How well do you know your neighbours?

Well yesterday as I walked towards the mail box, a jeep comes down the road, crossed the center line and heads straight at me... swerve's at the last second and stops. Leans out and she gives me a hug and a kiss....
Today taking my walk up the road, a truck stops... its her husband... gives me hell for hugging on his wife... and gives me a hug and a beer...
I hate where I live
 

I live in a small rural community so I only have a few neighbors but I do know them quite well. All are lovely people.
 

Growing up here in California I lived in a dozen different suburban almost pure Caucasian places. My very talkative personable mother always quickly got to know other's around us. My California suburban world today is very different with a mix of several ethnic groups.

Probably 2 dozen different other units in my complex can see my unit from their windows. Know 2 neighbors a limited bit enough to help each other when someone is say on vacation or a package is arriving when they are gone. Some neighbors I don't even know names of are aware I have an unusually active outdoor oriented life because they see me hauling gear back and forth to my Subaru. Am on and post using my real name on our active local Nextdoor.

Have always been able to easily approach and talk to strangers but am aware the reverse is not always true.
 
I believe the house 2 doors north of me has sold...so will be
interesting to see what sort of family lives in it now...last two
times the folks were car/hotrod/4wheeler/ people and constantly working on vehicles or revving them up to test...
Hope this new one will not fall into that category....
 
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