KellyJ's Blog

Well, I have only been here 3 years this coming July and I have always been the type to think GET TO KNOW YOUR SURROUNDINGS...of course coming from a large City..you better know whose next door. So YES. I know them very well...they love me to death and with lightheartness and no malice...they call me "the Cuban Mrs. Kravitz" LOL...cause I am always watching out for them specially the seniors and when they go out on trips..guess who keeps an eye...they also help me out.

LOL channyman2 now that's inconsiderate...unless of course, we are talking New Years Eve or 4th of July cause that's one thing I have enjoyed here is blowing my fireworks (I don't do nothing wild but just enough to have fun and light the sky). At first my neighbor to the right was not friendly at all then we had a dispute..of course, the last thing I thought I find myself doing here in Florida was to rake leaves..and our first fall here this neighbor had this huge tree and DEAR LORD...on a windy day, we were out and when I got home I thought I was having a dejavu up north...then I see her youngson blowing the darn things..I got so annoyed I went out bought a rake and rake all the leaves to the side of her house..then one day same thing..now I was getting annoyed, so I went over and told her about it..third time..I just took the rake and went rake wild..put all the leaves in front of the house..oh she NO LIKE THAT...we had our differences I gave her some eggnog..and said we are neighbors I hate your tree and unless you are going to take care of it..I am sorry we will go through this year after year..we toasted..and the following year..she brought the tree down..AWHHH that was nice..now no one can hide behind it and I can see clear through the corner and I can even keep an eye on her home and her son helps on with our mowing..life is good......LOL

Yes, all 14 in the mile long stretch of my road. All but one are really, really great neighbors.

Unfortunatly we have neighbors we really don't want to know. On one side we have a woman with 5 kids all with different fathers who has a constant stream of "hispanic" visitors who never stay more than a week, and are usually followed by a visit from the authorities and on the other we have a guy who when in town keeps his wife and kids behind closed doors and does not allow them to speak to anyone in the area. When he is out to sea the wife and kids go somewhere else and the house sits empty until his return. Next to them is a woman who has the police there at least twice a month because of an ongoing battle with an ex over kids, she now has a boyfriend living with her and they just had their second baby in a little over two years. Across from us is a young woman who doesn't talk to anyone either. While we have made several attempts to know the others so many of these homes are up for sale that its almost impossible to know who is even still here.

I admit this is difficult for me as we moved to Florida from a small town (203 people) where we knew everyone and they knew us. It definatly isn't a neighborhood like the one I grew up in either but we keep trying and I guess thats all we really can do.

Wow. Well looking in the bright side at the very least your HOA took action, which to me that's rare since we had a similar problem two families feuding over a dog and the HOA did nothing.......good luck...just remmeber..we are living in 2008..can't have doors and windows unlocked and unprotected anymore...ITS JUST NOT SAFE ANYWHERE.......shame thought we move here for some peace and quiet......THE JOKE WAS ON US..but I wont complained LOVE THE WEATHER......I MEAN I SEE THE PALMS; THE SUN AND THE WONDERFUL WEATHER......and I SMILE AND GIVE THANKS........

channyman...those were times back in the day..way back....you didn't have to lock your car...your kids well back then I was a kid we played outside all day. If we got cut or bruise it was playing and no one looking to sue...yes there were gangs..but geeze back then they respected the elders and if they saw a kid acting up they would set them straight instead of trying to make them join..YEP remember those days..all too well.

i have lived at my residence for 5 years, i have had people move in and out, my neighbors immediately to my right stole my daughters scooter (for several days and started to thrash it in the back yard), and convicted child sex offender, who somehow, has his kids living down the street from us. His child broke my outside a.c. unit and claimed to have no money form not working (cause of his past). I'd rather live in the country where everyone is far away.

I love my neighbors. I just hate when they ask to borrow something and you have to knock on their door to get it back. Also when you meet a new neighbor and they make themselves too comfortable. I have to say that is one of my pet peeves. Just cause my car is parked in the driveway doesn't mean I want visitors. Lololol. I'm a GREAT neighbor !!!!