Neighbors...

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Originally Posted by buttahflake

New neighbor knocked on the door last evening as it was getting dark in the rain. This is New Hampshire, no one knocks on anyone’s door. I don’t know my other next door neighbors last name, they’re just Bill and Wendy. Never been in anyones house in the hood, northern New England is cool because no one gets in anyones else’s bidness. Her and her partner just moved from Seattle. So I hear the door and head out to look out the kitchen window and see nothing, reach into my shorts to scratch my ballz as I’m looking out the dining room window, I lock eyes with the new neighbor. Open the door and walk out into the entryway, neither one of us extended hands. Cool she wants to introduce herself. Excellent, welcome to the neighborhood. She then ask’s to exchange contact info. My wife and I, value our privacy, no Facebook, twitter, no bullshit, it’s so freaking nice. She wants to get to know us and have us over for tea, I told her straight-up, we have lived here for 20 years and have never been in anyones yard let alone house, and that we were never coming over for tea and that I hade no reason to exchange contact info with her. What say you?

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They probably wanted to see if they moved in next door to Ken Burns, eh?


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I understand not wanting to be buddy-buddy with your neighbors. I like my privacy and my unmolested downtime as much as most introverts.

that said, i dont really see the point of being a rude asshole to your neighbors. Id rather my neighbors think im quiet, nice, helpful when needed but mostly keeps to himself.

I support the Northern New England dividing line being Rt 4. I mean, Walpole might as well be Northhampton MA, notably given the alleged proclivities of Buttah's new neighbors.

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Originally Posted by AdironRider

I support the Northern New England dividing line being Rt 4. I mean, Walpole might as well be Northhampton MA, notably given the alleged proclivities of Buttah's new neighbors.

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Agreed.
If you can walk to Massachusetts from your town's center in an hour or so you're not in northern NE

I can see Dunkins from my house!

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Originally Posted by boltonoutlaw

Agreed.
If you can walk to Massachusetts from your town's center in an hour or so you're not in northern NE

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Thanks for reminding me why I have AR on ignore. He needs to fuck off with the homophobic shit.

We've actually become pretty good friends with our neighbors. It's nice to be able to send out a text message on a Friday at 4pm and say "bar's open" and have someone show up to have a drink and shoot the shit with in the backyard.

I'll be watching the football game outside tonight and I'm sure a couple of them will stop by. We're a friendlier folk up here, I guess.

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Originally Posted by boltonoutlaw

Agreed.
If you can walk to Massachusetts from your town's center in an hour or so you're not in northern NE

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It’s twenty fucking miles, you ain’t walking there!

Where I grew up the neighbors were so friendly that when I brought my GF into the house while my folks were away the lady next door knocked on the door 10 min later and asked if my mom was home. But I've lived with 10-30 neighbors and not in the forest like the subject here. I have had neighbors that lived a life holed up in the house and liked it that way. The rest of us partied a lot.

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Originally Posted by riser4

Thanks for reminding me why I have AR on ignore. He needs to fuck off with the homophobic shit.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OH1yEnENG0

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Originally Posted by paulster2626

We've actually become pretty good friends with our neighbors. It's nice to be able to send out a text message on a Friday at 4pm and say "bar's open" and have someone show up to have a drink and shoot the shit with in the backyard.

I'll be watching the football game outside tonight and I'm sure a couple of them will stop by. We're a friendlier folk up here, I guess.

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Yeah, don't get stabbed.

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Originally Posted by paulster2626

Wouldn't it have been a solid to hook them up with your digits since you're such a seasoned NE badass? Meh, on second thought I think they lucked-out in this exchange. Why even share this story, you knew how it would go.

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Or hook them up with his "guy" for wood and whatnot. Could have done two solids for the price of one. That's probably what a "very generous guy" would have done.

Honestly though, I think buttface is full of shit and this whole encounter didn't happen like he says. He probably hid and didn't answer the door.

My guy is multi-generational dairy family from town, he hates flatlanders moving here, it’s a sweet town, really beautiful, no one wants to see it changed into Westchester county. I at least don’t hate them, but I totally understand not welcoming people bent on change. He would be pissed if I gave them his number, if he wants the business he will go introduce himself. Not my deal, why should it be?

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Originally Posted by buttahflake

My guy is multi-generational dairy family from town, he hates flatlanders moving here, it’s a sweet town, really beautiful, no one wants to see it changed into Westchester county. I at least don’t hate them, but I totally understand not welcoming people bent on change. He would be pissed if I gave them his number, if he wants the business he will go introduce himself. Not my deal, why should it be?

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How long have you lived there ?

20 years in town, two in the next town over, and up in Campton/Plymouth/Holderness before that since 1986. I grew up less than 100 miles from this town. I know how it works here, we don’t knock on doors and ask for someone’s info, we just don’t.

My mom gave me this bit of wisdom. "If you think that all of your neighbors are crazy, it's not your neighbors".

Wisest woman I ever met.

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Originally Posted by buttahflake

20 years in town, two in the next town over, and up in Campton/Plymouth/Holderness before that since 1986. I grew up less than 100 miles from this town. I know how it works here, we don’t knock on doors and ask for someone’s info, we just don’t.

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The part you're missing is that isn't the point. I and surely many others in this thread believe you, that what they did goes against local culture. That doesn't mean you weren't an asshole to them.

You know, it's been said that online personas are not a reflection of a person in real life.
And since we're all neighbors here in our little grotto of the innert00bs, I'm as surprised as others.

100 miles, eh? So you could be from, NY, CT, or VT. Were you even born in NH?

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Originally Posted by Danno

The part you're missing is that isn't the point. I and surely many others in this thread believe you, that what they did goes against local culture. That doesn't mean you weren't an asshole to them.

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He's the enforcer of all things local.

I play drums sometimes.. AND my dog is yappy, really yappy in the back yard fairly often.. Neighbors fucked up my fence burning bamboo. I'm happy enough about them finally getting that fucking bamboo under control that I'm good with them only sort of fixing my fence.. with scrap wood. Fence is 20 years old..

Pick your battles. It's gotta be BAD, REALLY BAD before I'll escalate beyond friendly chat across the felce..

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Originally Posted by SumJongGuy

I play drums sometimes.. AND my dog is yappy, really yappy in the back yard fairly often.. Neighbors fucked up my fence burning bamboo. I'm happy enough about them finally getting that fucking bamboo under control that I'm good with them only sort of fixing my fence.. with scrap wood. Fence is 20 years old..

Pick your battles. It's gotta be BAD, REALLY BAD before I'll escalate beyond friendly chat across the felce..

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At what point do you go get your gun stored in your locked car and enforce justice?


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Originally Posted by riser4

He's the enforcer of all things local.

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Where is Benny Profane when you need him

struttin’ his stuff over on the ny ski blog… cause their ain’t no ct ski blog.





fact.

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Originally Posted by SumJongGuy

I play drums sometimes.. AND my dog is yappy, really yappy in the back yard fairly often.. Neighbors fucked up my fence burning bamboo. I'm happy enough about them finally getting that fucking bamboo under control that I'm good with them only sort of fixing my fence.. with scrap wood. Fence is 20 years old..

Pick your battles. It's gotta be BAD, REALLY BAD before I'll escalate beyond friendly chat across the felce..

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Why do you own such an annoying fucking dog?

Dog's just trying to fit in

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Originally Posted by yeahman

Yeah, don't get stabbed.

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Okay?

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Originally Posted by paulster2626

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Okay?

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Pay much attention to the news eh?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...es/8009025001/

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Originally Posted by yeahman

Why do you own such an annoying fucking dog?

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It evens the score for the neighbors with roosters..

No HOA FTW!

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Originally Posted by yeahman

Pay much attention to the news eh?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...es/8009025001/

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As a paranoid cowering wimp, how do you find the courage to leave the house? To afraid to stay home I guess. A piece of work you are.

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Originally Posted by riser4

100 miles, eh? So you could be from, NY, CT, or VT. Were you even born in NH?

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Waiting..........

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Originally Posted by buttahflake

Non-drinker, here…. Check your fucking egos before you drag me for wanting to live free.

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Originally Posted by buttahflake

My guy is multi-generational dairy family from town, he hates flatlanders moving here

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As a non-drinker myself, I’d appreciate they didn’t presume a beer as the automatic social mechanism. At least they probably won’t be having loud, obnoxious white-trash parties.

People from the Pacific Northwest are flatlanders? Probably not skiers as they moved from the cascades to New Hampshire, but flatlanders?

How does being neighborly impact your freedom?

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Originally Posted by Cisco Kid

As a paranoid cowering wimp, how do you find the courage to leave the house? To afraid to stay home I guess. A piece of work you are.

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It was a joke moran

I only drop in to bust your balls occasionally

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Originally Posted by riser4

100 miles, eh? So you could be from, NY, CT, or VT. Were you even born in NH?

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Originally Posted by fastfred

Waiting..........

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I think silence indicates Massachusetts

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Originally Posted by splitter

People from the Pacific Northwest are flatlanders? Probably not skiers as they moved from the cascades to New Hampshire, but flatlanders?

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I think the rule is that anybody who moved to town after you is a flatlander. It doesn’t matter where they came from. It’s not really descriptive, just an insult.

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Originally Posted by Brownski

I think the rule is that anybody who moved to town after you is a flatlander. It doesn’t matter where they came from. It’s not really descriptive, just an insult.

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Figured as much. No slight to NH. Drove through the Franconia Notch on the way to the NEK this summer. Even bought a hat and t shirt at Lahout’s in Littleton.

But I’m not sure NH should mountain-flex on the PNW.

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Originally Posted by Norseman

Dog's just trying to fit in

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Well played.

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Originally Posted by Brownski

I think silence indicates Massachusetts



I think the rule is that anybody who moved to town after you is a flatlander. It doesn’t matter where they came from. It’s not really descriptive, just an insult.

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Now the masshole reference ranks up there I vote masshole Beverly maybe lowel? Parents were junkies?

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Originally Posted by fastfred

Now the masshole reference ranks up there I vote masshole Beverly maybe lowel? Parents were junkies?

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Beverly is actually kind of cool now but Lowell is still kind of a dump, FWIW.

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Originally Posted by yeahman

Pay much attention to the news eh?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...es/8009025001/

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Actually no, somehow this one missed me entirely. I was on vacation that week, so a complete detachment from reality may have had something to do with it.

Anyway, yeah, I guess Canada isn't considered friendlier than the USA at all because of this one thing. Ya got me!