Tell me about the weirdest person/family in your neighborhood

[Anonymous]

My friend. She has a hairless cat that she walks on a leash. Currently her hobby is knife sharpening and she will sharpen your knives for free. She's been doing MMA on and off for several years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend. She has a hairless cat that she walks on a leash. Currently her hobby is knife sharpening and she will sharpen your knives for free. She's been doing MMA on and off for several years.

I would love a knife sharpening friend!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend. She has a hairless cat that she walks on a leash. Currently her hobby is knife sharpening and she will sharpen your knives for free. She's been doing MMA on and off for several years.

She sounds like an awesome friend. Someone who knife sharpens and kicks butt with MMA is a good friend to have!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our neighbor and his girlfriend are nudists. They made their own yard curtains that they ring their yard with to enable them to enjoy themselves and their friends naked. From our 2nd story we can see into their yard. They regularly host parties and at any given event have 15-20 people in various stages of undress.

Nicest people as they maintain their home and yard, keep to themselves, and aren’t loud or obnoxious. My wife and I would enjoy to go to one of their parties, we’re just not sure how to broach the subject without offending them or appearing creepy.

No one wants to be looking at nude people. Ewwwwwww.

Then don't look.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The neighbors who never come outside, never walk their dog, he just sits in the yard all day. They have a son who I met when we moved here 10 years ago who was like 6 but we haven’t seen him since. They had an older dog that would wander off and hang out at our our house with us and they would text and ask us to send him home. They are quiet tho so I don’t mind them.

Hi neighbor, I don't go outside near your house as I'm trying to avoid you as you are terribly demanding, obnoxious and much more.

+1 Us introverts can sniff you demanding extroverts a mile away.

[Anonymous]

There is this mother who lives in our suburb but she is out panhandling under a nearby bridge daily. At least that is the rumor on our community FB.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Neighbor has a cut out of a German Shephard in the widow with a beware of dog sign. They do not have a dog

Doesn't sound weird, sounds smart.

Sounds naive. This, and the fake alarm system signs in the window, have been around for decades and aren’t fooling any criminal who wants to break into your house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many “weird” people in my neighborhood.

I’d say the most concerning is the family with the ten year old son with severe anger issues who also has a house full of guns. We tell our kids to stay far away.

If you stay far away, how do you know they have a house full of guns?

Gee, do you think a 10-year-old might be in school and tell other kids to try to scare/impress them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not necessarily the weirdest, but our neighborhood has mostly well manicured yards whereas this one house decided to stop doing any form of yard work whatsoever and now their yard is a "Certified Wildlife Habitat." It's a freaking jungle. Oh and spare me the "you have no idea how much work it is to maintain that" b.s. We live across the street from them and haven't seen any effort made in years. My daughter and I say "Certified Wildlife Habitat, where you get rewarded for doing nothing."

At least they are sequestering carbon, creating living ecosysyems and making the planet better for everyone! But you do you.

They’re just lazy. But you do you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not necessarily the weirdest, but our neighborhood has mostly well manicured yards whereas this one house decided to stop doing any form of yard work whatsoever and now their yard is a "Certified Wildlife Habitat." It's a freaking jungle. Oh and spare me the "you have no idea how much work it is to maintain that" b.s. We live across the street from them and haven't seen any effort made in years. My daughter and I say "Certified Wildlife Habitat, where you get rewarded for doing nothing."

You are ignorant.

No. They are correct.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We had a walking guy in my hometown. His name was Preach (nickname) and he had an intellectual disability. He walked my hometown throughout his entire life. The businesses gave him odd jobs for cash and he had his rounds. He would scold the children/teens when they would act up in public. He want to all the high school events and acted as low key security.

I'm not call him "weird." Just saying that we had a walking guy. The town was sad when he died but he did live a long and fairly full life.

We had someone similar, but we called him Radio Joe (always had his boom box with him). Everyone loved Radio Joe.

We had Spaceman Steve. He wore headphones with tall antennas and had walkie talkies clipped to his belt. He said he was communicating with other planets .

I've lived in my town for 25 years. There's a mom and daughter who walk everywhere all day long. When I moved here, daughter was lower 20s, mom lower 40s. I thought they were homeless because they're out walking all day. But I learned theyre not, just like being out walking. They don't work so I don't know what their deal is. They still walk everywhere today, 25 years later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not necessarily the weirdest, but our neighborhood has mostly well manicured yards whereas this one house decided to stop doing any form of yard work whatsoever and now their yard is a "Certified Wildlife Habitat." It's a freaking jungle. Oh and spare me the "you have no idea how much work it is to maintain that" b.s. We live across the street from them and haven't seen any effort made in years. My daughter and I say "Certified Wildlife Habitat, where you get rewarded for doing nothing."

At least they are sequestering carbon, creating living ecosysyems and making the planet better for everyone! But you do you.

In Montgomery County that will NOT fly.
If you live in MoCo you need to call 311 and report it, because people put those signs up in an attempt to ward off the inspectors and it's the law in MoCo to maintain your yard.

Yards like that incur mice, rats, mosquitos, all manner of pests, which also bring things like snakes (black/gray rat snakes are GREAT for that, they're your own personal exterminator but most people don't usually like even the thought of them near their homes).

You need to call the city/county where you live PRONTO, because those signs are BS and can be printed up from the internet or bought on Amazon.

This is simply not true. MoCo is extremely knowledgeable about no mow and wildlife and native gardens. They can inspect all they want, and waste valuable resources, but it is not in violation to have a wildlife or food garden. Even in your front lawn. It's so sad we have to fight for our right to garden.

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

A neighbor of ours is one of the county inspectors in code enforcement and the past you're referring to is absolutely true (he's told us some stories that would make you break out in hives just listening to them).

Nobody said a word about your "gardening".
Please stop projecting.

Nobody said that all homes have to have prestine or perfect lawns either, that's ridiculous... there's a happy medium between perfect and dilapidated.

We are specifically referring to delapidated.
The people who have completely neglected their entire property for years upon years and left it in a state of unmanaged decay.

We're talking about dead, rotted trees that could smash through a next-door neighbors roof, killing their entire family, or a widow-maker falling onto a mailman who was just trying to do his job, and it kills him.

We're talking about grass that's grown up to a foot or more high & the weeds & debris are even higher.

You may not mind living next to rats, field mice, mosquitos, termites, cockroaches, inside centipedes (those really hairy silver fish looking things) but that's always what lives in that tall grass -- is a sanctuary for them... and that, will 100% bring snakes.
Always.

Rodents & insects of every demeanor & caliber bring snakes to feed on.
That is a fact.

Most of these neglected properties have areas that collect stagnant rain water, which will always bring infestations of mosquitos in the summer -- and those darn mosquitos don't seem to like to stay behind that homes property line... they like to fly off onto the neighbors too.
The nerve of those mosquitos, not respecting property lines?

We're talking about leaves that are left to ROT throughout the entire fall & winter.
Leaves that have now been covered in animal feces and mold, which then blow into your yard, and your toddler plays & jumps in them, and then sticks their hands directly into their mouths.

All of those absolutely ARE health hazards for the neighbors who have to suffer it.

If you live next to or behind one of these derelicted properties, their weeds, bamboo and overgrowth can/will begin to destroy any fencing that lies between the properties... then their weeds & bamboo problems also become your weeds & bamboo problems.

Those are 100% code violations in Montgomery County, as pests, snakes, rodents & mosquitos don't simply remain on that one sole property that's neglected, because they love to travel to the surrounding homes too... to eat your lovely flowers, out of your cherished garden.

Here are just a few of the most common housing code and enforcement violations for Montgomery County (and there are probably a half dozen more that I didn't list).

You're either ignorant & uneducated regarding MOCO code enforcement laws and you're just spouting off about things you don't know about, you're being deliberately obtuse, or you're just one of the inconsiderate neighbors I've described above.

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-3G15LW

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-HIL3J

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-7N3QIC

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-3FRESK

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-4V2KOC

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-3FR51B

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-3FR51E

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-4F8TV1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not necessarily the weirdest, but our neighborhood has mostly well manicured yards whereas this one house decided to stop doing any form of yard work whatsoever and now their yard is a "Certified Wildlife Habitat." It's a freaking jungle. Oh and spare me the "you have no idea how much work it is to maintain that" b.s. We live across the street from them and haven't seen any effort made in years. My daughter and I say "Certified Wildlife Habitat, where you get rewarded for doing nothing."

At least they are sequestering carbon, creating living ecosysyems and making the planet better for everyone! But you do you.

They’re just lazy. But you do you.

Found the climate change denier

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not necessarily the weirdest, but our neighborhood has mostly well manicured yards whereas this one house decided to stop doing any form of yard work whatsoever and now their yard is a "Certified Wildlife Habitat." It's a freaking jungle. Oh and spare me the "you have no idea how much work it is to maintain that" b.s. We live across the street from them and haven't seen any effort made in years. My daughter and I say "Certified Wildlife Habitat, where you get rewarded for doing nothing."

At least they are sequestering carbon, creating living ecosysyems and making the planet better for everyone! But you do you.

In Montgomery County that will NOT fly.
If you live in MoCo you need to call 311 and report it, because people put those signs up in an attempt to ward off the inspectors and it's the law in MoCo to maintain your yard.

Yards like that incur mice, rats, mosquitos, all manner of pests, which also bring things like snakes (black/gray rat snakes are GREAT for that, they're your own personal exterminator but most people don't usually like even the thought of them near their homes).

You need to call the city/county where you live PRONTO, because those signs are BS and can be printed up from the internet or bought on Amazon.

This is simply not true. MoCo is extremely knowledgeable about no mow and wildlife and native gardens. They can inspect all they want, and waste valuable resources, but it is not in violation to have a wildlife or food garden. Even in your front lawn. It's so sad we have to fight for our right to garden.

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

A neighbor of ours is one of the county inspectors in code enforcement and the past you're referring to is absolutely true (he's told us some stories that would make you break out in hives just listening to them).

Nobody said a word about your "gardening".
Please stop projecting.

Nobody said that all homes have to have prestine or perfect lawns either, that's ridiculous... there's a happy medium between perfect and dilapidated.

We are specifically referring to delapidated.
The people who have completely neglected their entire property for years upon years and left it in a state of unmanaged decay.

We're talking about dead, rotted trees that could smash through a next-door neighbors roof, killing their entire family, or a widow-maker falling onto a mailman who was just trying to do his job, and it kills him.

We're talking about grass that's grown up to a foot or more high & the weeds & debris are even higher.

You may not mind living next to rats, field mice, mosquitos, termites, cockroaches, inside centipedes (those really hairy silver fish looking things) but that's always what lives in that tall grass -- is a sanctuary for them... and that, will 100% bring snakes.
Always.

Rodents & insects of every demeanor & caliber bring snakes to feed on.
That is a fact.

Most of these neglected properties have areas that collect stagnant rain water, which will always bring infestations of mosquitos in the summer -- and those darn mosquitos don't seem to like to stay behind that homes property line... they like to fly off onto the neighbors too.
The nerve of those mosquitos, not respecting property lines?

We're talking about leaves that are left to ROT throughout the entire fall & winter.
Leaves that have now been covered in animal feces and mold, which then blow into your yard, and your toddler plays & jumps in them, and then sticks their hands directly into their mouths.

All of those absolutely ARE health hazards for the neighbors who have to suffer it.

If you live next to or behind one of these derelicted properties, their weeds, bamboo and overgrowth can/will begin to destroy any fencing that lies between the properties... then their weeds & bamboo problems also become your weeds & bamboo problems.

Those are 100% code violations in Montgomery County, as pests, snakes, rodents & mosquitos don't simply remain on that one sole property that's neglected, because they love to travel to the surrounding homes too... to eat your lovely flowers, out of your cherished garden.

Here are just a few of the most common housing code and enforcement violations for Montgomery County (and there are probably a half dozen more that I didn't list).

You're either ignorant & uneducated regarding MOCO code enforcement laws and you're just spouting off about things you don't know about, you're being deliberately obtuse, or you're just one of the inconsiderate neighbors I've described above.

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-3G15LW

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-HIL3J

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-7N3QIC

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-3FRESK

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-4V2KOC

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-3FR51B

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-3FR51E

https://www3.montgomerycountymd.gov/311/Solutions.aspx?SolutionId=1-4F8TV1

I'm sorry you feel this way. Maybe try to control the things you can change. Medication and therapy helped my family

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Anonymous wrote:Aspen Hill walking guy!

Is this the man with the blond Afro?

NP: No, that's the Olney Walking Guy

It's the same person. His name varies depending on what city you live in. Silver Spring walking guy.

So then why is he called The Olney Walking Guy? Why are there several Reddit threads, Moco Show articles, blog posts identifying him as the Olney Walking Guy. I used to live in Olney starting in the early 90's, that is where he started his walks. Just because you see him in other areas doesn't mean he suddenly becomes the Damascus Walking Guy, or Aspen Hill Walking Guy.

PS his name is Lenny.

Does every community have a walking person?

We used to have an older AA guy who walked extensively along Little River Turnpike in Annandale. You would see him regularly. Anyone remember him?

Where I live now, I see the same person walking along a busy road. Probably a veteran. At first he was limping badly. His limp has improved significantly. I'm silently cheering on his progress.

We had a walking person in my neighborhood as a kid...

... and now I am that person. It's really embarrassing. I just love to walk and do it a lot - but I literally have people I've never met before stop me to say they saw me walking around such and such place, and asking why I'm not wearing my usual hat, etc. I wish I could put on an invisibility cloak. I'm usually just listening to podcasts, my thoughts drifting around, like really really not trying to get attention.

Maybe I should start a FB group for the walking people of different neighborhoods where we can share tips for not getting noticed!

Since you happened to mention an invisibility cloak and podcasts in the same sentence...

Have you checked out MuggleCast or Potterless? 👦🏻⚡️🪄

This is PP - and no, but I will! I have very weird feelings about the whole HP franchise given how JKR is choosing to spend her social capital these days - but I do like the books, and would really like that darn cloak. Thanks for the recs!