What Has the World Come To?
I just heard McGruff, the crime dog, suggest that people talk to their neighbors (Just Say Hello) to reduce crime in their neighborhoods.
Are things that bad in the typical neighborhood? In the subdivision behind my duplex, someone turned in a guy who had three rooms in his rented house tricked out for a serious marijuana cultivating business. I don't know the names of my neighbors, but we wave and say hello--well, everyone around me EXCEPT for the 50-something dad and his teenaged son who have the other unit in my duplex. He NEVER says hello or smiles or waves when I see him.
Maybe McGruff is onto something...
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McGruff is onto something unfortunately. My neighbors and I are all a bunch of wavers, but to tell the truth, I am not entirely sure of everyone's name!
Posted by: ann | July 2, 2006 02:52 PM
I saw my neighbor Doug yesterday. Nice guy, from Virginia, went to Virginia Tech. He said, "Hello!" and I said, "Hey, how's it going?"
All was fine, of course.
Funny thing is, he's in the English Grad dept, and we never spoke until I saw his license plate with a VTech sticker. It's not just in our homes...it's trickled into our places of business...our schools...
I only know Doug b/c of his license plate. The scary "floorbangers" upstairs are still complete strangers, and the couple across the hall seem nice enough, which only means they don't throw rocks at my head when I walk by.
My motto: Be part of the 10% that takes action. Anita, you're an inspiration. Thanks for getting us all thinking about our varying levels of friendliness!!
Posted by: karen-the-great | July 2, 2006 06:58 PM
I saw my neighbor Doug yesterday. Nice guy, from Virginia, went to Virginia Tech. He said, "Hello!" and I said, "Hey, how's it going?"
All was fine, of course.
Funny thing is, he's in the English Grad dept, and we never spoke until I saw his license plate with a VTech sticker. It's not just in our homes...it's trickled into our places of business...our schools...
I only know Doug b/c of his license plate. The scary "floorbangers" upstairs are still complete strangers, and the couple across the hall seem nice enough, which only means they don't throw rocks at my head when I walk by.
My motto: Be part of the 10% that takes action. Anita, you're an inspiration. Thanks for getting us all thinking about our varying levels of friendliness!!
Posted by: karen-the-great | July 2, 2006 06:59 PM
I saw my neighbor Doug yesterday. Nice guy, from Virginia, went to Virginia Tech. He said, "Hello!" and I said, "Hey, how's it going?"
All was fine, of course.
Funny thing is, he's in the English Grad dept, and we never spoke until I saw his license plate with a VTech sticker. It's not just in our homes...it's trickled into our places of business...our schools...
I only know Doug b/c of his license plate. The scary "floorbangers" upstairs are still complete strangers, and the couple across the hall seem nice enough, which only means they don't throw rocks at my head when I walk by.
My motto: Be part of the 10% that takes action. Anita, you're an inspiration. Thanks for getting us all thinking about our varying levels of friendliness!!
Posted by: karen-the-great | July 2, 2006 06:59 PM