Nextdoor is everyone's grandma now.

[Anonymous]

OP, I saw the red pepper flakes/sub post, too. Not useful in the sense that I would prefer a list serv to be useful. I loved some of the "helpful hint for next time" replied, though (dab the sub with a slightly damp paper towel, blow off the flakes, etc.).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My top two:

-Every noise outside is a “gun shot”

-Why are there so many sirens?

In my neighborhood, every noise IS a gunshot. Downtown DC, NOMA, Bloomingdale, etc. Pictures of broken car windows. Package thieves caught on camera.

Missing dogs and cats. Lots of cats in general; does this cat belong to anyone?

I don’t mind actually. It’s more useful in someways than DCUM. I especially like the recommendations for tradespeople and notices from locally owned restaurants.

[Anonymous]

I prefer the grandma vibe to the "crazy uncle who watches Fox News/OANN/Newsmax all day" vibe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was originally posted in 2020 (someone bored during lockdown), but I think she really nails the most common Nextdoor posts:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vv-Rh0anpHo

ROFL. This is just like my Nextdoor

Grandma posts:
- Dog poop stories
- Lost Cat/Dog
- Dogs/Cats/Guinea Pigs for Adoption
- Heard shots fired. What could it be?
- Free Dirt
- Free cardboard boxes
- Bird pics, Deer pics, Fox pics, Snake pics
- Help me identify this snake
- DIY furniture makeover pics (I kind of like these)
- My art work


These are the nice things about my NextDoor
- Family in need posts (I like how the community comes together to help)
- Recommendations for XYZ when someone asks
- Crazy high Water bill (the comments were very useful)
- Kids looking to do odd jobs for pocket money and the neighborhood giving them opportunities
- Cars broken into at XYZ neighborhood
- School related posts
- Help me find this AH with a video and closeup pics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My top two:

-Every noise outside is a “gun shot”

-Why are there so many sirens?

In my neighborhood, every noise IS a gunshot. Downtown DC, NOMA, Bloomingdale, etc. Pictures of broken car windows. Package thieves caught on camera.

Missing dogs and cats. Lots of cats in general; does this cat belong to anyone?

I don’t mind actually. It’s more useful in someways than DCUM. I especially like the recommendations for tradespeople and notices from locally owned restaurants.

Same. Our is mostly useful but there is a contingent of people being moderately alarmed about normal wildlife. "Omg, saw a deer grazing at dusk in so-and-so park. Wanted to alert neighbors as this could be VERY dangerous to drivers in the area!!!" "Saw a hawk flying by earlier today. Keep your small dogs/pets inside people." Posts picture of tiny garter snake, "Need recommendations for an exterminator A.S.A.P.!"

Also there's been an uptick in people treating it like their own personal Facebook page. "Just want to shout out my son. 3.4 GPA this semester #praiseGod #honorroll #mybabyboy" and weird inspirational quotes, etc.

[Anonymous]

I was it and a woman posted a photo of a black man and asked, “Who is this!?” Others chimed in that he is a doctor and had moved in and was going around introducing himself while wearing his Harvard or Yale shirt or whatever meds school he attended. I figured he was introducing himself partly so the white people would not be freaked out but then there was the white person posting a photo of him from their doorbell camera. So yeah.

NextDoor causes me to dislike people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My top two:

-Every noise outside is a “gun shot”

-Why are there so many sirens?

In my neighborhood, every noise IS a gunshot. Downtown DC, NOMA, Bloomingdale, etc. Pictures of broken car windows. Package thieves caught on camera.

Missing dogs and cats. Lots of cats in general; does this cat belong to anyone?

I don’t mind actually. It’s more useful in someways than DCUM. I especially like the recommendations for tradespeople and notices from locally owned restaurants.

Same. Our is mostly useful but there is a contingent of people being moderately alarmed about normal wildlife. "Omg, saw a deer grazing at dusk in so-and-so park. Wanted to alert neighbors as this could be VERY dangerous to drivers in the area!!!" "Saw a hawk flying by earlier today. Keep your small dogs/pets inside people." Posts picture of tiny garter snake, "Need recommendations for an exterminator A.S.A.P.!"

Also there's been an uptick in people treating it like their own personal Facebook page. "Just want to shout out my son. 3.4 GPA this semester #praiseGod #honorroll #mybabyboy" and weird inspirational quotes, etc.

i should not have laughed at this, but i did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's what's in my feed:

- pictures of birds someone took
- pictures of a sub that someone accidentally spilled a ton of crushed red pepper flakes on
- posting photos bragging about the pound cake they baked
- sharing their crappy pencil sketch of the inside of a coffee shop

RIP Nextdoor. It used to be a decent place to get community updates, local recs, and yard sale virtually. Then it became a social/political soap box to complain about issues of the day. Then a ton of covid shaming. Now it's basically a hoarder house combined with chain letters, prayer circle requests, and bragging about you and your grandkids.

Bahahahaha. Howdy, neighborino!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer the grandma vibe to the "crazy uncle who watches Fox News/OANN/Newsmax all day" vibe.

Plus 1

Give me nature loving grandma over paranoid uncle any day ….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's what's in my feed:

- pictures of birds someone took
- pictures of a sub that someone accidentally spilled a ton of crushed red pepper flakes on
- posting photos bragging about the pound cake they baked
- sharing their crappy pencil sketch of the inside of a coffee shop

RIP Nextdoor. It used to be a decent place to get community updates, local recs, and yard sale virtually. Then it became a social/political soap box to complain about issues of the day. Then a ton of covid shaming. Now it's basically a hoarder house combined with chain letters, prayer circle requests, and bragging about you and your grandkids.

You must live in Alexandria. That's where I live and I have all 4 of those, also. Frankly, I am fine with the ones you listed.

The one that sent me into despair a week or two ago was the foul-mouthed waitress ranting about a customer, and then a bunch of people piling on with the validation. Like, what? No, you don't validate someone with such gross and unkind words and gestures.

I absolutely abhor the ones where someone is trying to "out" another person. Like the one in the dog park. There are two sides to every story and just reading that post made me doubt the veracity of the poster. There were too many details left out. I really wanted to know what her dog was doing if she had so much to say about these other people.

At one point I had probably half of my "neighbors" muted but I realized I was missing their posts and so was unable to keep up with how whacked out some of my neighbors really are. So now I just lurk. If they ever do an audit of people who are "members" but don't post, and decide to kick us out, I'll probably be the first to go. Good riddance to their bad rubbish as far as I am concerned if they do decide to kick me out.

[Anonymous]

Don’t forget the “is this a fox or a coyote?” posts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget the “is this a fox or a coyote?” posts

I’m fond of the “OMG did I just see ufos?” posts every time the Starlink satellites pass over on a clear night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t forget the “is this a fox or a coyote?” posts

Yes. I don't understand those. One person wanted to know what she should do after she saw a fox in her back yard. Someone finally put her out of her misery and advised her to stay inside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I prefer the grandma vibe to the "crazy uncle who watches Fox News/OANN/Newsmax all day" vibe.

Plus 1

Give me nature loving grandma over paranoid uncle any day ….

+2

[Anonymous]

We have some pretty awesome characters on ours. My favorite post from the last several months starts: Streetwalkers…not the good kind…

How can you resist an opening line like that?