, but they have been here as long as we have. Just haven't a clue who the newer ones are. We speak from time to time, unlikely we will socialise. We all started out with young families here, but now new neighbours are all older than us by quite a few years.

Maybe more to do with us keeping ourselves to ourselves. We will have new neighbours in coming months as elderly gentleman next door to us passed away recently. His wife is in a care home. She visited yesterday & I have promised to keep her garden tidy until house is eventually sold.

[babyjane]

Hi cubagirl, I hope nice people buy the house. We have an elderly man next to us and we are pretty certain when he goes whoever buys his house will be doing major modernising work on it.  It hasn't been touched since we moved here and he lived there with his mother. He has been on his own there since she died 12 years ago. When the time comes it will sell pretty cheaply I would imagine.

[oldsheep]

I live in a flat and there are 9 others in the building. We've been lucky with our neighbours for the most part. Some we just say hi to, others we can share a glass with in the communal garden in the summer.
One has lovely little kids, that make a bit of noise but brighten the place up too. We've been to stay with one couple from downstairs who have a home in the north of England.
Mostly it's just saying hi when you see someone though.
There was a dreadful, overbearing woman and her husband but they moved out earlier this year. It was v funny as she told me she was leaving to start up in the hotel business elsewhere. I asked where. "Torquay". 

[Joyce]

OK will delete Torquay from my list of holidays. 

[honeybun]

Basil, Basil



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[Joyce]

 

[oldsheep]

yes, we made a few Siberian Hamster jokes  !

Neighbour asked me to let her dog out into the garden today for 1/2 hour. I couldn't get him back inside again after 1 1/2hours and had to enlist the help of another neighbour downstairs (who is recovering from back surgery) who had to pick up the dog to put him inside. I tried but the dog's heavy and he kept growling at me. Don't think he'd bite but shows how quickly things get out of hand as his pack leader (dad) is away. His mum just lets him do what he likes, and doesn't pick up the poos all over the garden either  so sent her a text asking her to. Shouldn't have to - there are 3 small kids in the property too.

[CLKD]

Maybe put a lead on the dog next time?  Maybe he wanted to play for longer in the sunshine  - it shows how soon a situation can become 'dangerous' though