Awesome neighbor stuff

[RamblingRose]

The girls next door to me are awesome in so many ways, I don't think I have ever liked a neighbor couple so much.

They are the ones who let me know a week ago (not the night I called 911) that the creeper was in my driveway. They call or text every so often to check up on me, and say to call/text anytime I hear anything.
They are feeding my cats, taking in my mail, and scooping the litter while I'm gone.
Tonight they told me they are in the process of applying to foster babies. OMG. They are so sweet! 

Put your awesome neighbor things here!

[flamingeaux]

The ones I've met don't suck. None of them have been drunkenly singing 80's music in the middle of the night, so I'll call that a win.

[W.T.Faulkner]

When we first moved in, the guy next door came outside wearing acid-wash jeans, very old-looking classes, and what very little hair he had in a ponytail (the rest was buzzed). He asked my husband what he does for a living, and when my husband asked the guy, he responded, "I am very active in the community." H waited for elaboration, and he said, "I, like, organize shows. And I also deliver pizza part-time."

HIPSTERS.

(The neighbor who lives on the other side is amazing and I love her, so she makes up for this asshole).

[thatgirl2478]

Our neighbors are mostly older people - like 50's or so (their kids are already out of college and having their own kids). There are a few younger people, but it seems that for the most part people keep to themselves. :/ Which isn't BAD but unfortunate.

[ksun]

All of our original neighbors who lived here when we bought 6 1/2 years ago have moved (with the exception of the ones we don't really see or talk to). My neighbor diagonal and I are good introvert friends who text almost daily but don't actually interact all that much in person. My DD plays with her boys a lot, and they're good kids so I'm always happy when she wants to play with them instead of other neighbor kids I don't like as much.

[mcmel]

At our first house we had 2 separate older neighbors, one male one female, that would help us all the time. The guy would roll the trash can up to our house if we forgot. The woman offered H a ladder to clear the leaves off the roof. She also reminded us to check for hail damage another time while offering her ladder. And once while H was using her ladder to clean the roof the older male neighbor came over and offered his big shop broom.

I'm sure they knew we were pitiful newlyweds and they wanted their neighborhood to look nice, but them offering their own things multiple times was so nice of them.

[pandora]

That's awesome. Fostering human babies? I'm all about fostering animals or babies but babies are so much more of a commitment. I'll tip two hats to that! Both are awesome. Love great neighbors!!!

[mrsukyankee]

We live across from an 80-something couple. I have played table tennis with the guy and one of his buddies. I have gone to galleries with the wife. And they have us for tea often, which we then reciprocate. We love hanging out with them. They are like the coolest grandparent types ever.  We're moving next month, though only 1/2 mile away, so I hope we can still hang!

[bears]

Our next door neighbors are amazing. When I roll up with the kids, the jump out of the car if she's outside, yelling her name. She gives the kids flowers from her garden and will play with them outside when I'm trying to weed or rake. They are amazing.

[chickadee77]

I need that Homer-backing-into-the-bushes gif.


Uhhh - they keep mostly to themselves? Considering they're waaaaay fundy, but with a shotgun that they like to fire periodically around 10pm, I will count this as a win.

[jinkies]

My neighbor is getting my kid off the bus today (its a half day) and keeping him for the afternoon.

I have a really awesome network of neighbors. I'm not letting anyone ever move.

[ssmjlm]

Our new neighborhood is awesome. Everyone looks out for everyone else and we all get along really well.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Our next door neighbor has pot plants on his back porch. He's super nice (although he doesn't offer to share, lol) and is very neat and orderly, generally speaking.

Our neighbors across the street are so freaking sweet. They are both in their 80s and are still going strong. The lady likes to play the organ on Saturday nights. The dude was military and it shows. You could eat breakfast off his driveway. They gave us a painting that she did (think Bob-Ross-style) a couple years back as a thank you for helping coordinate their landscaping project through the HOA board. Love them.

[anyastroud]

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[macmars45]

My bass loving coal BBQing neighbor moved 2.5 months ago now; that's awesome.   His (I'm guessing) x-GF still lives there and she's nice & quiet. 

My other neighbor went on an Obama tirade when I went outside with my at the time screaming 3 week old. So that was cool. He and his wife are a retired older couple so other than being vocal about hating Obama, they're ok. 

[cabbagecabbage]

My next door neighbor is a busybody spitfire older lady. I suspect she would have been a lesbian in another time but she will remain a devout Catholic spinster forever and an honorary auntie to the block. She is full of attitude but kind and generous and loves kids and gives mine little Christmas gifts.

Across the street is a mom my age with kids exactly my kids' ages. She is a big part of my village and she couldn't be sweeter. We trade babysitting and kitchen gadgets and have become true friends over the years. I'm very lucky.

[melissa]

My neighbors are very friendly but tend to stick to themselves a lot. The neighbor in front of us really came in handy as she is a nurse and we had to call her over Thursday evening when my DS busted his head open. That same neighbor has two kids, one of which is in the same class as DD.

[circa1978]

My neighbors leave me alone except for the day we moved in, when they brought over an expensive bottle of champagne. They are perfect.

[Pom]

Our new neighborhood is basically full of professional singles and older couples. I think there might be 4 kids in like 30 houses. We wave to each other, but it is QUIET. I love it.

[Wallflower]

My two favorite neighbors are both retired couples. Nice as can be - when I broke my ankle a couple of months ago, neighbor 1 took me to urgent care. And just yesterday, when we had a surprise snow, neighbor 2 plowed my driveway. I dread the day either of these neighbors moves.

The rest of my neighborhood is either "generally friendly" or "friendly but keep to yourself."

[RamblingRose]

I love all the positive answers in this thread!

[jigsy]

I don't know my neighbors...but they are quiet, which is a win in apartment living.

[Deleted]

On one side we have the typical MA suburban family who have a new baby every 5 years or so. They are on #4. She's a nurse, he's a recruiter. They are very friendly and there younger son plays really well with my kid. #4 is a girl and she is due a month after I am with DD so that is awesome. They have a fun block party once a year with plenty of booze, and a zip line and a bonfire.

On the other side we have asshole perfectionist and his wife dance mom. She is nice, he hasn't spoken to my husband in 2 years since my husband sprayed weed killer on our lawn. LOL!

[fluffernutter]

We just moved on Saturday and our neighbor across the street brought over a homemade lasagna. It was awesome!

[mrsukyankee]

I will now answer for our new house (as we spent about 6 months there before starting the renovation) - we live across from an MOT station and the guy has known my H's family for years. If he sees my MIL with stuff in her arms, he'll drive her to the house and gives us a discount on any car work. The neighbour to the left is rarely around as she and her family live most of the year in Ghana, but are very sweet. The family to the right - well, the wife has been living there forever and used to be lovely, but she married a completely controlling jackass and she has become manipulative, but outwardly still nice. No one I want to hang with, but they're all okay.

[pistolshrimp]

We have one neighbor on our road. He puts our goats back in the barn when they escape. We provide him with eggs and we trade garden stuff. We all pretty much keep to ourselves, but we'll chat if we see each other out. His cats take care of our barn mice.

[knx9211]

Mine leave me alone. I appreciate it.

[pinkeggs]

We're really good friends with our across the street neighbors and the husband and I have kind of a brother-sister relationship. Last weekend I was wicked hungover and when I told him, he made me a fresh pot of coffee and gave me the comfy chair on the porch lol

[zaneyzoo]

Our neighbors are the best. Both are older and retired couples. One keeps to themselves but she's a watch dog. We always catch up when we see each other outside and my girls run and give her hugs.

The other couple are the best neighbors ever. She always makes us homemade cookies and breads and shares. They share their produce from their garden and treat my girls like their grandkids. They even bought them their own tomato plant to grow and harvest. We take care of them by scooping snow and helping with heavy lifting and sharing home made goodies with them.

I adore them and will be so sad when they move. They are the best

[kitkat1502]

I live in a duplex. My neighbors downstairs are a family with older children, 20-somethings. The dad travels a lot, I think he's been overseas with his family for quite some time so his wife is alone a lot. She gives me baked goods, and even calls me down when she cooks Middle Eastern dishes to have me try them. She's really sweet, I keep meaning to buy some cookies and have her upstairs for coffee to return the kindness.

I have a neighbor across the street, upper 50's man, who periodically likes to get drunk and sing "Trap Queen" with accompanied music between 10-11pm.