Anonymous wrote:I was half expecting someone to describe me as a walking person. I walk a lot of exercise and am in the best shape of my life now.

It’s pretty telling that so many people here think getting exercise is weird or that parking on the street makes you strange. You’re looking outside at your neighbor’s coming and going way too much.

I'm getting that there is a difference between someone who walks a lot (myself included) and a "walking person." I posted upthread that we had a walking person in my hometown who walked his rounds every day for most of his life. He had an intellectually disability and died at 86. My hometown actually put up a statue of him outside the courthouse. He was such a daily fixture in so many people's lives that people felt that he should be commemorated. They also started a scholarship fund in his name for children with special needs. That's a walking person. Not just a fit mom.

I was half expecting someone to describe me as a walking person. I walk a lot of exercise and am in the best shape of my life now.

It’s pretty telling that so many people here think getting exercise is weird or that parking on the street makes you strange. You’re looking outside at your neighbor’s coming and going way too much.

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.

None of this seems particularly weird. People move cars on the street out of driveways to let other cars out or to accommodate friends visiting / service people.

Many of us have lights on at different times most nights.

Many of us gets packages delivered regularly so they are often same size boxes/ packages.

Most if listen to music.

If this is weird as your hood gets, it sounds like Stepford.

Anonymous wrote:Adopted due to 3 boys, turned out to look nothing like the handsome siblings, spoiled with private schools and funds, and has never had a real job. Extremely liberal, lesbians are not interested in her, and neither are men, and she is living off the largess of her successful siblings. Thinks she is a victim while never having earned her own way, and now is near 50s in Massachusetts.

Many adopted people struggle with anxiety, self esteem and depression. It can be extra hard when there are biological siblings who are attractive, resemble the parents and same race.

This does not excuse bad behavior but there are underlying reasons for the negative social adaptions.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The people that walk their dogs onto all the garden beds on our street to go to the bathroom when there are fields of open grass just a couple blocks away. [/quote]

As a homeowner, I get why you think this is rude (but I don’t think it’s particularly weird). Once one animal goes to the bathroom in the beds, they become a “hot spot” for other animals, including dogs. I’d guess this is what’s happening (and the first animal to do it might’ve been a raccoon, fox - any animal that lives outside).[/quote]

I think the lack of social awareness is weird - and it’s the strangest thing I’ve seen people do in my neighborhood. [/quote]

Agree. No social awareness. Animal people are overall weird. Crap and pee on your own damn lawn. No class.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The people that walk their dogs onto all the garden beds on our street to go to the bathroom when there are fields of open grass just a couple blocks away. [/quote]

As a homeowner, I get why you think this is rude (but I don’t think it’s particularly weird). Once one animal goes to the bathroom in the beds, they become a “hot spot” for other animals, including dogs. I’d guess this is what’s happening (and the first animal to do it might’ve been a raccoon, fox - any animal that lives outside).[/quote]

I think the lack of social awareness is weird - and it’s the strangest thing I’ve seen people do in my neighborhood.

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.

I live on a dead end with 8 houses. My neighbor carries small shears around and trims trees that he doesn't like, when he thinks the homeowners are not home. When I moved into this house, he asked me if I was in high school and who I lived with. I said I am an adult and I bought the house. He said "How? You're in high school." I told him to have a good day.

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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.

Snakes and rats? Man we have bears in MoCo now!

[quote=Anonymous]The people that walk their dogs onto all the garden beds on our street to go to the bathroom when there are fields of open grass just a couple blocks away. [/quote]

As a homeowner, I get why you think this is rude (but I don’t think it’s particularly weird). Once one animal goes to the bathroom in the beds, they become a “hot spot” for other animals, including dogs. I’d guess this is what’s happening (and the first animal to do it might’ve been a raccoon, fox - any animal that lives outside).

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.

Anonymous wrote:Let me just say it's rude to intrude on walking man's pleasant walks with all the photo taking. Leave him alone already.

I agree.

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor does some crazy stuff that I can't even recount in full. I don't even know where to start.

At a 4th of July bbq, he was telling a group of dads about how we need to take control of our excess electrical currents. He rigged up a large piece of chicken wire connected to an outlet near his bed. He covered it with a blanket and put it under his mattress. It regulated and absorbs (?) the electrical currents in his body while he sleeps. He feels much better now. He offered to do the same for my DH.

He has five children.

One of our friends was just telling my DH about these blankets! She bought one on Amazon and swears that it helps her sleep. Of our (very vanilla, boring) friends, she's probably one of the weirdest, but just barely. My DH is actually thinking about buying one of the blankets off of Amazon and trying it out!

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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? 👦🏻⚡️🪄

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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.

Nice flex about neglecting a dog in the hot, humid summer sun and the bitter cold of winter.