Being Neighborly Pays Off [View all]
The times are sketchy these days. I live in a very diverse neighborhood and tensions are a bit high right now. That makes it even more important to be a good neighbor and cultivate positive relationships with neighbors.
Right now, I've been doing some Spring yard cleanup. My old Ford Ranger pickup has branches and brush in its bed. I'm taking the load to the county's free green waste disposal site later today or tomorrow morning.
My wife and I walk our two dogs up and down our block. For the past couple of days, I've been picking up fallen branches my neighbors have placed near the curb and putting them in the pickup bed. It wasn't full, and I hate not having a full load when I go to the disposal site. The trash truck doesn't pick up yard waste. Neither does the recycling truck. Unless you have a way to haul it to the county yard, you have to pay someone to come and take it away.
So, yesterday, while on a dog walk I saw a rather large fallen tree branch in one nearby neighbor's yard, so I picked it up and carried it down the street toward my house. The resident of the house came out. He just said, "Thank you!" I smiled and waved back at him.
It's easy to do things to help neighbors. Why not just do them?
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