Tell me about the weirdest person/family in your neighborhood

[Anonymous]

They’ve moved but;

Mom and dad, two kids. He was some sort of financial planner (WFH) and she was a lawyer.

Would have garage sales so often that HOA had to tell them to stop. Unsold merchandise would pile up in their garage. Invited neighborhood live in nanny to come over and look at clothes to “send back to her grandchildren” (presumably unsold garage sale items) and then when nanny selected a few items, the mom assessed a ridiculous charge.
Nanny walked away.

The Mom decided to begin to deliver another neighbor’s mail - retrieved from the mailbox, walked up and handed it over. Had to be told to stop doing this.

They’d throw an open house at the holidays; no self serve alcohol. The dad would stand behind a built in bar and take orders, then you’d get a beer poured into a small plastic cup or maybe a watered down mixed drink.

They wanted to establish a barter system for babysitting, errand running, tool borrowing so that no money would need be exchanged but we all figured out that it was one sided and they’d never return the favor.

Invited their former handyman and his DC to move in with them. This arrangement didn’t last very long and the handyman abandoned his truck on our neighborhood street for months until it was towed.

They hired a law service to blow mass amount of yard debris, mostly leaves from their yard to the curb. Great except our trash company doesn’t collect loose debris. The leaves sat there in an enormous pile taking up two parking spaces. Eventually, after several weeks the leaves blew away and scattered enough that the family parked atop the flattened pile of rotting yard

[Anonymous]

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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.

Walking Man! He's locally famous and has a Facebook page decided to him. If you spot Walking Man it is said you will have good luck all day long! White, in great shape, blond afro, usually walking.

How does he stay hydrated? I’ve seen him all over the place on hot days and he doesn’t appear to carry a drink.

[Anonymous]

The guy in Potomac that looks like Fred Flintstone and pulls a cart that appears as if it is from the Stone Age. I’ve seen him shopping in Traville.

[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.

Well they don’t talk to anyone else on the cul de sac either so it’s probably them.

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Anonymous wrote:The weirdest family in your neighborhood is full of interesting people you’re afraid to befriend because you think there is safety in being like everyone else.

Nah. There are definitely weird people out there. Some families lean more autistic/on the spectrum. Some just have weird outlooks and habits. It doesn't make them interesting. It makes them weird. Just like "body positivity" people are still fat no matter how you try to spin it and say they're still beautiful.

Maybe we should start a post about horrible neighbors and start with you. I’m sure no one wants to live next door to you.

I'm the best neighbor because I keep my property immaculate, clean up after the dogs, make sure they don't do their business in houses with "no peeing" signs, never make noises, smile politely at the neighbors but don't waste their time with pointless conversation.

That may all be true, but you are a despicable person. Just a PSA: it’s not cool to call autistic people “weird.”

Honesty and truthfulness is severely underrated these days. I'd never say someone is weird to their face but I'm honest enough to acknowledge they are weird. We don't live in Lake Wobegon where all children are above average.

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Anonymous wrote:The weirdest family in your neighborhood is full of interesting people you’re afraid to befriend because you think there is safety in being like everyone else.

Nah. There are definitely weird people out there. Some families lean more autistic/on the spectrum. Some just have weird outlooks and habits. It doesn't make them interesting. It makes them weird. Just like "body positivity" people are still fat no matter how you try to spin it and say they're still beautiful.

Maybe we should start a post about horrible neighbors and start with you. I’m sure no one wants to live next door to you.

I'm the best neighbor because I keep my property immaculate, clean up after the dogs, make sure they don't do their business in houses with "no peeing" signs, never make noises, smile politely at the neighbors but don't waste their time with pointless conversation.

That may all be true, but you are a despicable person. Just a PSA: it’s not cool to call autistic people “weird.”

Honesty and truthfulness is severely underrated these days. I'd never say someone is weird to their face but I'm honest enough to acknowledge they are weird. We don't live in Lake Wobegon where all children are above average.

It's very clear who the weird one is here.

[Anonymous]

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

Lol this is weird

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They’ve moved but;

Mom and dad, two kids. He was some sort of financial planner (WFH) and she was a lawyer.

Would have garage sales so often that HOA had to tell them to stop. Unsold merchandise would pile up in their garage. Invited neighborhood live in nanny to come over and look at clothes to “send back to her grandchildren” (presumably unsold garage sale items) and then when nanny selected a few items, the mom assessed a ridiculous charge.
Nanny walked away.

The Mom decided to begin to deliver another neighbor’s mail - retrieved from the mailbox, walked up and handed it over. Had to be told to stop doing this.

They’d throw an open house at the holidays; no self serve alcohol. The dad would stand behind a built in bar and take orders, then you’d get a beer poured into a small plastic cup or maybe a watered down mixed drink.

They wanted to establish a barter system for babysitting, errand running, tool borrowing so that no money would need be exchanged but we all figured out that it was one sided and they’d never return the favor.

Invited their former handyman and his DC to move in with them. This arrangement didn’t last very long and the handyman abandoned his truck on our neighborhood street for months until it was towed.

They hired a law service to blow mass amount of yard debris, mostly leaves from their yard to the curb. Great except our trash company doesn’t collect loose debris. The leaves sat there in an enormous pile taking up two parking spaces. Eventually, after several weeks the leaves blew away and scattered enough that the family parked atop the flattened pile of rotting yard

Wow these people are weird

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor got rid of her front lawn to make a wildflower meadow. She's out there constantly working on it but it looks like a hot mess. She can easily afford lawncare service like everyone else

I think I found myself!

I'm trying to save the pollinators and bees and fireflies y'all killed with Mosquito Joe type services.

But yeah, I know I'm the weird neighbor and I like it. My parents made me do the whole "be sure you fit in" thing for a significant portion of my life and now I am free!

I am sold that you are the weirdest person on the block! Lol

[Anonymous]

You know the parody archetype of a Karen and how extreme they make a Karen's hair in memes, a neighbor has that extreme parody hair style. Her personality fits her hair but she isn't weird so much as awful. I've had wonderful weird neighbors who go barefoot or obsess about pets, tools or gardens. I'm grateful for the weird ones who don't get into anyone else's business.

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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.

I hope he’s wearing sunscreen. I saw him walking on Georgia near the Glenmont metro the summer before Covid started and he looked like a beetroot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The weirdest family in your neighborhood is full of interesting people you’re afraid to befriend because you think there is safety in being like everyone else.

Nah. There are definitely weird people out there. Some families lean more autistic/on the spectrum. Some just have weird outlooks and habits. It doesn't make them interesting. It makes them weird. Just like "body positivity" people are still fat no matter how you try to spin it and say they're still beautiful.

Maybe we should start a post about horrible neighbors and start with you. I’m sure no one wants to live next door to you.

Struck a nerve, eh?

DP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor got rid of her front lawn to make a wildflower meadow. She's out there constantly working on it but it looks like a hot mess. She can easily afford lawncare service like everyone else

I like her

Me too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor got rid of her front lawn to make a wildflower meadow. She's out there constantly working on it but it looks like a hot mess. She can easily afford lawncare service like everyone else

Good for her. She's supporting pollinators and protecting the environment for our children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in a very small hoa and have a swingset on a common area. There is an adult male, probably in his 60s who goes on the swings every day in just a pair of shorts. No shirt. He will also lay out on the grass in the sun, also in just shorts, near the swingset.
It’s weird.

I might do that if i didn't care what people thought of me. WHich I don't to a certain extent, as a 50 year old woman. But in the case of an older male by himself, I wouldnt want to look sketchy.
Is the swing in the sun? Maybe he is just trying to get sun.