Neighbours at War???

[Lux]

Never watched that program before but crikey some people!

I was trying to think whether we've ever had any neighbours who have been downright ugly, can't think of a single one. We've always had great neighbours even when I was a kid. The only one I can think of was a drug addict in the house next door when it was being rented quite a while back, he never disturbed us but we knew he was a drug addict, he had a few parties but never any trouble that we know of, he eventually ODed in the house and was found a couple of days later.

The neighbours we have currently are the sort you could depend on in an emergency, feel comfortable enough to disturb in the middle of the night if you needed them. Theres one lovely fellow across the road who regularly sends over fresh produce from his garden and gives us fish from his fishing trips.

We have that thing going where we mow each others berms and kids have always been welcome in all of our yards.

I couldn't imagine a neighbour erecting a 6 foot tin fence and running a three tiered barbed wire electrified fence along the top of that in my neighbourhood, *shakes head* Like on that program... He must be a natty dreadful

Does anyone have any nice or dreadful stories to tell about there neighbours?

[kokonutwoman]

As a kid, even in Christchurch our neighbours were great. But, during the 90's in the hood we ended up with this real nutty. This women had a real potty racist mouth and one day she attempted to run my daughter and her friend over. I had just returned from uni and my daughter came running out to and told me about the events. My first reaction was to ring the police up then I spotted her leaving her house so like any other annoyed mother I confronted her yelling. She called out to her partner who came running with his fists. I always remembered what my dad said let them throw the first punch then you have every right to use force in the defense yourself so I did. (Those boxing lessons as a child help. My father kept forgetting he had a daughter lol)

The police were called in, what a fast. I was warned, so in return I made them a promise that I would do time for any child under my care then I asked them to leave.

They were horrible people who ended up with getting their come uppings. They live with a siege mentality but their property was still firebombed three times. So it kinda makes you wonder what they were involved in. The whole neighbourhood was jumping up and down with joy when they left.

Yet our other neighours, like yours lux, are very dependable. It's like we're part of each other's extended family.