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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
That's sad, it sounds like a not-so-neighborly neighborhood.
With our neighborhood we all voluntarily look out for each other. Most of us have the key to at least one other house, and emergency contact numbers, and a list of numbers for services they use. We tell each other when we'll be away, and if there's a really bad storm that blows palm fronts onto their yard we pick them up and bring them to the curb. We sometimes give each other rides to the Groome bus stop in the squares and pick them back up when they return.
We check in on each other when we get back from the hospital for a procedure and if we see an ambulance in front of someone's house, we're sure to check in on a spouse to see if they need anything while their loved one is in the hospital.
Although we always ask the neighbors if they would be able to watch our home while we're gone, we never have to. They do it anyway, because they're good neighbors.
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It's not sad at all, it's humanity. Anyone would do what you've mentioned.. Would you like to be asked by 6 or 7 snowbirds for different favors all of which they think are no imposition? Watch for deliveries that may arrive after they leave or phonebooks/flyers. Would you mind keeping an eye on the sprinkler system so I know if there are any issues? Here's the key to our mailbox, if you would be so kind to check it to be sure no important mail is left for them and if so send it on to them? If the lawn people don't show up would you please let us know. We heard the power is out, can you check to see if we have it and if the airconditioner is working. You get the picture and if one's home is surrounded by snowbirds and even if they are best friends, it gets old in a hurry. There are services these "friends" could employ.