tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843414525694557803.post7692234366475031390..comments2024-03-28T03:24:05.666-04:00Comments on 4 Broad Minds: Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?Chris Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400228290978730369noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843414525694557803.post-53410690955591236202013-12-20T03:25:10.525-05:002013-12-20T03:25:10.525-05:00This is really nice and interesting blog the idea ...This is really nice and interesting blog the idea you share is more useful for me.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.vinylpicketfences.ca/" rel="nofollow">Fences Toronto</a></b> <br />Vinyl Fences Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01416325071364709902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843414525694557803.post-30864489042063175522013-09-25T11:30:32.355-04:002013-09-25T11:30:32.355-04:00I agree with Mary, having a dog is the number one ...I agree with Mary, having a dog is the number one way I have met neighbors, though having a toddler helps too. Narberth is an old-fashioned kind of town. I know most of my neighbors, and am friends with some of them. I love that about where I live.Julie Owsik Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583691214627281052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843414525694557803.post-68909131257994762102013-09-23T22:05:43.347-04:002013-09-23T22:05:43.347-04:00Great post. I never wanted a fence till this year,...Great post. I never wanted a fence till this year, when two overly exuberant fishermen moved next door to me in Cape May. Now they ferry 24-can cases of exuberance across my back yard a few days a week!<br /><br />The Olney neighborhood where I grew up was neighborly in that old school way. We shared parents and siblings and porches and that big common back driveway. And information. You could bet Mrs. Bowler knew your grades or your scrapes almost as fast as your mother did!<br /><br />One hint: if you want to meet the neighbors, take the dog for a walk. The nice ones will say "hello" while the stuffy ones will stand in their driveways with their hands on their hips...so be a good neighbor and bring a pooper bag!Mary Frances Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487593284800783899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843414525694557803.post-37647603462940165862013-09-23T22:04:24.905-04:002013-09-23T22:04:24.905-04:00Great post. I never wanted a fence till this year,...Great post. I never wanted a fence till this year, when two overly exuberant fishermen moved next door to me in Cape May. Now they ferry 24-can cases of exuberance across my back yard a few days a week!<br /><br />The Olney neighborhood where I grew up was neighborly in that old school way. We shared parents and siblings and porches and that big common back driveway. And information. You could bet Mrs. Bowler knew your grades or your scrapes almost as fast as your mother did!<br /><br />One hint: if you want to meet the neighbors, take the dog for a walk. The nice ones will say "hello" while the stuffy ones will stand in their driveways with their hands on their hips...so be a good neighbor and bring a pooper bag!Mary Frances Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487593284800783899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843414525694557803.post-78151029413027920252013-09-20T08:30:32.184-04:002013-09-20T08:30:32.184-04:00That tall fence probably would have prevented me f...That tall fence probably would have prevented me from seeing my neighbor in his tighty whities one Sunday morning! I can't even look at him now without picturing that sight! He avoids me too. If I am outside, he sits in his car until I leave before he gets out to go into his house. I tried to wait him out one time - he pulled out of the driveway he just pulled into! <br />The neighbor across the street has reported me twice to the township for having work done without a permit. Of course it was work that he does for a living and I was using my "anything for a buck guys". <br />Needless to say, my new neighbors are nothing like the ones I grew up with in West Conshohocken or the ones I had in Roxborough.<br /><br />Julie V.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843414525694557803.post-36298700337607545082013-09-15T16:48:17.188-04:002013-09-15T16:48:17.188-04:00Carol, I think the connector idea is the key. Th...Carol, I think the connector idea is the key. They go out of their way to make things happen -- joining satellites of people together (friends, neighbors and relatives). I wish I had that kind of extroversion. I admit that I enjoy going to these parties but I hardly ever organize them myself.Chrishttp://4broadminds.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843414525694557803.post-3309710863955737082013-09-15T16:42:37.660-04:002013-09-15T16:42:37.660-04:00Jacqui, I think you nailed it: email and Facebook ...Jacqui, I think you nailed it: email and Facebook have made us believe we are socializing because we are busy communicating but the veil of technology hides a lot of emotion (and non-verbal cues). The face to face interactions are fewer every day. I still don't understand why the tall fence. I bet she wouldn't they would prefer not to friend me on Facebook either!<br /><br />Garden was lush this year -- so much rain,Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843414525694557803.post-88618888317747165752013-09-15T06:17:43.334-04:002013-09-15T06:17:43.334-04:00Chris, the neighborhoods where you and Jacqui grew...Chris, the neighborhoods where you and Jacqui grew up could have been mine--no locked doors, street games, back porches.<br />Now, my neighborhood is a bit friendlier than yours. Just yesterday a neighbor stopped in to tell me she was going "home" up north and invited me to pick and enjoy the tomatoes in her garden.<br />Until last spring we had a "connector" in our neighborhood. She had annual holiday or summer parties and invited literally everyone within a few block radius. I credit her for most of the people I know. She had a in ground pool we affectionately call "Betty's rehab pool" because when I broke my legs, or a neighbor had knee or hip surgery, we were always welcome to use her pool daily for water P.T. <br />Our neighborhood lost a great neighbor when Betty died last spring. I hope we hold onto her legacy. carolCarol Fragale Brillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02832865888789761328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1843414525694557803.post-42487653950561002272013-09-15T02:00:16.772-04:002013-09-15T02:00:16.772-04:00I grew up in a neighborhood where nobody locked th...I grew up in a neighborhood where nobody locked their doors, everyone watched each others kids, adults and kids were friends. Things changed, I think, most everywhere. It's rare to find that environment now. We seem to live with s much fear and everybody is just so "busy." Busy because information now has an immediacy...no more waiting for a letter. If you don't respond to email within a few short hours, people are wondering if you are okay. We had 3 TV stations...now I can't count how many, and more appearing every day. People are so involved...with themselves. The web has been wonderful for "meeting" people that you'll likely never come face to face with. But I miss face time. I really do.... And the garden looks beautiful, by the way!jacquiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319760774255347751noreply@blogger.com