"Vox Humana" wrote in message
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We have a couple of people like that, too. Shortly after moving in there
was big storm and several very large trees were heavily damaged. We had a
tree company come out and remove them. One of our neighbors had a small
boy
who insisted on being too close to the action. The tree people asked us
to
move him back. They were cutting huge limbs and lowering them to the
ground
with ropes. The kid wouldn't stay back so we went to his house and asked
his mother to come get him. We didn't need the liability. For the last
eight years, she has made it her mission to tell everyone that we don't
like
kids and are mean *******s. She is friends with the redneck cop. Her
clique of Stepford wives denies our very existence, turning away when we
pass. When they have gardening questions or need a pant disease
diagnosed,
they have no problem sending the husband down for advice. The last time I
suggested that they could get good advise on the Internet or at the county
extension office. The next time I'm going to ask hubby if he will get in
hot water for talking to us.



Yup, very similar. Our lovely neighbors turned the folks on the other side
of them against us, since we were the new folks on the block, and they were
all giving us the cold shoulder. But I think they've finally caught on. The
Mrs actually waved when I was walking by recently! But as for the other, I
think the point-of-no-return was crossed at some point and their pride won't
allow them to get back over it. And at this point we don't want anything to
do with them anyway, so a nice barrier of trees and shrubs has been going up
both sides of the fence.