Tell me about the weirdest person/family in your neighborhood

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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!

Same! And a friend who walks her cat on a leash. Imagine getting both in the same person!

MMA seems like a good way to stay in shape and burn off some angry energy.

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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

Just FYI snakes are good. They'll eat the mice and rats you're worried about.

Haven't seen the yard in question and there is def a difference between a yard that's in a state of utter neglect and presents hazards, and one that's being cultivated as a habitat - even though they can share some commonalities.

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Anonymous wrote:Neighbors have two cars. Sometimes they park both in the driveway, but then later one will be on the street in front of the house, then later back in the driveway again. There are certain lights in their house that are almost always on at night, not always but almost always. That had some kind contractor working on the house and we saw him walk inside and then come out a different (side) door. They get packages delivered, almost always the same basic shape and size of cardboard box and they'll be outside on the porch for a few hours and then they're gone. We have heard music coming from inside the house, not loud, but definitely some kind of music.

How shady!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Guy in a property line with his neighbors is becoming increasingly unhinged. He's lined his entire property borders with orange cones, filled his front yard with gravel, and recently added a pink flamingo with crushed beer cans at its feet. Also has moving Christmas lights projected in the side of his house that faces the neighbor's porch.

you win. and i want to see this place!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A couple of years ago, my neighbor was outside clearing snow from her parking space. She did this by shoveling snow from her space into the next spaces, which had already been cleared. She stomped on the remaining snow in her space. It was 37 degrees and sunny. She was wearing a tank top, booty shorts and cowboy boots. She was 54 years old at the time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me about the weirdest person/family in your neighborhood.

That is me. We are the only house out of approximately 120 houses in our neighborhood who have American flag outside today.

Same. One set of neighbors asked us to take it down. But we're military, and this is the first house we've ever lived with a good place to hang it, so it says.

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Anonymous wrote:Tell me about the weirdest person/family in your neighborhood.

That is me. We are the only house out of approximately 120 houses in our neighborhood who have American flag outside today.

Same. One set of neighbors asked us to take it down. But we're military, and this is the first house we've ever lived with a good place to hang it, so it says.

But they also hate our backyard wildflower meadow and talked on our listserve about how I change wreaths for each season, so I don't really care what they think of the flag.

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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.

I have recently really gotten into native gardening - and I love it. I’m slowly but surely replacing much of my lawn with native species, and love how it looks and feel good about the wildlife benefits.

But I have to agree with this poster. We have a “Certified Wildlife Habitat” yard in our neighborhood and it’s a sh¡tshow. I’d prob be pissed if I was their neighbor. God knows what’s hiding in there. It’s literally a mini-forest. I’m pretty sure there is zero property maintenance happening.

If you go to the Maryland DNR website it says you can’t ignore local or county laws with your habitat. It needs to be maintained, not just overgrown.

[Anonymous]

Relatively mild, but I'm going with the woman who never believes her car doors are locked, no matter how many times she hits the button her key fob. She'll do it 5 times in a row.

Then again like 45 minutes later.

Then again 2 hours later. Repeatedly.

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So glad to see we haven't come up in days of monitoring this. But I suppose my neighbors just aren't on here.

And growing mono-culture environments in yards with city water should be outlawed. Anyone municipality/HOA regulating a "(not so) little boxes" lifestyle is contributing in killing us. (Yes, there are bigger problems, but these kinds of rules are shallow short-termism with a net negative effect on the building blocks of life.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A few years ago, I would have said the very moody guy who walks his dog several times a day. Sometimes he's so friendly and other times he basically sneers and refuses to respond to greetings. Turns out they are twins: one is friendly and the other is, at the very least, an introvert who is annoyed by everyone striking up a conversation with him because we think he's his brother. Now I mostly try to make eye contact and see if he speaks first.

Oh I love this - and it would be a great plot twist...

Wait—is this in Silver Spring?

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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.

Are the nudists hot? What do the men look like?

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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.

I have recently really gotten into native gardening - and I love it. I’m slowly but surely replacing much of my lawn with native species, and love how it looks and feel good about the wildlife benefits.

But I have to agree with this poster. We have a “Certified Wildlife Habitat” yard in our neighborhood and it’s a sh¡tshow. I’d prob be pissed if I was their neighbor. God knows what’s hiding in there. It’s literally a mini-forest. I’m pretty sure there is zero property maintenance happening.

If you go to the Maryland DNR website it says you can’t ignore local or county laws with your habitat. It needs to be maintained, not just overgrown.

Wow, I hope you're talking about my front yard. I planted native trees in addition to understory natives. My dream is to replace lawns with mini food forests.

[Anonymous]

Just walked by a yacht and there was an elderly guy on the deck wearing a Speedo. It's definitely not a sight you see every day in this neighborhood, it's a bit out of place but looked like he was having a great evening.....

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Anonymous wrote:I opened this to see if my family was going to be mentioned...so far no

Lol me too

My husband hates oriole and has an all over body rash and he really only leaves the house to either go grocery shopping at the crack of Dawn or practice shooting arrows at dusk. Neighbors just think he is a vampire or something. I’m depressed and a workaholic and stay inside a lit and we let our kid play in the back yard unsupervised a lot. We’re the weirdos around here for sure.